Lynnfield Obituaries

A woman of many interests

LYNNFIELD — Debra L. (Colclough) Ford, 60, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 18.

“Deb,” born on Nov. 13, 1954, was raised in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School, class of 1972. She was the beloved wife of Christopher T. Ford and the loving mother of Ashley and Casey…

Retired Sears department store clerk

LYNNFIELD — Patricia A. Gwynn, 74 of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center.

Mrs. Gwynn was born in Scotland on Aug. 3, 1940. She was the daughter of the late James A. and Helen (McCaul) Laing.

Mrs. Gwynn was raised in Grangemouth, Scotland…

Lynn woman was a dedicated volunteer

LYNN — Lydia S. (Souza) Protz, 97, of Lynn, died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 4 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House after a lengthy illness.

She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent P. Protz, with whom she was married for 46 years.

Born in Fall River…

Co-founded Burlington Bank and Trust Co.

LYNNFIELD — Bernard P. Murphy, 94, of Lynnfield and York, Maine, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

Mr. Murphy was born in Somerville on May 11, 1920. He was the son of the late John and Julia M. (Clarke) Murphy.

Mr. Murphy was raised in Somerville and was a…

Worked in local schools

LYNNFIELD — Virginia A. Mello, 88, died Friday, Jan. 2 at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Lynnfield.

Virginia was born on April 22, 1926 in Chelsea. She was the daughter of the late Giovanni Scalise (of Calabria, Italy) and Jenny (DeAngelis) Scalise (of Millis). Although she was an only…

Served in U.S. Navy

LYNNFIELD — John Mason Ross, 81 of Lynnfield, died Dec. 8 in Melrose after a long period of failing health.

Mr. Ross was born in Bangor, Maine on Oct. 26, 1933 and was the son of the late Harry F. and Margaret (Mason) Ross. Mr. Ross was raised and Bangor…

Native of Ireland

WEST ROXBURY — Nora (O’Mahoney) McHugh, 81, of West Roxbury, formerly of Roslindale, died on Dec. 10, 2014.

Mrs. McHugh was born on May 13, 1933 in Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland. She was the beloved wife of the late James McHugh for 56 years.

She was the devoted mother of Mary E…

Worked as seafood manager

LYNNFIELD — Michael Franco Doto, 33, of Lynnfield, died on Friday, Nov. 28.

Michael was born in Melrose on Aug. 17, 1981. He was the beloved son of Michael and Nancy L. (Hook) Doto of Lynnfield.

Michael was raised in Lynnfield and was a graduate of Lynnfield High School, Class…

Owned Independent Travel Agency

LYNNFIELD — Tito A. Gentile of Lynnfield, formerly of East Boston, passed away on Oct. 28, surrounded by his loving family.

Tito was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Petrillo) Gentile, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. He was the loving father of Donald Gentile and his wife Christine…

Dedicated homemaker who traveled Europe, U.S. as Army officer’s wife

LYNNFIELD — Jean Elizabeth (Keating) Serio of Lynnfield, dearly beloved wife of Brigadier General Frank E. Serio, passed away on the evening of November 9, 2014 after a gallant 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82.

She was born on April 1, 1932 at…

Served in the RCAF

NORTH READING — Lois A. (Ross) Duchak, 93, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, following a period of declining health. She was the second eldest of 15 children born to Lula and Ira Ross of Clarkes Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

She joined the Royal Canadian…