North Reading Obituaries

Youth hockey coach and beloved storyteller

Published August 8, 2019

NORTH READING — Paul E. Buckley, 60, of North Reading, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019.

Paul was the beloved husband of Lisa (Lachiana) Buckley and the devoted father of Jeremy, Sean, Liam, Timothy and Audrey Buckley of North Reading. He was the loving…

Immigrated to America in 1971

Published August 8, 2019

WAYNE, New Jersey — Geronimo (“Ronnie”) A. Atinaja, 84, a resident of Wayne, N.J. who was born in the Philippines and immigrated to America in 1971, passed away in North Reading, Mass. from heart failure.

A leader of the Filipino-American community in New Jersey, he was…

Enjoyed traveling, the beach and gardening

Published August 8, 2019

LYNNFIELD — Rosemary T. Sarcia, 76, of Lynnfield, formerly of Sandwich and Westford, died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side.

Born in Boston on June 22, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Passanisi) Addesa…

An amazing seamstress who loved to travel and ski

Published August 8, 2019

NORTH READING — Olaug Hanson, 85, passed away on August 2, 2019. She was born in Bergen, Norway on November 19, 1933.

She lived in Ytre Arna just outside of Bergen and worked as the executive assistant for the president of the…

Published August 1, 2019

EVERETT — Michael Annese Jr., of Everett, passed away on July 24, 2019.

Born on October 27, 1950, he was the son of the late Michael and Josephine (Cassara) Annese. Michael was the brother of Patricia Forgione of Lynnfield and the late Beverly. Michael is also survived by his nephew, Steven…

Residential contractor, former CPC member

Published July 25, 2019

NORTH ANDOVER — M. Shepard “Shep” Spear, 72, of North Andover, formerly of North Reading and Lynnfield, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Winchester on June 27, 1947, he was the son of the late Manton P…

Enjoyed birding, antiquing, family vacations in Maine

Published July 25, 2019

NORTH READING — Barbara L. (Hooper) Towers, 76, of North Reading, formerly of Lynnfield and Tewksbury, died at her home on Sunday, July 21, 2019.

Born in Weymouth on January 5, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Marjorie (Lyons) Hooper…

Published in the July 18, 2019 edition.

NORTH READING — M. Charlotte (Hughes) Dalton, 86, of North Reading, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, with her family by her side, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Chester Dalton, who died in 2018.

Born…

Master builder and talented craftsman

Published July 11, 2019

NORTH READING — Charles “Charlie” Piscatelli, 77, died peacefully, after a lengthy illness at home surrounded by loved ones on Friday June 28, 2019 in North Reading.

Charles is survived by his loving wife Marilyn of North Reading; his daughter Phaedra and her husband Brian Doucette…

Project engineer helped develop a heat shield for Apollo space vehicle

Published July 11, 2019

NORTH READING — Anthony Charles Mack, 78, of Brooklyn, N.Y., North Reading, Portage, Mich., and Gloucester was born July 30, 1940 and called home by God July 2, 2019.

He was the son of the late Josephine V. Mack (Stolfi…

Enjoyed Bingo and activities at Senior Center

Published July 11, 2019

NORTH READING — Carmella “Millie” (Castiglione) Cacicio of North Reading passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the age of 101.

Born on June 25, 1918, she was the loving wife of the late Leo Cacicio. She was the devoted mother of John L. Cacicio and his wife Rose…

Taught ceramics for many years

Published July 11, 2019

WATERVILLE, Maine — Elinor Louise (Cronin) Ricci, 93, of Waterville, Maine, formerly of Reading, Mass., passed away peacefully on June 18, 2019 after a brief stay in hospice surrounded by family.

Elinor was born October 2, 1925 to Esther (Bossi) and John Cronin in Boston. She…