Wakefield Obituaries

Published October 23, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Carl P. White, 71, of Wakefield, died on Saturday, Oct. 17, at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on Dec. 20, 1948, he was the son of the late William and Marjorie (Holoway) White.

Mr. White was a lifelong Wakefield resident. He was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

Published in the October 22, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Daniel Anthony Esposito, 25, left this life Sunday, Oct. 18. He was born in Melrose on May 17, 1995, and was the beloved son of Joseph P. and Julie A. (Bear) Esposito.

Daniel was raised in Malden and spent his childhood summers in Naples, Italy, with…

Published in the October 22, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Ådi Olivardia, 86, of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville, died Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Born in Brazil on Feb. 9, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ricardo and Helena (Voltz) Timm.

Mrs. Olivardia devoted her life to her family, as well as helping those in…

Wakefield traffic supervisor enjoyed world travels

Published October 21, 2020

VENICE, FL — Brenda (Gregory) Mills of Venice FL, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on January 15, 2020 at the age of 76 after a long illness.

Brenda was born June 30, 1943 in Melrose to the late Edward and Laura (Antonioli). She was the…

Published in the October 20, 2020 edition.

Elizabeth L. Hartnett passed peacefully on October 14, 2020 at the age of 81 with her family by her side. Elizabeth, who preferred to go by Bette, was a caring person and a life-long volunteer who always sought a way to give back to her community, whether through…

Published in the October 19, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Nettie June (Graves) Amazeen, a resident of Lowell and formerly 73-year resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at age 97.

June was born in Malden on July 10, 1923, one of nine children of the late Ernest R. Graves and Elsie (Parsons…

Published in the October 19, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Beverly A. Sheehan, 82, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham, died on Saturday, October 17, at her residence.

Born in Malden on March 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy (Jones) Hofman.

Mrs. Sheehan was a graduate of Malden High School…

Published in the October 19, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Anne Ventola, age 94, a Wakefield resident, died Friday, October 16 at her residence.

Born on March 1, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine (Salerno) Ventola. She was the sister of Frank Ventola of Dover and the late Richard M. Ventola…

Published in the October 19, 2020 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Adrienne C. Stella, 81, a resident of Lynnfield for over 50 years before relocating to Wakefield, died peacefully of natural causes on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Italian immigrants, Marco Sullo from Panni and Caroline Sullo from Alanno. She…

Published in the October 16, 2020 edition.

WELLS, Maine — Ken Higgins, 81, of Wells, Maine, died unexpectedly on October 10, 2020. A former longtime resident of Wakefield, Massachusetts, Ken was the proud father of sons Mark, also of Maine, and Gregg, of Beverly, Massachusetts.

In addition to his sons, he leaves behind a loving…

Published in the October 16, 2020 edition.

WEBSTER, NH — Olga E. Jacobs, 94, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Tuesday, October 13 in Webster, NH.

She was born in Melrose on December 27, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Julius and Christina (Domashowicz) Kanchuga. She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate…

Published in the October 13, 2020 edition.

BEDFORD, N.H. — Ann Clemons, 84, transitioned on Oct. 8, 2020, in Bedford, N.H. She was born at home in Wakefield, Mass., on Sept. 20, 1936, to Mary Butters Clemons and Maynard Gardner Clemons.

A spirited tomboy with long braids, Ann spent afternoons with her dog, Betsy, searching…