North Reading Obituaries

Educator for special needs children

PEABODY — Janet D. (McCallum) White, 59, of Peabody, wife of Michael J. White, died at her home on Monday, December 29, 2014 with her loving family by her side.

Janet was born in Winthrop, on October 1, 1955, the daughter of the late Henry and Margaret (Donahue) McCallum…

Grandmother, Great–grandmother

NORTH READING — Marilyn L. (Ayotte) Cirrone of North Reading, passed away Dec. 27. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore Cirrone and the loving mother of James “Jim” Cirrone and his wife Leslie of North Andover.

Marilyn was the former mother–in–law of Suzanne Rubenstein–Austin and the devoted grandmother of Emily, Benjamin…

U.S. Army veteran of World War II

NORTH READING — Arthur F. McGonagle, Jr., 85, of North Reading, formerly of Malden, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Wilmington Health Care Center.

Born in Medford on April 18,1929, he was the son of the late Arthur F., Sr. and Catherine G. (Lorden) McGonagle. Arthur…

Retired department head at NRHS

WOBURN — Joseph Venti, retired department head at North Reading High School passed away at the Winchester Hospital on Saturday night, December 13, 2014. He was 88–years–old.

Joe was born in Ortona dei Marsi, Italy, which was located in the mountains east of Rome. At the age of 11…

Enjoyed Country and Western Saturday nights

GROVELAND — Patricia A. (Henchey) Dole, 79, longtime Groveland resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones, following a lengthy illness.

Patricia was born in Dorchester on April 28, 1935, the daughter of the late of Joseph and Catherine (Callum) Henchey. She…

Father of two children

SOMERVILLE — Philip G. “Phil” Kerrigan Jr. of Somerville, died Dec. 20. He was the beloved husband of Sarah Santoro and the loving father of William and Emily Kerrigan. He was the son of Philip and Mary Kerrigan of North Reading and the brother of Katelyn Kerrigan of Charlestown. Phil…

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.