Obituaries

May 29, 2021

Wakefield, MA - Gail Gessler, 70, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2021, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington due to multiple organ failures. Gail Gessler's maiden name is Mary Gail Duggan. She was born in the City of Cambridge, MA, on January 18, 1951. She was predeceased by her parents, Leonard J. Duggan and Marilyn (O'Brien) Duggan....

May 29, 2021

Robert Daniel "Buddy" Keohan, age 89, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Saturday, May 29, 2021.

Born in Wakefield on January 7, 1932, he was the son of the late Daniel and Honora (Regan) Keohan.

Buddy was a 1949 graduate of St. Patrick High School in Stoneham, where he was awarded the scholarship medal for having...

May 28, 2021

Eleanor M. Durso, 93 a longtime resident of Stoneham died Friday May 28, at Hunt Community in Nashua, NH.

Born in Boston, January 10, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Theresa (LaRossa) Di Donato.

Eleanor was raised in Medford and was educated in the Medford Public School System before moving to...

May 24, 2021

Caroline E. Pinette, RN, BSN. Age 28, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on May 24th, surrounded by her loving family and friends, after a long and courageous battle with adrenal cancer.

She is the beloved daughter of Carole and Jay Pinette and cherished "sissy" of Kathleen Pinette. She was predeceased by her Grandpa and "Nana P", Jim...

May 23, 2021

Robert R. Hansen, 79 of Wakefield, formerly of North Reading died peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 23.

Born in Lynn, November 30, 1941 Bob was the son of the late Robert and Alice (Hamilton) Hansen.

He was raised in Lynn and graduated from Lynn English High School. He was a retired Machinist for...

May 22, 2021

Robert P. Quinn, age 86, of Naples, FL, formerly of Wakefield, Melrose and West Peabody, died Saturday, May 22 in Naples, FL.

Born in Malden on March 28, 1935 he was the son of the late Peter and Trudy (Potter) Quinn.

Mr. Quinn was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School,...

May 21, 2021

Florence "Yvonne" Jacquard, 83, of Reading, died on Friday, May 21 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Yvonne was born in Wakefield on January 4, 1938 and was the daughter of the late John and Estelle Muise.

She was raised in Reading and was a graduate of Reading High School. She traveled the world with...

May 19, 2021

John Perry Gallagher, 83, of Stoneham, died on Wednesday, May 19 at his home surrounded by those he held dear.

Born in East Boston on August 10, 1937, he was the son of William and Katherine (Rogers) Gallagher.

Mr. Gallagher left high school in his junior year to care for his ill grandfather. He received...

May 19, 2021

Gloria F. Hennessey, nee Hathaway, a nearly 60 year resident of Lynnfield, MA, passed away quietly at her home on May 19, 2021. She was 79 years old.

Born in Lynn, MA, the daughter of Worton B. and Eileen F. Hathaway and sister to Worton M. Hathaway. Gloria graduated from St. Mary's High School where she met...

May 18, 2021

Thomas Randele, age 73, of Lynnfield died Tuesday, May 18 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Denver, Colorado on July 10, 1947 he was the son of the late Edward and Ruthabeth (Krueger) Randele.

"Tom" was raised and educated in Colorado before moving to the east coast and attending New England...

May 17, 2021

Dr. Patricia Elliott of Somerville passed away peacefully on May 17, 2021. Dr. Elliott, affectionately called Pat, was an accomplished professor of English at Regis College for 24 years before she retired as Professor Emerita of English.

Pat received her Bachelor of Arts Degree, her Master's Degree and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Arkansas....

May 16, 2021

James Michael Sheehan, age 76, of Lynnfield died Sunday, May 16 at his residence surrounded by his loving family after a short illness and undoubtedly a broken heart following the loss of his beloved wife of almost 40 years, Donna.

Born in Malden on January 23, 1945 he was the son of the late John and Nora...

May 14, 2021

John (Jack) A. Drinkwater III, 80, of Wakefield, MA, passed away on May 14, 2021. Jack was born in Malden to John and Celia Drinkwater on September 28, 1940. He went to Wakefield High School and then served four years in the United States Army as a paratrooper. Jack went on to become a truly talented hair stylist for...

May 12, 2021

M . Anne DeMarco , of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 12 at the age of 89.

Born in Brighton on June 5, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Adams.

Anne was a graduate of Brighton High School, Class of 1948. She worked at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company...

May 8, 2021

Arda Antonia (Caputo) Halliday of Bourne and Naples, FL formerly of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, on May 8, 2021.

Born in Revere January 30, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Marciano and Louisa (DeMarco) Caputo.

Arda was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of...

May 7, 2021

Leonard P . Grady , age 94, or Lynnfield, died on Friday May 7 at the Brudnick Center in Peabody.

He was born in Somerville on September 1, 1926 and was the son of the late Alexander and Elizabeth (Brignoli) Grady .

Leonard was a double eagle; he attended Boston College High School and Boston...

May 6, 2021

Barbara Ann Call , age 75 of Melrose formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, May 6 at the CareOne at Wilmington nursing home.

Born in Stoneham on May 22, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Widell and Ann (Early) Ollis.

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

May 2, 2021

Denise M . McHale , age 82 of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died on Sunday May 2 at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehab Center.

She was born in Stoneham on May 21, 1938 and was the daughter of the late John J. and Elizabeth (Casey) Donovan.

Denise was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class...

May 1, 2021

Russell L. Jeffery, M.D., of Reading, passed away at home on Saturday, May 1, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Jeffery was a caring and conscientious physician, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and a devoted friend. He cherished spending time with his family and took care to stay current with events in the lives of...

Apr 30, 2021

Mary (Jordan) Reardon passed away at the age of 96 on April 30th at the home of her daughter Arleen, surrounded by her loving family. Mary is predeceased by her husband William (Bill) Reardon and her daughter Linda (Reardon) Gray. Mary leaves behind her daughter Arleen Mark and her husband Peter of Sandwich, her 5 Grandchildren, John Gray and...