Obituaries

Sep 17, 2021

Ruth A. Cann, age 82, a longtime resident of Stoneham, died Friday, September 17 at the Arnold House of Stoneham.

Born in Somerville on August 5, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Philip G. and Rose E. (Griffin) Collins.

Mrs. Cann was raised and educated in Charlestown. She had been a Stoneham resident...

Sep 12, 2021

Esterina Venturo, age 91, of Somerville and Medford, died Sunday, September 12 at the High Point Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Pretoro, Italy on May 18, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Domenico and Maria (Addario) Balerna.

Esterina was born and raised in Pretoro, Italy. In 1963, along with her two children,...

Sep 10, 2021

Margaret McGillicuddy (Doyle), passed away peacefully on September 10, at 98.

She was born to parents Edward Doyle and Alice DeWitt, on September 4, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts. For most of her life she resided in Winthrop and Burlington, Massachusetts.

Margaret graduated from Revere High School where she was a cheerleader and involved in many...

Sep 8, 2021

Erik T . Martinez , age 28, of North Reading, died on Wednesday, September 8 at the Winchester Hospital.

He was born in Malden on July 16, 1993 and was the son of Efrain and Sheila (Copland) Martinez of North Reading.

Erik was a graduate of Northeast Regional Vocational School in Wakefield. He had recently...

Sep 7, 2021

Joan Mary (Robinson) Gagne, of Stoneham, MA, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

Born in Arlington, MA, Joan was the daughter of the late William C. Robinson and Mary (McAloon) Robinson.

Joan met Peter, the love of her life, in 1962 at a wedding of mutual friends. They embarked on their very first adventure,...

Sep 6, 2021

Daniel Donahue passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021. He was born April 8, 1952, to June Donahue and the late Ernest Donahue and was a life long resident of Wakefield, MA, who was proud of his Greenwood roots. A loyal family man, he married his high school sweetheart Barbie (Curran) and together they enjoyed a 47-year wonderful marriage....

Sep 4, 2021

Harold J. Muise, age 92, of Wakefield died peacefully from complications from throat cancer on Saturday, September 4 at the Lahey Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Wakefield on January 26, 1929, he was the son of the late Edmund and Edith (Fraughton) Muise.

Mr. Muise had been a lifelong resident of Wakefield and graduated...

Sep 4, 2021

Susan A. Mele, age 64, of Salem, New Hampshire, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, September 4, 2021.

Born in Melrose on September 26, 1956, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Rita M. (Dumont) Barry.

Susan was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1975. She...

Sep 3, 2021

Patricia Ann Andrews, age 79 of Wakefield, died Friday, September 3 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on May 26, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel (Broadbent) Bowers.

Patricia was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. She had been a longtime Wakefield resident...

Sep 2, 2021

Anna M. Appolloni, age 97, formerly of Beverly, died after courageously battling a brief illness on Thursday, September 2, 2021.

Born in Salem, Massachusetts, she moved to Wakefield in 2003. She was the daughter of the late Felipe and Vincenza (Serafini) Perucci.

Anna was raised in Salem and moved to Beverly after marrying her husband,...

Sep 2, 2021

Rose C . Brophy , age 107, of Winchester formerly of Somerville and Stoneham, died Thursday, September 2 at the Winchester Nursing Center.

Born in Somerville on January 11, 1914 she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (McLaughlin) Brophy .

Rose was raised in Somerville and had been a longtime Stoneham resident,...

Sep 1, 2021

Susan J . Anderson , age 55, of Salem NH died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at her residence.

Born in Stoneham on October 12, 1965 she was the daughter of the late John V. and Joan M. (DeVeau) Anderson . She was the sister of the late Victor J . Anderson . Susan is survived by her...

Sep 1, 2021

Geraldine J. "Gerri" Trickett, age 82, of Lynnfield formerly of Malden and Everett, died Wednesday, September 1 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on May 1, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Ruth C. (Monahan) Puntoni.

Gerri was raised and educated in Everett. She had been a longtime Malden...

Sep 1, 2021

Mary L . Gallugi , age 99 of Wakefield died Tuesday, September 1 in Melrose. Mary was born in Wakefield on June 21,1922 and was the daughter of the late Dominico and Josephine (Giansante) Luciano. Mary was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate of Wakefield High School. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She was...

Aug 31, 2021

Jennifer R. Curley, age 43 of Salem, MA and formerly of Melrose and North Reading died August 31 in Salem. She was born in Hinesville, GA on June 6,1978 and was the daughter of Karen A. (Sheppard) Sweetland of North Reading and the late Keith J. Curley. Although her time in Georgia was very short, Jen always considered herself...

Aug 30, 2021

Richard S. Boodry of N Reading, formerly of Wakefield died unexpectedly of heart failure at age 62 on August 30th, 2021.

Born in Canton, Ohio, Dicky was the son of the late Ida and Bill Boodry. He was Father of the late Richard 'Dicky' Boodry, Jr., brother of the late Carol Boodry Surette and uncle of the...

Aug 30, 2021

On Monday, August 30th, 2021, Gail Marguerite (McLeod) Gorman, loving wife and mother of three, passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 50, after a 15-month battle with metastatic melanoma.

Gail was born on October 9th, 1970 in Boston, MA to Stuart and Noreen (Ashe) McLeod. She recently found happiness working for Boston Sand...

Aug 29, 2021

Michelina A . Roberts , age 84, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Born in Castelfranci, Italy on January 18, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Perillo) Santoro.

Michelina was raised in Italy and in 1953 crossed the Atlantic and settled in Wakefield. She married and raised...

Aug 28, 2021

John "Jack" Egan, 69 of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died at his home with his wife and daughters by his side on Saturday, August 28th.

Born in West Point, New York, he was the son of the late John and Eva (Thériault) Egan.

Jack was a graduate of Stoneham High School, class of 1969, and...

Aug 24, 2021

Jeannette, Katherine M. (Beaton) of Reading, Aug 24. Beloved wife of the late David A. Jeannette. Loving mother of Catherine Jeannette & her husband James Horne of Melrose (their children: Jessica & Nathan), Michelle Jeannette of Tucson, AZ (her children: Alexandra & Emma), Michael Jeannette & his wife Julie of Brentwood, NH (their boys: Nikolas & his wife Niki...