Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the December 29, 2020 edition.

WAKEFGIELD— Carl Mata, 71 a longtime resident of Wakefield, died Dec. 25, 2020, at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

He was born in Boston on March 14, 1949, and was the son of the late Alvin and Angela (Gumini) Mata.

Carl was raised in Medford and was a graduate of Malden…

Published in the December 29, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Phyllis (Green) Crozier, 98, died peacefully on Dec. 22, 2020, at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Stoneham after a period of declining health.

She was born in Revere on Oct. 26, 1922, to the late Alfred R. and Imogene (Murphy) Green. She moved to Malden…

Published in the December 29, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jean Pedersen, 90, of Wakefield and formerly of Malden, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.

She was born in Boston on March 18, 1930 to the late Nicola and Theresa (DeFina) Carrazza. Jean had been a Malden resident for 42 years before making her home in…

Published in the December 28, 2020 edition.

ROCKPORT – Gilbert (Gil) McCarthy, of Rockport, Mass., formerly of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Dec. 18, 2020 at the age of 76. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine (Gerry) Daniels McCarthy.

Gil was the son of the late Dr. John L. McCarthy and Margaret Roche McCarthy…

Published in the December 28, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Claire Muriel Quigley, 99, of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester.

Born in Medford on May 29, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Kathryn (Barrett) Murphy.

Mrs. Quigley was a graduate of Medford High…

Published in the December 22, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James L. Buonopane, age 89, a longtime resident of Wakefield died Saturday, December 19 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a brief illness.

Born in Malden on May 4, 1931 he was the son of the late Christie and Anne (Viola) Buonopane.

Jim was raised in Malden…

Published in the December 21, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Catherine E. “Katie” Joyce, age 101, died peacefully on Friday, December 18 in Reading.

Born in Brooklyn, NY on October 9, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Catherine “Lillian” (Schorr) Farrell.

Mrs. Joyce was raised in The Bronx in New York before…

Published in the December 18, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Christopher J. Fowlie of Wakefield passed away suddenly after complications from a car accident on Saturday, December 12, 2020. 

Chris leaves behind his cherished wife, Kim, his stepchildren Charles and Lilyann, and his son, Jon.  Born on October 1, 1970 in Melrose. Chris is the beloved…

Published in the December 18, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Patricia Marie Sloane, age 77, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Patricia was born in Denver, Colorado on August 18, 1943, and moved to Massachusetts with her beloved father where she attended and was a graduate of Concord-Carlisle High…

Published in the December 17, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Clifton John Dennis, son of Joan Dennis and the late Richard Dennis, passed away Nov. 15 after a short illness so valiantly fought.

He was the devoted Dad to Dylan Dennis, devoted also to Dylan’s mom, the late Laura Platt. Brother to Christopher Dennis, his wife…

Received awards for selfless service

Published December 16, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Alan C. Nichols, 81, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, of COVID-related illness.

Alan was a longtime Boston resident living in the Beacon Hill and South End neighborhoods for many years.

He was the son of…

Published in the December 14, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Ålice Medeiros, 63, passed away suddenly at home in Wakefield on Dec. 6, 2020.

Our beloved Alice was born in Cambridge, grew up in Somerville and lived in Reading and Wakefield. A graduate of Bentley University (accounting) and Somerville High School. Alice worked at Lucia’s Restaurant…