North Reading Obituaries

Had a keen Irish wit; enjoyed cooking, oil painting, gardening, and knitting beautiful sweaters

HAVERHILL — Marjorie Ann (Meagher) Sasso, 95, of Haverhill, formerly of North Reading and South Yarmouth, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2025.

Marge is survived by her daughters, Marcia (Bernie) McIntee and Marjorie (Charles) Slick; brother, John (Carol) Meagher; sister…

Cherished her family, cooking, gardening, traveling and hosting holiday gatherings

NORTH READING—Assunta (Pisano) Sementa, 68, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 following a courageous battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Born in Pratola Serra, Avellino, Italy on September 22, 1957, to Felice and Maria (Brogna) Pisano, she resided…

Researcher for MIT and NASA;
FinCom chair and Hillview Commissioner

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Stephen Dee Burton, 86, of The Villages, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.

Steve grew up in Fairmount, Indiana, and was a proud Applied Mathematics graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His career included employment with General Motors, where…

Nothing was more important than family

WAKEFIELD — Miriam Roberta (Grieve) Casazza, age 92, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2025 surrounded by her family.

Mimi was born in Dorchester on September 30, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Allan and Miriam Grieve and lived in Stoughton before moving…

Cherished her family; shared love and kindness to everyone she met

NORTH READING — Kathleen  “Katie-O” Carbone, 70, of North Reading and formerly of Melrose, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington after a lengthy illness.

Born in  Everett on December 18, 1954, she was the…

Always kept a positive outlook on life

MIDDLETON — Robert E. Winters, 85, of Middleton and formerly of North Reading and Somerville, passed away at his home on Friday, December 5, 2025. He was the loving husband of the late Kathryn J. (Repucci) Winters.

Born in Somerville on June 22, 1940, he was the son…

Retired RN who enjoyed caring for others

PEABODY — Alice G. (Wolsey) Long, 85, of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield and North Reading, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

Born in Malden on May 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred A. (Hudson) Wolsey.  She was raised and…

Family, faith and hosting memorable celebrations were central to his life

NORTH READING — Michael J. Celata, 87, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2025 in North Reading.

Born on August 1, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Anthony and Marie (Bonavera) Celata, Michael kept his family and faith at the center of his…

Dedicated herself to helping others in need

NORTH ANDOVER — Shelby P. Aims, 59, of North Andover and formerly of North Reading, passed away at her home on November 21, 2025, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Stoneham on July 29, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Bayard P. and Margaret A. (Scott) Aims. She…

Enjoyed square dancing, bowling, sewing and making people smile

NORTH READING — Mary Jo (Leneski) Noonan, 91, of North Reading and formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2025, surrounded by the love and comfort of her family in the home she cherished for more than 60 years.

Mary was predeceased by…

Foreign language teacher who enjoyed summers at Chewonki Campground with family, friends

NORTH READING — Richard Webster Ham, 95, of North Reading, Mass., husband of the late Joleen Glidden Ham, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at his home in North Reading.

Dick was born in Winchester, Massachusetts on June 8, 1930 to Robert…

NORTH READING — Kenneth E. Story, Jr., 83, of North Reading and formerly of Lynn, died on Saturday, November 22, 2025. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Amy R. (Parker) Story, and their two children, his son, Kenneth E. Story, III and his wife Kelli, and his daughter, Laura (Story) DeAngelis; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren…