Lynnfield Obituaries

Korean War veteran, sailor and WBZ news photographer

Published in the July 18, 2018 edition

REVERE — Charles R. Kaliris, 84, formerly of Revere and a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2018.

Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Charles and Loretta (Cassidy) Kaliris. He will be…

Published in the July 11, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Alfred J. French, 93, of Lynnfield, formerly of Chelsea died, Sunday, July 8, 2018 at his residence in Lynnfield.

Alfred was born on January 21, 1925 in Chelsea and was the son of the late Alfred and Lillian (Foley) French.

He was raised Chelsea and Lynnfield and…

Loved having the family together

Published in the July 11, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Gloria (Polcari) Romano, 95, of Lynnfield, formerly of Revere on July, 2, surrounded by her loving family.

Beloved wife of 66 years to the late Albert “Al” Romano. Born on October 14, 1922 to the late Angelo and Rose (DeYeso) Polcari.…

Enjoyed trips to Tanglewood and Symphony Hall

Published in the July 11, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Virginia Pauline Minichiello (White), 95, longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 28, 2018.  

A beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, “Gammy” cooked a perfect lasagna, had a fondness for Whitman’s Samplers, and was an…

Active in many, varied volunteer organizations

Published in the July 4, 2018 edition

PEABODY — Nancy Ward Snyder, 88, of Peabody, formerly of Hingham, and Newburgh, N.Y. passed away on June 25, 2018.

Nancy was born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on September 24,1929, the child of A.Walter and Anna Elizabeth (Colby) Ward. She received the…

Enjoyed baking chocolate chip cookies for her grandchildren

Published in the June 27, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Lorraine Apuzzo, 81, of Lynnfield, died Monday, June 18, 2018 in Naperville, Illinois.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on July 31, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Anna (Healy) Himpele.

Mrs. Apuzzo was raised…

LHS varsity girls’ basketball coach

Published in the June 13, 2018 edition

SAUGUS — James M. Perry, 54, died unexpectedly on June 5, 2018 at his home in Saugus.

He was the loving husband of his high school sweetheart, Susan E. (Cargill) Perry with whom he shared 28 years of marriage. He was the devoted…

Veteran of the Korean War

Published in the June 6, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — Alfred R. “Big Al” Bruzzese, Jr., 83, of Wakefield, formerly of Revere, died on Friday, June 1, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. 

Born in Boston, January 10, 1935, he was the son of the late Alfred R.,…

Lynnfield resident since 1957

Published in the June 6, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Marie A. (Shea) French, 88, of Lynnfield died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at her residence surrounded by family.

Marie was born in Boston on Sept. 12, 1929. She was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. She later worked…

Opera enthusiast who loved to travel

Published in the June 6, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Paul J. Stella, 82, resident of Lynnfield for over 50 years before relocating to Wakefield, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Born in Boston, Paul was the son of Sicilian immigrants, the late Joseph Stella from Santa Caterina…

Served as superintendent of Lynnfield Center Golf Course for over 68 years

Published in the June 6, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Robert G. Baker, 80, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died at his residence surrounded by his family on Friday, June 1, 2018 on what was the first day of his retirement after serving as the superintendent…

Enjoyed going to the opera

Published in the May 30, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Olga M. (Bacci) Polli, 93, of Lynnfield died on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at her son’s home in Gorham, Maine.

She was born in Somerville on May 15, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Alesandro and Amelia (Suffredini) Bacci.

Olga…