Obituaries

Arthur Fairfield

Jul 20, 2015

Arthur W . Fairfield , 85, a longtime Wakefield residence died on Monday, July 20 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Wakefield on June 6, 1930 he was the son of the late Percy and Mildred (Slack) Fairfield . Mr. Fairfield was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1948. He was a retired master carpenter for the...

Ann Sarno

Jul 20, 2015

Ann L. Sarno of Wakefield, age 91 died Monday, July 20 in Derry, NH. She was born in Stoneham on July 15, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Camille and Jessie (Gargana) Berardi. Mrs. Sarno was raised in Stoneham and Malden. She had been a longtime Wakefield resident and had worked for the former Russell Badge Company...

Aleta DeGusto

Jul 20, 2015

Aleta M . DeGusto , 68, of Wakefield, died suddenly on Monday, July 20, at her residence.

Born in Boston on May 7, 1947, she was the daughter of Pauline (Colby) DeGusto of Wakefield and the late John F. DeGusto .

Ms. DeGusto was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1965, and had...

Ronald Fazio

Jul 19, 2015

Ronald P. Fazio, 76 of Wakefield died Sunday July 19 in Melrose. He was born in Melrose on January 8, 1939 and was the son of the late Alfred J. and Mary (Confalone) Fazio.

Mr. Fazio was a lifelong Wakefield resident He was a retired Machinist of the D.S. Greene Company of Wakefield after many years of...

Helen Tomich

Jul 15, 2015

Helen Tomich died peacefully surrounded by her family at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. She was 90 years young. The daughter of the late Andrew Blitvich and the late Anna (Sekeliy) Blitvich, Helen was born in New York City and spent her early years in Highlands, NJ helping in her father's grocery store.

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John Cook

Jul 13, 2015

John M . Cook , 53 of Palm Bay, Florida died July 13 in Palm Bay. Mr. Cook was born in Woburn, MA on May 8, 1962 and was the beloved son of Walter W. Cook of Wakefield and the late Cynthia M . (Downs) Cook . He was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High...

Ruth Curley

Jul 13, 2015

Ruth S. Curley, 90, passed away suddenly on July 13, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, John D. Curley. She is survived by her six children, Maureen L. Curley of Gainesville, FL, John D. Curley and his wife Ann of Orange Park, FL, Margaret C. Talbot and her husband Brian...

Benjamin Tropeano

Jul 13, 2015

Benjamin "Sonny" Tropeano , age 10, was unexpectedly called to his heavenly home on Monday July 13th 2015.

Sonny's life would seem short to most, but to those touched by his warm and gentle ways say Sonny had a deep understanding of people that far exceeded his age. His desire to stand up for what was right...

Richard Burditt

Jul 5, 2015

Richard H . Burditt , 74 of Wakefield died Sunday, July 5.

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Sally Mucica

Jul 5, 2015

Sally J. Mucica, 67 a longtime resident of No. Andover died Sunday, July 5 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Winchester on February 27, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Kenneth R. and Marjorie B. (Connell) Hatfield.

Sally was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School and went...

Arthur , Jr.

Jul 1, 2015

Arthur J. McDonald, Jr. of Estero, FL formerly of Wakefield died Wednesday, July 1 in Reading at the age of 78. He was born in Cambridge, MA on May 2, 1937 and was the son of the late Arthur J. McDonald and Hildur (Anderson) McDonald. Arthur was raised in Belmont and was a graduate of Belmont High School Class...

Robert Given

Jun 30, 2015

Robert H. Given, 98 a Wakefield resident for the past 60 years, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 30 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington surrounded by his loving family.

Born in his family home in Burlington on July 28, 1916 he was the son of the late John and Martha Given.

Mr. Given was raised...

Harry Chickles

Jun 29, 2015

Harry G. Chickles, 72, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Monday, June 29 at his residence. Born in Melrose on August 21, 1942, he was the son of the late George H. and Katherine (Tzouvelis) Chickles. Mr. Chickles was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1960 and Chamberlin Jr. College in Boston. He was a retired self-employed...

Mr. Burl Whelchel

Jun 25, 2015

Burl "Bud" Whelchel, 88, a longtime Wakefield resident of more than 50 years, died Thursday, June 25 in Melrose. Born in Stafford, KS on September 26, 1926 he was the son of the late Charles A. and Marie (Hawver) Whelchel. Burl served in the United States Navy during WWII and later worked in maintenance for the Wakefield Housing Authority....

Stanley Howe

Jun 24, 2015

Stanley E. Howe, 89, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield and Melrose died Wednesday, June 24 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Melrose on November 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Eugene S. and Ruth G. (Turpin) Howe.

Stan was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School,...

Helen Cronan

Jun 21, 2015

Helen A. Cronan, 90 of Wakefield died Sunday June 21, at the Kindred Hospital in Peabody.

Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Agatha (Opiat) Wcislo.

Helen was a graduate of Faifield, CT High School. She had been a resident of Wakefield since 1963 and she enjoyed playing Bingo...

Brenda Mariano

Jun 21, 2015

Brenda J . Mariano , 73 of Wakefield died Sunday, June 21st at the Epoch Center in Melrose.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 28, 1942 she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Fuller) Hoffman. She learned to hula dance in Hawaii and maintained her Aloha spirit and beautiful smile throughout her life.

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Robert Stebbins

Jun 20, 2015

Robert B . Stebbins was born and raised in Wakefield, one of nine children. Bob passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 20th, after a prolonged battle with illness. He was a graduate of Wakefield High school, Class of 66. He was drafted into the Army and was sent to Vietnam, where he earned the bronze star, among...

Rita Gately

Jun 19, 2015

Rita M . Gately , 95 a former longtime Lynnfield resident died June 19 in Rochester, NY after a long period of failing health. Mrs. Gately was born January 29, 1920 in Concord, MA and was the daughter of the late David J. and Hannah (Johnston) Foley. She was raised in Maynard, MA and later attended both Regis College...

Paul Allen

Jun 19, 2015

Paul C . Allen , 35 of Wakefield died Friday, June 19, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a long struggle with addiction.

Born in Lynn on April 6, 1980 he was the son of Patricia (Doyle) Green and her husband Kevin and the late Steven Allen .

Paul was a graduate of Wakefield High School,...