Obituaries

Mar 9, 2015

Robert W. Burke, 43, of Wakefield passed away March 9, 2015 at his residence after a courageous 2 year fight against cancer.

Born on November 13, 1971, he was the loving son of Charlotte (Lloyd) Burke of Wakefield and the late Joeby Burke.

Robert was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High...

Mar 7, 2015

Carlton E. Elliott , 93 a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Saturday March 7, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Richmond, ME April 20, 1921 he was the son of the late Fred V.T. and Mabel (Bellows) Elliott .

Carlton was a graduate of Wakefield High School class of 1940. He...

Mar 7, 2015

Philip D . Morrison , 64 of Lowell formerly of Wakefield died Saturday, March 7, at his home.

Born in Melrose on September 8, 1950 he was the son of the late Frederick S. and Gladys T. (Quinn) Morrison .

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

Mar 5, 2015

Joan Wenzel, age 77 of Lawrence and a former Wakefield resident died March 5 in Lawrence after a long period of failing health. Joan was born in Malden on September 27, 1937 and was the beloved daughter of the late William L. and Gertrude F. (McFadden) Wenzel. She was a graduate of the Nazareth Academy in Wakefield, Class of...

Mar 3, 2015

Marguerite G . Perry , 98 of Columbia, SC and formerly of Wakefield, Melrose, Malden and Ocala, FL died March 3 in Columbia. She was born in Malden, MA on June 11, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Gustav and Rachel (Sweetser) Gleitsmann. Mrs. Perry was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School....

Mar 3, 2015

Charles R. "Speedy" Messina , Jr . of Stoneham formerly of Somerville, died Tuesday, March 3 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Boston on August 19, 1930 he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Esposito) Messina .

Mr. Messina was a graduate of Charlestown High School and had been a...

Mar 2, 2015

Alice E. Fletcher, 89 a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully March 2, at Pilgrim Rehab and Nursing Center in Peabody. She was born in Wakefield on January 13, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Leo T. and Eleanor (Cullen) Gerrior. Alice was raised and educated in Wakefield. She was the matriarch to her family and...

Mar 1, 2015

Thomas G. Carroll, 63 of Wakefield died March 1 in Reading. Born in Melrose on May 2, 1951 and was the loving son of Ruth E. (Cooper) Carroll of Reading and the late Elmer Ray Carroll. Mr. Carroll was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1969. He was a drummer for the...

Feb 26, 2015

Dorothy McGrail Hagan, 95 of Wakefield died February 26, 2015 in North Carolina. She was born in Wakefield on June 4, 1919 and was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Anna A. (Boland) McGrail. Mrs. Hagan was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1937 and later from the Malden Commercial...

Feb 26, 2015

Lawrence J. Staff, 83, of North Reading died on Thursday, February 26 at his home.

Born in Boston on September 24, 1931, he was the son of the late John and Gertrude (Gill) Staff.

Mr. Staff was a graduate of Reading High School. He was a licensed electrician and a long-time employee of General Electric...

Feb 24, 2015

James B. "Buddy" Hartnett , age 90 of Medford died Tuesday February 24. Mr. Hartnett was born in Woburn on December 7, 1924 and was the son of the late James and Mary (Glennon) Hartnett . Mr. Hartnett was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1942. He later served with the United...

Feb 23, 2015

Eleanor F . Lawrence , 76 a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully February 23rd, at the Meadow View Center in North Reading, after a brief illness.

She was born on June 30, 1938, the daughter of the late G. Elmer and Marion (Spencer) Ring. She was the retired bookkeeper for Barnard Die Inc. of Wakefield...

Feb 23, 2015

F. Harold Meuse, 85 of Wakefield died Monday, February 23 at the E.N. Rogers Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford. Mr. Meuse was born in Wakefield on July 25, 1929 and was the son of the late Augustus and Anna (Muise) Meuse. He was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1948 and later served in Korea and was...

Feb 23, 2015

Schmidgall , Irene H . (Holtan), 95 of Wakefield. February 23. Wife of the late Edward F. Schmidgall . Mother of Jack Schmidgall and his wife Kathleen of Byfield, Rick Schmidgall and his wife Anne of Clearwater, FL, Susan Sebold and her husband Jim of Concord, NH and the late Abby Harmon and mother in-law of Richard Harmon of...

Feb 22, 2015

Eric J. Johnston, 28, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Sunday, February 22.

Born in Malden on June 15, 1986, he was the son of Kevin J. and Ruth A. (Marks) Johnston.

Eric was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2005. He was a self- employed tile setter.

In addition to...

Feb 21, 2015

William J. Holland, 85 of Stoneham, died Saturday, February 21 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Malden on July 9, 1929 he was the son of the late Harold J. and Louise R. (Goggin) Holland.

Mr. Holland was raised and educated in Malden, before moving to Stoneham where he had been...

Feb 20, 2015

Eugene J. Foley of Bedford, MA, 89, a former longtime resident of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, passed away on February 20, 2015. Beloved husband of Ann (DeCotiis) Foley, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Loving father of Thomas of Groveland, and wife Marguerite, Marianne Weichselbaum of Burlington and husband Paul, Eugene Foley Jr. of Lexington and wife...

Feb 20, 2015

DEAN H . PHILBRICK, born September 17, 1931, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, Massachusetts, died on February 20, 2015 at the age of 83. He was the son of Arthur A. Philbrick and Ina Pearl Hartshorn of Wakefield and the brother of the late Burton P. Philbrick . He is survived by his wife of 56 years Barbara (Walsh)....

Feb 17, 2015

Mary E. Lembo, 92 of Somerville died Tuesday, February 17 in Cambridge. She was born in Wakefield on July 14, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Florindo and Rose (Lepore) Colucello.

Mrs. Lembo was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had been a Somerville resident since 1947, where she...

Feb 17, 2015

Brian Dale of Peabody formerly of Lynnfield died on Tuesday, February 17 at the Aviv Centers for Living.

Born in Yorkshire, Northern England in 1930, Dr. Dale was the son of the late Herbert and Isabel (Thirkettle) Dale. He graduated from High School with a full scholarship to the University of London, King's College, obtaining his first...