Obituaries

May 18, 2020

George H. Kazanjian, age 91, a former longtime Stoneham resident died May 18 in Tewksbury. He was born in Arlington, MA on July 7, 1928 and was the son of the late Harach and Hossanah Kazanjian. He was raised in Arlington and was a graduate of Arlington High School. He later went on to serve as a Corporal with...

May 18, 2020

Bridget M . Ryan , age 76, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield and Brookline, died Monday, May 18 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Annaghmacooleen, Cloone, County Leitrim, Ireland on January 6, 1944, she was the beloved daughter of the late Bernard and MaryKate (O'Rourke) Ryan .

She was the loving...

May 18, 2020

Ronald F. Mauriello, 84, of Wakefield formerly of Malden died May, 18, 2020.

Ronald was born on February 1, 1936 and was the son of the late Mario G. and Rose (Colannino) Mauriello.

Ronald was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1953 and was the Captain of the...

May 16, 2020

Margaret (Peggy) Reynolds lived a pious and respectful life. She grew up in Dorchester Massachusetts. She and her twin sister Marion were the fourth and fifth children of Delia (Brigit) and Thomas Reynolds; from Flaska County Galway and Drumshanbo Leitrim Ireland. (Siblings were Francis, Catherine, Dorothy, Marion & Thomas).

Peggy and her siblings were forged by tragedy...

May 16, 2020

Stephen Morgan Winslow May 19, 1935 - May 16, 2020

Passed on Saturday, May 16, just three days shy of his 85th birthday. He was surrounded by his wife, Val, of 63 years, and his five children, at his long-time home in Lynnfield, MA.

Steve was first in his class at Lynn English high school,...

May 15, 2020

Pauline (Fraughton) Sweeney of Stoneham, MA passed away May 15, 2020 at age 98. She was the wife of the late Hugh Sweeney who passed away in October 2019 at the age of 100.

Pauline was born August 27, 1921 and grew up in Wakefield, MA. She was the daughter of the late Emery Fraughton and Delsie...

May 14, 2020

Eleanor Rose Hurley , age 85, of Wakefield, died Thursday, May 14 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston of June 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Theresa (Porter) Hicks.

Eleanor was born, raised, and educated in Boston; it is also where she met her husband, a neighbor, John P....

May 12, 2020

Sandra Lea (Gopen) Motzkin, 75, of Lynnfield died at her home on Tuesday May 12 after a hard fought battle with brain cancer.

Born in Malden on August 13, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Alma (Lawson) Gopen.

Sandra was a graduate of Malden High School class of 1962 She had...

May 12, 2020

Thomas W. Kearney, 80, of Danvers formerly of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, May 12 at the Academy Manor in Andover.

Born in Boston on February 12, 1940, he was the son of the late Thomas V. and Madeline (Ramsdell) Kearney.

Mr. Kearney was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1957. He had been...

May 12, 2020

Lillian Ann Mauriello , 80, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Tuesday, May 12 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on February 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Zaya) Cardile.

Mrs. Mauriello was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1957 and Bunker Hill Community College. She...

May 11, 2020

Thomas Michael O'Melia, Sr., age 67, of Leesburg, FL, formerly of Stoneham, died Monday, May 11 in Florida.

Born in Melrose on February 3, 1953 he was the son of the late William E. and Dorothy L. (Gerard) O'Melia.

Mr. O'Melia was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School. He had...

May 10, 2020

Florence E. (Wolseley) Muccio , from Stoneham, MA passed away on May 10, 2020 at the Wakefield Center Nursing Home in Wakefield, MA. She was 78 years old.

Florence was born June 11, 1941 in Boston, MA. She was the daughter of the late Walter H., and Alice (Reardon) Wolseley, both from Boston, MA.

She...

May 7, 2020

Alvira (Vera) T . Picardi (Renda), 91 from Wakefield passed away peacefully on May 7, 2020 at the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home in Beverly. Vera was born in Malden on February 25, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Paul & Ida (Vuolo) Renda.

Vera was raised in Malden and graduated from Chevrus High School and...

May 7, 2020

Marjorie S. Roos, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Thursday, May 7th after a long, heartbreaking battle with Alzheimers.

Marjorie was born in Everett, MA on January 29, 1939. She was the middle of three daughters born to the late Stephen and Helen (Doherty) Jay. She was predeceased by her sister Mary and her husband...

May 5, 2020

Mary Lorraine Kelley , "Chickie" of Stoneham passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Hearthstone Alzheimer Care in Woburn due to COVID-19. She was 88 years old. Mary was born in Boston on December 11, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Richard and Anna (O'Brien) Glavin. She was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of...

May 5, 2020

Carol M. Pizzano, 87 of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham and Melrose, died Tuesday May 5, at The Aberjona Nursing Center of Winchester. Born in Melrose, December 24, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Mary (MacNeil) Wortman.

Carol was a graduate of Melrose High School and Massachusetts General School of Nursing. She was a...

May 4, 2020

Baldwin "Dom" M. Domingo, 93 of Wakefield, MA formerly of Dover, NH passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2020.

Born in Hamakuapoko, Maui, Hawaii on December 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Braulio and Regina (Molina) Domingo.

Dom graduated from Maui High School, then earned a Bachelor of Arts from the...

May 3, 2020

John F Stanton , a lifetime Wakefield resident passed away peacefully Sunday at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, he was 88 years old. John was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1950. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the co- owner of P&J Construction Company for 30 years. After his retirement he went on...

May 3, 2020

Anthony L. Battaglia, 83, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, May 3 at the Winchester Nursing Center.

Born in Italy on December 13, 1936, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Lucia (Monterosso) Battaglia.

Mr. Battaglia had been a Wakefield resident since 1954 and had moved to Wakefield when he was 18 years old....

May 2, 2020

Chambers , Rita J of Cambridge, MA - wife of the late Robert Chambers of Stoneham, MA and mother of son Edward Chambers (wife Cheri) of Jupiter, FL and the late Robert Chambers .

She is survived by sister Jean Flynn (Somerville), brother Edward DeRose (Cambridge), grandchildren Jacquelyn Chambers (Atlanta, GA) and Robert Chambers Jr (Cambridge)