North Reading Obituaries

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…

RN, former cancer research nurse at Lahey

Published in the February 11, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Sharon D. (DiMartino) DiGregorio, 55, of North Reading, formerly of Burlington and Revere, died February 8, 2016 at home surrounded by her family after a long illness.

Sharon was the beloved wife of Dan DiGregorio of North Reading…

NRHS graduate, Class of 1960

 Published in the February 11, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Frances E. Moreschi, 73, of Lynnfield died Monday, February 8 in Melrose. She was born in Malden on July 8, 1942 and was the daughter of the late William and Hilda (Hiscock) Joyce. She was raised in North Reading and was…

Played tennis and basketball for NRHS

Published in the February 11, 2016 edition

DERRY, NH — Eric R. Haak, 59, of Derry, NH, and formerly of North Reading, died unexpectedly on Feb. 5.

Eric was born in Somerville, was a graduate of North Reading High School, Class of 1975, and played on the tennis and…

US Navy veteran passionate about boating

Published in the February 11, 2016 edition

READING — Frederick W. Burns, 82, of North Reading died Jan. 20, 2016 at Wingate Nursing Center, Reading.

Born in Beverly, Feb. 10, 1933, he was the son of the late Vivian (Dodge) and Robert Burns. He was raised in Hamilton and…

Dedicated wife and mother

Published in the February 4, 2016

DANVERS — Eleanor (Columbare) Cardello of Danvers and formerly of North Reading, died of complications due to Parkinson’s disease at her home on Saturday at midnight/Sunday morning, Jan. 31, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Agrippino “Pete” Cardello, who died this past…

Brought laughter and joy to those around him

Published in the February 4, 2016

TEWKSBURY — Derek Michael DeLisle – 31, of Tewksbury died Saturday, January 30, 2016.

Born in Winchester on October 1, 1984,  he was a graduate of Shawsheen Technical School in Billerica. Derek worked at Tewksbury State Hospital for many years as…