North Reading Obituaries

U.S. Navy veteran of World War II

READING — Robert H. Kelly, a resident of Reading for 54 years, died at the Daniels House Nursing Home in Reading on Dec. 25, 2014. He was 88 years of age. Robert was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sept. 2, 1926 the son of Robert E. and…

U.S. Army Veteran, local real estate agent

NORTH READING — Richard J. “Dick” Neal, Sr., 79, of East Falmouth, formerly of North Reading and Arlington, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.

Born in Cambridge on Aug. 8, 1935, he was the son of the late Waldo…

Arrangements incomplete at press time

NORTH READING — Arthur F. McGonagle Jr., 85, of North Reading, died Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Wilmington Health Care Center.

A memorial funeral Mass will be held at St. Theresa Church on Friday, Jan. 2, 3 at 10:30 a.m. A complete obituary will follow next Wednesday.

Child care assistant

NORTH READING — Claire Ann Miller, 82, of Carver, formerly of Templeton and Arlington, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth.

Born in Boston on Oct. 24,1932, she was the daughter of the late George F. Miller Sr. and Martha (Karlson) Snider. Claire was raised…

Member of Cape Cod Quilters

SALEM — Shirley M. (Doyle) Kenney, passed away Dec. 10. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Kenney Jr. and the mother of Roger A. and his wife Donalyn of North Reading and William P. and his wife Carol of Salem. She was the grandmother of six and great–grandmother of…

SEBASTIAN, Fla. — Deborah King, age 70, of Sebastian, Fla, passed away Dec. 7, 2014. Her arrangements were in the charge of the Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, Sebastian, Fla. www.seawindsfh.com.

Brought love to those around her

NORTH READING —  Nicole M. (Bairos) Heck passed away in her North Reading home surrounded by her loving family Dec. 10 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 34 years of age. Nicole was born in Plymouth, raised in North Reading, graduated from North Reading High School…

Resident of town since 1958

NORTH READING — Joseph P. Bertolino, Sr., 89, of North Reading and formerly of East Boston, died December 10, 2014, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.

Born in Boston on October 24, 1925, he was the son of the late Pietro and Carmella (Chirco) Bertolino. He was raised and…

Worked for school system for many years

NORTH READING — Natalie F. “Nat, Noni” (Remare) Rogers, of North Reading, died Saturday, Dec. 13. She was the beloved wife of the late John Rogers and the mother of Mark C. Rogers and his wife Sheri of Webster, Christopher J. Rogers and his wife Sharon of Gloucester and…

Formerly of North Reading

MALDEN — William C. “Billy” Cotter III of Malden, formerly of North Reading, lost his battle to cancer at home around his beloved family on Wednesday, Dec. 10. He was the beloved father of Lynn Hallberg and her husband Michael of West Peabody and William C. Cotter IV of North Reading…

Loved music and the arts

SOMERVILLE — Elaine Giangrande of Somerville died on Thursday, Dec. 11. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose Giangrande and the sister of Arthur Giangrande and his late wife Mary L. of North Reading, Dorothea Bianchi and her late husband Robert of Arlington and the late…

Arrangements incomplete at press time

NORTH READING — Richard J. “Dick” Neal, Sr., 79, of North Reading and formerly of Arlington, died Tuesday, December 16, at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.

Arrangements are incomplete at press time and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North…