Obituaries

Sep 22, 2015

Margaret R. Venuti, 86 of Wakefield formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 22 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Waltham on March 16, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Sarah (Allia) Orifice.

Mrs. Venuti was a graduate of Waltham High School, Class of 1947. She had been a Wakefield resident since...

Sep 19, 2015

Mosher, Mark Scott, 59, of No. Reading died September 19, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice Center.

He was born in Melrose on July 28, 1956, and was the beloved son of Burr J. Mosher Jr. and Joan (Finneran) Mosher of No. Reading.

Mark was a graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology of Boston. He had...

Sep 15, 2015

Dillon P. Dwyer, 26, of Biddeford, ME formerly of Reading, died on Tuesday, September 15 at the Portland Medical Center.

Born in Boston on March 18, 1989 he was the son of Wayne M. Dwyer of Reading and the late Kathleen Shale-Dwyer.

Dillon was a graduate of Reading Memorial High School, Class of 2008 and...

Sep 15, 2015

Richard Joseph Corradino, 83, of West Palm Beach, Florida passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 after a brief illness.

Richard was born October 17, 1931 in Staten Island, New York to Louis and Kate Corradino.

He lived in Reading and Topsfield, Massachusetts and Palm Beach, Florida.

Richard is survived by his daughters, Catherine...

Sep 14, 2015

Ruth L. Anderson, 79 of Woburn formerly of Medford and Florida died Monday, September 14 at her home.

Born in Malden on November 3, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Harold R. and Louise C. (Muse) Anderson.

Mrs. Anderson was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Sep 7, 2015

Kathleen Marie Jortberg (née O'Brien) passed away on Monday September 7, 2015 while visiting with her family for the holiday weekend. She is predeceased by her husband Charles Jortberg, her daughter Susan, and her sister Pat. She is survived by her children David Jortberg of Rochester NH, her daughter Ellen Jortberg of Medfield, MA, her son Paul Jortberg and...

Sep 7, 2015

Harold T. Peters of Stoneham, formerly of Boston, died September 7 in East Boston.

Harold was born in Boston on February 17, 1947 and was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Walsh) Peters.

He was a graduate of Brighton High School. Harold was retired from the Heritage Garden Condominium Complex and was a...

Sep 2, 2015

Kathleen K. Cranley, 71, of Strafford, New Hampshire formerly a longtime Wakefield resident died on Wednesday, September 2 at the Hyder Hospice House in Dover, New Hampshire.

Born in Boston on April 9, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Katherine F. (Mooney) Kean.

Mrs. Cranley was raised in Dorchester. She...

Sep 2, 2015

Gail P. Costello, 69, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Tuesday, September 2 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lynn on May 11, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Fannie (Zagarella) Cronin.

Mrs. Costello was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1964. She had worked as an Employment Agent...

Sep 1, 2015

Steven J. Pini, 63 of Wakefield died Tuesday, September 1 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on August 25, 1952 he was the son of the late Charles M. and Jennie (Longo) Pini.

Steven was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1970 and later went on to attend Wentworth Institute. He had...

Sep 1, 2015

Albert J. "Al" Walling, 72 of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield, died Tuesday, September 1 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born in Melrose on December 13, 1942 he was the son of the late Earl and Eunice (Thulin) Walling.

Al was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High School. He had...

Aug 31, 2015

Walter E. Rees, 92 of Wakefield died Monday, August 31 at his home.

Born in Everett on May 16, 1923 he was the son of the late Samuel and Harriet (LeGrow) Rees.

Mr. Rees was a graduate of Everett High School and later went on to serve in the United States Army during WWII where...

Aug 30, 2015

Ruth V . Wilkinson , 84 a lifelong resident of Wakefield died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday August 30.

Born in Wakefield, July 8, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna (DeVeau) Malonson.

Ruth was raised and educated in Wakefield. She was a member of St. Joseph Church. She enjoyed...

Aug 29, 2015

Murphy, Paul X. 84, of Wakefield, MA and formerly of Somerville, MA, died August 29, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Somerville, on April 10, 1931 he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary (Lydon) Murphy.

Paul was a very proud alumni of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy class of 1957. He...

Aug 27, 2015

Evelyn L. Garneau, 91 of Wakefield died Thursday August 27 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Evelyn was born in Methuen on July 5, 1924 and was the beloved daughter of the late Frank and Eva (Wedge) Garneau. She was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Saint Margaret High School in 1943. She was a long time Wakefield resident...

Aug 27, 2015

E . Thelma Coakley , 98 of Wakefield died Thursday, August 27 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Boston on October 6, 1916 she was the daughter of the late Alfred F. and Adelaide A. (Griffin) Barnard.

Mrs. Coakley was raised and educated in Woburn. She had been a Wakefield resident for over 50 years...

Aug 26, 2015

Patricia A. McCarthy, 68 of Somerville died Wednesday, August 26 after a long period of failing health. She was born in Everett, MA on October 28, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mildred E. (Post) Adams. Mrs. McCarthy was raised in Wilmington and was a graduate of Wilmington High School. With her husband Paul...

Aug 26, 2015

Joyce L. (Whiting) Maher, 86, of Wakefield died August 26 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett on April 3, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Grace E. (Mahoney) Whiting.

Joyce was raised and educated in Malden and was a resident of Wakefield. She loved to laugh with family and...

Aug 26, 2015

Thelma M. Caso, 94 of Wakefield died Wednesday, August 26 at the Wilmington Health Care Center.

Born in Everett on May 19, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Rocco J. and Mary (Rossi) Rossi.

Mrs. Caso was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School. She had been a longtime...

Aug 23, 2015

A resident of Wakefield for most of her life, Marguerite Ann (MacLellan) Brown died peacefully, surrounded by family, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

The second child of Robert and Florence (Berry) MacLellan, Marguerite attended Wakefield High School, Class of 1948. During her high school years Marguerite enjoyed being a Wakefield Warriors cheerleader and made many...