Lynnfield Obituaries

Former New England Telephone Company switchboard operator

Published in the March 29, 2017 edition

MELROSE — Barbara R. (Ianachino) Martone, 81, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on March 20, 2017. Barbara was born in Boston, was raised in the West End of Boston and attended Girls High in Boston, which is the oldest girls high…

Lifelong resident active at Saint Maria Goretti Church

Published in the March 22, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Karen R. Duggan, 73, of Lynnfield, died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Lynn on April 12, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lorna (Pratt) Simpson…

World War II veteran worked in food business

Published in the March 15, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Edward Paul Purtz, 92, of Lynnfield, passed away while surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. at Ledgewood Hospital in Beverly.

He lived his life with deep resilience, strong will, playfulness, and good humor…

Homemaker was dedicated to her family

Published in the March 15, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Barbara A. (Stinson) O’Leary, 72, of Lynnfield, formerly of North Reading and Reading, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the North Shore Medical Center at Union Hospital in Lynn.

Born in Milo, Maine on January 17, 1945, she…

Social worker grew up in Lynnfield

Published in the March 15, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Eileen “Eily” Donegan grew up in Lynnfield, and was the beloved daughter of John H. Donegan and Honora “Tootie” Dorothea (LeMoure) Donegan.

Eily deeply loved her four brothers, John “Sonny” Sullivan, survived by his wife Jeannette Sullivan of Brockton; John…

WWII veteran was an avid golfer

Published in the March 8, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Arnold H. Ahlquist Jr., 89, of Wakefield, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 4, 2017.

He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Marilyn L. (Rhodes).  He was the cherished father of Susan J. Ahlquist, Peter…

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

World War II veteran, prisoner of war, civil engineer

LYNNFIELD — Albert “Al” Romano of Lynnfield and formerly of Revere, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017 surrounded by family.

Al proudly served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, was a prisoner of…

World War II army sergeant worked for Travelers Insurance

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Cornelius G. Sullivan, 92, of Lynnfield and formerly of Mission Hill, died February 22, 2017 in Reading.

He was born in Boston on June 18, 1924, and was the son of the late Cornelius J. and Ellen…

Co-founder of Soderberg Insurance Services, active in community affairs

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Frances Roderick Soderberg, loving wife of Douglas Gunner Soderberg, mother of Craig, Kathryn and Karen, and grandmother of Josiah Soderberg, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2017.

Frances Evelyn was born in Caribou, Maine on December 2…

Peer specialist known for her advocacy and generosity

Published in the February 22, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Julia G. (Healey) Ciampa, 34, of Wakefield and formerly of North Reading, died unexpectedly on Monday, February 13, 2017.

Born in Cambridge on February 22, 1982, Julia was raised in North Reading and was a graduate of North…

U.S. Navy veteran; call firefighter for over 50 years

Published in the February 15, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Alan R. Macdonald, 77, of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died suddenly on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Union Hospital in Lynn.

Born in Boston on March 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Walter…

Taught kindergarten at Tower Day School

Published in the February 15, 2017 edition

PEABODY — Helen Jensen Butcher, 100, of Peabody formerly of Lynnfield, died on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Brooksby Village in Peabody.

Born in Little Falls, Minnesota on July 19, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen…