Obituaries

Sep 14, 2022

Robert F. DeRoche, age 87 of Saugus, died on Wednesday September 14 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Melrose on July 5, 1935 and was the son of the late George and Janet (McLaren) DeRoche.

Robert was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. After high school, he went...

Sep 12, 2022

Barbara Ann Hoffman , age 78, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Monday, September 12 at the Winchester Hospital. Born in Boston on June 26, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Arthur G. and Mary Caroline (James) Kierstead. Barbara was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1962. She was known by...

Sep 12, 2022

Ellen Anne Patterson, 76, of Wakefield died on Monday, September 12 at her residence.

Born in Lynn on June 25, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Anne (Hendry) Kaese.

Mrs. Patterson was raised in Swampscott and was a graduate of Swampscott High School, Class of 1964. She had been a Wakefield...

Sep 10, 2022

Agnes Catherine "Micki" O'Brien, age 73, of Wakefield died peacefully Saturday, September 10 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Born at the Naval Air Station in Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada on November 11, 1948 she was the daughter of the late George Thomas and Anne Jane (Wholley) Craig.

Sep 10, 2022

Laura S.C. Segal, age 66 of Wakefield died Saturday September 10 in Melrose.

Born on May 6,1956, the daughter of the late Antonio and Mabel (Rios) Agcaoili.

She was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Charlestown High School. She had been a Wakefield resident for the past 30 years and was a member...

Sep 10, 2022

Elizabeth R. "Chickie" Noone, age 86, of Stoneham died Saturday, September 10 at her daughter's home in Rowley.

Born in Somerville on August 9, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Harold and Margaret (Donovan) Coneeny and the youngest of 8 children.

Chickie was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High...

Sep 8, 2022

Vincent J . Carisella , age 95, of Wakefield died September 8 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Salem, MA on July 17, 1927 he was the son of the late James Vincent Carisella and Rose (Minigill) Hurwitz.

Vincent was raised and educated in Wakefield. At the age of 16, he enlisted in the United...

Sep 7, 2022

Timothy J . McCarthy , age 63 of Reading, died on Wednesday, September 7 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

He was born in Boston on May 17, 1959 and was the son of the late Timothy J . McCarthy , Jr. and Elizabeth A. (Conlon) McCarthy .

Tim was raised in Arlington...

Sep 4, 2022

Arline Joan Hulskamper, age 78, of Middleton, died peacefully Sunday, September 4 at the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody after a long illness. Arline was born in Winthrop on April 1, 1944 to the late William G. and Alba F. (Monello) Hulskamper. She was raised in Melrose and was a proud graduate of Melrose High School Class of...

Aug 31, 2022

Nancy Frenzo (Labadini), age 65, of Reading died on August 31 at her home, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Somerville on May 7, 1957 and was the daughter of the late Francis and Lydia (DiVasta) Labadini.

Nancy was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. She had been...

Aug 28, 2022

C . Charles Klapes of North Andover died on August 28, 2022.

He was born in Wakefield on May 1, 1927. He was the son of the late Charles J. and the late Aphrodite (Petropoulos) Klapes . Mr. Klapes was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Tufts University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute....

Aug 27, 2022

Edward H . Stanley , Jr . (Tony), age 95 and a long-time resident of Wakefield and a former resident of Reading, MA, passed away on Saturday August 27th surrounded by his family, at his home.

He was the loving father of Donna Whalen and her husband Michael of Salem, NH, Mark Stanley and his Wife Valerie...

Aug 26, 2022

Recording artist and children's television performer Judy Valentine (Berkal), a well-known personality from the Golden Age of Television in Greater Boston, passed away on August 26 at the age of 99.

Born Norma Baker in Boston in 1923, as a youth she lived with her family in Lowell. In the 1940's she worked at radio station WEEI...

Aug 26, 2022

Hazel H. Croxon, of Lynnfield died peacefully Friday, August 26th at Alliance Health at Rosewood in Peabody. She was 83 years old. Born in Edmonton, London UK, she was the daughter of the late William and Winifred (Whiting) Hurst. Hazel graduated high school in 1955 and went on to graduate from Hornsey Arts College of London in 1957, emigrating...

Aug 25, 2022

George R . Smith , Jr . of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on August 25 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a courageous battle with heart disease.

Born in Winchester, MA on May 7, 1952 he was the son of the late George R . and Mary F. Smith .

George is...

Aug 24, 2022

Jayne M. Alfano, age 74, a resident of Amesbury died on Wednesday, August 24th at High Pointe House in Haverhill. She was born in Buffalo, NY on April 25,1948, a daughter of the late Fred and Harriet Alfano.

Ms. Alfano grew up in Buffalo, NY and graduated from Kensington High School in 1966.

After earning...

Aug 22, 2022

Mary K . MacLaughlin , age 98, a longtime Wakefield resident died Monday, August 22 at the Greenwood Nursing Home in Wakefield.

Born in Wakefield on September 15, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Aphrodite (Petropoulos) Klapes.

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

Aug 22, 2022

Frances M . Giamarco , aged 87, a long-time resident of Wakefield, peacefully passed on August 22nd, surrounded by her loving family.

Frances was born and raised in Patterson Creek, West Virginia. She moved to Washington, DC, to work, where she met her husband-to-be, Dr. Louis Giamarco . They were married 62 years. While living in Washington,...

Aug 21, 2022

Loretta M. McCarthy passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, August 21st. Loretta leaves sons John J. McCarthy Jr. and his wife Leah of Wakefield and Michael P. McCarthy and his companion Cathe Mustone of Gloucester. She was the loving Nana to her 6 grandchildren: Andrew, Patrick, Joseph, Megan, Jack and Grace and was the loving longtime companion...

Aug 21, 2022

Alisa J. Cardone age 37 of Wakefield died Sunday August 21 in Burlington. She was born in Quincy, MA on January 31,1985 and was the beloved daughter of Loretta (DelMonaco) Cardone of Wakefield and the late Antonio Cardone. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2003 and later from Regis College...