Wakefield Obituaries

Educator graduated from Wakefield High

CLEARWATER, FL — Edward (Ed/Rick/Pops) Frederick Schmidgall III, son of Ed and Irene, left us on Friday July 23, 2021, at the age of 73.

Rick was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 26, 1947. He moved to Wakefield, MA at the age of 12 and graduated from Wakefield…

A beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend

WAKEFIELD — Maria Jauk, age 97, of Wakefield died peacefully on Tuesday, July 13 in her home in Wakefield, surrounded by her family. She was born in Bonisdorf, Austria on September 27, 1923 and moved to New York City in 1957. In 2016, she moved to Wakefield and…

Owner of KDA Truck Repair and loved working on modern muscle cars

DANVERS — Mr. Frank V. Bognanno, Jr., age 61, passed away on Saturday, July 24.

Born in Winthrop, Mr. Bognanno was the son of Gloria (DiMaggio) Bognanno-Fallon of Lynnfield and the late Frank V. Bognanno. He was the owner of KDA Truck Repair…

Gifted artist was an aide in Wakefield schools

WAKEFIELD — Elaine A. (Pendlebury) Crowley passed away peacefully on July 21, surrounded by her loving family.

Elaine was born May 16, 1942, in Boston, MA. She was the daughter of Burt Leo Pendlebury and Dorothy Mary (Peterson) Pendlebury. Elaine grew up in Charlestown and Chelsea and…

WAKEFIELD — Richard Orne Bayrd, 92, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, July 21 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on April 8, 1929, he was the son of the late Edward Leonard and Ruth Etta (Hall) Bayrd. He was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1947.

His yearbook entry notes that…

Loving son and brother who cherished his family and friends

WAKEFIELD — Charles “Charlie” James McKenney III passed away suddenly on July 14, 2021 at the age of 34.

Born in Brighton and raised in Wakefield and Reading, Charlie was the loving son of the late Charles James McKenney Jr. and Alicia Paulson McKenney. He…

A loving husband and father who will be remembered for his generosity

LYNNFIELD — With great sadness we announce the passing of Dr. David F. Donohoe of Lynnfield, formerly of Woburn, on July 18, 2021 at the age of 82. Beloved husband of Patricia B. Donohoe for 52 years. Born in Lowell he was the…

A hardworking millwright who enjoyed attending family get-togethers

WAKEFIELD — Andrew John Conrad of Wakefield, formerly of North Reading, passed away on July 2, 2021 at the age of 57. Andy was the beloved husband of Beverly Marra Conrad, loving father of Abby and Barrett Conrad of Wakefield, devoted son of Mary (Lucci) Conrad of…

A man of honor whose life reflects a love of family and generosity

NEWBURYPORT — Joseph Buonomo of Newburyport, MA passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at the age of 97. Joe was a man of honor, whose life reflects a love of family, friends, country and a generosity to many charities.

Formerly of…

A beloved husband and father who enjoyed tending to his vegetable garden

STONEHAM — Charles C. Ehl, a resident of Stoneham, formerly of Reading and East Dennis, passed away on July 15, 2021 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 85 years of age.

Charles was born in Melrose on October 22, 1935; the son…

WAKEFIELD — Sabina Kusch, age 94, of Wakefield died Thursday, July 15 in Woburn. She was born in Lynn on November 17, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Domenic and Anna (Capuano) LaSala.

Mrs. Kusch was raised in Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School, Class of 1945. She had been…