North Reading Obituaries

Resident of town for 30 years

Published in the February 25, 2016 edition

LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Myrtle Alice (Larkin) Currier, 92, of Lake Worth, Fla., formerly of North Reading, passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2016. She was the widow of the late Lafayette Gilbert Currier.

She was born in Lockeport, Nova Scotia on…

Veteran of World War II, Korea

Published in the February 25, 2016 edition

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Martin “Marty” Finigian, Jr., of Cape Coral, Florida and formerly of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at Cape Coral Hospital on Monday, February 15, 2016, at age 88.

Born in Patterson, New Jersey on July 17, 1927, Martin was…

World War II vet, former semi–pro baseball player

Published in the February 25, 2016 edition

MANCHESTER, N.H. — David R. Sidilou, 88, of Manchester, N.H., formerly of North Reading, died Feb. 13, 2016 at the Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was surrounded by his loving family.

David was born on March 27, 1927…

World War II US Navy veteran with local survivors

Published in the February 25, 2016 edition

WOBURN — Angelo H. DiNitto of California, formerly of Woburn, died Monday, Feb. 8. He was the devoted husband of Jennie (Cudia) DiNitto of Monterey, Calif. and the late Alice “Ruthie” (Bellehumeur) DiNitto. He was the devoted father of…

World War II veteran was former local resident

Published in the February 25, 2016 edition

CLARK COUNTY, Va. — Roy Thomas Bishop, 91 of Clark County, Va., died on Jan. 31, 2016 at Winchester Medical Center.

Mr. Bishop was born in 1924 in Somerville, the son of the late Evelyn R. (Fields) and Roy T…

Korean War veteran had local survivors

Published in the February 25, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Alfred J. Pawlak, of Melrose, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Feb. 11 at the age of 86.

Al was born and raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. He served his…

Complete obituary next week

 Published in the February 18, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Juanita M. (White) Haerer – 78, of North Reading, died at her home on Tuesday, February 16. Her funeral will be held from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Monday, February 22 at 9:15 a.m., followed by…

Lynnfield resident had local survivors

Published in the February 18, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — Virginia E. LaCoste, 90, a Lynnfield resident since 1949, died at her home on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Born in Dorchester on Nov. 2, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Enid (Sampson) Stephan.

Virginia was raised in…

Former local resident, Korean War veteran

Published in the February 18, 2016 edition

RAYMOND, NH — Edward G. Davidson of Raymond, NH, formerly of North Reading and Malden, died Feb. 9.

He was the dear friend of the late Madeleine Walsh and the  father of Kathleen Grasso and her late husband Tony of Billerica and…

Devoted family man who loved music

 Published in the February 18, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Daniel James Slack of North Reading, a retired machinist passed away after a long illness at the Lahey Hospital in Burlington on Sunday, February 7, 2016. He was just 62 years old.

Dan was born and raised in Woburn…

Great–grandmother of 5 with local survivors

Published in the February 18, 2016 edition

REVERE — Dorothea P. “Dot” (Sexton) Zarni of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, 85, passed away on Feb. 6 following a lengthy illness.

Born and raised in Chelsea, she attended Chelsea schools and was a 1948 graduate of Chelsea High School. “Dot” as she…

Captain, USMC Ret.

 Published in the February 11, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Henry L. McAuliffe Jr., Captain USMC, Ret., 78, of North Reading and formerly of Lynn, died at his home on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.

Born in Lynn on Jan. 12, 1938, he was the son of the late Esther (Greene) and Henry…