Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 7, 2021 edition.

DANVERS — Lorraine M. Gerniglia 82, formerly of Wakefield and Saugus, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Marion (Malonson) Gerniglia. She received her education in the Wakefield and Saugus…

Published in the January 4, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Judith A. Dean, 80, a longtime Wakefield resident, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

She was born in Melrose on April 14, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Francis Brooks Jr. and Pauline (Gillespie) Brooks.

Judith was raised in Malden and was a…

Published in the January 5, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Bruce Michael Jangro, Sr., 72, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, passed away Dec. 30, 2020, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Bruce was born in Melrose on Feb. 16, 1948, to the late Edmond P. and Alice V. (Pistey) Jangro.

He was raised in…

Published in the January 5, 2021 edition.

MELROSE — Anna L. (Maguire) O’Brien, 93, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died peacefully on Christmas morning at Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Anna was born in Woburn on June 10, 1927, to the late James and Lillian (Justice) Maguire. She was raised in Melrose and attended St. Mary’s…

Published in the January 7, 2021 edition.

MELROSE — John A. Cerretani, 94, of Melrose, passed away of natural causes (not COVID-related) on Jan. 1, 2021.

He was the beloved husband of the late Marianna T. (Galvin) Cerretani for 55 years, as well as the loving father of Paul Cerretani and his wife Sara of…

Published in the January 6, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mary L. Brownson, 87, passed away peacefully in Fort Myers, Fla., on Dec. 12, 2020.

Mary was the beloved wife of the late Robert (Bob) C. Brownson.

Mary was born in Morristown, N.J., the daughter of two immigrants, Herman Mertins of Hamburg, Germany, and Nora (Enright…

Published in the January 7, 2021 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The family of Elayne C. Fallica (Michaud), 66, of Wakefield is heartbroken to announce her peaceful passing at her home on Jan. 1, 2021.

Elayne was the daughter of Shirley A. Kelly (Meuse) of Reading and the late Kenneth G. Michaud of Salem. She was a…

Published in the December 31, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Alfred A. DeSimone, 82, of Reading, died, December 29, 2020 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Alfred was born in Boston on August 24, 1938 and was the son of the late Alfred D. and Albina (Lemongelli) DeSimone.

Alfred was raised in Medford and later moved…

Published in the December 31, 2020 edition.

STONEHAM — Mary Adele (Sadler) Taylor died on Dec. 24, 2020, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief illness.

A longtime resident of Wakefield, she was born in Derby, Conn., to the late Robert T. Sadler Jr. and Florence A. (Howard) Sadler.

She was…

Published in the December 30, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joseph P. Racamato, 86, of Wakefield, died Sunday, Dec. 27, at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Everett on May 15, 1934 he was the son of the late Peter and Marion (Moffi) Racamato.

He was raised in Everett and moved to Wakefield as a young boy…

Published in the December 30, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James E. Murphy Jr., 52, a resident of Wakefield formerly of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly at MelroseWakefield Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.

Jim was born in Malden on June 6, 1968. He was raised in Melrose before his family moved to Malden and he graduated from Malden…

Published in the December 30, 2020 edition.

ASHLAND — Barbara A. (Sugrue) Boudreau, 89, of Ashland and formerly of Lexington and Cambridge, passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2020, surrounded by her family.

Barbara was the daughter of the late James and Eva (Hurd) Sugrue and the beloved wife of the late Robert (Jake) Boudreau…