Obituaries

Nov 11, 2022

Carolyn Ann Thomas , age 86, of Wakefield died Friday, November 11 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on June 28, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Dececca) Santoro.

Carolyn was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. Her life's work was rooted in her...

Nov 11, 2022

Stephen Edward Doyle, 86, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 11, 2022.

Born and raised in Wakefield, he was the son of Francis W. and Catherine A. (Dugan) Doyle.

Steve attended Don Bosco Technical School in Boston. He served in the Naval Reserves during the Vietnam War, and married Gail Davidson of...

Nov 11, 2022

Robert E. Lee, age 89 of Wakefield died Friday, November 11 in Wakefield. He was born in Malden, MA on August,9, 1933 and was the son of the late William E. and Muriel E. (McEwen) Lee. Mr. Lee was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School and later attended the M.I.T. General Electric Apprentice Program....

Nov 10, 2022

Gertrude ( Legge ) Shea of Stoneham, MA and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully November 10, 2022 at 96 years of age. As she was throughout her life, she was surrounded and comforted by the love of her children, Philip Shea and Jackie Moore of Bridgewater, MA, Patricia Shea and Maria Zamudio of Santa Cruz, CA, Mary L. Shea...

Nov 9, 2022

George Robertson, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday November 9 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Medford on October 1, 1929 and was the son of the late George J. and Viola (Hussey) Robertson.

George grew up in Medford, MA graduating from Medford High School in 1947. He immediately...

Nov 9, 2022

William (Billy) A. Hankard Jr., of Wakefield, died on Wednesday November 9, surrounded by his loving family.

He was a great man, loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, friend, and coach. He was born in Chelsea on November 2, 1953 and was the son of the late William A. Hankard Sr. and A. Muriel (Bradley) Hankard....

Nov 9, 2022

Elaine M (Barry) Gianino, 85, of Danvers, formerly of Lynnfield, died peacefully on Wednesday November 9, 2022, at her home.

Born in Stoneham on January 23, 1937 she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Murphy) Barry. She was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School, class of 1955. Upon...

Nov 7, 2022

Neil Richard Podolsky , age 75, of Natick and former longtime Wakefield resident, died November 7 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Everett on December 21, 1946 he was the son of the late Abram and Anne (Cohen) Podolsky .

Neil was raised in Lynnfield...

Nov 7, 2022

BILLERICA, Ann ( Reynolds ) Leverette of Billerica, formerly of Stoneham and Wakefield, passed away at her home on November 7, 2022.

She was the daughter of the late Mary "Josephine" (Morin) and Frank Reynolds and sister to the late Muriel Kelleher, the late Jean Schappert and the late David Reynolds .

She was the...

Nov 6, 2022

Roberta "Dolly" "Robin" (Adair) Mandile ~Lynnfield, Ma Robin J. (Adair) Mandile passed away peacefully on November 6th at the age of 81 surrounded by loved ones after a long illness. Robin was the beloved wife of 51 years of the late Thomas Michael Mandile , Jr. Robin is survived by those whom she considered her greatest gifts: her son...

Nov 5, 2022

Florence "Anne" Cotter , 86, of Seabrook, NH formerly of Wakefield died on November 5 at her residence.

Born in Malden on August 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Murphy) Cotter . Anne had retired from NYNEX and had also worked at CVS in Wakefield and Seabrook. She enjoyed her travels...

Nov 4, 2022

Ralph T. Perkins, Jr (Peter) Ralph T. Perkins, Jr (Peter) of Lynnfield, MA passed away peacefully on November 4, 2022 at the age of 87. He joyfully celebrated his 87th birthday on Halloween with two flavors of ice cream and surrounded by his wife, children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

Ralph was born in Winchester, MA to Ralph T....

Nov 3, 2022

Walter G . Creedon of Wakefield died Thursday, Nov. 3, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 95.

Walter was born on June 24, 1927, in Medford, Mass., the son of the late John and Irene Creedon . He grew up in Arlington, Mass., attending the local schools. He left Arlington High in his senior...

Nov 3, 2022

Anthony M. Bajgot, age 87 ("Tony"), passed away peacefully at home with his wife and daughter by his side on November 3, 2022. Born in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late Teofila and Michael Bajgot and was the youngest and last surviving child of eight children. Tony graduated from Rindge Technical School in Cambridge, then joined...

Nov 2, 2022

Gadar Abkarian went home to be with Jesus on November 2, 2022 after a long, stubborn and courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his wife Pamela, his daughter Michelle Koper, brother Ropen, sisters Minerva, Maral and many other family and friends.

Gadar once said- "I'm not a snob. I just like nice things and...

Oct 30, 2022

Virginia M. Chirichetti, age 89 of Wakefield died October 30, 2022 in Melrose. She was born in Malden, MA on March 20, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Augustus and Eva Snow. She was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School and later from the Whidden Hospital School on Nursing in Everett where...

Oct 30, 2022

Helen May (Elo) Munroe, age 88, of Lynnfield passed away peacefully on Sunday October 30, 2022 at the Atrium Dementia facility in Danvers ma where she resided this past year. Born in Melrose, Ma on January 26, 1934, to Waino and Selma Elo, who immigrated to this country from Finland. She was the youngest of 3 daughters and was...

Oct 27, 2022

John Patrick McGonigle, age 84, ("Mac"), passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2022.

John was born to John McGonigle and Anna Gallagher in Everett, Massachusetts, in 1938, the oldest of seven children. He attended Malden Catholic High School and was a proud member of the 1956 undefeated football team. He then attended Boston College with...

Oct 27, 2022

Robert E. McNulty, 71, of Malden, formerly of Wakefield passed away Thursday, October 27th at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, the same place of his birth, after a brief battle with lung cancer.

He was the son of the late Dr. John and Annette (Griffin) McNulty.

Robert was retired from the Mass DOT. He graduated from Wakefield...

Oct 26, 2022

Gordon E. Perks, age 63, of Stoneham, died October 26 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a period of failing health.

Born in Melrose on September 7, 1959 he was the beloved son of the late Frank C. and Margaret (Stoddart) Perks. He was the loving brother of Susan E. Demers and her late...