Obituaries

Jan 27, 2022

John B. Rubner III of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died on Thursday, January 27 from complications due to Covid-19.

Born in Stoneham on August 1, 1950, he was the son of John B. Jr., and Phyllis (Redmond) Rubner of Plaistow, New Hampshire.

John was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1968 and had...

Jan 22, 2022

Matthew J . Burns , Jr ., age 95, A lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Saturday, January 22 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Wakefield on August 24, 1926, he was the son of the late Matthew J . and Julia (Boland) Burns .

Mr. Burns was a graduate of Wakefield High School...

Jan 21, 2022

Annabelle Bears-Cashell , age 81 of Tewksbury, formerly of Stoneham, died on Friday January 21 at The Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

She was born in Boston on September 25, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Murdock Bruce and Annabelle (MacPherson) Bears.

Annabelle was a lifelong resident of Stoneham and a proud graduate of...

Jan 20, 2022

Josephine A. Rich, age 95, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, January 20 in Danvers, MA with her children by her side. She was born in Wakefield on December 26, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Theresa (Cataldo) Ripa. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. After...

Jan 19, 2022

Dorothy W. Marshall, age 98, passed on January 19th surrounded by her family.

Dorothy was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey to Dorothy and Louis Edwin Waldeck, the second of four children. She graduated from West Orange High School. Cherished childhood memories for Dorothy were sketching, playing violin in the school orchestra, visiting her aunt's...

Jan 19, 2022

Jan 17, 2022

Arline E. Cohee 93, a longtime resident of Lynnfield passed away peacefully at her home on Monday January 17, 2022.

Born in Boston, and raised in Winthrop, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Turpeinen) Cushman.

Arline was a graduate of Winthrop High School. She had been a Lynnfield resident since 1954...

Jan 17, 2022

Phillip Malcolm Davis of Winthrop, Mass., age 82, departed this life after a brief illness (and devastating Patriots playoff loss), surrounded by his loving family. Born on a small farm in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Phil enjoyed summers in Gilmanton, New Hampshire and Stoneham High School athletics before graduating from Boston College and Suffolk University Law School.

After joining...

Jan 17, 2022

Paul R . Colwell Jr ., age 64 of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday January 17th at his home.

He was born in Melrose and was the son of Paul R . Colwell , Sr. and the late Nancy (Farrell) Colwell , currently of Burlington.

Paul grew up in Wakefield and was a...

Jan 17, 2022

Paul B . Tague , 88 a longtime resident of Stoneham died Monday January 17, at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Charlestown June 10, 1933 he was the son of the late Bernard and Mary (White) Tague .

Paul was a graduate of Stoneham High School class of 1951. Upon graduation...

Jan 14, 2022

Alyce A. (Barresy) McLauglin, age 96 of Lynnfield, wife of the late John J. McLaughlin passed away peacefully on Friday January 14, 2022 at her home in Lynnfield surrounded by her family. She was born in Boston on Friday March 13,1925 and was one of seven sisters and four brothers. She was the daughter of the late Archangelo and...

Jan 13, 2022

Aida Bianca (Pittella) Alleca , 93, of Wakefield, joined her late husband, Paul Kenneth Alleca , on January 13, 2022. She is survived by three children: son, Joseph Paul Alleca , daughter-in-law Suzanne, grandchildren David and Adam; daughter Carol Alleca , grandchildren Releen and Franco Franceschelli; daughter Mary Alleca , son-in-law Gary Shay.

Originally from East Boston,...

Jan 13, 2022

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Jan 11, 2022

Joyce M . Sullivan , age 92, of Wakefield died peacefully at home on Tuesday January 11th.

She was born in Lynn, MA on April 5, 1929 and was the daughter of the late James L. and Anna M . (Barnes) Burkinshaw.

Joyce was a graduate of St. Mary's Girl's High School, and the Chandler...

Jan 10, 2022

Barbara V . Brinkers , age 88, formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, died on Monday January 10 at the Blueberry Hill Rehab in Beverly.

She was born in New Haven, CT. on January 20, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Yanish) Antin.

Barbara was a graduate of Hill House High...

Jan 9, 2022

Alice M. Pelletier , age 76, of Wakefield, died in Melrose on January 9, 2022.

She was born in Revere, MA on July 25,1945 and was the daughter of the late John and Julia (Chiros) Ferri.

She was a lifelong Wakefield resident was retired from the John Hancock Insurance Company in Boston. She enjoyed spending...

Jan 8, 2022

Dennis A . Dale , 66 of Wakefield died at his home on Saturday evening, January 8.

Born in Woolwich, London, England on April 24, 1955, the son of the late Ernest and Violet (Ellis) Dale .

As a young man growing up in England, he was involved with soccer. He also joined the Sea...

Jan 8, 2022

Marjorie A . Rapallo , age 83 of Wakefield and formerly of Medford died January 8 in Melrose.

She was born July 19,1938 and was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret (Carter) Deschamps.

She was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School. She was a retired clerk from the...

Jan 7, 2022

Jean (Holden) Mooney , a longtime resident of Stoneham and Wakefield, Ma, passed away on Jan. 7th, 2022. Jean celebrated her 100th birthday on July 30, 2021. She was born in Stoneham in 1921, the daughter of Amasa Albert Holden, a Wirthmore Feeds salesman, and Adelaide Bean Holden, an organist for the silent movies. Jean was a devoted daughter...

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...