North Reading Obituaries

Loved gardening and dancing

 PEABODY — Jean Dorothy (Lamb) Card, 91, died peacefully at Rosewood Nursing and Rehab in Peabody on Oct. 12. The daughter of Harry and Ruby Lamb, she was born Aug. 31,1923 in Schenectady, N.Y. The family moved to West Newton when Jean was in high school. She graduated from Newton High…

Worked at Russo’s Candy for 30 years

SAUGUS — Mrs. Claire A. (Kenney) Anderson, 90, died on Friday, Oct. 17 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. She was the beloved wife of Robert J. Anderson.

Born and raised in East Boston, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Preshong) Kenney and lived…

Great–grandmother formerly of North Reading

NORTH READING — Anna A. (Guerreri) Letterie of Florida, formerly of North Reading, died Tuesday, Oct. 14. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank J. “Bott” Letterie. She was the devoted mother of Pat Egdall of Hollywood, Fla., Barbara Letterie of Lincoln, Frank Letterie of Port Charlotte, Fla…

“A friend to students and learning”

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. William Edward Butler, age 70, of South Portland, Maine passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2010, Bill was able to spend his final days at home under the loving care of his family. Bill was born in Weymouth in 1944…

Retired NRHS art teacher

WILMINGTON — Francis E. Hughes, a longtime Wilmington resident, passed away suddenly on Sept. 23, 2014 at 81 years. He was the beloved husband of Maureen F. (Healy) and together they shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Newburyport, he was the son of the late William S. and Lucretia M…

Talented and well–known artist

NORTH READING — Emilio A. “Steve” DiFranza – 87, of North Reading and formerly of Melrose, died Monday evening, September 29, 2014, at the Woodbriar Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in Wilmington.

Born in Boston on October 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Joseph and Filomena (Perillo) DiFranza…

A woman with many interests

NORTH READING — Rita M. Callan, 88, formerly of North Reading and Wakefield, died Saturday, Sept. 27, after a long illness.

She was born Jan. 6, 1926 in Taunton, daughter of the late Edward C. and Frances M. Callan.

Rita was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

Born in the Azores

PEABODY — Angelina C. (Fernandes) DaSilva, 95, of Peabody died Thursday morning, Oct. 2 at the Beverly Hospital after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Silva.

She was born in Graciosa, Azores, Portugal on February 25, 1919, the daughter of the late Cerino and Maria…

World War II veteran, longtime Mason

NORTH READING — James H. “Jim” Burnett, of North Reading, formerly of Everett, passed away suddenly on Oct. 1, at 95 years. He was the loving and devoted husband of Rosalind “Rose” C. Burnett (Risteen, formerly Dunn) for 44 years. He was the loving father of Linda Burnett of Salem…

Clerk in US Federal Bankruptcy Court

NORTH READING — Pamela K. Nener, 72, of North Reading, formerly of Malden and Somerville, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, after a long illness.

Born in Somerville on Sept. 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John J. R…

Born in Avellino, Italy

MALDEN — Pasquale Cappuccio, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away on Friday, Oct 3, at Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge at the age of 80. Pasquale was born and raised in Italy. He is one of five children of Ralph and Josephine (Barletta) Cappuccio. In May of 1961, he married his…

Member Local 534 in Boston

NORTH READING — Giustino DiVecchia of North Reading passed away Oct. 2. He was the beloved husband of Antonia (Rosatone). He was the father of John DiVecchia and his wife Patricia of North Reading, Gino and his wife Barbara of Wilmington and Linda Turrell of Plymouth. He was the…