Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the April 27, 2020 edition.

READING — Martha Irene (Bray) MacLean, 73, of Reading passed away peacefully, April 22, 2020 at Bear Mountain Nursing Home in Reading.

Martha was born to Edwin and Fannie (Bickford) Bray in Boston on June 27, 1946. Martha grew up along Long Beach in Rockport; graduated from Gloucester…

Published in the April 27, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Paul J. Sciaba, 88, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Paul was born in Lynn on October 6, 1931, son of the late James and Josephine (DeLeo) Sciaba and son-in-law of the late Frank and Jennie (Santoro…

Published in the April 24, 2020 edition.

LYNN — Arthur Thomas D’Alelio, 82, of Lynn died peacefully on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the Jesmond Nursing Home in Nahant.

Art is survived by his devoted wife of 59 years, Helen (Raffael) D’Alelio, and four children: Linda Glebus and her husband, Marty of Wrentham; Brenda Cassidy and…

Published in the April 24, 2020 edition.

WOBURN — Gerard S. “Gerry” Alterio Sr., 77, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Benchmark Senior Living in Woburn, following a brief illness.

Gerard, also known as Gerry, was born in Winthrop but raised and educated in Everett. He was an alumnus of Everett High School…

Published in the April 24, 2020 edition.

MORAGA, California — Helena M. Dodd (Olson), 97, formerly of Wakefield, Mass. passed away peacefully on April 22, 2020 in her home of seven years in Moraga, Calif., after a recent fall.

Born in Somerville, Mass. on April 5, 1923, Helena Marie (Helen) was the first daughter of…

Published in the April 23, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Ann G. Nicolai (Torcivia), 77, of Wakefield, died on April 21, 2020 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home in Stoneham.

Ann was born in Medford on February 3, 1943, and she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Flora (Giannone) Torcivia. Ann was raised in Everett…

Published in the April 23, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jean Margaret (Newton) Zaremba, 90, longtime Wakefield resident, died peacefully after an up and down battle from CHF, April 20, 2020.

Beloved wife of Thaddeus (Ted) Zaremba recently celebrating 59 years of marriage. Daughter of Elizabeth (DiCicco) and Francis Newton. Jean was born in the North End…

Published in the April 23, 2020 edition.

WOBURN — Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Silk, 83, passed away at Care One Nursing Home in Wilmington from complications due to coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Bobbie was born in Cambridge on July 8, 1936 to the late Thomas and Annie Bakey of Somerville. She is survived by…

U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII

Published April 22, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Gunnar H. Berggren, 93, of Wakefield, died Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Boston on December 16, 1926 he was the son of the late Carl and Klara (Tholinson) Berggren.

Mr. Berggren was raised and educated in Malden. He…

Avid sports fan, had a great love of the ocean

Published April 22, 2020

NORTH HAMPTON, New Hampshire — Janice N. Frongillo, 81, of North Hampton, died peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020.

She was born December 25, 1938, in Malden, Mass., a daughter of the late Charles and Naomi (Milley) Moss. Surviving family members include…

Published in the April 21, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dorothy A. Meuse, 98, of Wakefield died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Dorothy was born in Wakefield on December 18, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (LeBlanc) Meuse. She was the beloved sister…

Published in the April 21, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Richard C. “Dickie” Wilder, 72, of Wakefield died on Sunday, April 19, 2020 in Melrose.

Dickie was born in Melrose on March 4, 1948 and was the beloved son of the late Theodore and Helen (Flanagan) Wilder. He was the loving brother of Kenneth Wilder and…