Obituaries

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...

Apr 2, 2015

E . Carmen Licata , 97, died peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, at the St. Albans Health and Rehab. Center in St. Albans, VT.

Carmen was born on November 15, 1917 in Montezuma, Ohio the daughter of Otis and Mary Pearl (Small) Lyons.

She graduated from the St. Rita's...

Mar 29, 2015

Antoinette (Rigione) Geljookian age 87 of Wakefield, MA, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2015 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Alexander Geljookian . She was the beloved mother of Nancy ( Geljookian ) Croce and her husband Edmund of Wakefield and John Geljookian and his wife Nancy (Doherty) of Rowley....

Mar 26, 2015

Carl M. Mazella, a longtime Wakefield resident died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Life Care Center of Stoneham.

Born in Melrose on August 14, 1939 he was the son of the late Michael and Pansy (Quinzio) Manzella.

Carl was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School and went on to...

Mar 25, 2015

Palmira A. Salimbene, 96, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, March 25 at her residence.

Born in Boston on September 14, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Erminia (Guarina) Sorrentine.

Mrs. Salimbene was a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1935. She was a retired Sales Clerk at Jordan Marsh...

Mar 24, 2015

Lucy M. Mahan, 86 of Stoneham died at her home on March 24, 2015 surrounded by her family.

Born in Malden on December 13, 1928 she was the daughter of the late John and Elvira (Monti) Carozza.

Mrs. Mahan was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1948. She...

Mar 24, 2015

Royce F . Dewar , 84 of Wakefield, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Wingate of Reading.

Born in Stoneham on July 1, 1930 he was the son of the late Royce R. and Nellie (Schnare) Dewar .

Royce was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1948 and...

Mar 21, 2015

Kyle Quinn Symes 34, formerly of Stoneham and Melrose, most recently residing in Davenport, Iowa passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Trinity Bettendorf. Kyle was born May 28, 1980, the son of Pamela Bishop and Daniel Symes.

Kyle is survived by his wife Heather Symes, Davenport, Iowa mother and step-father Pamela and Matthew Bishop, Bettendorf, Iowa...

Mar 21, 2015

Christopher J. Leuci, 44, of Lynnfield died on Saturday, March 21 at the Mass General Hospital.

Born in Lynn on October 10, 1970, he was the loving son of William L. Leuci of Saugus and the late Janet M. (Quagenti) Leuci.

Chris had been a Lynnfield resident for the past 15 years. He was a...

Mar 21, 2015

Donald J. Robinson, 79, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Saturday, March 21 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Melrose on September 24, 1935, he was the son of the late William and Marjorie (Dulong) Robinson.

Mr. Robinson was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1953. He was a retired security guard at...

Mar 20, 2015

Henry R. Murray, 86, of Wakefield died on Friday, March 20 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on December 3, 1928, he was the son of the late Henry W. and Charlotte (Muise) Murray.

Mr. Murray was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1946 and North Shore Community College. He had been...

Mar 19, 2015

Stefania Slusarz, 93, of Marstons Mills and Wakefield, died peacefully on Thursday, March 19 at Putnam Farms of Danvers, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Warsaw, Poland on February 5, 1922, she was the daughter of Stefan and Franciszka Duczynski. Stefania was raised and educated in Warsaw, Poland. She was taken to a labor camp in...

Mar 19, 2015

Ethel Lillian Bisacre, a lifelong Wakefield resident, made her journey to Heaven surrounded by her husband and children on Thursday, March 19, 2015.

Ethel was born in Chelsea on July 28, 1937 and was the beloved daughter of the late John E. and Myrtle (Rumson) Keats. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Mar 19, 2015

Richard A. King, 70, of Wakefield died suddenly on Thursday, March 19. Born in Somerville on July 23, 1944, he was the son of the late William and Thelma (Smith) King.

Mr. King was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1964. He retired in 2009 after 45 years as a well-respected and dedicated employee of...

Mar 17, 2015

Mary Ellen Dillon, 61, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, March 17 at her residence.

Born in New York, New York on July 19, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Eileen M. (Cooney) Dillon.

Mary Ellen was a graduate of Holy Family High School in Long Island, New York. She was...

Mar 15, 2015

Jane D . Stokes , 95, of Stoneham, MA died on Sunday, March 15 at her residence. Born in New York, New York on July 17, 1919 she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ola (Clark) Diggs. Jane was educated in New York City public schools where one of her favorite activities was dancing. She earned...

Mar 12, 2015

Charles F. Canali, 76, of Lynnfield and formerly of Dorchester died on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his residence.

Born on April 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Madeline (Doucett) Canali.

Charles was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of B.C. High School and later graduated from Northeastern...