North Reading Obituaries

U.S. Army veteran of World War II

 Published in the December 3, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Wendel G. Johnson – 95, of North Reading and formerly of Lynn, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at Wingate at Reading. He was the beloved husband of the late Marjorie (Downing) Johnson.

Born in Lynn on May 20…

Built Park Colony and Greenbriar Estates

Published in the December 3, 2015 edition

NORTH ANDOVER — Franklin Stan Davis, age 94, of North Andover, formerly of North Reading, died peacefully on Sunday, November 30. Stan, as he was always known, was a lifelong pilot and a skilled and successful entrepreneur.

The son of John and…

Caring person who loved animals

Published in the December 3, 2015 edition

RINDGE, N.H. — Joseph R. Dodwell, 23, of Rindge, N.H., died unexpectedly at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

Born in Derry, N.H. on May 2, 1992, he attended Minuteman Regional Technical High School in Lexington. He…

Lived life to the fullest, active in Trinity Evangelical Church

Published in the December 3, 2015 edition

READING — Bernice “Bunny” (Miller) Gomes of Reading passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Nov. 26, 2015 at the age of 96.

She is the daughter of the late Norwood A. and the late Florabelle…

Details incomplete at press time

Published in the December 3, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — William G. Lee, 69, of North Reading, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete at press time and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow St., North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.com…

Praciticed law for over 50 years

 Published in the December 3, 2015 edition

READING — Marguerite M. Pettepit, of Saugus, formerly of North Reading and Quincy, died Nov. 22, 2015. Marguerite was born in Quincy on June 25, 1929, the daughter of Florence H. (Steen) Pettepit and Joseph F. Pettepit. She graduated from North Quincy…

Lived in town for 32 years, great–great–grandmother of two

Published in the November 25, 2015 edition

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Mary A. (Dalton) Apigian, 95, of Brunswick, Maine and formerly of North Reading, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Chans Home Health Care and Hospice in Brunswick, Maine, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved…

Veteran, held engineering positions in electronics industry

Published in the November 25, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Larry A. Arena North Reading passed peacefully on November 21, 2015 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born on September 11, 1932, he was the oldest of three children of John Arena and Rose Pietrafitta, both immigrants from…

Vietnam veteran, employee of Gillette Company

Published in the November 25, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Stephen John Robbins, 64, of North Reading, passed away at his home on Nov. 17, 2015, following a brief illness. He was the cherished husband of Denise (Ames) Robbins. Born in Somerville and raised in Stoneham, he was the…

Seamstress was graduate of Reading High School

 Published in the November 19, 2015 edition

CONCORD, N.H. — Alice R. (Gonnam) Murray, 94, of Concord, N.H and formerly of North Reading, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at Havenwood-Heritage Heights Retirement Community in Concord, N.H. She was the beloved wife of the late Alexander J. Murray Sr…

Built a loving home

Published in the November 19, 2015 edition

READING — Margaret C. (Shaw) McEachern, of Reading, formerly of Medford, passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2015, in the Wingate At Reading Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 93.

Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of…

Taught in Woburn Public Schools

 Published in the November 19, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Rosemarie S. (Costanza) Johnson, 73, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by the loving care of her family on Monday, Nov. 9.

Rosemarie was born in Everett on Sept. 23, 1942. She was one of three children of…