Lynnfield Obituaries

Cherished by her family

Published in the March 30, 2016 edition

SAUGUS — Cynthia A. (Spadafora) McQueen, of Saugus, passed away on March 1, 2016.

Cynthia was the beloved wife of 58 years to Donald McQueen of Saugus. She was the loving mother of Robin McQueen-Lynch and her husband Brian of Wilton, Conn.; Robert McQueen…

Principal engineer at MITRE Corp.

Published in the March 23, 2016 edition

BEDFORD — Michael C. Cascio passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, following a lengthy and valiant struggle with colon cancer. He was 50 years of age.

Born and raised in upper state New York, he came to…

Published in the March 16, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — Nancy DeRosa passed away in her sleep on Saturday night, March 5, 2016. She was the wife of Nicholas L. DeRosa and she was the daughter of Earl and Helen (Bassett) Bemiss of Pittsfield.

Funeral services will be private.

Arrangements are in the care of the…

Owned Glenhill Cleaners in Wakefield

Published in the March 16, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Theresa E. (Burke) Glennon passed away at her home in Melrose, on March 7, 2016. She was 89 years old.

Theresa was born in Boston on April 22, 1926 to the late Joseph and Mary Lillian (Curley) Burke. She was raised…

Accomplished clarinet player

Published in the March 9, 2016 edition

LOWELL — Edward H. Wiley of Lowell, 75, died February 23, 2016 in Lowell after a long period of failing health.

He was born in Melrose on February 6, 1941 and was the beloved son of the late Arthur L. and Ruth E (Ober) Wiley…

Dedicated family man

Published in the March 9, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — Edward R. “Hap” Bennett of Lynnfield passed away on March 6 at home surrounded by his family. He was 83-years-old.

Edward was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother and friend and he will be missed by all who knew him.

Edward…

Worked for New England Telephone Co.

Published in the March 2, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — Thomas “Mickey” Mountain, Sr., 87, passed away peacefully at his home early Friday evening, February 26, 2016 surrounded by his children and grandchildren.

Mickey, as he was called since childhood, was the son of Andrew and Agnes (Corr) Mountain, and…

Enjoyed cooking, Good Harbor Beach and family time

Published in the February 24, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — Helen K. Paolini, 83, of Lynnfield, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Boston on June 4, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Edna (Kossowski) Loiko.

Helen was raised in…

Served in U.S. Navy during World War II

Published in the February 24, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — Robert A. Schmidt, 90, of Lynnfield died Thursday, Feb. 18 at Billerica Crossing.

Robert was born in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Sept. 14, 1925 and was the son of the late Albert and Anna (Steab) Schmidt.

He was…

Midwife, nurse who dedicated her life

Published in the February 24, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary T. (Mannion) Vail, 79, of Lynnfield. Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and sister passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.

Born…

Executive assistant worked for Mayor Sonny Bono

Published in the February 24, 2016 edition

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Mary T. “Mae” Martin, 87, of Palm Springs, Calif. and formerly of East Boston died Feb. 13 in Palm Springs.

She was born in Boston on June 6, 1928 and was the beloved daughter of the late…

Worked for DPW

Published in the February 17, 2016 edition

SAUGUS — Richard Peabody, age 51, died unexpectedly Saturday, February 13 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital. He was the loving husband of Barbara (Alexander) Peabody.

Born in Boston and raised in Lynnfield, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Noreen C. (Crowe) Peabody…