North Reading Obituaries

Owner of CPA business in Somerville

MALDEN — Paul B. Bain Jr., 70, of Malden and Del Ray Beach, Fla., died suddenly of cardiac arrest on Dec. 11, 2014. Paul was born on Dec. 25, 1943 to Paul and Charlotte Bain. His survivors include his devoted partner, Harriet DeCosta, of Del Ray Beach, Fla…

Managed restaurant in Malden

NORTH READING —  Richard S. “Rich” Haneffant of North Reading and formerly of Everett, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2015, at 48 years. He was the beloved son of Beverly (Whelan) Haneffant and the late William S. Haneffant. He was the loving brother of Beverly Hijazi, Patricia Bocchino, Linda…

Grandfather of five

NORTH READING — Thomas F. “Mac” McDonough Jr. of North Reading, died on Jan. 20. He was the beloved husband of the late Rita (Burke) and the father of Robert McDonough and his wife Mary and Sheila Kennedy and her husband Mark, all of Wilmington. He was also the grandfather of Caitlin and Brendan…

Students and family the center of her life

NORTH READING — Eileen (Fagan) Sutera of North Reading, formerly of Medford, died Jan. 22, 2015. Born June 20, 1942, she was the beloved wife of Salvatore Sutera.

She was the mother of Dianna Morello and her husband Philip of Burlington and Trina Fontneau and her…

Lived in town for 20 years

Plaistow, NH: Bjorg (Michelsen) Midttveit Dame, 89, a resident of Plaistow for the past four years, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Exeter Hospital. 
Born in Oslo, Norway, daughter of the late Waldemar and Halldis (Haavelsen) Michelsen, she was educated in local schools and came to the United States…

Resident of town for 54 years

NORTH READING — Armelia A. “Millie” (Wills) Cameron – 87, of North Reading and formerly Sedalia, Missouri, died January 14, 2015, at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Sedalia, Missouri on January 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary…

Arrangements incomplete at press time

NORTH READING — Philip S. Shapleigh, 75 , of North Reading, died Monday evening, January 19, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. His funeral will be held at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Saturday, January 24, at 10:30 a.m. Calling hours will be held…

Avid gardener and expert seamstress

NORTH READING — A. Rita (Gorman) McKendry, 98, of North Reading and formerly of Wakefield, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Wingate of Andover. She was the wife of the late William S. McKendry Jr., who died in 1989.

Born in Charlestown, on July 16, 1916, she was the…

Avid volunteer gave selflessly to others

NORTH READING — Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Funeral Mass on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. in St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter St., North Reading,for Marguerite (DeCastro) Frew, who passed away on January 1 at the Kaplan Family Hospice of Danvers, at 88 years…

Love of children touched many young lives

NORTH READING — Juanita (Mason) Cafiso – 78, of North Reading and formerly of Otisfield, Maine, died on Sunday, January 11, 2015.

Juanita was born in Quincy, on November 12, 1936, grew up in Cambridge and married and raised her family in Arlington before enjoying a full…

Vice President of Finance

PEABODY—Donald P. McCormack, 74, beloved husband of Nancy (Gallagher) McCormack, died peacefully on Tuesday December 30, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, while in the comforting presence of his family.

Born in Lynn, he was the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Haggerty) McCormack. He grew…