North Reading Obituaries

American Mutual employee, DAV member

Published in the December 15, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Geraldine Davison Ballato, 89, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, Dec. 8 at her residence.

Born in Springfield on April 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Grace (Maguire) Dionne.

Geraldine was raised in Pittsfield and…

With local survivors

Published in the December 15, 2016 edition

ALLSTON — Anthony “Sonny” Vardensky, 77, of Allston, died Dec. 5, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Terri Vardensky and the loving father of Anthony Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Newton, Scott and his wife Teresa of North Reading, Jenna Ward and her husband…

Homemaker devoted to her family

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Barbara Kathleen (Durkin) Doherty, 83, of North Reading, passed away peacefully following a brief illness at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on November 29, 2016. 

Born in Boston on August 7, 1933, she was the loving daughter of…

Retired from GE Riverworks

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

SAUGUS – Mr. John H. Hatch, age 72, died on Sunday, December 4th at Mass. General Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of the late Josephine (Monico) Hatch.

Born in Lynn, he was the son of the late Melvin and Eleanor (Kerry) Hatch.…

Manager for American Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

READING — Lauretta (Trodella) Upton, 86, of Reading, formerly of Saugus, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Lauretta was born on May 29, 1930 to Rose Costanza Trodella and Michael Trodella and grew up…

U.S. Navy veteran served aboard the U.S.S. Wasp

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Milton O. Exum, 79, of North Reading, formerly of Everett and Fulton, Ky., died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Born in Fulton, Ky. on March 28, 1937, he…

Compassionate man with empathy for others

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Eric B. Bevilacqua, 43, of North Reading, died Saturday. Dec. 3, 2016 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Winchester on May 24, 1973, Eric was raised and attended school in North Reading and was…

Resident of town most of her life

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Denise M. Valade, 61, of North Reading, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

She was born in Winchester on Sept. 15, 1955 to Edward H. and Yvonne (Courtemanche) Valade.

Denise lived…

Kind, patient and loving

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Ida J. “Edie” (Mancini) Sullivan, 84, of North Reading, formerly of Boston, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at Winchester Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Sullivan.

Born in Boston on Aug. 26, 1932, she was the…

Past President of Eastern Middlesex Board of Realtors

Published in the December 1, 2016 edition

NORTH ANDOVER – “Long after we are too big to carry in her arms, a mother carries us in her heart.” . . . and that’s what Irene O’Neil Sullivan did for her entire life.

Widowed in 1976 when she…

Former Bookkeeper for North Reading Public Schools

Published in the December 1, 2016 edition

NORTH ANDOVER — Lorraine (Starkey) Redding, 99, died peacefully at Sutton Hill Center in North Andover on Nov. 24, 2016. Lorraine was the daughter of the late Olan and Florence (Russell) Starkey. She was born in Lunenburg and grew up in…

Died unexpectedly

Published in the December 1, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Milton O. Exum – of North Reading, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 29, at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at press time and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading.