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Frank F. Simonetti

Frank F. Simonetti

Oct 24, 2023

Frank F. Simonetti, age 90, of Wakefield died Tuesday, October 24 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. 

Born in Boston on July 31, 1933 he was the son of the late Francis and Ida Simonetti. 

Frank was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of St. Columbkille High School and Boston College. He was a retired manager from...

Viola Simeola

Viola Simeola

Oct 22, 2023

Viola (Corindia) Simeola, 91, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 22, 2023. 

Viola was born on October 17, 1932 to Millie and Vincent Corindia in Wakefield. 

After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1950, she went on to study at Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School.  In 1955 she married the love of her life, Mario, going on...

James Amyouny

James Amyouny

Oct 21, 2023

James “Jim” Amyouny, age 90, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died peacefully on Saturday, October 21. Born on April 29, 1933, Jim grew up in Boston, attended Boston University, and served in the US Army before settling into a long career as a sales executive in the confectionary packaging industry. He also remained actively involved in a family business right...

Faez "Frank" Shankhour

Faez "Frank" Shankhour

Oct 20, 2023

Faez “Frank” Shankhour, 72 a Wakefield resident since 1979 died at his home on Friday October 20th. 

Born in Syria July 3, 1951 he was the son of the late Aziz and Jamileh (Boghos) Shankhour. 

Frank immigrated to the United States in 1979 from Demascus, Syria and settled in Wakefield. He was the owner of Frank’s Auto of Wakefield for...

Joseph C. Delcore

Joseph C. Delcore

Oct 19, 2023

Joseph C. Delcore, age 81, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Thursday, October 19 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. 

Born in Winthrop on September 23, 1942 he was the son of the late Daniel and Josephine (Merola) Delcore.

Mr. Delcore was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School. He matriculated to Dartmouth College, Class of 1964 and continued...

Malcolm "Mal" Fraser

Malcolm "Mal" Fraser

Oct 18, 2023

Malcolm Phillip Fraser, 80

Malcolm (Mal) Fraser, 80, died at Carondelet Village in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Wednesday, October 18, after a long battle with dementia. Mal was born on September 9, 1943 and grew up in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He was a son of the late Walter and Caroline (Bilodeau) Fraser. Mal attended Lynnfield schools until the 8th grade, at...

Mary Ann O'Keefe

Mary Ann O'Keefe

Oct 18, 2023

O’Keefe, Mary Ann of Boston, Oct 18. Daughter of the late Robert R. and Frances (Cowles) O’Keefe. Sister of Catherine M. Novak and husband Brian of E. Kingstown, NH, Robert R. O’Keefe, Jr. of Newton, and Elizabeth F. Driscoll and husband David of Hingham. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Graveside Service at Saint Patrick Cemetery, Elm St., Stoneham on...

Bertram "Bert" Peluso

Bertram "Bert" Peluso

Oct 18, 2023

Loved family, music and making a difference.

Bert passed away on October 18, 2023 at home in Lynnfield in the care of his loving family. He was born in Chelsea, MA on January 19, 1938, to Bertram and Luisa (Mariani) Peluso. He was their “Sonny.”

He leaves his wife and best friend Karen McGillicuddy Peluso, and their children Robert of...

Matthew R. Wixon

Matthew R. Wixon

Oct 17, 2023

Matthew R. Wixon passed away suddenly at the age of 27 on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.

Matt was born in Boston and lived in Wakefield and graduated from Northeast Metro Tech High School. 

Matt was a hard worker who really enjoyed his job and teammates at PestEnd and recently received Employee of the Month. Outside of work, Matt loved to...

Lorraine A. Curran

Lorraine A. Curran

Oct 17, 2023

 

Lorraine A. Curran, age 71, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Tuesday, October 17 at her home.

 

Born in Malden on February 13, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Helen (Cronin) Burke.

 

Lorraine was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1969, where she was a proud Majorette. She was a...

Sheila F. Frost

Sheila F. Frost

Oct 16, 2023

Sheila Ferreira Frost, age 71, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, MA, died on Monday, October 16, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, MA surrounded by her loving family. 

Sheila was born on Father’s Day, June 15, 1952 in Winchester, MA. She was the daughter of the late John Ferreira and the late Rita (Curley) Ferreira of Wakefield, MA....

David DiLuigi

David DiLuigi

Oct 13, 2023

David DiLuigi of Falmouth, MA passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2023.

Born in Melrose MA on June 15, 1985, David is the beloved son of E. Hilary DiLuigi (Shea) of Lynn, MA and Paul M. DiLuigi of Yarmouth, MA. 

Dave's early years were shaped by his passion for all sports. After attending Saugus High School he went on to...

William H. Hebb, Jr.

William H. Hebb, Jr.

Oct 11, 2023

 

William H. “Bill” Hebb, Jr. age 75, of Beverly, died Wednesday, October 11 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

 

Born in Brighton on October 10, 1948 he was the son of the late William H. and Helen C. (Devin) Hebb. The family was raised in West Peabody. Bill was very handy and could do anything and...

Giovanni LaVita

Giovanni LaVita

Oct 11, 2023

Giovanni LaVita, age 83 of Medford died Wednesday, October 11 at his home. He was born in Calore, Italy on July 5, 1940 and was the son of the late Raffaele and Annunziata (Martinello) LaVita. Mr. LaVita was raised in Italy and came to reside in Boston’s North End at age 23. He was the long-time owner and operator of...

Trudy Delory

Trudy Delory

Oct 10, 2023

 

We deeply grieve the passing of Trudy Delory, a lifelong resident of Wakefield and West Harwich, MA on October 10, 2023 in Providence, RI.  A devoted and loving daughter, treasured sister, aunt and friend, her accomplishments as a beloved teacher, committed union leader, elected public official, community volunteer and unmatched creative force will long be remembered by generations of...

Nancy V. Canty

Nancy V. Canty

Oct 9, 2023

Nancy Virginia Canty, known to her loved ones as Nancy, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2023, in Burlington, MA at the age of 83.  Born on December 11, 1939 in Stoneham, Nancy was a beloved sister, aunt and stepmother.

Nancy was a selfless and caring individual who always put others before herself.  She had a strong bond with her...

Hazel M. Jacquard

Hazel M. Jacquard

Oct 6, 2023

 

Hazel M. Jacquard, age 91, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, October 6 at the Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. 

Born in Melrose on May 22, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Edith (DeViller) Muise. 

Hazel was a lifelong Wakefield resident, having lived her whole life on Albion Street; and was a parishioner of St....

Scott M. Evangelista

Scott M. Evangelista

Oct 5, 2023

Scott M. Evangelista passed away unexpectedly at his home in New Hampshire while getting ready for what he loved to do, working for EJ Paving.

Scott was born in Melrose on August 21, 1966 to the late Ernest J. & Barbara J. (MacDonald) Evangelista.

He was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School and has been a...

Robert F. McIsaac

Robert F. McIsaac

Oct 3, 2023

Robert F. McIsaac, age 91, of Wakefield died Tuesday, October 3 at his residence after a long battle of Dementia. 

Born in Boston on October 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Francis C. and Loretta (Nelson) McIsaac. 

Mr. McIsaac was a native of East Boston before settling in Malden and then later Wakefield. He had worked for...

Regina MacKenna

Regina MacKenna

Sep 30, 2023

Regina MacKenna (Miller) was born on February 17, 1940; she passed away peacefully at home on September 30, 2023. 

She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Bertha Miller and twin sister to the late Paul Miller of Wakefield.  She was the widow of the late Bernard (Bernie) MacKenna, originally of Lynn, and the sister-in-law to Barbara and the...

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