Obituaries

Dec 15, 2018

Michael C . Christopher , age 64, of Sanbornville, NH formerly of Wakefield, MA, died Saturday, December 15, 2018.

Born in Melrose on August 25, 1954 he was the son of the late Calvin and Ethel (Williams) Christopher .

Mike was raised in Wakefield and was a member of the first graduating class of the...

Dec 13, 2018

Mary Ann Doherty , age 85, of Wakefield, died peacefully December 13 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in South Boston on December 8, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Ignaz and Anna (Kevartas) Voveris.

Mrs. Doherty was raised and educated in South Boston. At the age of 16, she entered into...

Dec 11, 2018

Amandee Elaine Hoctor, age 23, a lifelong Wakefield resident died unexpectedly after a long battle with addiction on Tuesday, December 11.

She was born in Methuen on May 15, 1995 and was a graduate of St. Joseph School and the Northeast Vocational High School, Class of 2013.

She is survived by her mother; Elaine Hoctor-deVos...

Dec 5, 2018

Harvey Lloyd Spector , age 85, of Stoneham formerly of Wakefield died on Wednesday December 5 at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Born in Everett on October 13, 1933, he was the son of the late John and Mildred ( Lloyd ) Spector .

Mr. Spector was a graduate of Everett High School, Class...

Dec 4, 2018

Marion Edythe Peeke, age 100, long time Lynnfield resident died peacefully Tuesday, December 4 at her home. Born in Newburyport she was the daughter of the late Budd Tuck and Josephine (French) Tuck.

Mrs. Peeke was a graduate of Newbury High School and Bryant & Stratton Commercial School, Boston. She was a den mother, Sunday school teacher...

Dec 2, 2018

Mark A. Lamusta, 62, a lifelong Lynnfield resident died on Sunday, December 2 at the Mass General Hospital.

Born in Boston on June 26, 1956, he was the son of Richard Lamusta, Sr. of Lynnfield and the late Janet (Wright) Lamusta.

Mr. Lamusta was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class of 1975 and Northeastern...

Dec 1, 2018

James J. Wiswall, age 62, of Stoneham died Saturday, December 1 at his residence.

Born in Lynn on October 24, 1956 he was the son of the late James G. and Jeanette (Maguire) Wiswall.

Mr. Wiswall was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High School in 1975. He had been a longtime...

Dec 1, 2018

Nov 30, 2018

Eleanor M. Barry, age 89, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Friday, November 30 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born on June 25, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Jessie (Thomas) Hamel.

Mrs. Barry had been a Wakefield resident for more than 65 years and was a member of St. Florence Church. She...

Nov 30, 2018

Samuel "Sam" J. Donato, Jr, age 70, formerly of Saugus and Wakefield, died, after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was husband to Kathleen M (Stafford) Donato, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage. He was born in Malden to Samuel J Donato, Sr and Phyllis E (Barratt) Donato. He was a graduate of Saugus...

Nov 30, 2018

Jeannette "Jean" (Dennehy) Fantone, age 89, of Lynnfield, MA died Friday, November 30, 2018.

She was born to Jeannette and Dennis Dennehy on February 18, 1929. Her mother was a piano teacher and her father a co-owner of Dennehy Brothers Dairy in Milton, MA.

Mrs. Fantone was raised in Quincy, MA and graduated from Thayer...

Nov 30, 2018

Martha C. Coughlin, age 89, of Haverhill and Del Ray Beach, FL, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, November 30 at Lawrence General Hospital.

Born in Amherst on September 20, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ellen (Doran) Dickinson.

Mrs. Coughlin was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of St. Mary's...

Nov 29, 2018

Ruth Thomson Bridge , 96, formerly of Wakefield MA, died on Thursday, November 29 at the Edgewood Lifecare Community in North Andover, surrounded by her family.

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois on January 22, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William E. Thomson and Mary E. (Willard) Thomson . She was a graduate of MacMurray College...

Nov 29, 2018

Charlene M . Craig , 57, of Newton, formerly of Waltham, passed away on November 29, 2018.

She is survived by her father, Arthur F. Craig of Peabody, her sisters and brothers-in-law, Laureen P. Flint and her husband Steven of Methuen, Carolyn J. Goldstein and her husband Scott of Middleton, Cheryl A. Flynn and her husband Michael...

Nov 27, 2018

John Murray Flynn , 79, of Raymond, New Hampshire, passed away at his home on November 27, 2018. Born and raised in Stoneham, Massachusetts, he graduated from Stoneham High School in 1957.

As a freshman at Salem State College, inspired by Jack Kerouac's On The Road, Jackie shocked everyone, especially his family, by dropping out of school...

Nov 26, 2018

Fay was born and raised in Medford, graduating from Medford High School in 1950. She then attended Boston University beginning a lifelong support of the Terrier hockey program.

A season ticket holder for decades, Fay and her late husband Mitch seldom missed a pregame meal at the Mount Vernon or a Terrier tilt dating back to the...

Nov 24, 2018

Stella M . Zitzow , age 95, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, November 24 at the Peregrine Assisted Living in Tewksbury.

Born in Wakefield on September 2, 1923 she was the daughter of the late John and Annie (Pankowska) Procurot.

Mrs. Zitzow was raised in Wakefield and had been a longtime resident of...

Nov 22, 2018

Annette F . Gill of Wakefield and formerly of Medford died November 22 in Lexington at age 94. Mrs. Gill was born in Malden on January 28, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Ella F . (McNeil) Perry. She was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1941. She...

Nov 21, 2018

Mary C. "Tina" Infurna, age 89, of Newport, RI, formerly of Stoneham, Lynnfield & Marco Island, FL, died Wednesday, November 21 in Newport, RI.

Born in Boston on August 13, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah (Abbate) Faraci.

Tina was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High...

Nov 20, 2018

Mary E. Smallwood, age 89, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, November 20 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Boston on April 17, 1929 she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Crowley) Fitzpatrick.

Mary was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Charlestown High School. Following graduation, she went on...