Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the July 9, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joseph H. Shea Jr., 78, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, July 7 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Chelsea on February 8, 1943, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Ruth (McMahon) Shea.

Mr. Shea was a graduate of…

Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Patricia A. “Pat” (Burke) Tarpey, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on July 1, 2021.

Pat was a long time parishioner at St Mary’s in Melrose and spent many years volunteering at the parish.

She enjoyed summering at…

Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eleanor M. Hubbard, age 104, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Friday, July 2nd at the Sutton Hill Center in North Andover.

She was born in Wakefield on April 12, 1917 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Barry) Riley.

Eleanor was a…

Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

GOODYEAR, AZ — Susan E. (Ainbinder) Kagan passed away on July 4, 2021.

She was born in Salem MA on August 25, 1940 to Hyman and Freida Ainbinder. She grew up in Peabody, MA. She married Charles G Kagan, and they settled in Wakefield where they raised their…

Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Earl W. Sederquest, 91, of Wakefield, passed away on June 30, 2021.

Earl was born in Melrose on March 19, 1930 to Arthur and Mae (Clements) Sederquest. He was raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High School. Earl worked for a jewelry company in his…

Published in the July 8, 2021 edition.

MELBOURNE, FL — Steven J. Wade, age 39, passed away suddenly on June 15, 2021 in Melbourne, Florida.

Born in Melrose, the son of Darlene (Fiore) Kane and the late Gary Wade, he is survived by his life partner Janice McCullough and their daughter Skylar M. Wade of…

Korea veteran owned a pet supply store

Published July 7, 2021

WAKEFIELD — Salvatore Pustizzi, 84, a Wakefield resident since 1976, died on Sunday July 4, at the MelroseWakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston, June 11, 1937, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Augustine (Bova) Pustizzi.

Sal was raised in the West End…