Obituaries

Dec 18, 2021

William B . Smith IV , 60, of Everett, died on Saturday, December 18 at his residence.

Born in Melrose on May 12, 1961, he was the son of William B . III and Wilma C. (Holmquist) Smith of Florida.

Mr. Smith was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1979. He was a...

Dec 17, 2021

Jeanne E . (O'Brien) Murphy , 93, formerly of Wayland Rd., Wakefield passed away surrounded by loved ones on December 17.

Born in Medford, MA, Jeanne moved to Boston when she was 5 years old. Jeanne graduated from Mission High School in 1945. Upon graduation Jeanne attended Boston Clerical School and went to work at Mass. Bonding...

Dec 16, 2021

Francis "Willie" Cataldo , age 82, of Stoneham, passed away on Thursday December 16 surrounded by his loved ones after a courageous battle with Mesothelioma.

He was born in Stoneham, MA on October 5, 1939 and was the son of the late Frank and Lucy (Piccirilli) Cataldo .

Willie owned and operated Middlesex Transmission Rebuilders...

Dec 15, 2021

Marjorie A. Lupien (Chisholm) "Margie" of Merrimack, MA, formerly of Malden MA, Wakefield MA, and Windham, NH passed away peacefully on December 15, 2021.

Born on January 9, 1941, she was the loving daughter of the late Earl and Anne (Ryan) Chisholm.

She was the loving wife of the late James W. Lupien. The devoted...

Dec 12, 2021

Barbara Kingsbury , age 84 of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2021 with her family by her side.

She was the beloved wife to John W. Kingsbury , sister of Marilyn (Joyce) Miller and her husband William of Salem, SC and cherished cousin of Alita (Joyce) Crosby of Georgetown, MA. Devoted mother of Joyce Kingsbury...

Dec 12, 2021

Lois Roberta (Burrell) Rello , a longtime resident of Stoneham, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2021. She was 94 years old.

Lois was the loving wife of the late Richard S. Rello , whom he lovingly referred to as 'Berta'. She was the daughter of the late Jeannette Dunlap Burrell and Wilfred Burrell.

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Dec 11, 2021

Matthew F. Allison, 37, of Lynnfield, died on Saturday, December 11 after a courageous 16-year battle with AML.

Matthew was born in Melrose on April 3, 1984 and was the loving son of Steven & Kathleen (Brennan) Allison. Matthew was a graduate Lynnfield High School, Class of 2002 and the University of Massachusetts, Class of 2006. He...

Dec 11, 2021

Robert W . Terravecchia , 83 of Wakefield, MA, died on Saturday, December 11 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA.

Born in Chelsea on January 3, 1938 he was the son of the late William and Beatrice (Kisil) Terravecchia .

Mr. Terravecchia was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class of 1956 and Bentley...

Dec 10, 2021

George H . Meyfarth III , age 78, of Topsfield, MA, loving husband of 46 years to Nathalie S. and devoted father of Christopher G. (Sydney Egan) of East Boston, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021, at Lahey Hospital after a prolonged illness. He is also survived by his cherished brother Philip Meyfarth (Sally Nash) of Macedonia, Ohio,...

Dec 9, 2021

Anthony J . Pasquarello , age 37 of Saugus, died on Thursday December 9, 2021 at the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington.

He was born on June 9, 1984 and was the son of Mario and Norine (Barberian) Pasquarello .

Anthony was a lifelong Saugus resident and a graduate of Saugus High School. He was...

Dec 7, 2021

Marie E . Antonucci , age 77 of Wakefield and Bonita Springs and formerly of Stoneham died December 7 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington after a brief illness.

She was born in Medford, MA on July 29,1944 and was the daughter of the late Louis and Blanche I. (Carter) DeVito.

She was raised in...

Dec 7, 2021

Kenneth F . Charest , age 76 of Wakefield died December 7 in Stoneham after a long period of failing health.

Born in Winchester, MA on December 1, 1945, the son of the late Roland and Mildred (Porter) Charest .

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

Dec 7, 2021

Clark , Elizabeth Ann (Furrier), Age 91, formerly of Lynnfield and Scituate, Massachusetts, died peacefully on December 7 at home in Peabody with family by her side. Betty was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Cecelia (Madigan) Furrier and sister to the late Joseph P Jr and Michael Furrier. She was born in Lynn, MA on July...

Dec 4, 2021

Frank Herland Sr passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on December 4, 2021.

Frank was the son of Alfred and Emma Herland , and was born in Melrose, MA on November 19, 1937.

He was a graduate of Melrose High School class of 1955 where he was active in sports and made the varsity...

Dec 2, 2021

Roger M . Wenzel , age 90 of Wakefield died Thursday December 2 in Winchester after a long period of failing health.

He was born in Melrose on December 31, 1930 and was the son of the late John M . and Emily A. (Wengen) Wenzel .

Roger was raised in Wakefield and graduate of...

Nov 29, 2021

Mary (Colwell-Flanagan) Ricucci was born in Cambridge, MA in 1924 and raised in Wakefield, MA. Mary graduated from St. Joseph's School, Wakefield High School and Salem Teachers College (Salem State).

Mary travelled extensively with her military first husband Ray Flanagan, being stationed as far away as Eritrea. After Ray's untimely death in 1960, Mary returned to Massachusetts....

Nov 29, 2021

Virginia M. Haskell, age 93, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday November 29 in Coral Springs, Florida.

She was born in Medford on November 18, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Edia (Chreiten) Gearin.

Ginny was a lovely, caring, generous, determined woman. Ginny loved spending time with her family. Some...

Nov 28, 2021

Gwendolynde "Gwen" (Merrill) Wall , of Peabody Massachusetts, died peacefully on November 28, 2021.

Gwen was the beloved wife of the late Edward "Ed" J. Wall Jr., with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. She was also predeceased by her parents, the late Alvin Lynde Merrill and Elsie M. (Humphreys) Merrill.

Gwen was a...

Nov 26, 2021

Bette M . Baxter , age 80, of Wakefield died on Friday November 26 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Quincy on September 30, 1941 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Doris (Warren) Doyle.

Bette spent her childhood between Quincy and Calais, ME. Where she would frequently hitch a ride back...

Nov 24, 2021

Franklin M. Nardone , a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Wednesday, November 24 at the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody.

Born in Wakefield on July 18, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Josephine (Colantonuio) Nardone .

Mr. Nardone was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1946. He...