North Reading Obituaries

Beloved grandmother of seven

Published in the November 12, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — RoseAnn (Strazzulla) Trischitta of North Reading passed away Nov. 6. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank S. Trischitta and the loving mother of Kim Trischitta of North Reading and Frank P. Trischitta Sr. and his wife Lisa of North Reading.…

Loving grandmother was member of the Red Cross

Published in the November 12, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Evelyn (Scanlan) Rinn, 92, of Lynnfield and formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Reading after a brief illness.

Born in Malden on Oct. 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Loretto…

Wakefield resident was former Miss North Reading

Published in the November 12, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Genevieve (Jehu) Hughson, 83, known as Jean to family and friends, joined her loving husband in eternal life on Friday, Nov. 6, at Melrose–Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Somerville on June 11, 1932, she was the daughter the late David…

Member of School Committee, Board of Selectmen

Published in the November 5, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Ester Victoria (Peterson) Zeimetz, a beloved wife and mother died on Oct. 22, 2015 at Wingate at Reading, after a courageous battle with dementia. She was 92 years old.

Ester was born Oct. 8, 1923 in Boston to…

Longtime member of Aldersgate Methodist Church, Food Pantry volunteer

Published in the November 5, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Mildred G. “Millie” (Dutton) Schofield, 91, of North Reading and formerly of Lynnfield, died peacefully at her home on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. She was the wife of the late Arthur W. Schofield.

Born in Suffield…

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant in Korean War

 Published in the November 5, 2015 edition

HAVERHILL —  Russell E. Webster, 83, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, died Sunday evening, November 1, 2015 at Methuen Health and Rehabilitation.

Son of the late Benjamin and Madeline (Ames) Webster, he attended Haverhill Public Schools and the former…

Waged a valiant battle against ALS

Published in the November 5, 2015 edition

SAUGUS —  Paul M. Thibodeau, of Saugus, formerly of North Reading, age 55, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, on Wednesday, Oct. 28 after a valiant fight against ALS.

Born in Lynn and raised in North Reading, he was the…

Retired electrical engineer, Korean War veteran

Published in the November 5, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Francis E. Donnelly Jr., 83, of North Reading and formerly of Arlington, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Beverly.

Born in Arlington on June 15, 1932, he was the son of…

Active member of Union Congregational Church for 40 years

Published in the November 5, 2015 edition

FORT MYERS, FL — Eilene A. (Jack) Fichera – 91, of Ft. Myers, FL, formerly of North Reading, died on October 31.

Born on November 24, 1923 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, she was the daughter of the late…

Former executive secretary

Published in the October 29, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Nancy (Koen) Cloherty, of North Reading, formerly of Lynnfield and Lunenburg, passed away on Oct. 20, 2015. She was 78 years old.

Nancy was born on Oct. 1, 1937 in Dorchester to Philip J. and Catherine (Callahan) Koen. She worked for many…

Had a passion for sewing

Published in the October 29, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Sally T. (Karwoska) Kelley, a long time resident of Lynnfield, died Friday, Oct. 23, at the Pilgrim Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Peabody. She was 100 years old.

Born in 1915 in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Michael…

U.S. Navy veteran of Korea

Published in the October 22, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — James R. Atkins, 84, of North Reading and formerly of Lakewood, Ohio, died at his home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015.

Born in Rome, Ohio on Aug. 24,1931. He was the son of the late Jesse James and Nell Adeline…