Lynnfield Obituaries

A woman with a huge heart who loved animals

WAKEFIELD — Christine M. “Chris” West, 68, a resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

Chris was born in North Adams on Aug. 27, 1953, and was one of three children of the late Edward J. West and Dorothy E…

A loving wife and mother who loved decorating for every holiday

WAKEFIELD — Josephine Breslin, 99, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at her daughter Jackie’s home surrounded by loving family members on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022.

Born in Lawrence on Oct. 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and…

Schell Transportation owner loved his family, reading

LYNNFIELD — Lawrence “Larry” Schelzi, 65, of Lynnfield, formerly of Woburn, was with his family, surrounded with love, when he peacefully passed on Feb. 2, 2022.

Born and raised in Woburn, Larry was the son of Emma (DeMonico) Schelzi and the late Rocco Schelzi of Woburn. In addition…

BEVERLY — Betty E. Prendergast, 92 of Beverly, died on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 at the Beverly Hospital.

She was born in Melrose on Nov. 26, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Madison and Alice (Bowen) Belliveau.

Betty graduated from Malden High School as a member of the Class of 1947, and attended…

Had a passion for gardening, travel and music

LYNNFIELD — Domenic (Bob) R. Sarcia, 79 of Lynnfield, formerly of Westford and Sandwich, died on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 due to complications from ALS with his family by his side.

He was born in East Boston on Nov. 28, 1942, and was the son of the…

Loving husband, father and grandfather

READING — Michael Pagliuca, 80, of Reading, passed away on January 23, 2022.

Michael was born in Avellino, Italy to the late Antonio and Antonietta (Grieci) Pagliuca. He was the beloved husband of the late Paula (McIntyre). He was the devoted father of Eric Prior and his wife, Christine “Tina…

Adored her family, worked in pharmaceutical sales

LYNNFIELD — Jennifer (Merrill) Tringali, 50, of Lynnfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

She was the daughter of Gary and Wilma (Russell) Merrill of Sandwich.

Jennifer was a 1989 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough and received her degree in Marketing from UMass…

A loving mother and grandmother

BEVERLY — Barbara V. Brinkers, 88, formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, died on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at the Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation Center in Beverly.

She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on Jan. 20, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Yanish) Antin.

Barbara was…

Loved going skiing with her family

LYNNFIELD — Arline E. Cohee, 93, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Born in Boston and raised in Winthrop, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Turpeinen) Cushman.

Arline was a graduate of Winthrop High School…

The Force is strong with this one

LYNNFIELD — Anna Mildred Pierce, 95, passed away on January 10, 2022.

Anna was born on May 7, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Dennis and Anna-Pearl Keller. She graduated from Medford High School as a member of the Class of 1944. She met her future…

An avid reader who had an eye for fashion

NAPLES, Fla. — Joan Mosher, 92, of Naples, Florida, passed away from kidney disease peacefully and surrounded by family on January 3, 2022, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born on February 2, 1929 in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late William and…

Enjoyed spending time with family, cooking

REVERE — Dora Ciriello, 79, of Revere, formerly of Everett, died on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

She was born in Italy on Sept. 26, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Florindo and Diamante (Frongillo) DeCristofaro.

Dora loved to spend time with her family…