North Reading Obituaries

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…

Retired from Blue Cross in 1987

SAUGUS — Marie R. (Anzalone) Gagliardi, 88, of Saugus, formerly of Medford, died Feb. 13. She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield in 1987. Marie was the wife of the late Frank Gagliardi. She was also the loving mother of Rosemarie MacLeod of Saugus and Samuel F. Gagliardi…

Decorated veteran of World War II

NORTH READING — Anthony Branchini – 92, of North Reading, formerly of CT, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in New Haven, CT on June 24, 1922, he was the son of the late Frank and Augustine (Aguzzi) Branchini. Anthony…

NRHS Class of 1967

BATH, Maine —  Charlotte Dillman Allen, 65, of Bath, Maine died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at her residence.

She was born in Cambridge on July 24, 1949, a daughter of James W. and Muriel G. (Mains) Allen.

She graduated from North Reading High School in 1967 and cum laude from Boston…

Florist was former resident of town

GROTON – Christina L. Hardy, 41, died at Winchester Hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 3 after a heart infection from a long illness.

Christina was born on June 14, 1973 in Framingham. She lived in Natick, North Reading, Florida, Haverhill, Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire. She worked as a florist…

Complete details next week

NORTH READING — Deborah A. Crane – 62, of Danvers, formerly of Stoneham and North Reading, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at Beverly Hospital.

Her funeral service will be held at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Monday, February 16 at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be…

Served in U.S. Navy in World War II

MELROSE — Edward J. Colosimo, of Melrose, formerly of Tewksbury & Cambridge, passed away on February 5.

Edward was the beloved husband of 61 years to Marie J. (Martell) Colosimo. Ed was born in Cambridge on June 30, 1927. His parents, Antonio and Elizabeth Colosimo, raised him…