Obituaries

Jan 16, 2015

Gertrude Mary White passed away gently on January 16, 2015 at 97 years. She resided in Stoneham, MA and was formerly of Wakefield, MA. She was born October 14, 1917 in Boston, MA to Edward Walsh and Gertrude O'Leary Walsh.

She graduated from East Boston High class of 1935. Beloved wife of 65 years to the late...

Jan 15, 2015

William R. Hughson of Wakefield passed away on January 15, 2015 at 84 years.

Born in Somerville on January 9, 1931, he was the son of the late Walter Ernest Hughson and Catherine Agnes O'Day.

William was a proud Navy Veteran. He was active on the Democratic Town Committee, coached Little League, was a scout...

Jan 15, 2015

Grace J . DiGregorio , 82, of Wakefield & Naples, Florida, died on Thursday, January 15 at the Naples Community Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on October, 6, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Terreveccia) Bellandi.

Mrs. DiGregorio was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1950. She was a...

Jan 14, 2015

Helen G. Vona-Levens, 86, of Stoneham died on Wednesday, January 14 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Walpole on September 28, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Howard E. and Louise E. (Lewis) Chase.

Mrs. Vona-Levens had been a Stoneham resident for the past 65 years. She was raised...

Jan 14, 2015

Joseph F. Rich, Jr., 61 of Wakefield formerly of No. Andover and Danvers, died Wednesday, January 15 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lynn of August 2, 1953 he was the son of Joseph F. and Ruth L (LaCombe) Rich of Danvers.

Mr. Rich was raised in Danvers and was a graduate of Danvers High...

Jan 14, 2015

Patricia A . Gwynn , 74 of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, January 14 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center.

Born in Scotland on August 3, 1940 she was the daughter of the late James A . and Helen (McCaul) Laing.

Mrs. Gwynn was raised in Grangemouth, Scotland. After graduating in 1957 she moved to Toronto, Canada...

Jan 10, 2015

Scott M. McNamara, 22, of Stoneham died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 10.

Born in Melrose on July 12, 1992 he was the son of Michael J. and Mary C. (Anzalone) McNamara.

Scott was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2010 and was attending the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. He loved running and...

Jan 10, 2015

Amelina Scippa , 86, of Topsfield and formerly of Revere died Saturday, January 10 in Danvers. Mrs. Scippa was born in Italy on March 9, 1928 and was the beloved daughter of the late Pasquale and Linda (Capodanno) Iapicca. Mrs. Scippa was raised in her native Italy and later made her home in Venezuela for several years. She came...

Jan 7, 2015

Brian M. Dirrane, 69, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, January 7 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Born in Boston on February 2, 1945 he was the son of the late Leo and Teresa (Clifford) Dirrane.

Mr. Dirrane was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston College High School, Boston College and...

Jan 6, 2015

John K . Crowley , 64 of Concord, NH died Tuesday, January 6, at the Kindred Hospital in Peabody.

Born in Cambridge, MA on August 21, 1950 he was the son of Irene L. (LaMontagne) Healy of So. Harwich and the late John L. Crowley .

John was raised in Cambridge, MA and Arlington, MA...

Jan 6, 2015

Helen P. Dolan, 92, of Stoneham, died on Tuesday, January 6 at her residence.

Born in Malden on September 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Catherine E. (Reardon) Marr.

Helen was a graduate of Girls Catholic High School. She had been a resident of Penny Lane for over 61...

Jan 5, 2015

Donald "Donny" Flynn passed away peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, on January 5, 2015 after a courageous 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Donny was a lifelong resident of Stoneham and a devoted Red Sox fan.

Donny attended St. Patrick Grammar School and graduated from Stoneham High School in 1953. He served in the...

Jan 5, 2015

Bernard P . Murphy , of Lynnfield and York, ME, died Monday, January 5, 2015. Born in Somerville on May 11, 1920, he was the son of the late John and Julia M. (Clarke) Murphy .

Mr. Murphy was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Boston High School of Commerce, and later a graduate of...

Jan 2, 2015

Virginia A. Mello, 88, of Lynnfield died Friday January 2 at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Lynnfield.

Born on April 22, 1926 in Chelsea, MA, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni Scalise (of Calabria, Italy) and Jenny (DeAngelis) Scalise (of Millis, MA). Although she was an only child, Virginia was raised amongst a large...

Jan 1, 2015

Joseph F . McDonald , Jr ., 88, a WWII veteran who served with honor as a Special Agent of the FBI for twenty-five years, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the nursing facility of the Havenwood Retirement Community in Concord, NH, just before dawn of New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2015.

Born in Medford,...

Dec 31, 2014

Mary Grace (Hamill) Canavan , of Stoneham died Wednesday, December 31 after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Stoneham on December 25, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Hugh and Gertrude (Lilly) Hamill.

Mary was a native of Stoneham and attended St. Patrick School and later graduated from Stoneham High School, Class...

Dec 30, 2014

Beatrice H. Rose, 86 of Wakefield formerly of Reading, died Tuesday, December 30 surrounded by family.

Born in Cambridge on April 13, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Jose P. and Helen V. (Brilliante) Monteiro.

Mrs. Rose was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1946, and later attended the Kathleen Dell...

Dec 25, 2014

John A. "Jack" Duffy, 75, of Wakefield died Thursday, December 25 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on March 26, 1939 he was the son of the late John J. and Catherine (Floor) Duffy.

Jack was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School. He then enlisted in the United States...

Dec 24, 2014

Charlotte Connolly , 94, formerly of Lynn, Wakefield and Stoneham died on Wednesday, December 24 at the Amesbury Village Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center.

Born in Lynn on January 11, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Owen and Charlotte (Durgan) Dougherty.

Mrs. Connolly was a graduate of Lynn Classical High Scholl, Class of...

Dec 22, 2014

June E. Crones, 84, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield died Monday, December 22 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House.

Born in Malden on June 28, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Minnie (Snow) Hoffman.

Mrs. Crones was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1948. She moved to Wakefield and...