Lynnfield Obituaries

Former Lynnfield firefighter worked for GE

Published in the September 13, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — James Vangelder, 62, of Lynnfield passed on September 4, 2017 surrounded by loving family.

Born in Melrose on August 8, 1955 to John and Irene Vangelder, Jim attended Lynnfield Public Schools, where he pitched for the high school baseball team…

Former Korean War veteran worked for EPA

Published in the August 30, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Chesley “Chet” Vail, 87, of Lynnfield, died Tuesday, August 22 at the Sutton Hill Center in North Andover.

Born in Somerville on April 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Alexander C. and Alice C. (Gillingham) Vail…

Lynnfield resident for 44 years worked in real estate

Published in the August 16, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Ann S. Bishop of Lynnfield died on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Formerly of Wilmington, Ann had been a Lynnfield resident for over 44 years. Mrs. Bishop spent 25 years…

U.S. Army veteran owned Simmons Real Estate

Published in the August 9, 2017 edition

SALEM — Richard D. Simmons, 95, of Salem, formerly of Lynnfield, died at his residence on August 2, 2017.

Richard was born in Fall River on May 20, 1922 and was the son of the late Richard and Florence (Taggart) Simmons…

Longtime resident loved spending time with family 

Published in the August 9, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD – Jean Elizabeth (Hoering) Otis, 86, formerly a 47-year resident of Lynnfield, and an over 10-year resident of Brooksby Village, Peabody, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017 at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody. 

Jean was the…

Published in the August 2, 2017 edition.

DANVERS — William “Bill” J. Clark Jr., 96, M.D., formerly of Lynnfield and Scituate, Massachusetts, died peacefully on July 22, 2017 at home in Danvers.

Bill was the son of the late William J. Sr. and Julia (Graham) Clark, and was the brother of the late Rev. Graham…

Housewife lived in town for 53 years

Published in the July 26, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Sheila M. (Ewing) Hall, 70, of Lynnfield and formerly of West Peabody, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. 

Born in Lynn, on August 20, 1946, she was the daughter of the late…

Watchmaker and jeweler owned Lynnfield Jewelers

Published in the July 26, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Barkev “Barkey” Gulezian, 96, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Goldenview Healthcare Center in Meredith, N.H.

Barkey was born February 12, 1921 in Haverhill, the son of the late Peter and Pauline (Terzian) Gulezian. A watchmaker…

WWII Navy veteran was former Asst. Principal at Lynnfield Jr. High

Published in the July 26, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — John E. Huttunen, 88, a resident of Wakefield and formerly of Randolph and Rockport, passed away of natural causes at home with the support of hospice on Monday, July 3, 2017.

John was born on…

Medical records asst. worked at MWH

Published in the July 19, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Margaret (Thomas) “Peggy” Miano, 83, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.

Margaret was born in Cambridge, and was a daughter of the late Manuel and Helen (Gagnon) Thomas. She…

Avid boater was formerly of Lynnfield

Published in the July 12, 2017 edition

PALM CITY, FLA. — Katherine A. (Ledbetter) Neumann, 89, of Palm City, Florida, passed away April 25, 2017 surrounded by her family.

Prior to settling in Florida, she lived in Schenectady, N.Y., and Lynnfield and Marblehead, Mass. where she and her husband…

Dedicated to her family, golf enthusiast

Published in the June 28, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Pauline (Johnson) Mountain, 88, of Lynnfield, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully in her sleep on June 24, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was the wife of Thomas “Mickey” Mountain, who died last year.

Pauline, the daughter of Lloyd…