Obituaries

Aug 10, 2014

Richard J. Crosby, 84, of Reading and formerly of Stoneham and Dennisport, died Sunday, August 10 in Wilmington. He was born in Cambridge on June 25, 1930 and was the son of the late Joseph P. and Mary H. (Donahue) Crosby.

Mr. Crosby was raised in Arlington and later served in the United States Coast Guard during...

Aug 5, 2014

Evelyn M . Picardi , of East Boston and Reading, died Tuesday, August 5 in Wakefield. She was 90 years of age. Born in Oelwein, Iowa on August 20, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Zoe (Hanson) Lenius. She was raised in Iowa and was a retired seamstress and had been a member of the...

Aug 4, 2014

John G. Moses of Wakefield died on Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Sawtelle Hospice House after a courageous battle with Thymic Carcinoma.

Born in Malden on October 20, 1952 he was the son of the late Nicholas C. and Sandra (Puriello) Moses.

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

Aug 3, 2014

Elizabeth A. MacDonald, 78, a life long resident of Stoneham died on Sunday, August 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Stoneham on February 16, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Martin and Helena (Doherty) Jordan.

Mrs. MacDonald was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Malden Hospital School of Nursing. She had...

Aug 3, 2014

Henry T. "Harry" Sampson, 94, of Stoneham, died Sunday, August 3 at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Malden on March 30, 1920 he was the son of the late James H. and Kate (Hughes) Sampson.

Harry was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. After school, he joined...

Aug 2, 2014

Mary G. Basile, 89, of Stoneham died on Saturday, August 2 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in East Boston on February 27, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Alessio and Concetta (D'Amato) Dente.

Mrs. Basile had been a Stoneham resident since 1974. She was a graduate of Girls High...

Aug 1, 2014

Michael M. Motzkin, 38, of Wakefield formerly of Lynnfield died on Friday, August 1 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Malden on June 24, 1976 he was the son of Joseph E. and Sandra L. (Gopen) Motzkin of Lynnfield.

Michael was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 1994. He had...

Jul 28, 2014

Dorothy A. Yamartino, 90, of Wakefield died on Monday, July 28 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. Born in Boston on January 3, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Jamesina M. (Jance) Hartigan. Mrs. Yamartino was a graduate of Practical Arts High School in Roxbury, Class of 1942. She was employed at...

Jul 27, 2014

Ruth F. Stackhouse, 84, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 27 in Melrose. She was born on March 30, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Francis P. and Mildred C. (Doherty) Donahue.

Mrs. Stackhouse was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Girls High School of Boston in 1947. She had been a Wakefield resident...

Jul 27, 2014

Rosemary C. Hennessy, 92, of Stoneham died on Sunday, July 27 at the Emeritus of Tewksbury.

Born in Medford on April 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Cecelia (Fanning) Freaney.

Mrs. Hennessy was raised and educated in Roxbury and had been a Stoneham resident since 1955. She was a...

Jul 25, 2014

Lawrence J. Mathewson, 84, of Wakefield, died July 25 in Reading. He was born in Somerville on January 6, 1930 and was the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Duquette) Mathewson.

Larry was a long time Wakefield resident and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Jul 24, 2014

Jean O'Neill, 60, of Wakefield, died Thursday July 24 at her home.

Born in Somerville on October 26, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Collum) O'Neill.

Jean was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Mary High School in Cambridge. She later went on to attend Boston State...

Jul 22, 2014

Keith A . Reynolds , 51, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Tuesday, July 22 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Melrose on December 5, 1962, he was the son of Charles and Mae (Anderson) Reynolds of New Harbor, ME.

Keith was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1981. He...

Jul 21, 2014

Dorothy L . Freeman , 89, of Wakefield, died Monday, July 21 in Chelmsford after a long period of failing health. She was born on November 23, 1924 and was the daughter of the late George and Martha (Antle) Burckel. She had been a long time Wakefield resident and worked for many years as a waitress.

Mrs....

Jul 19, 2014

Paul D .Vayo, of Stoneham died Saturday, July 19 in Tewksbury at the age of 76. He was born in Winchester on January 2, 1938 and was the son of the late William and Evelyn (LeSage) Vayo . He was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1957 and had worked in the...

Jul 18, 2014

Carol Ann Sawin Fraser , of Burlington and formerly Stoneham, died at her home on Friday July 18th.

Born in Melrose on January 27, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Arthur H. and Constance (LoPresti) Sawin.

Mrs. Fraser was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High school, class of 1958....

Jul 16, 2014

Syed Shams-ul Hasan , age 85, a long time Wakefield resident died peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 16 surrounded by his loving children.

Born in Udaipur, India in 1929 Shams emigrated to Pakistan before coming to America. He studied at Boston University where he earned his MBA. After graduating he met his wife-to-be Ingrid Eriksson while...

Jul 11, 2014

Henry J . Winn , 87, of Lynnfield died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 11.

Born in Lowell on March 2, 1927, he was the son of the late Henry J . Winn and Frances (Scanlon) Winn .

Dr . Winn was a graduate of Keith Academy in Lowell, Class of 1944 and...

Jul 10, 2014

Richard F . White , 89, of Wakefield died on Thursday, July 10 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Reading on November 11, 1924 he was the son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Burbine) White .

Mr. White was raised and educated in Reading. He had worked as a truck driver and warehouse worker...

Jul 6, 2014

John F . Joyce of Stoneham died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Born in Dorchester, he was the son of the late Bridget and Sean Joyce .

Mr. Joyce was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Ann Maguire Joyce .

He was the brother of the late Anne...