Obituaries

Jan 7, 2022

Barbara A. McManus, age 87, of Wakefield, died on Friday, January 7 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on October 21, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Catherine M. (O'Connor) McManus. Barbara was raised in Malden and attended Malden High School. She had been a longtime Wakefield resident, living in...

Jan 6, 2022

Patricia A . (Ryder) Hansen of Reading and formerly of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at the age of 77.

Patricia was born in Melrose, MA, the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Landry) Ryder.

Tisha was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1962....

Jan 5, 2022

Mary Rae (Keefe) Whalley, 87, of Lynnfield, MA died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA.

Born in Lawrence, MA on May 2, 1934 to Raymond and Annie (Reason) Keefe, Mary Rae was a graduate of St. Patrick High School in Lawrence and Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. She...

Jan 3, 2022

Dora Ciriello , age 79, of Revere, formerly of Everett, died on Monday January 3 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

She was born in Italy on September 26, 1942 and was the daughter of the late Florindo and Diamante (Frongillo) DeCristofaro. Dora loved to spend time with her family, church & cooking.

She was the...

Jan 2, 2022

Carolyn "Carrie" A . Barrasso , age 94 of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2022.

She was born in Wakefield on April 15, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Adelena (Lepore) Cardillo. Carolyn was born and raised in Wakefield. She attended Wakefield public schools and was a graduate of Wakefield High....

Jan 2, 2022

Charles J. Noe, of Wakefield, and formerly of Boston's West End died at his home on January 2, 2022.

Charles was born in Boston on March 18, 1930 and was the son of the late Salvatore and Carmela (DeStefano) Noe.

Charles was raised in the West End and graduated from the Boston Public Schools. He...

Dec 31, 2021

Patricia (Pat) C. Thompson , 88, of Wakefield, MA passed away on December 31, 2021 at Bear Hill Rehab in Stoneham, MA after a brief illness.

Born in Medford, MA on November 3, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Helen (Berrigan) Johnson.

Pat is survived by her granddaughter, Danielle Thompson and...

Dec 31, 2021

Mark A . Dixon , 65 years old of Wakefield, died peacefully in his sleep at home on December 31st, 2021. Dedicated husband to Donna Dixon , Mark was born in Chelsea and was the beloved son of the late George and Linnie Dixon . He grew up in Dorchester where he made lifelong friends. He moved to Wakefield...

Dec 31, 2021

Described as "Fun, engaging and full of life" (Susan Bumstead Chanley) Frederick (Fred) H. Aston, 88 of Wakefield, MA passed away on December 31, 2021.

Born in Boston, MA on July 29, 1933, to the late Frederick C. and Vivian (Fieldhouse) Aston.

Fred, or as some came to know him as Fearless Fred, was always...

Dec 31, 2021

Janet Lane, 66, of Lynnfield passed away on December 31, 2021 after a courageous battle with multiple sclerosis.

Janet is survived by her beloved husband Kevin of Lynnfield, her three daughters, Julie and husband Kevin Korn of Andover, Christine and husband Steve Schedin of Lynnfield, and Kimberly and husband Jan-Michael Magliocchetti of Lynnfield. She was deeply loved...

Dec 31, 2021

Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Rafferty) Angel , 82, of Norwell, MA, died suddenly on Friday, December 31, 2021. She was the loving mother of Jennifer Moran and Kelly MacKeen, who was with her at the time of her death. She was also the devoted, long-time companion of Richard Sesnewicz, with whom she had enjoyed the past 20 years of life....

Dec 28, 2021

Jane M . Given , 60, of Reading MA passed away on 12-28-2021 at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

She is survived by her beloved husband Bobby, her sisters Susan Chinappi and her husband Louis of Peabody, Tricia Coffey and her husband Brian of Lynnfield, her brother Robert Murphy and his wife Sarah of Quincy, and...

Dec 28, 2021

Francis P . Pignone Jr ., former Stoneham Selectman passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 28, 2021, at Winchester Hospital after a difficult three-week battle with Covid-19 at the age of 78.

He was born in Cambridge on August 9, 1943 and was the son of the late Frank P . and Phyllis (Pappalardo) Pignone .

Dec 24, 2021

Stephen F . Carey , age 66 of Wakefield died December 24, 2021 in Boston

He was born on May 3, 1955 in Melrose, MA, and was the son of Jacqueline (Overstreet) Carey and the late Thomas P. Carey .

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

Dec 23, 2021

Dennis G . McLennan , 54 of Wakefield died Thursday December 23.

Born in Malden, March 21, 1967 he was the son of Jessie (Robbins) McLennan and the late Frank McLennan .

Dennis was raised in Saugus and was graduate of Saugus High School Extension. He was an avid fisherman and Bruins fan and he...

Dec 22, 2021

Alice M . Viola , age 93 of Melrose, formerly of Stoneham died December 22 after a long period of failing health.

She was born in Malden, MA on April 17,1928 and was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mary (Higgins) Botto. Raised in Everett, she was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1946....

Dec 19, 2021

Born January 16, 1931 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in the Greenwood section of Wakefield, MA.

Joanne lived in Greenwood across from the Most Blessed Sacrament Church. Her parents, Arthur and Elva (Goddard) Tupper, lived on the corner of Main and Grafton Streets, at One Grafton Street. Joanne and John had two children, Dr. David J. Frey (now married...

Dec 18, 2021

Rudolf Wendler , 80 a longtime resident of Wakefield died at his home on Saturday December 18.

Born in Somerville February 6, 1941 he was the son of the late Rudolf H Wendler and Dorothy (Moore) Wendler .

Rudolf was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. He was a retired...

Dec 18, 2021

Robert J . Jabor Jr ., age 58 of Wakefield, died on Sunday December 18 at his residence.

He was born in Melrose on October 31, 1963 and was the son of Robert J . and Shirley A. (Perillo) Jabor .

Bobby was a lifelong Wakefield resident, and a graduate of Wakefield High School, class...

Dec 18, 2021

Mr. Rexford R . Rowley , age 59, was a life-long resident of Medford who passed away at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on December 18, 2021.

Born in Stoneham, he was the son of the late Ralph R . Rowley and the late Ann E. (Bowman) Rowley .

Rexford was a 1980 graduate of...