North Reading Obituaries

U.S. Army veteran of Korea

NORTH READING — Lawrence J. Staff, 83, of North Reading died on Thursday, Feb. 26 at his home.

Born in Boston on Sept. 24, 1931, he was the son of the late John and Gertrude (Gill) Staff.

Mr. Staff was a graduate of Reading High School. He was a…

Retired U.S. Postal Clerk, Korean War veteran

NORTH READING — Anthony R. Gurliaccio – 84, of North Reading and formerly of East Boston, died Friday, February 27, 2015, at the Meadow View Center in North Reading. He was the husband of the late Irene (Crognale) Gurliaccio.

Born in East Boston, on February 1, 1931…

Homemaker and loving wife

NORTH READING — Betty Ann (Malone) Meuse – 79, of North Reading and formerly of Stoneham, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Wingate at Reading.

Born in Somerville on January 24, 1936, she was a graduate of Stoneham High School. Betty Ann was a homemaker and the loving wife of…

Grandmother of two

NORTH READING — Marjorie M. (Palmer) Enright, of North Reading,died February 24. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel Enright and the cherished mother of Kimberly Ziganto and her husband Andy of NY and Kathleen Wear and her husband Shawn of Beverly.

Marjorie was the loving daughter of the…

Happiest when with her family

NORTH READING — Mrs. Sophia C. (Grasso) McCurdy, a resident of North Reading, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington.

Sophia was born in East Boston on September 28, 1941, daughter of the late Joseph and Johanna M…

“A man of forever friends”

NORTH READING — Steven O. Arsenis, 57, of North Reading, died Feb. 22 in Lahey Hospital in Burlington after cardiac complications. He was the husband of Darlene J. Strickland-Arsenis, with whom he shared nearly 25 years of marriage. Born in Athens, Greece, he was the son of Soula (Tassopoulos) Arsenis…

Retired G.E. employee

SAUGUS – Mr. Wayne A. Kotkowski, 61 years, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 24 at his home in Saugus.

Born in Lynn and raised in Saugus, he was the son of Rose (Kielbasa) Kotkowski of Saugus and the late Walter Kotkowski. He was a retiree from General Electric where he worked…

Former assistant to Somerville Chief of Police

NORTH READING —  Mary A. (Guaraldi) Celli of North Reading  formerly of Somerville, passed away Feb. 20. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Celli. Mary was the mother of John J. Celli and his wife Tracey of North Reading and Linda Rennell of Woburn. She…

Cherished grandmother and great–grandmother

READING — Marion H. (Dickman) Wilder, 74 of Reading died Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Lahey Clinic in Burlington following an extended illness.

Marion resided in Melrose with her husband, (the late) Roger C. Wilder, for many years and recently moved back to her former hometown of Reading. She was the…

Worked at Tufts–NE Medical Center

DANVERS — Deborah Anne Crane, 62, of Danvers, formerly of Stoneham and North Reading, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 at Beverly Hospital.

Born in Lawrence, on Jan. 24, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Dorothy (Shepherd) Crane. She was raised in North Reading and…

U.S. veteran, great–grandfather of 12

NORTH READING —  Benjamin “Ben” Soep, 90, of North Reading, formerly of Malden entered eternal rest February 8, 2015.

He was the devoted husband of the late Miriam (Goldberg) Soep and the beloved father of Howard and Maxine Soep and Michael and Michele Soep. He was also the adored…

U.S. Navy veteran of WW II, Korea

MANSFIELD — George Boyajian, age 92, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. He was the husband of the late Eleanor J. (Barron) Boyajian.

Born in Chelsea on December 11, 1922, he was a son of the late…