North Reading Obituaries

Resident of town for over 20 years

 Published in the November 10, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Phillip P. Maguire Jr., 65, passed away on Aug. 1, 2016.  Phil resided in North Reading for over 20 years.

Born on May 14, 1951, he was the son of the late Philip P. Maguire and Mary E.…

Loyal husband, brother, uncle and friend

 Published in the November 10, 2016 edition

SAUGUS — John A. “Jack” Doucette, 57, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield, died at his home on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.

Born in Melrose on Feb. 25, 1959, he was the son of the late John A. and Nancy J. (Terhune…

Great–grandmother of nine with local survivors

Published in the November 3, 2016 edition

ATTLEBORO – Helen R. (McGovern) Plath, 95, of Attleboro passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 in the Madonna Manor Nursing Home, North Attleboro. She was the loving wife of John N. Plath of Attleboro.

Born on April 22, 1921 in Providence…

Published in the November 3, 2016 edition

Long time North Reading resident

WAKEFIELD — Robert E. Stentiford, 89, of Wakefield died on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Wingate of Melrose Nursing Home.

Born in Wakefield on Sept. 26, 1927, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Esther (Greeley) Stentiford.

Mr. Stentiford lived in…

Beloved wife and cherished mother with local surivors

Published in the November 3, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Priscilla L. McCarron, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, October 26 at her home after a long and courageous struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Born in Medford on November 8, 1943 Priscilla was the daughter of the late Creighton and…

Published in the November 3, 2016 edition

Dance enthusiast had many other interests

MELROSE — Laura B. (Gallugi) Barretto, 80, a longtime resident of Melrose passed away on Oct. 28.

Laura loved ballroom dancing and was a trained Flamenco dancer. She also taught and danced tap, jazz and ballet dancing. She was in the cast of…

Medford traffic supervisor for 34 years

Published in the October 27, 2016 edition

MEDFORD — Leona E. (Lanteigne) Greenwood, 63, of Medford, formerly of Reading, passed Saturday, October 22 in Medford after a lengthy illness.

Born on October 17, 1953, she was the eldest daughter of the late Huguet and Beatrice C. Lanteigne (Acorn) of…

MS Community Foundation was dear to his heart

Published in the October 27, 2016 edition

EVERETT— Carl A. Lombardi Jr. of Everett, passed away Oct. 17.  He was the beloved husband of Maria (D’Alleva) for 42 years and the loving father of Melissa Matthews and her husband Chad, Carl N. and his wife Katie, all…

Founder of J.J. Gallant Inc. with local survivors

Published in the October 27, 2016 edition

LYNN— Joseph Jacques “J.J.” Gallant, 93, of Lynn, died peacefully at his home on Friday, Oct. 21. He was the husband of the late M. Claire (Curley) Gallant. Born and raised in Grande Digue, New Brunswick, Canada, he was the…

Great–grandfather with local survivors

Published in the October 27, 2016 edition

WILMINGTON — Joseph P. “Joe” Lento Jr., 76, of Wilmington, formerly of Somerville, died peacefully at home on Oct. 24, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was the beloved husband of the late Martha P. (LoBuono) Lento, devoted father of Joseph V. Lento…

Published in the October 20, 2016 edition

Former aide at Hood School, resident of town for 16 years

GORHAM, Maine — Eleanor T. Fuller of Gorham, Maine, formerly of North Reading, died on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. She was born in Bangor, Maine on Dec. 29, 1926, a daughter of Raymond and Eleanor Knowles Torrey…

Korean War veteran with local survivors

Published in the October 20, 2016 edition

ARLINGTON —  Gilbert S. Mello of Arlington passed away Oct. 10, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Theresa (Rogers) and the loving father of Gary Mello and his wife Debbie of North Reading. Gilbert was the devoted grandfather of Kristina Chatzopoulos…