Obituaries

Feb 27, 2014

Ronald J. Garvin, 80, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 27 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on May 23, 1933, he was the son of the late John and Margaret M. (Rohde) Garvin.

Mr. Garvin was raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School. He had been a Wakefield resident...

Feb 24, 2014

Burke , Kevin Thomas , of Melrose and Stoneham February 24. Beloved son of John F. and Helen D., (Hughes) Burke of MD formerly of Melrose. Brother of John, Katherine Woodard and husband Michael, Anna, Emily Charbonneau and husband Paul, Thomas , Mary, Maggie and Jimmy. Uncle of Asher Charbonneau and Eleanor Woodard. Grandson of John and Rosemary Burke...

Feb 24, 2014

Priscilla E . Moody , 85, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, February 24 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Stoneham on May 5, 1928, she was the daughter of Bernard and Eva (Hatch) Frost.

Mrs. Moody was a long time Wakefield resident since 1938. She retired from the Fraen Corporation of Reading. She was a member...

Feb 23, 2014

June T . Greenwood , 89, of Stoneham, died on Sunday, February 23 at her residence.

Born in Boston on September 24, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Katherine Smith.

Mrs. Greenwood had been a Stoneham resident since 1973. She was raised and educated in Massachusetts. Mrs. Greenwood enjoyed traveling when she was...

Feb 23, 2014

Marie E. (Denisi) Mastrangelo, 82, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield and Revere, died Sunday, February 23.

Born in Boston on October 5, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Albert and Carmela (DiPietro) Denisi.

Mrs. Mastrangelo was raised in Boston's North End and was a cum laude, graduate of Northeastern University. She had...

Feb 22, 2014

Edward J . Zagaja , 89, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Saturday, February 22nd.

Born in Wakefield on November 22, 1924 he was the son of the late Joseph and Waleria (Gorska) Zagaja .

Mr. Zagaja was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He had served...

Feb 21, 2014

Marcia Loomis Calvin , 81, of Wakefield, Massachusetts (formerly of Simsbury, CT), died peacefully on Friday, February 21st, at her home.

Born in Elkhart, Indiana, on February 6th, 1933, she was the daughter of Peter Burr Loomis , III, and Kathryn (Thompson) Loomis . The family soon moved to Birmingham, Michigan, where Peter worked as an engineer...

Feb 20, 2014

Jean F. Kerr, 85, of Middleton formerly of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 20 at the Hathorne Hill Nursing Center in Danvers.

Born in Everett on January 2, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude (Conron) Ingraham.

Mrs. Kerr was a graduate of Cheverus High School in Malden, Class of 1947...

Feb 19, 2014

Phyllis K . (Lowe) Porter , 94, of Middleton, formerly of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, February 19 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Lynn on November 26, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Irving A. and Eunice (Francis) Lowe.

Mrs. Porter was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class...

Feb 14, 2014

Richard Sherburne Stevens , 80, of Danbury, NH (formerly of Wakefield, MA) sadly passed away after a short illness on February 14th at this home in Florida, surrounded by family.

Born in Somerville, MA on March 30, 1933, he was the son of the late Mona A. Stevens Hennessey of Stoneham, MA.

Richard was a...

Feb 14, 2014

Joseph R. Gallella, 74, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died Friday evening, February 14, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Stoneham on October 23, 1939 he was the son of the late Alfred and Edith Gallella.

Joseph was raised in Stoneham and educated in the Stoneham Public School System. He was a retired Property Manager...

Feb 13, 2014

Cynthia M. Lutkevich, 57, of Wakefield died on Thursday, February 13 at her residence.

Born in Boston on July 14, 1956 she was the daughter of Marie (McLaughlin) Church of Franklin and the late Basil Church.

Mrs. Lutkevich was a graduate of Roslindale High School, Class of 1974. She had worked as a floral designer...

Feb 11, 2014

Gerald J. Adams, 78, a long time resident of Wakefield, died Tuesday, February 11 at the Genesis at Wakefield.

Born in Melrose on August 7, 1935, he was the son of the late Arnold H. and Marie (Amodeo) Adams.

Mr. Adams was a graduate of Melrose High School and had been a resident of Wakefield...

Feb 8, 2014

Patricia A. Roche, 81, a long time Wakefield resident, died at her home on Saturday, February 8.

Born in Boston on December 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Roarke.

Mrs. Roche was raised in Stoneham, had attended St. Patrick School and was a graduate of Stoneham High School. A...

Feb 5, 2014

Hazel Jane Vancor , 79 of Lynnfield died February 5 after a brief illness. She was born September 22, 1934 to the late Joseph and Violet (Rumson) Kazukonis. Mrs . Vancor was raised in Chelsea and Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School and later from the Katherine Gibbs School of Boston. She had been a Lynnfield...

Feb 5, 2014

Shirley M . Fleming , 78, a Stoneham resident for 58 years, died peacefully, Wednesday, February 5 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's.

Born in Freedom, ME on November 14, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Bothwick) DeAngelis.

Shirley was raised in Wakefield and...

Feb 4, 2014

Eleanor T. (Seaward) McHugh , 84, of Stoneham died Tuesday, February 4 at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in West Roxbury.

Born in Chelsea, MA on August 9, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Gillespie) Seaward.

Mrs. McHugh , Ellie, was raised in Tewksbury and was a graduate of Tewksbury High...

Feb 4, 2014

Janet M . Dones , 45, a life long resident of Stoneham, died on Tuesday, February 4 at her home.

Born in Winchester of January 18, 1969 she was the loving daughter of Ruth A. (Collins) Cann of Stoneham and the late Robert A. Cann.

Janet was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of...

Feb 4, 2014

Ella Rose Biggio, age 6 of Wakefield passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 4.

Born in Boston on June 4, 2007 she was the beloved daughter of William J. and Allison (Berman) Biggio. Ella had lived in Wakefield and attended the Nashoba Learning Group School of Bedford.

In addition to her parents Ella...

Feb 3, 2014

Pauline C. Perrin , a long time resident of Lynnfield aged gracefully and passed away peacefully on February 3 at the Sunrise of Weston. Born in Waterville, ME on August 12, 1924 the daughter of the late Harry & Ellen (Howell) Saulter. Mrs . Perrin was raised in Waterville and was a graduate of the Maine Medical School of...