Obituaries

Apr 23, 2022

Jean M. (Comeau) Tropeano, age 82, a longtime Wakefield resident died unexpectedly Saturday, April 23 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Born in Boston, MA on January 5, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Joseph D. and Doris I. (Widtfeldt) Comeau. She was raised in Dorchester and attended the Jeremiah E. Burke High School. In 1953 Jean received an...

Apr 21, 2022

Marie R. Banks, age 62 of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville died at her home surrounded by her family on April 21 after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

She was born in Somerville on February 6, 1960 and was the daughter of Albert F. and Marie L. (Roucher) Banda. She was raised in Somerville and had...

Apr 21, 2022

Louis Omer Pelletier, 96, of Saugus, formerly of North Reading and Wakefield, died on April 21, 2022 at Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital in Woburn, where he received excellent care from the skilled and compassionate medical staff.

Born and raised in Salem, he was the son of Louis and Eva (Currier) Pelletier who immigrated from the Quebec province of...

Apr 20, 2022

Thomas Alfred Crusco, Sr. age 91, of Wakefield died Wednesday, April 20 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.

Born in Cambridge on December 6, 1930 he was the son of the late Salvatore and Helen (Collins) Crusco.

Mr. Crusco was a graduate of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He had proudly served his...

Apr 20, 2022

Barbara DiCecca, age 100 of Everett died April 20, 2022 in Billerica. She was born in Medford, MA on October 17,1921 and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Josephine (Graf) Howland. Mrs. DiCecca was a longtime Everett resident and had been a member of the Immaculate Conception Church. She worked many years as a Nursing Assistant at...

Apr 16, 2022

Mark A. Morris "Uncle Buck" age 54, passed away suddenly Saturday April 16th, at his home in Woburn MA, after a courageous 2-year battle with cancer.

He was escorted into heaven by his two pre-deceased guardian Angels Cora E Morris and Robert A Morris Jr.

Mark was employed by BROX Industries before he retired, where...

Apr 16, 2022

Joseph Francis Denham, III, age 29, of Wakefield, sadly passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Born in Melrose on October 28, 1992, he was the son of Dale Denham of Reading and Josephine (Giardina) Rowell and her husband Glen, of North Andover. Joseph was raised in Wakefield and a 2011 graduate of the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School...

Apr 14, 2022

Robert B . Uliano , 86 of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield died Thursday at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Niskayuna, New York, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Leola (Price) Uliano .

Robert was raised on a farm in New York. As a young adult he moved to Massachusetts...

Apr 14, 2022

Arthur A . Prousalis , age 77, of Wakefield died Thursday, April 14 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield. Born in Woburn on December 7, 1944 he was the son of the late Andrew and Mary (Ventura) Prousalis . Arthur was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He spent his career in appliance...

Apr 14, 2022

Paul Joseph Sculley , age 77, of Stoneham, died April 14 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Melrose on March 17, 1945 he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Dorothy (East) Sculley .

Mr. Sculley was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School....

Apr 14, 2022

Juliette Hamboyan, age 95, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children, on April 14, 2022.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon on March 31, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Voscorian) Hermes.

Juliette was raised and educated in Beirut, Lebanon. Due to World War II, she had to...

Apr 9, 2022

Michael "Digger" Lucey Sr, 54, a lifelong resident of Wakefield passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 9.

He was born on March 22, 1968 and was the son of the late Paul and Jean (Niland) Lucey .

Michael was a graduate of Northeast Regional Vocational School. He was a longtime employee of the...

Apr 9, 2022

Sandra Veilleux age 76 of Boylston, passed Saturday April 9 at Care Dimensions in Lincoln, MA.

Born in Wakefield on March 30th, 1946. She is survived by her beloved husband Joe Veilleux; her son, Robert Maturo; her son, Edward and his wife Stephanie of Syracuse; her step son Jody Veilleux and his wife Michelle of New Hampshire,...

Apr 8, 2022

Christopher Richard Whyman, age 35, born August 11, 1986 in Salem, MA ended his battle with cancer at the UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on Friday April 8, 2022.

After graduating from Peabody High School, Christopher attended North Shore Community College where he received an associate's degree. He worked in sales and account...

Apr 7, 2022

Linda M. Kane, age 73, of Wakefield, died Thursday, April 7 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Malden on April 29, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Estelle (Dzoib) Kirby.

Mrs. Kane was raised in Malden before moving to Melrose where she graduated from Melrose High School. She...

Apr 7, 2022

Joan Noreen "Flashy" Logue, a longtime resident of Wakefield, MA passed away peacefully at her home on April 7th at the age of 82. Joan was the beloved wife of the late Robert Logue. She is predeceased by her siblings John, Florence, Michael, and Phyllis. Flashy is survived by her nephews and nieces, Kathy Ledoux-Walsh (her favorite), her Godson...

Apr 5, 2022

Merchant , Thomas C . of Wakefield April 5.

Tom Merchant , a long-time teacher at Wakefield High School, died suddenly on April 5, 2022, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at the age of 88.

Tom was born in East Boston on August 10, 1933, to the late Anne (Doherty) and Thomas Merchant . He spent his...

Apr 2, 2022

Calvin J. (CJ) Cook, 30 of Boston, formerly of Magnolia died at his home on Saturday April 2.

Born in Salem, February 21, 1992, he was the son of Calvin P. Cook and Cindy (Overfield) Cook of Beverly.

Calvin was raised in Magnolia and was a graduate of Manchester-Essex Regional High School Class of 2011...

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...