Obituaries

Apr 29, 2015

Anna C . DeGiovanni , 80, of Lynnfield died Wednesday, April 29 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in the North End of Boston on January 30, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Catherine (Zangara) DeSanto.

Mrs. DeGiovanni is survived by her husband Angelo DeGiovanni , her five...

Apr 27, 2015

Wakefield resident Kyle Anne Rush lost her fight to her illness on April 27, 2015 at the age of 19. Kyle was the beloved daughter of John F. and Catherine Rush. She was the loving sister to John, Gregory, Scott, Mary, Meghan, Samantha, Brandon, Daniel, and late Colin J. Rush. Although she struggled for many years, she embraced the...

Apr 27, 2015

Dennis Patrick Fallon , 55 of Reading, formerly of Stoneham, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015.

Born in Boston on January 30, 1960 he was the son of Edward Fallon of Melrose and the late Joan (McDonough) Fallon .

Dennis was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Northeast Vocational School, Class of 1978....

Apr 26, 2015

Joyce M. Curran, 89, of Wakefield formerly of Spring Hill, Florida died on Sunday, April 26 at the Wingate at Reading.

Born in England on July 5, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Frederick G. and Margaret (Smith) Warwick.

Joyce was raised in Portsmouth, England. She married her husband Leo in Belgium in...

Apr 23, 2015

James F. McHale, 69 of Stoneham and formerly of Medford died Thursday, April 23, in Cambridge. He was born in Medford on February 9, 1946 and was the beloved son of the late James and Catherine (Horgan) McHale. Mr. McHale was raised in Medford and was a graduate of St. Clement High School of Somerville. He was employed as...

Apr 21, 2015

Frances M . Fairfield , 75, longtime resident of Wakefield died April 21, 2015 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose.

Born in Saugus on March 6, 1940 she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles H. and Teresa F. (McGarry) Leggett.

Frances was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High...

Apr 19, 2015

Dante J . D'Alessandro of Center Ossipee, NH and formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, April 19 in Wolfeboro, NH.

Born in Wakefield on February 19, 1922 he was the son of the late Joseph and Carolina (Vitale) D'Alessandro .

Dante was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He had served...

Apr 19, 2015

Richard T . Bowser , 85 of Lynn and formerly of Wakefield died April 19 in Lynn. Born in Stoneham on April 21, 1929 he was the beloved the son of the late Harold C. and Mary W. (Cassidy) Bowser . Mr. Bowser had worked for many years in the Printing Industry.

He is survived by his...

Apr 17, 2015

Pasquale M. "Pat" Guerriero, 78, died on Friday, April 17 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett, May 10, 1936, he was the son of the late Anthony Guerriero and Maria (Napolitano) Guerriero.

Pat was a graduate of Everett High School, class of 1954. He was a retired policeman for the city of Everett. He...

Apr 17, 2015

Dorothy L. Finn, 87, of Melrose formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield died April 17, 2015 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield on May 22, 1927 she was the beloved daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Schwarz) Murphy.

Dorothy was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1945. She had...

Apr 16, 2015

Stephen J. Eagan, 47 of Stoneham died April 16. He was born in Woburn on June 24, 1967 and was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1985. Mr. Eagan worked for many years as a Pipe Fitter in his families' business as well as other companies in the area. While raising his...

Apr 16, 2015

Damian D . Morse , 37, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, April 16th after a two-year battle with cancer.

Born in Madrid, Spain on September 13th, 1977 and raised in Nottingham, NH, Damian was the son of Carolyn Morse-Finn and Martin J. Finn. A resident of Wakefield, MA since 2011, Damian was the devoted husband...

Apr 15, 2015

Vincent Basile, Jr., 94, of Stoneham died on Wednesday, April 15 at the Life Care center in Stoneham.

Born in East Boston on November 22, 1920 he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Carmela (Panerese) Basile.

Mr. Basile was a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1938. He retired in 1984...

Apr 13, 2015

Christopher D. Blais, 38, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Monday, April 13, 2015.

Born in Boston on July 10, 1976 he was the beloved son of Edmond J. Blais, Jr. and Gail E. (Strong) Blais of Naples, Florida.

Chris was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1994. He enjoyed spending time with...

Apr 13, 2015

Estella Grace Flynn, 85, of Stoneham died on Monday, April 13 at the Wingate at Reading.

Born in Wakefield on September 18, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Phoebe (Carpenter) Downs.

Mrs. Flynn was a graduate of Wilmington High School. She had been a Stoneham resident for the past 64 years...

Apr 9, 2015

John J . Bardis , 33, of Stoneham died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 9 in Stoneham.

Born in Boston on January 9, 1982, he was the son of James M. and Elizabeth J . (Lawrence) Bardis .

John was a lifelong Stoneham resident. He was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2000 and...

Apr 8, 2015

Carol C. Adams, 76 of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died on Wednesday, April 8 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Calais, Maine on December 25, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Lionel E. and Kathleen M. (Morrison) Morrison.

Mrs. Adams was raised and educated in Cambridge. She was a retired Sales...

Apr 5, 2015

Edith Miller Coflan, 94, passed away on Easter Sunday April 5, 2015 in Lynnfield following a brief illness. She was born in Winchester, MA on April 22, 1920 the daughter of the late Henry F. and Edith (Proctor) Miller deceased (of the Miller Piano Company, Wakefield).

Alongside her husband Frank J. Coflan, Edith was a lifelong resident...

Apr 4, 2015

Leokadia Czerniszewicz 91, died on April 4, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Kocierzew, Poland on October 18, 1923 she was the daughter of Jozef and Marianna (Pietrzak) Kotlarski.

Leokadia was raised in Poland and was a longtime resident of Stoneham since 1969. She was a member of St. Patrick...

Apr 3, 2015

Paul F. Sullivan, 86, of Wakefield died on Friday, April 3, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Boston on February 19, 1929 he was the son of the late Daniel W. and Eileen (Henry) Sullivan.

Mr. Sullivan was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Cathedral High School. He later...