Lynnfield Obituaries

First pediatric nurse practitioner in Mass.

LYNNFIELD — Judith A. Wiswall, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, died Feb. 14, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Born in Lynn on July 20, 1941, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Dorothy M. (Rockett) Birchenough.

Judith attended St. Mary’s High School in Lynn…

Worked at Boston Edison

LYNNFIELD — Vaughn Charles Zulalian (Vahan) of Lynnfield, born March 11, 1923, passed away peacefully at home in the early morning surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Zulalian was the son of the late Enofk and Rose (Donabedian) Zulalian. Raised in Revere, Mr. Zulalian served in the Navy during World…

Worked at Carr Fastener

WAKEFIELD — Ethel A. (Hagen) Driscoll, 102, of Wakefield, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Driscoll II, with whom she celebrated over 50 years of marriage.

Mrs. Driscoll was born Dec. 22, 1912 in Malden. She…

Surgical technician with Army Air Corps in WWII; retired publisher of Villager and Transcript newspapers

NORTH READING — Albert E. Sylvia, retired owner and publisher of the North Reading Transcript, died peacefully at the age of 91 on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Woodbriar of Wilmington.

Born at home in Oak Bluffs on January 29…

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…