North Reading Obituaries

Enjoyed dancing, swimming and reading

Published September 24, 2020

NEW PORT RICHIE, Florida — Alice L. (Johnson) Tweedy, of Port Richie, Fla., formerly of Boston, North Reading, and Hudson, Fla., danced her way into heaven from the coronavirus on August 22, 2020.

She was the beloved mother of Diane Clement-Coppens of Clearwater, Fla., Lois Tweedy…

Worked as a waitress for many years at local restaurants

Published September 10, 2020

READING — Barbara A. (Opacki) Moore, 81, of Reading and formerly of Melrose and North Reading, died at her home on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Moore.

Born…

Devoted clinician, researcher and teacher

Published September 10, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Dr. John “Jack” K. Erban III, 65, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at his home.

Born in Boston on August 26, 1955, he was the son of the late John K. Jr., and Najla (Maloof) Erban.

Dr. Erban was a graduate of…

U.S. Navy veteran, enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening

Published September 3, 2020

WELLS, Maine — James A. Chapman Jr., 78, passed away peacefully July 10, 2020 at his home after a long illness.

He was born on January 21, 1942 in Orangeburg, S.C., the son of James and Cora (McMichael) Chapman. Jim graduated from Berkeley High…

Enjoyed touring with the ‘fishwives’

Published September 3, 2020

WAKEFIELD — R. Linda (Blackler) Miceli, 76, of Wakefield, formerly of Somerville, died peacefully at home on August 22, 2020.

Born on April 12, 1944, she was the beloved wife and companion of 56 years to Salvatore J. Miceli. She was the loving mother of Eric…

Was able to fix or repair anything

Published September 3, 2020

DRACUT — Philip R. Dunn, 71, of Dracut and formerly of Lynn and North Reading, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at the Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers after a lengthy illness.

Born in Lynn on September 12, 1948, he was the son…

Published September 3, 2020

NORTH READING — Elizabeth Jean (Andrews) Romig, 67, of North Reading, passed away on August 30, 2020.

She was the beloved wife of Christopher A. Romig and the cherished mother of Stephanie Gangi and her husband Matthew of Woburn. Elizabeth was the dear sister of Linda Andrews, Linden Andrews and Cindy…

Dedicated to Navy’s Trident submarine program; helped save Hillview

Published September 3, 2020

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — William “Bill” O’Brien, 79, passed away on August 25, 2020. Bill was born in Malden, Mass., on May 10, 1941, the son of William and Winifred O’Brien, and grew up between Malden and North Reading.

Bill earned his…

Time with family was her greatest joy

Published August 27, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Janet L. Flanagan, 85, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died at Brudnick Center of Peabody on August 21, 2020.

Janet was born in Lowell on January 16, 1935 and was the daughter of the late William and Bertha (Lewis) Miller.

She was…

Active in North Reading politics, enjoyed traveling

Published August 27, 2020

BRIDGTON, Maine — James “Jim” Senior, Esq., 72, of Bridgton, Maine, formerly of North Reading, passed away after a short illness in Gilbert, Arizona on June 7, 2020 with his daughter Kelly by his side. Jim lived in Bridgton, Maine and spent his winters…

Talented and acclaimed maritime artist

Published August 20, 2020

BELLINGHAM, Mass. and WELLS, Maine – Robert “Bob” Carl Rasche, 61, of Bellingham, Mass. and Wells, Maine, was found deceased off his boat “Avalon” in Wells Harbor on Saturday, August 8, 2020. His cause of death remains undetermined.

Bob was born on July 1, 1959, in…

Leaves behind legacy of love, laughter, friendship

Published August 20, 2020

NORTH READING — John Patrick “Jack” Corcoran, 83, of North Reading, formerly of Malden and Somerville, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Thursday, August 13, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

He was the beloved husband of Anne (Doyle) Corcoran for 56…