Obituaries

Sep 8, 2014

Richard E. Cavanaugh, 82, of Our Lady Lake, Florida formerly of Stoneham died on Monday, September 8 in Florida.

Born in Medford on June 14, 1932 he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Murphy) Cavanaugh.

Mr. Cavanaugh was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1950. He had been a Stoneham...

Sep 5, 2014

Jorge Olivardia, 90, of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville, died Friday, September 5 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Panama on December 19, 1923, he was the son of the late Jorge and Permina (Acosta) Olivardia.

Mr. Olivardia was a retired teacher from the Berlitz School of Languages in Boston where he had worked for...

Sep 5, 2014

Paul R. Bugli passed away on September 5, 2014 after a courageous and hard-fought fourteen year battle with cancer.

He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 58 years old. Born on September 30, 1955, Paul was raised in Wakefield, MA. He was the proud and loving son of Evelina L. Bugli and...

Sep 4, 2014

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of John F. Lockhart, 71, of Wakefield who died Thursday, September 4th at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. John was born in Malden on May 18th, 1943, the son of the late Maxwell Lockhart and Evelyn (Carson) McKnight.

John, his wife and two loving children happily resided in Wakefield. John...

Sep 4, 2014

Rose Calvo Giunta of Lynnfield passed away peacefully on September 4, 2014 of natural causes, surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Born in Wakefield on March 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Antonio and Sebastiana (Tine) Calvo. Rose married Armand T. Giunta, also of Wakefield, in 1949, and remained his devoted wife until...

Sep 3, 2014

Shannon N . Rogers , of Methuen and formerly Wakefield, died at her home on Wednesday, September 3rd .

Born in Winchester on July 28, 1985, she was the daughter of Karen Lamb of South Grafton and the late Robert Rogers .

Ms. Rogers was raised in Wakefield and was educated in the Wakefield Public...

Sep 2, 2014

Charles D. Lewis, 55, of Bradford, formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, September 2 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton.

Born in Melrose on October 3, 1958 he was the son of Diolinda (Ponte) Lewis of Plaistow, NH and the late Donald Lewis.

Chuck was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1976. He had...

Aug 28, 2014

Charles Thomas (Tom) Cutter, 74, passed away on August, 28th at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born on July 8th, 1940 in Mexico, Missouri, he was the son of the late Lloyd Austin and Dorothy (Hinshaw) Cutter.

Tom grew up in Missouri and Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Wayland High School and received...

Aug 26, 2014

Francis Joseph Carroll Jr ., 87, of Lynnfield died on Tuesday, August 26 at the Sunrise at Gardner Park in Peabody.

Born in Lawrence on August 29, 1926 he was the son of the late Francis J. and Mabel (Jackson) Carroll .

Mr. Carroll was a graduate of Revere High School and had attended Franklin...

Aug 26, 2014

Kenneth L . Willey , 61, of North Carolina and formerly of North Reading, died Tuesday, August 26, after a brief illness. Born in Brookline on December 24, 1952 he was the son of the late Lawrence and Evelyn (Landry) Willey .

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

Aug 25, 2014

Camille Babine of Stoneham, formerly of Malden, and Nova Scotia, Canada died at his home on Monday August 25.

Born in Nova Scotia, Canada he was the son of the late Esley and Emily (Jacquard) Babine .

Camille moved to the United States in 1963 and settled in Malden. He was retired from New England...

Aug 23, 2014

Suzanne M. Foss, 57, of Hudson, New Hampshire, formerly of Chelmsford and Wakefield, died on Saturday, August 23 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Brighton on November 23, 1956, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Constance (Garabedian) Markarian.

Suzanne was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class...

Aug 23, 2014

Mary Lou Surrette , 86, a life long Wakefield resident died on Saturday, August 23 at the Epoch Senior Health Care Center in Melrose.

Born in Wakefield on May 13, 1928 she was the daughter of the late John and Anna L. (Melvin) Surrette .

Ms. Surrette was a life long member of St. Joseph...

Aug 21, 2014

Virginia R. Purrington , 88, of South Dennis, formerly of Wakefield, died on Thursday August 21 at the Pleasant Bay Nursing & Rehab Center in Brewster.

Born in Melrose on November 17, 1925 she was the daughter of Clifford B. and Madge V. (Millar) Russell . Mrs. Purrington was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of...

Aug 18, 2014

John "Jake" Wiley , 59, of Stoneham died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, August 18th.

Born in Stoneham on June 22, 1955, he was the son of the late Stuart V. and Mary (Walsh) Wiley .

Mr. Wiley was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1973....

Aug 15, 2014

Mary A . Gallucci , 93, of Wakefield died at her home on Friday, August 15th.

Born in Everett on June 26, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Damiana (Ferro) Faragi.

Mrs. Gallucci was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High School, class of 1939. She had been...

Aug 14, 2014

Lydia A. Massa, 88, of Stoneham died peacefully on Thursday, August 14 at The Gables in Winchester, MA.

Born in Everett, MA., on May 15, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Jo-ann (Respucci) Manganello.

Lydia was a graduate of Everett High School. She continued her education through the House of Bianchi,...

Aug 14, 2014

Edna L . Reed , 86 of Candia, NH and formerly of Wakefield died Thursday, August 14. She was born in Cambridge on September 3, 1927 and was the beloved daughter of the late Francis and Lillian (Faucon) Sousa.

Edna was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1945. She worked as a bookkeeper for D.K...

Aug 13, 2014

Richard E . Mahan , 84, of Gilford, NH and formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 13 at the Lakes Regions Hospital.

Born in Pittsfield on July 11, 1930 he was the son of the late Francis and Mildred (Tymerson) Mahan .

Mr. Mahan was a graduate of North Reading High School. He had worked...

Aug 10, 2014

Kathleen E. MacDonald, 71 of Stoneham and formerly of Woburn died August 10 in Stoneham. She was born on May 9, 1943 and was the daughter of the late J. Callan and Helen (McLaughlin) MacDonald. Miss. MacDonald was raised in Woburn and was a graduate of Woburn High School, Class of 1960. She later graduated from Bridgewater State College...