Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the November 19, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Linda (Ford) Thomas MacNeil, 76, of Wakefield, passed away on April 1, 2020 at home surrounded by love and her family after a courageous 5 1/2-year battle with lung cancer.

Born and raised in Belfast, ME, to William O. Ford and Arlene (Fletcher) Ford (Dow), she was…

Longtime veterinarian was active tennis player, loved gadgets

Published November 18, 2020

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — On Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, Dr. Felix Robert “Bob” Sava, 79, of Beacon Falls, Conn., formerly of Norwalk, Conn., passed away.

Following a recent thoracic aortic aneurysm repair and lung cancer diagnosis, and always loving a good fight, he…

Published in the November 16, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Andrew J. Millyan, 64, of Wakefield died after a long heroic battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 11 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Boston on March 6, 1956 and was the son of the late Andrew and Margaret (Aiello) Millyan.

Andy attended Wakefield High…

Published in the November 13, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Bert Caldwell, of Wakefield, MA, and formerly of East Greenwich, RI, was born in Chattanooga, TN, December 17,1935. He died November 7, 2020.

A world traveler, both for business and for pleasure, he was a passionate Anglophile and celebrated his 80th birthday in London with family…

Published in the November 13, 2020 edition.

READING — Janet M. (Moore) Frechette of Reading passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at her home. She was 72 years of age.

Born on August 12, 1948 in Wakefield, Janet is the loving daughter of the late Charles Moore and Dorothy (Anderson) Moore. Janet is…

Published in the November 13, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Helen M. Coffey, 92, of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, November 10 at the Winchester Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.

Born in Wakefield on November 25, 1927, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Murphy) Hanright.

Mrs. Coffey was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class…

Published in the November 12, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — William “Bill” Schwarz, 58, originally of Wakefield, passed away on Nov. 10.

Bill was a lifelong resident of Wakefield despite his travels across the country. He will be remembered for his unmatched fashion sense, including his love of full three-piece suits and fur, his party hosting…

Worked at Guillow’s for over 20 years

Published November 11, 2020

PEABODY — Jean T. (Melanson) Surette of Peabody, formerly of Stoneham and Reading, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020 at her home. She was 77 years of age. 

Jean was born on January 12, 1943 in Stoneham to Elion and Nellie (Lefave…

Published in the November 10, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Frederick J. DeVries, Jr., 73, a longtime Billerica resident formerly of Wakefield, died Nov. 2 in Reno, Nev.

Born in Winchester on Aug. 1, 1947 he was the son of the late Frederick J. DeVries Sr. and Agnes (Douchette) DeVries.

Mr. DeVries was raised in Wakefield…

Published in the November 5, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Beverly R. (Carey) Dwyer of Wakefield passed away on October 31, 2020 at the Brightview Senior Living at the age of 87 years old. 

She was the beloved wife of the late Wendell C. Dwyer and the devoted mother of Lynne Moccia and her husband James…

Published in the November 3, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — F. Marianne Whitney, a resident of Brooksby Village in Peabody, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27 after a period of declining health.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1925, Marianne had very recently celebrated her 95th birthday with her family. She leaves behind her husband, Gregg S…

Published in the November 3, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD— Clara-Jane Roberto, 82, of Saugus, formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, Nov. 1, at her home.

She was born in Melrose on July 17, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Doris (Widtfeld) Comeau.

Clara-Jane was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of…