North Reading Obituaries

U.S. Navy veteran, prospector in Alaska

Published in the April 21, 2016 edition

MALDEN — Robert Sullivan passed away on April 16, 2016. He was 88–years–old.

Robert was a lifelong resident of Malden. He was a United States Navy Veteran during WWII and a prospector in 1949 in Alaska and the Northwest Territory in Canada…

Resident of town for 39 years

Published in the April 21, 2016 edition

BILLERICA — Thelma L. (Taylor) Mortell, 93, of Billerica, formerly of North Reading and Melrose, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Wingate at Reading. She was the beloved wife of the late William M. Mortell.

Born in Melrose on Jan. 28, 1923…

Skilled draftsman and devoted family man

Published in the April 14, 2016 edition

READING — Keith A. Berry – 84, of Reading, formerly of East Kingston, NH, Boothbay Harbor, ME and North Reading, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He was the beloved husband of the late…

Former resident was a devoted family man

Published in the April 14, 2016 edition

SOUTH YARMOUTH — James E. Brophy, a resident of South Yarmouth and formerly of North Reading and Melrose, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at age 83.

Jim was born in Melrose on…

Loving grandmother, great–grandmother

Published in the April 14, 2016 edition

MEDFORD — Anna L. (Tarallo) DeCola of Medford died on Thursday, April 7. Born and raised in Boston’s North End, she was the daughter of the late Sabino and Angelina (Saccinto) Tarallo. “Nana” loved children and babysat for relatives and friends for many years. She…

Loving husband and father

Published in the April 7, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — David R. Lundell of North Reading, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2016 at the age of 62. He was the beloved husband of Anne (Lavery) Lundell and devoted father to Christine Lundell of Tokyo, Japan and Jim Lundell and his wife, Carolyn of…

Loving wife, mother, grandmother had local survivors

Published in the April 7, 2016 edition

MEDFORD — Angela J. (Matarazzo) Leona died peacefully at the Massachusetts General Hospital on March 31 She was 79. Raised in Revere, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Angela (Giudotti) Matarazzo.

loving wife, mother and grandmotherAngela lived all…

Long–time resident, helped build junior high school

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition

CENTER SANDWICH, N.H — John “Jack” Balcom Paddleford, age 91, of Center Sandwich, N.H.., died March 16, 2016 at the home of his daughter in Moultonboro, N.H.

Jack was born in Stoughton, Sept. 21, 1924 the youngest child of Frank and Verlie…

Loving grandmother, great–grandmother

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Susan M. Guenette of North Reading, formerly of Dedham, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the age of 87. Born on May 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Capozzi) Viscariello.

Susan was the dear sister of…

Retired North Reading teacher

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition

READING — A service of celebration will be held on Saturday, April 2 to honor the life of Jacob L. Goldberg, 89, who died Jan. 18. Mr. Goldberg was a retired teacher from the North Reading Public Schools.

The celebration will be held at…

Chemical technician for Polaroid Corporation

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — George W. Bray, 82, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

George was born in Winthrop on March 21, 1934, one of three sons of the late George and Mary (Scoppetuolo) Bray. He…

Retired teacher with local survivors

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition

MALDEN — Marie T. Mayne, of Malden passed away March 21. She wasthe beloved wife of the late Thomas E. Mayne and the mother of Bernard Mayne and his wife Lorraine of North Reading, Peter Mayne and his wife Janet of Wakefield, Rosemary…