Lynnfield Obituaries

Surgeon, physician

 Published in the November 11, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Professor Dr. Geza J. Jako from Melrose was a world famous surgeon, physician scientist, professor, inventor, educator, presidential appointee, loving husband, devoted father, cherished grandfather and visionary. He was the inventor of soft tissue microsurgery, laser surgery, modern techniques of minimally invasive surgery and…

Lynnfield resident belonged to Red Cross

 Published in the November 11, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Evelyn (Scanlan) Rinn, 92, of Lynnfield and formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Reading after a brief illness.

Born in Malden on Oct. 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Loretto (Kelley) Scanlan…

Active at Centre Congregational Church

Published in the November 4, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Elva P. (Veinotte) (Goodale) Batchelder, 93, of Lynnfield, formerly of Middleton, and the beloved wife of the late Paul W. Goodale and the late Lew A. Batchelder, died Sunday, Oct. 25 at Sunrise Assisted Living, surrounded by her loving family.

Elva…

Served in World War II

Published in the November 4, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Louis J. Bagley, 89, of Wakefield died on Aug. 12 in Ventura, Calif.

Louis was born in a loving home on John Street in Reading on March 29, 1926. He was the son of Phillip and Teresa (Cuneo) Bacigalupo, as well…

Longtime resident active at Saint Maria Goretti Church

Published in the October 28, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Mary S. Manning, 91, of Lynnfield died on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Mrs. Manning was born in Medford on May 14, 1924. She was the daughter of the late John and…

Had a passion for sewing

Published in the October 28, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Sally T. (Karwoska) Kelley, a long time resident of Lynnfield, died Friday, Oct. 23, at the Pilgrim Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody. She was 100 years old.

Born in 1915 in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Michael…

Former executive secretary

Published in the October 28, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Nancy (Koen) Cloherty, of North Reading, formerly of Lynnfield and Lunenburg, passed away on October 20, 2015. She was 78 years old.

Nancy was born on October 1, 1937 in Dorchester to Philip J. and Catherine (Callahan) Koen. She worked for many…

Emigrated from France after WWII; longtime Lynnfield resident

Published in the October 21, 2015 edition

HUDSON, N.H. — Suzanne A. Whitney, 90, of Hudson, N.H., and formerly of Lynnfield, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 surrounded by her family.

Born in Beauvais, France on Dec. 13, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and…

Intensive care nurse; active member of St. Maria Goretti

Published in the October 21, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Carol A. Drislane, 73, of Lynnfield died on Thursday, October 15 at the Lynn Union Hospital.

Born in Lynn on November 11, 1941, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Dorothy E. (Dwyer) Sheehan…

Owned Cerretani Supermarket

 Published in the October 14, 2015 edition

POCASSET — Richard D. Cerretani, of Pocasset, 84, died at home on Oct. 7.

Richard was born and raised in Wakefield and attended Wakefield Schools. He resided in Wakefield for 30 years, Melrose for 40 years and the past 10 years in Pocasset. Richard was…

Entrepreneur owned area businesses

Published in the October 14, 2015 edition

PEABODY – Thomas P. McDonough, 87, beloved husband of Mary T. (Burke) McDonough, died peacefully at his daughter’s home in Lynnfield on Tuesday, Oct. 6 while in the comforting presence of his family.

Mr. McDonough was born in Lynn and was the son of…

Devoted to her family

Published in the October 14, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Anne T. (Berni) Arnesani of Jupiter, Fla., and Lynnfield, died suddenly on September 26, 2015.

She was the beloved wife of Louis P. Arnesani with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. She was also the devoted mother of Lisa Johnson and…