Obituaries

Sep 1, 2019

Bernard (Bernie) MacKenna was born on April 1, 1934; he passed away peacefully at Winchester Hospital on September 1, 2019. He was the son of the late George and Jessie MacKenna and loving brother to Barbara Adams of Peabody and the late June McElroy of Peabody. Bernie was raised and educated in Lynn, MA and was a graduate of...

Aug 30, 2019

Billy B . Hughes , 36, of Dorchester died on Friday, August 30.

Born in Winchester on October 7, 1982, he was the son of Doreen F. (Pratt) Hughes of Woburn and the late William B . Hughes .

Billy was raised and educated in Winchester. He worked as a Security Guard for many restaurants...

Aug 29, 2019

John Ingham Gaythwaite was born in West Lynn, MA to William Gaythwaite and Annis Oxley on 3 August 1917. He married Doris Rich in 1943 and following the end of WWII they built their home in Lynnfield, MA where they resided for 60 years and raised two sons, John W. and Gary G. Gaythwaite . John and Doris moved...

Aug 29, 2019

Frank C. Masiello, 65, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, August 29 at his home.

He was born in Lynn on January 6, 1954 and was the son of Eileen (Golden) Masiello and the late Frank Masiello.

Frank was most proud of his family. The best days of his life were spent with his 6 year...

Aug 28, 2019

Douglas W . Toth , 66, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, August 28 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Melrose on January 2, 1952, he was the son of the late John S. and Maida (Purrington) Toth .

Mr. Toth was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He served in the United States...

Aug 28, 2019

Judith L. "Judy" Hafferty , age 78, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 28 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Winchester on December 12, 1940 she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Wilder) Burns.

Judy was raised and educated in Reading and was a graduate of Reading High School, Class of 1958. She...

Aug 26, 2019

Jennifer McNall passed away on August 26, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Jennifer is a lifelong resident of the town of Wakefield and a graduate from Wakefield High School in 1986. Jennifer was most recently employed at Winchester Hospital in the intensive care unit. Jennifer was the loving wife of...

Aug 23, 2019

Robert Carl Colucci, age 62, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away on August 23rd, 2019 following complications from surgery.

Born at Lynn Hospital on December 16th, 1956, he was the son of the late Carl Colucci and Lillian "Queenie" Blangio Colucci, former owners of Circle Bowl in Lynnfield.

Bobby was one of Lynnfield's sons....

Aug 21, 2019

Philip J. Holland, 86, of Woburn died peacefully on Wednesday, August 21 at his residence.

Born in Malden on May 24, 1933, he was the son of the late Francis and Helen (McEvoy) Holland.

Mr. Holland was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1952. He served in the United States Army during...

Aug 21, 2019

Paula J. Merrigan, age 64, formerly of Boxford and Somerville, died Wednesday, August 21 at her residence.

Born in Somerville on September 22, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Vincenza (DiRocco) Dennehy.

Paula was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School, Class of 1972. She had been...

Aug 21, 2019

Rose Weeks , age 98, of Revere, formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 21 in Hingham.

Born in Chelsea on July 21, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Matilda (Holmes) Jacobs.

Mrs. Weeks was a longtime Wakefield resident, having lived in the area for more than 50 years. She was a...

Aug 19, 2019

Owen J. McGarrahan, Jr., age 77, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, died Monday, August 19 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Boston on December 3, 1941 he was the son of the late Owen J. McGarrahan, Sr. and Ellen (Golden) McGarrahan.

Mr. McGarrahan was raised in Milton and attended St. Francis...

Aug 19, 2019

Carol A. Arsenault, 79, of Lynnfield formerly of Saugus, died on Monday, August 19 at her residence.

Born in Swampscott on January 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George and Rosella (Bockus) Smiledge.

Mrs. Arsenault was raised and educated in Lynn. She had been a Saugus resident for over 20 years. Mrs....

Aug 18, 2019

Ann Marie Dewey , 76, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, died on Sunday, August 18 at St. Anne's Residential Care.

Born in Cambridge on May 31, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Tilda (Camara) Silva.

Mrs. Dewey had lived in Las Vegas for the past seven years...

Aug 15, 2019

Marilyn S . Meads , 87, of Wakefield formerly of Terre Haute, Indiana, died on Thursday, August 15 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Mattoon, Illinois on June 19, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John and Suzie (Storm) Sparks.

Ms. Meads was a graduate of Mattoon High School, Class of 1951. She...

Aug 12, 2019

Irene Margaret (Lovett) Whitehead , formerly of Wakefield, MA died August 12th at the age of 87, at the Hannah B. Shaw Nursing Center in Middleboro, MA, while convalescing from a recent illness.

Born and raised in the Parish of Greenford, Burrough of Ealing in West London, U.K., Irene was a young school girl during the air...

Aug 11, 2019

Jennifer Wilkins Chapin , known to all as Jeffie, died from injuries sustained in an equestrian accident on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in Woodstock, Vermont. Jeffie was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 27, 1987 to Sarah and Stephen Wilkins. She attended Garrison Forest School in Maryland, Andover NH Elementary/Middle School, and Proctor Academy. Jeffie earned a Bachelor's Degree...

Aug 10, 2019

Eleanor M . Malonson , age 88, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Saturday, August 10 at her residence.

Born in Wakefield on January 24, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Leo Gerrior and Eleanor (Cullen).

Mrs. Malonson was raised in Wakefield and had attended Wakefield schools. She had worked for the former...

Aug 9, 2019

Edward Henry Whalley Jr., 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 9, 2019.

Born in Salem, Mass, to the late Edward Henry and Beatrice (Reid) Whalley, Ed was a graduate of Saint John's Preparatory School and Merrimack College and a longtime resident of Lynnfield. Ed was a devoted family man and professional golfer, who enjoyed teaching, competing...

Aug 7, 2019

Martha Francis Barbas 89, peacefully departed to heaven on August 7th, surrounded by loved ones. Her firm belief in God and her devotion to Jesus Christ supported her throughout her life, ultimately giving her peace, the one thing she always spoke of PEACE.

Martha was born to the late Alice and Frank Znotas of Hyde Park. There...