North Reading Obituaries

Middle School math teacher and NRHS golf coach had 5 hole-in-ones

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — William Norman “Bill” Cohen lost his battle with cancer on February 17, 2025 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida under hospice care.

Bill was born on April 8, 1941 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Florence Cohen. Bill graduated from Peabody High School…

Cherished time spent with her daughter, family and friends

WILMINGTON – Erica L. (Brown) Mastropietro, 41, of Wilmington, passed away suddenly on February 27, 2025.

Erica was born in Stoneham on August 18, 1983. She graduated from Wilmington High School. Erica worked as a hairdresser and a teacher at Over the Rainbow in North…

RN who enjoyed volunteering and traveling

NORTH READING — Sandra (Mann) Distaso, of North Reading, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. She was 70 years of age.

Born on May 23, 1954 in Melrose, Massachusetts, Sandra is the beloved wife of the late Theodore Distaso, Jr. and the loving daughter of the late William…

Loved reading, her garden and the sun on Long Beach

NORTH ANDOVER — Barbara A. (Bommer) Tufts, 95, of North Andover and formerly of Wakefield, North Reading and Medford, died at Brightview Assisted Living in North Andover on February 18, 2025. 

Born in Medford on March 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the…

Korean War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, aerospace engineer, pilot and family man 

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Owen J. Ingram, 93, of Manchester, N.H., formerly of Hudson  and North Reading, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Bedford Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Bedford, N.H. He was the beloved husband of the late Miriam (Perry) Ingram…

U.S. Navy veteran was an avid fisherman and expert finish carpenter

ATKINSON, N.H. — Lee John “Chuck” Puglia, 72, of Atkinson, N.H., sadly passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at the Portsmouth N.H. Regional Hospital, after a lengthy battle with post surgery complications.

Lee will be greatly missed by his loving extended family which…

Devoted to her family; loved to cook, garden and cheer on the Red Sox

NORTH READING — Rose A. (Arico) Terranova, 97, of North Reading and formerly of Watertown, passed away peacefully at the Winchester Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late…