Obituaries

Apr 1, 2022

Roberta L. Marquis, age 69 of Haverhill, MA and formerly of Stoneham died April 1 in Methuen. She was born in Chicago, IL on March 19, 1953 and was the daughter of the late Paul and Gloria (Girondi) Pinto. She was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of East Boston High School. She worked in the medical...

Mar 31, 2022

Susan Morey Leone, a Wakefield resident since 1984, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 31, 2022. She was 69 years old. Born and raised in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Muriel (Reebenacker) Woodruff. Susan is loved and survived by her husband of 49 years, John Michael Leone, Jr., of Wakefield; by her daughter, Janice...

Mar 30, 2022

William H. Dean , age 82, a longtime resident of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

He was born in Melrose on January 25, 1940 and was the son of the late Herbert and Elizabeth (Ufford) Dean .

William (Bill) grew up in Malden and was a graduate of the Malden High...

Mar 29, 2022

Catherine Veronica Alemi Palmerino of Wakefield, MA, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the age of 85. She was surrounded by her family, with her beloved and cherished husband, Al, as she was welcomed into heaven.

Catherine was known throughout her life as a person everyone loved to be around. She had boundless energy and...

Mar 26, 2022

George Celata , age 93, of Reading, formerly of Lynnfield, died peacefully on March 26, 2022 at the Artis Senior Living Center in Reading.

Born on March 2, 1929, and raised in the Boston's North End, he was the son of the late Michael and Clementina Celata . He earned his High School Diploma at the Boston...

Mar 26, 2022

Karen J . Croce , age 69, of Wakefield died Saturday, March 26 at her residence surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Malden on July 25, 1952 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Florence (Johnson) Iosua.

Karen enjoyed the simple things in life. She enjoyed travelling to Arizona to visit her youngest...

Mar 26, 2022

Dorothy A. Parsons, age 81 of Lynnfield, formerly of Revere died Saturday March 26 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Boston, MA on September 9, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Theresa (Paldi) Marotta.

She was raised in Revere and was a graduate of the...

Mar 23, 2022

Terence J . McCarthy , 83 of Weymouth, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday March 23, 2022 at Beverly Hospital.

Born in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, he was the son of the late Michael F. McCarthy and Mary (Gallagher). Terry moved to the United States in 1957. He served in the United States Air Force as a...

Mar 21, 2022

David W. Lundquist, 87, of North Reading formerly of Woburn, died on Monday, March 21 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. Born in Lowell on September 22, 1934, he was the son of the late Victor and Dorothy (Olson) Lundquist. Mr. Lundquist was a graduate of Woburn High School, Class of 1952 and the Stockbridge School of...

Mar 19, 2022

Thomas F. Flynn, age 89, of Wakefield, formerly of Arlington, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 19, 2022.

Born in Woburn on November 4, 1932 he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Georgianna (MacDonald) Flynn.

Mr. Flynn was raised in Stoneham and attended Saint Patrick School in Stoneham for 11 years...

Mar 16, 2022

Carl J . Ducey , age 88, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Malden on September 8, 1933. Mr. Ducey was raised in Medford and moved to Wakefield during his senior year of high school. It was then that he met the love of his life and future bride Elizabeth Ann...

Mar 15, 2022

Wadad H. Nakhoul, age 90 of Wakefield, died on Tuesday March 15 at the Winchester Rehab and nursing Center.

She was born in Beirut, Lebanon on December 31, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Hannah and Heloueh Hajj.

In 1953, Wadad wed her late husband Anis. Wadad and Anis went on to have...

Mar 14, 2022

Kevin "Kev" James Grenham was born January 28, 1989, he was a lifelong resident of Wakefield and passed unexpectedly at home March 14, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wife Jamie (Orsini) Grenham and daughter Kora Danielle Grenham. He was the cherished son of Diane and James Grenham.

Kevin was a graduate of Saint Joseph's School...

Mar 14, 2022

Luciano Querel , age 81, of Wakefield, died Monday, March 14 at his residence. He was born in Trieste, Italy on March 8, 1941 and was the son of the late Aldo and Josepina (Kirn) Querel .

Luciano was born and raised in Italy. Having been orphaned at a very young age, Luciano went to work by...

Mar 14, 2022

Joseph C. Loconzolo, a long-time Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Monday, March 14, 2022; he was 90 years old. Joe was born in East Boston on October 18, 1931; he was the dear son of the late Joseph Loconzolo and Anna (Casselo) Loconzolo.

Joe was raised in...

Mar 13, 2022

Virginia C. "Ginny" Moriarty , 86 Wells-Virginia C. "Ginny" Moriarty (Cooke), 86 of Wells, ME formerly of Naples, FL. and Wakefield, MA, died late Saturday evening on March 12, 2022. She was born in Boston, MA, on February 24, 1936, the daughter of the late Percy S. and Dorothy M. Cooke (White).

She grew up in Winchester...

Mar 10, 2022

John E. "Jack" Smith , age 89, a longtime resident of Wakefield died Thursday, March 10 at the Care One of Wilmington.

Born in Manchester, NH on January 2, 1933 he was the son of the late Gertrude I. Smith .

Jack was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1951. He served in...

Mar 9, 2022

Douglas E. "Dougie" Marquis, Jr., age 53, died Wednesday, March 9 at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Stoneham on March 28, 1968 he was the son of the late Douglas E. and Doris (Record) Marquis.

Dougie was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of the Northeast Regional Vocational School in...

Mar 7, 2022

Theresa (Langone) Amyouny, age 91, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died peacefully on Monday, March 7 at her residence surrounded by family. Born in Somerville on September 27, 1930, Theresa was the daughter of the late Antonio and Battista (Tempone) Langone.

Theresa grew up in Somerville and attended Somerville High School. While working at Schrafft's, the candy...

Mar 7, 2022

Kenneth Willard Rhodes , age 86, of Melrose, MA, formerly of Belmont and Waltham, MA passed away peacefully on the 7th of March 2022. Born in Boston, MA on April 1, 1935 he was the son of Aubrey and Georgina W (Easson) Rhodes . His father was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and his mother in Scotland. Kenneth was...