Obituaries

Mar 9, 2020

Phyllis M . Oxford , age 96, of Wakefield died Monday, March 9 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Wakefield on October 25, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Malonson) Surrette.

Mrs. Oxford was raised in Wakefield and attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Wakefield...

Mar 8, 2020

Mark A . Pelletier , age 72, of Wakefield died Sunday, March 8 at the Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, FL.

Born in Nashua, NH on May 7, 1947 he was the son of the late Paul and Malvina (Lapinskas) Pelletier .

Mr. Pelletier was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of St. Mary's...

Mar 5, 2020

Sally G. Chinchillo, 91, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, March 5th at her residence.

Born in Revere on April 1, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Phyllis (Tammaro) Picardi.

Mrs. Chinchillo was raised in Revere. She was a graduate of Revere High School and Maryland College. Mrs. Chinchillo had been a...

Mar 2, 2020

Lisa V. Abkarian, age 34 of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham died on March 2, 2020. She was born at Melrose/Wakefield Hospital on June 8, 1985. She was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2003. She enjoyed family time, karaoke, arts, beach and loved animals especially her cat, Stella.

Survived...

Mar 1, 2020

Sean Patrick Hurley, age 56, of Wakefield, died Sunday, March 1 at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Wareham on September 11, 1963 he was the son of the late Robert and Maura (O'Sullivan) Hurley.

Sean was raised in Duxbury and was a graduate of Duxbury High School. He went on to receive...

Feb 29, 2020

Donna Majeski, age 74, passed away suddenly on February 29th, 2020. Donna was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Donna was preceded in death by her parents Mary (Evangelista) Manuel and Domenic Manuel of Wakefield, MA. She was born on October 19, 1945 at Winchester Hospital. She was born and raised in Wakefield and was a proud...

Feb 27, 2020

Mary T. McCarthy Evans, 89, of Wakefield, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 27 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was born in Melrose on May 3, 1930 and was the daughter of Joseph M. and Julia L. (Connelly) McCarthy.

Mary, also known as "Honey" and "Meme" was...

Feb 26, 2020

Aurora O . Devine , age 91, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, February 26 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Avellino, Italy on December 18, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Filomena (Dragonetti) Cresta. The family moved to the United States in 1939, where they settled in Wakefield and raised their family....

Feb 26, 2020

Rami J . Wanis , age 51, of Wakefield died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Damascus, Syria on February 18, 1969 he was the son of Haneneh (Shankhour) Wanis the late Jamil T. Wanis . Rami was raised and educated in Wakefield and attended Wakefield High School.

Feb 23, 2020

Mary E. "Beth" Loud, 99, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Sunday, February 23 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on September 16, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Albert and M. Elizabeth (DeVeau) LeFave.

Beth was a retired cafeteria worker for the Wakefield School Department. She was a member of St....

Feb 22, 2020

William Nelson Goddard , 76, of Wakefield, MA, passed away at his home after a battle with cancer on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020.

Bill was born in Malden, MA on September 8th, 1943. He was the son of the late Prudence ( Nelson ) ( Goddard ) White and the late George Everett Goddard . Bill was...

Feb 15, 2020

Joseph P . McCallion , 86 of Wakefield died Saturday February 15, at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Woburn, August 27, 1933 he was the son of the late John and Theresa (McElhinney) McCallion .

Joseph was raised in Woburn and was a Woburn High School graduate with the class of 1950. He went on...

Feb 12, 2020

Norma M. Donovan, age 86, of Derry, NH, formerly of Wakefield, died on Wednesday February 12 at the Aurora Senior Living Center in Derry, NH.

She was born in Wakefield on May 25, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Soccorso and Mary (Santoro) Storti.

Norma was a graduate of Wakefield High School and...

Feb 11, 2020

John M . Ingersoll , 74 of North Reading and Norway, Maine formerly of Melrose, died on Tuesday, February 11 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1945, he was the son of the late Norman and Leticia (Walkins) Ingersoll .

Mr. Ingersoll was a graduate of...

Feb 11, 2020

Thomas G. Doucette. Age 80 of Wakefield died on Tuesday February 11, 2020 at The Bear Hill Nursing Center.

He was born on October 15, 1939 and was the son of the late Melbourne and Leah (DeVeau) Doucette.

Thomas was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1957. He was retired from the United...

Feb 11, 2020

Kathleen Trainor , 64 of Salisbury formerly of Wakefield died Tuesday February 11, at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

Born in Melrose December 25, 1955 she was the daughter of Mary (Ryan) Hanley and the late James Hanley.

Kathleen was a graduate of Malden High School class of 1973. She earned her Associate...

Feb 10, 2020

Constantin Andronache, a long time resident of Somerville, MA, passed away at his home on the morning of February 10th, 2020.

He was the son of Constantin and Dumitra Andronache. Constantin was born on February 5th, 1957, and he was raised and educated in Romania.

In 1990 he came to the US to continue his...

Feb 10, 2020

Julia R . Rea , 87, of Lynnfield, died on Monday February 10 at her residence.

Born in Lynn on December 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Lucy (Coscia) Bucchiere

Ms. Rea was a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1950 and attended Burdett Business School. She worked for...

Feb 10, 2020

Irene ( Atwood ) Carchia , age 96, of Reading formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, February 10 at her residence.

Irene was born on December 26, 1923, in Carver, MA. She grew up in E. Wareham and was a graduate of Wareham High School, Class of 1941. In 1943 she traveled to Washington D.C. and worked at...

Feb 9, 2020

Mary Louise "MaryLou" Herland passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 9, 2020. MaryLou was the daughter of Rudolph Boudreau and Mary Louise (Vacon) Boudreau and was born in Melrose MA on May 19, 1937. She was a graduate of Melrose High School where she met the love of her life, Frank Herland , Sr. Frank and...