North Reading Obituaries

World War II veteran, Marines 4^th Division

 Published in the September 10, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — John P. Collins Sr., 92, of North Reading and formerly of Reading, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 at Meadow View Care and Rehabilitation in North Reading. He was the beloved husband of the late Jennie M. (Cincotta…

U.S. Air Force veteran

Published in the September 3, 2015 edition

NORTH READING —  Edward L. “Ed” Broughton of North Reading died  Sept. 1. He was the beloved husband of Louise (Schiavone) and the father of the late Derrick Broughton.    He was the grandfather of Kathrine, Rebecca, Nathan, Diana and Michael.  Ed is also survived…

Has many local survivors

JOHNSON CITY, TN— Anna (LaRocco) DiSanto, 95, the daughter of Dominico DelCore of Capua, Italy and Mary (Biondi) DelCore of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on August. 28. She was born on Jan. 20, 1920 in New York City.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Jeanette Salmieri, brother Joseph…

Former employee of Bard Medical

 Published in the September 3, 2015 edition

READING — Pearl B. (Messenger) Gibbons – 89, of Reading and formerly of Wakefield, died, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Bear Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Raymond T. Gibbons.

Born in Wakefield,  on…

Owner and operator of Executive Office Suites in Peabody

Published in the September 3, 2015 edition

LACONIA, N.H. — Charles F. Morrison, 70, of Laconia, N.H., formerly of Malden, passed away Aug. 27. He was the beloved husband of Anita (Brindamour) Morrison and the father of David Morrison and his wife Jennifer of Latham, N.Y…

Longtime Wakefield resident

Published in the September 3, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ruth V. Wilkinson, 84, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, Aug. 30.

Born in Wakefield, July 8, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna (DeVeau) Malonson.

Ruth was raised and educated in Wakefield…

Great–grandmother of four

Published in the September 3, 2015 edition

REVERE — Marcella (Shealey) DeLena of Revere passed away on Aug. 27. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to Jerry DeLena and the devoted mother of Christopher and his late wife Judith of Braintree; Stephen, Retired Deputy Chief RFD of Revere; James and…

World War II veteran, former local businessman

Published in the August 27, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Ralph P. Costanza Sr., of North Reading, died Aug. 22.     He was the beloved husband of Marcia Ellen (Van Deusen) Costanza and the  father of Ralph P. Jr and his wife Susan of Norfolk, Karen O’Leary…

Longtime program manager for Emmanuel College

Published in the August 27, 2015 edition

LOWELL —  Eleanor L. Murphy of Lowell, formerly of North Reading, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday Aug. 17, 2015, at age 71.

She was the beloved wife of 17 years to Denis Ingham and the loving…

One of first female bank officers in Massachusetts

NORTH READING —  Mary M.(McCarthy), Cooper passed away Aug. 14 at the age of 104.  She was formerly of Brooksby Village in Peabody and West Roxbury, where she was a communicant at St. Theresa Church.

Mary was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Connor…

World War II veteran, owner of local business

Published in the August 20, 2015 edition

SOUTH YARMOUTH — John P. Weldon, 98, World War II veteran, died peacefully in his sleep July 25, 2015 in South Yarmouth. He had been a longtime resident of Reading.

Mr. Weldon was born Feb. 12, 1917 in Boston to…

Former president of the Essex County Sportsmen’s Association

 Published in the August 20, 2015 edition

NEWBURY — Charles “Charlie” N. Eicher, 66, a long time resident of Newbury, passed away peacefully Friday morning at Tufts Medical Center after a valiant, 30 year fight with heart disease. Born in East Boston, he was one of nine…