Obituaries

Apr 24, 2018

Josephine DiNanno , 90, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, April 24 at the Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington.

Born in Filetto, Italy on December 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Maria (Cicchini) DiNanno .

Ms. DiNanno graduated in 1946 from Everett High School with honors. She was a member of...

Apr 23, 2018

Margaret B . Moore , 87, of Wakefield died on Monday, April 23 at the Winchester Hospital.

Margaret was born in Everett on May 21, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Ann (Lyons) Meuse.

Margaret was a former president of the Middlesex Legal Secretaries Association and had worked as a...

Apr 18, 2018

Gail P. Courtney, age 82, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died Wednesday, April 18 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Holyoke on August 10, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Anastasia (Hall) Moakler.

Gail was raised in Springfield and was a graduate of Commerce High School. Shortly...

Apr 17, 2018

Eileen T. Layton, age 85, of Peabody, formerly of Tewksbury and Somerville, died Tuesday, April 17 in Wilmington.

Born in Somerville on December 4, 1932 she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Driscoll) Canty.

Mrs. Layton was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Clements High School of Medford, Class...

Apr 9, 2018

Dorothea C . Tremblay , age 95, of Lynnfield, died Monday, April 9 at her residence.

Born in Salem on January 22, 1923 she was the daughter of the late John J. and Cecilia F. (Sullivan) Barry.

She was the beloved wife of the late Leo E. Tremblay . She was the loving mother of...

Apr 6, 2018

John A. Dussault, Jr., 79, of Wakefield died on Friday, April 6 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Boston on November 30, 1938, he was the son of the late John A. and Irene (Malinowski) Dussault.

Mr. Dussault was raised in Everett and had been a Wakefield resident since 1972. He...

Apr 6, 2018

Charles Hurley , 79, of Wakefield, died on Friday April 6 at the High Point House in Haverhill

Born in Malden on March 4, 1939, he was the son of the late Daniel and Helen (McCarthy) Hurley .

Mr. Hurley was a graduate of Malden Catholic. He had been a Wakefield resident for the past...

Apr 4, 2018

Lillian C . Roberto , a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, April 4 at the Oosterman's Rest Home in Wakefield.

Born in Wakefield on March 9, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Cavalieri) Puleo.

Mrs. Roberto was raised and educated in Wakefield. She was a longtime devoted member of St....

Apr 3, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Dirrane, 72, of Wakefield, MA, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on April, 21, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Mansell) Gilchrist.

Patricia was raised in Watertown and attended Sacred Heart School and St. Patrick's High School. She worked at Annie's' Book Stop...

Apr 3, 2018

Shirley (Wolfe) Bernhard , of Peabody, MA, a former Registered Nurse serving New York City hospitals and schools, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the age of 90.

Shirley will be remembered for the joy she brought to life and to those around her, her generosity of spirit and her determination to further world peace and...

Apr 2, 2018

Kenneth E. Thompson of Lynnfield, died on Monday, April 2 at the Salem Hospital.

He was born on December 30th, 1945, and was the son of the late Thomas and Gladys (Taylor) Thompson.

Kenneth was a graduate of Arlington High School, class of 1964. After high school, Kenneth attended Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern...

Apr 1, 2018

Lorraine E . Prive passed away peacefully at the age of 86 surrounded by her four children on Easter Sunday. She grew up in Stoneham, Mass., the daughter of John and Augusta LeBlanc. Lorraine was married in 1950, beloved wife of Andrew L. Prive , Jr. (deceased). Together, they built a lovely home and raised their children in Stoneham....

Mar 31, 2018

ALLAN, Judith Marie (Conley), March 31, age 73. Loving mother of Kenneth R. Allan of Stoneham, Scott D. Allan and husband Luiz Costa, Jr. of NY and Nancy A. Allan of Stoneham. Devoted grandmother of Jasmine and Kesandra. Sister of Tilly Foley and Barbara Tirimacco. Also survived by her former husband Robert G. Allan .

A life-long...

Mar 30, 2018

Anne Loughlin, 91, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died peacefully on Friday March 30, 2018 at Lahey Hospital having been visited by many family and friends.

Born in Boston, on July 28, 1926, she was the daughter of Leo P. and Eva M. Fahey. Anne was raised in Milton, MA and graduated Milton High School. She earned...

Mar 30, 2018

Thomas E. Brennan, 72, of Reading died on Friday, March 30 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Thomas was born in Winthrop, MA on September 29, 1945 and was the son of the late Charles F. and Eleanor K. (McGuiness) Brennan.

Thomas was raised in Winthrop and attended Dominic Savio High School and later graduated from...

Mar 27, 2018

Camella A. Fondini, 93, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Tuesday, March 27 at her residence.

Born in Wakefield on November 9, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Felice and Susie (Evangelista) D'Alessandro.

Mrs. Fondini was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1941. She had retired in 1994 as a Patient...

Mar 25, 2018

Rev. Dr. Merle R. Jordan, Prof. Emeritus, B.U. School of Theology and former Director of Danielsen Institute, of Stoneham, died on Sunday, March 25 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Portland, Maine on March 4, 1931, he was the son of Everett C. Jordan and Ida Mae Moore, who died of scarlet fever when Merle was 51/2...

Mar 25, 2018

Irene M. McLaughlin, 88 of Lakeland, Florida formerly of Medford and Somerville died Sunday, March 25, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center. Born in Boston, March 29, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bettina (DiGiralomo) Giordano.

Irene was raised in Medford, and was a graduate of St. Clement High School. Early in her...

Mar 24, 2018

Evan Mark Scollard, US Navy, of Lynnfield passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the age of 23. Born in Boston on December 19, 1994 he was the son of Mark and Carolyn (Connell) Scollard of Lynnfield.

Evan grew up in Lynnfield and was a graduate of St. John's Preparatory School, Class of 2013. During high school,...

Mar 24, 2018

John E. Callahan, age 91 of Stoneham, died on Saturday March 24 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

He was born in Medford on June 29, 1926 and was the son of the late Henry and Roseanne (O'Neil) Callahan.

John was a graduate of Medford High School, class of 1944. He was a retired meat...