Obituaries

May 17, 2015

Florence M . Sebastian , age 90 of Stoneham died Sunday May 17 in Wakefield. Born on April 28, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Florence M . (Lloyd) Reilly. Mrs. Sebastian was a lifelong Stoneham resident and was a graduate of Stoneham High School.

She was the wife of the late...

May 15, 2015

Irving K. Stark, 91, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose died May 15, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born on March 22, 1924 he was the son of the late Merrick F. and Frances L. (Hogan) Stark.

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

May 13, 2015

Calliope (Andriopoulos) Gavrilles, of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, May 13th, at Arnold House in Stoneham after a long illness. Calliope, or Callie as she was known to many, was the wife of the late John E. Gavrilles of Lynnfield and the mother of the late Dr. Betty G. Allen of Georgetown. Callie was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School....

May 12, 2015

Elizabeth J. Dupuis, age 66 of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield died Tuesday, May 12 in Danvers. She was born in Melrose, MA on February 9, 1949 and was the daughter of the late Herbert A. and Jean (Sargeant) Ramsdell. Mrs. Dupuis was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1968....

May 11, 2015

Marie E. McLaughlin, 75 of Stoneham and formerly of Winchester died May 11 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center. She was born in Winchester on August 31, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Frank and Caroline (Vacca) Frongillo. Mrs. McLaughlin was raised in Winchester and was a graduate of Winchester High School. She was retired from the...

May 11, 2015

Frances Z. Gorse, 95, of Stoneham died on Monday, May 11 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in New Brunswick, Canada on August 29, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Hartley and Eva (Steves) Stiles.

Mrs. Gorse was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1936. She had been a Stoneham resident since...

May 10, 2015

Robert G. Briggs, 77, of Lynnfield died on Sunday, May 10 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Winthrop on November 16, 1937, he was the son of the late Charles and Agnes (Marion) Briggs.

Mr. Briggs was raised in Winthrop. He was a graduate of Winthrop High School, Class of 1957 and...

May 9, 2015

Robert V . Reilly , 91 of Stoneham. Formerly of Somerville, died Saturday May 9th at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on October 9, 1923, he was the son of the late Michael and Margaret (Conroy) Reilly .

Robert was raised in Somerville and Charlestown and was educated in the Somerville Public School System....

May 9, 2015

Paul J . Brown , 60, of Stoneham and Quincy died on Saturday, May 9th at the Quincy City Hospital.

Born in Boston on January 15, 1955, he was the son of the late Henry J . and Mary E. (Keenan) Brown .

Paul was educated in the Dedham Public Schools system. He worked as...

May 8, 2015

Lee A. Fitzpatrick, 68 of Lynnfield, formerly of Stoneham passed away at his residence on Friday, May 8.

Born in Boston on January 8, 1947 he was the son of the late Leo A. and Helen M. (Vincent) Fitzpatrick.

Lee was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1965 and Northeastern University. He...

May 6, 2015

Frederick F. Mosley, 87, longtime resident of Stoneham, died May 6, 2015 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Stoneham on August 22, 1927, he was the son of the late James J. and Nora Theresa (Fallon) Mosley.

Mr. Mosley was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of St. Patrick High School, Class...

May 2, 2015

Marion F . (Hoyt) Barnes , 104, of Lynnfield died on Saturday, May 2 at the Hathorne Hill Genesis Healthcare Center in Danvers.

Born in Stoneham on June 14, 1910 she was the daughter of the late Arthur F . and Jennie M. (Little) Hoyt.

Mrs. Barnes was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

May 2, 2015

Donald Dwight Gannon , 94, of Wakefield, died peacefully at his home on May 2, surrounded by his beloved family and pets after a long illness.

Born in Malden on January 15, 1921 and raised in Everett, he was the only child of Walter C. and Jennie (May) Gannon .

Mr. Gannon was a graduate...

May 1, 2015

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that this past Friday evening May 1st 2015 Shirley J . Rowe peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her three children, their spouses, and her nine grandchildren. She is now reunited with her loving husband, the late William H. Rowe . She was the wonderful mother of Robert...

May 1, 2015

Lillian M. Farrell, 79, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Friday, May 1 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Stoneham on June 30, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Ferrick) Mitchell.

Mrs. Farrell was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952. She was a retired...

May 1, 2015

Dennis P. Barry, 74 of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and his beloved dog, Teddy on Friday, May 1.

Born in Boston on September 28, 1940 he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Janet C. (Pigeon) Barry.

Mr. Barry was raised in East Boston and Saugus and was...

May 1, 2015

Charles Barter, 93, of Revere formerly of Winchester, died on Friday, May 1 at the Don Orione Nursing Home in East Boston.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on January 23, 1922, he was the son of the late Albert and Annie (May) Barter.

Mr. Barter had been a resident of Revere for the past...

Apr 30, 2015

Alfred Louis Mercurio , 81 of Reading, formerly of Peabody died Thursday, April 30 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Everett on April 7, 1934 he was the son of the late Alfred and Eva (Moreschi) Mercurio .

Mr. Mercurio was a graduate of Everett Vocational School. He was the former...

Apr 30, 2015

Mary Nicastro of Stoneham, formerly of East Boston died at her home on Thursday April 30.

Born in Charlestown, September 3, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Hopkins) Domenicis.

Mary was raised and educated in Medford. She was a former employee of Jordan Marsh. Mary enjoyed spending time with her...

Apr 29, 2015

Thomas A . Venuti , 86, of Wakefield died April 29, 2015 at the Wilmington Health Care Center in Wilmington.

Born on November 8, 1928, he was the son of the late Thomas and Laura (Hynes) Venuti .

Thomas was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High School. He later attended Mass...