Obituaries

Jul 13, 2019

Margaret Regina (Hunt) Murphy , 84, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Saturday, July 13, 2019.

Regina was born in Boston on August 24, 1934 to the late William and Delia (Biesty) Hunt. She graduated from Mission Hill High School and received an Associate's Degree in Business Administration from Champerlayne Junior...

Jul 11, 2019

Virginia M. Kautz (Virgie), 84, of Lynnfield, MA and Naples, FL died on Thursday, July 11 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, MA after a most valiant effort to recover from emergency surgery and ensuing health struggles. In her usual manner, she applied the courage, determination, and zest for life she was known for to the very...

Jul 10, 2019

Jean M. Burke, age 84, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Wednesday, July 10 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Wakefield on July 31, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Marie (Hovak) Whitford.

Mrs. Burke was born and raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield...

Jul 9, 2019

Constance C. (Govostes) Murray, 86, of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, July 9 at her residence.

Born in Boston on November 3, 1932, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary E. (Mhoon) Govostes.

Mrs. Murray graduated Everett High School in 1949. She had been a Wakefield resident since 1976. Mrs. Murray was the...

Jul 7, 2019

Susan Anne Grilk, age 68, of Amesbury, formerly of Wakefield, died July 7 at her residence.

Born in Melrose on August 21, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Louis T. and Mary Alice (McGowan) Grilk.

Susan was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School and went on to receive...

Jul 4, 2019

Barbara D. Penniston, 91, of Lynnfield, died on Wednesday, July 3rd at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

Born in Boston on March 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Augustus F. and Margaret E. (Bolger) Lee.

Mrs. Penniston was raised and educated in Chelsea, MA. She had been a Lynnfield resident...

Jul 4, 2019

John F. Leahy, Jr. age 70 of Haverhill and formerly of No. Andover died suddenly July 4 at his home. Born in Boston on May 27, 1949 the son of Barbara (Farrell) of Canton and the late John F. Leahy.

He was raised in Canton and a graduate of Canton High School in 1967 and later graduated...

Jul 4, 2019

Stephen G. Brown "Brownie", of Naples, FL formerly of Reading died, July 4 at the age of 66, surrounded by his family.

He was born in Malden on May 14, 1953 and was the son of the late Everett W. Brown, Jr., and Marie C. (MacPherson) Brown.

Brownie was raised in Reading and was a...

Jun 30, 2019

Augustine (Faustino) P. Boccelli, a member of "The Greatest Generation", passed away on Sunday, June 30 at age 96. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving family.

Born and raised in Wakefield, he enlisted in the US Navy at the start of WWII. He served with honor in the elite Naval Armed Guard, and survived four North...

Jun 29, 2019

George Kostinden, 86, of Stoneham, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2019 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford, Massachusetts.

George was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on February 23, 1933, to the parents of Sotir and Anna Kostinden. George grew up in Somerville with his sister and 3 brothers: Angelina, Chris, Thomas, and William. George...

Jun 28, 2019

Lydia E. Labadini, age 97, of Woburn, formerly of Somerville and Medford, died Friday, June 28 at the Winchester Nursing Home with her family by her side.

Born in Newton on April 15, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Civita (Greco) DiVasta.

Mrs. Labadini was raised and educated in Somerville. She...

Jun 28, 2019

Lynne P. Pesce, 71 of Lynnfield, formerly of Lynn died Friday night at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Lynn, November 7, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Ellsworth and Phyllis (Lowe) Kesler.

Lynne was a graduate of Lynn English High School class of 1965 and Chandler Business School Class...

Jun 25, 2019

Alice M. (Belliveau) Ellis, 86, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield died Tuesday, June 25 in Peabody.

Alice was born in Lynn on May 12, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Alice (Savard) Belliveau.

Alice was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. She moved to...

Jun 23, 2019

Kathleen A. Brusseau, 75, of Lynnfield died on Sunday, June 23 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Kathleen was born in Melrose on January 19, 1944 and was the daughter of the late William B. and Edna M. (Ryan) Smith.

Kathleen was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1961. She...

Jun 21, 2019

Claire M. McCarthy, 76, of Charlestown formerly of Stoneham died on Friday, June 21 at the Cambridge Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on September 16, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Selma (Tufts) Burke.

Ms. McCarthy was raised and educated in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School, Class...

Jun 21, 2019

Florence Kulacz , 94, was always our Energizer Bunny - she just kept on going! Sadly, on June 21, she finally ran out of energy. Hers was a life well-lived, always helping people and saying something positive to most everyone she met.

The family dubbed her The Sole Survivor of Emerson Street. She couldn't believe that she...

Jun 20, 2019

Dorothy L. Gervais, age 72, of Wakefield, formerly of Stoneham, died Thursday, June 20 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Lowell on July 29, 1946 she was the daughter of the late André and Anita (Bertrand) Gervais.

Dorothy was raised in Lowell and attended St. Joan of Arc grammar school...

Jun 19, 2019

Kathleen Ann Cail, 67, passed away unexpectedly on June 19, 2019. Born on March 25, 1952 she was the fourth of six children of Glenn and Margretta Hobart. Graduating from Arlington, MA High School in 1970 she began working as an operator for Bell Telephone and was later promoted to outside sale representative for then AT&T.

She...

Jun 17, 2019

Patricia Susan Wheeler, 63, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully and without pain at Tufts Medical Center in Boston in the early hours of Monday, June 17th. She was surrounded by family and friends in the days and hours before her death and took her final breaths with her sister Judith and son Matthew by her side. She was born...

Jun 17, 2019

Geraldine M. Britner (Giblin) of Wakefield formerly of Watertown died on Monday, June 17 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.

Geraldine was born in Watertown on September 24, 1942 and was the daughter of the late James K. and Rose M. (Conway) Giblin.

Geraldine was raised in Watertown and was a graduate of St....