North Reading Obituaries

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…

Enjoyed boating and fishing

Published July 3, 2019

LYNN — James E. Owen, 66, of Lynn, beloved husband of Louise M. (Graciale) Owen, died June 24, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers.

James was born in Winchester and he is the son of the late Frank and Adelaide Owen. Jim grew up in…

Enjoyed motorcycling, fishing

Published July 3, 2019

NORTH READING — John F. McNeil, 60, of North Reading, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, June 29, 2019.

Born in Winchester on June 4, 1959, John was a lifelong resident of North Reading and a graduate of North Reading High School, Class of 1977.

John was…

Known for entertaining, enjoyed the arts and interior design

Published June 27, 2019

NORTH READING — Patricia “Patti” Haggerty, 66, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at home surrounded by family and friends.

She was born on December 1, 1952, in Winchester to the late Edmond and Patricia DiGiovanni (Guilfoyle). Patti was a Winchester…

Aspiring makeup artist

Published June 27, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Marissa L. (Mancuso) Leone, 37, of Wakefield, formerly of North Reading, died on June 16, 2019.

Born on May 28, 1982, Marissa was the daughter of Cheryl Jenkins and her husband Tony of North Reading and Salvatore Mancuso of New Hampshire.

She was the wife of…

Enjoyed cooking, shopping and fashion

Published June 27, 2019

MELROSE — Marie A. (Benoit) McCusker, 77, of Melrose, died at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on June 18, 2019.

Marie was born and raised in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada and came to the United States at the age of 17. She resided in Medford for several years…