Obituaries

Jan 4, 2023

Robert W. Schneider, age 79, of Reading died suddenly on Wednesday, January 4.

Born in Malden on December 17, 1943 he was the son of the late William George and Jean Elizabeth (Gray) Schneider.

Bob was raised in Woburn, MA and attended Woburn public schools. He was a resident of Reading, MA since 1969 and...

Dec 31, 2022

John P. “Gambo” Giambarresi, Jr., 67, of Wakefield, died on Saturday, December 31 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on July 4, 1955, he was the son of the late John P. and Rose (Sardella) Giambarresi.

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

Dec 30, 2022

John E. Burke, age 63, of Wakefield died Friday, December 30 in Haverhill.

Born in Melrose on September 15, 1959, he was the son of the late Edwin J. and Helen (Cronin) Burke.

Mr. Burke was a lifelong Wakefield resident and attended the Wakefield public schools. As a self-employed tradesman was a “jack of all...

Dec 29, 2022

Jeanette B. Coombs, longtime resident of Wakefield, formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2022.  She was 84 years old.

Jeanette was born in Malden on April 22, 1938 and was one of 6 children born to Ercole and Grace Pagliccia.  Jeanette grew up in Malden and married her high school sweetheart, Ray, in...

Dec 29, 2022

Mary Runnels Scerra, 78, formerly of Auburn NH, passed away peacefully at Seasons of Danvers on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Mary was born in Gardiner, Maine on July 6, 1944 and was the daughter of the late Leslie and Margaret (Cole) Runnels.

Mary graduated from Gorham State Teachers College and started out her career teaching at Cape...

Dec 28, 2022

Joseph M. O’Neill, age 88, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime Malden resident, died December 28 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Somerville on September 15, 1934 he was the son of the late Michael and Catherine (O’Dea) O’Neill.

Joe had been a longtime Malden resident before making his home in Wakefield nearly 13 years ago....

Dec 26, 2022

On Monday, December 26th 2022, Carole Ann M. Scovel of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Tufts Hospital in Boston.

Carole Ann was born January 17th, 1947 at the Gardiner Hospital in Gardiner, Maine. As a child she moved around to other states such as California before moving back to Maine and then eventually settling in Massachusetts where...

Dec 25, 2022

John Allen Wallace, age 87, of Boston, died December 25 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Milford, MA on July 9, 1935, he was the son of the late John and Lillian (Moran) Wallace.

John (and to his family, “Allen”) was a longtime resident of Boston before moving to the Residence Senior Living Center in...

Dec 22, 2022

Gerald A. Curran, retired Det. Sgt. of the Wakefield, MA Police Department, died Thursday, December 22 at his residence in Litchfield, NH.

Born in Winchester, MA on March 4, 1946, he is the son of the late Ardis Curran Lavoie and the late John T. Curran.

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

Dec 21, 2022

Marjorie M. Cormier passed away peacefully at Oosterman’s Rest Home on December 21st.

She was born in Brockton on October 8, 1922 to Frederick and Nora (Donahue) Grant.

She spent her early years in Brockton until her family relocated to Somerville after she graduated from high school. She was employed at Schraffts in Charlestown for...

Dec 20, 2022

Joseph A Nasella, 69, of Methuen, died on Tuesday, December 20 at the Cedar View Nursing Home in Methuen.

Born in Wakefield on August 22, 1953, he was the son of the late Joseph and Louise (Fusco) Nasella.

Joseph attended the Berklee School of music for drumming and in his youth, he was a talented drummer and had received his...

Dec 17, 2022

Jean M. Ventura, 89, of Wakefield, died on Saturday December 17th, at her home surrounded by family. Born on September 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Mary (Capone) Tucci.

Raised in Waltham, Jean was a graduate of Waltham High School, Class of 1952. She went on to work at the Star Market in...

Dec 16, 2022

Barbara K. O’Leary, age 94, of Winchester, passed away peacefully on December 16 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

She was born in Boston on December 21, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Jean (Clark) Kenton.

Barbara was the foundation of the extended O'Leary family. She was a fixture of...

Dec 12, 2022

Alexander Byron, age 85 of North Reading, formerly of Stoneham, died on Monday December 12 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

He was born in Gaeta, Italy on November 30, 1937 and was the son of the late Tancredi and Maria (Patalano) Byron.

Alexander was raised in Gaeta, Italy and immigrated to the...

Dec 11, 2022

Dr. Stephen P. de Garavilla, D.M.D., age 69, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Medford on January 5, 1953, he was the son of the late Richard C. and Rose (Guzzetta) de Garavilla. A 1970 graduate of Wakefield Memorial High...

Dec 9, 2022

Florence “Dolly” McKenna, age 93, of Wakefield died peacefully on Friday, December 9 surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Wakefield, she was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1947. After raising her two daughters, she worked for 32 years at Kane’s Donuts, serving the earliest customers of each day. She and her loving husband,...

Dec 7, 2022

Kentenjian, Judith L. (Lawrence) age 86, a resident of Lynnfield, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 7, 2022, at the Kaplan Hospice House.  Judy leaves her beloved husband of 65 years Richard “Dick” Kentenjian.  She was the loving mother of Donna Nestor and her husband Kevin of Reading, MA and the late Debra Anderson of Tampa, FL.  She...

Dec 7, 2022

Sharla Jean Sieve (Caico), a kind, beautiful, and giving soul born August 24,1973, entered into eternal rest on December 7, 2022.

She passed gracefully and too soon after a fearless and tenacious battle with cancer. Sharla faced her journey as she did all she encountered; with courage, optimism and humor.

Sharla grew up in the...

Dec 5, 2022

Evelyn Round, age 97, formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, died on Monday, December 5 at Brooksby Village Continuing Care in Peabody. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 20, 1924 and was the daughter of the late John and Henrietta (Lamp) Ferguson.

Evelyn was one of the last of “The Greatest Generation”, and her well-lived 97...

Dec 3, 2022

Maureen Bryson, age 86 of Celina, OH, a native of Wakefield and former resident of Andover, died December 3 in Celina after a long period of failing health.

She was born in Melrose, MA on July 27,1936 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Catherine (Kelleher) Hourihan.

She was raised in Wakefield and...