Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the March 24, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Barbara Ann (Govostes) Uliano of Wakefield, formerly of Woburn, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was the cherished wife of Robert “Bob” Uliano.  

Born and raised in Woburn, Barbara was a daughter of the late Sarah (Harkins) and…

Published in the March 23, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dominic Encarnacao, 58, a Wakefield native and member of a well-known local family, died Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was born in Melrose on April 21, 1961 and was the son of the late Julio O. Jr. and…

Published in the March 23, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Generoso “Joe” Cresta, 70, of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by his family.

Joe was born in Paternopoli, Italy on February 2, 1950. He was the son of the late Soccorso and Giuseppa (Perillo) Cresta.

He emigrated from…

Published in the March 23, 2020 edition.

MELROSE — Aubrey Clifford “Cliff” Brown Sr., 90, a longtime resident of Melrose, March 21, 2020.

Beloved husband of Adelaide Marie (Penney) Brown with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. Devoted father of Aubrey Clifford Brown Jr. and his wife Sheila Driscoll of Melrose, Linda Dalton and…

Published in the March 19, 2020 edition.

STONEHAM — Paula (Raso) Gange, 97, a resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

Paula was born in Boston on July 19, 1922, one of two daughters of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Augello) Raso. A Medford girl…

Enjoyed singing and gardening

Published March 18, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Florence Hayes, 91, of Wakefield, formerly of Dorchester, Adams Village and Cohasset, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

Born in Dorchester on August 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Bertha (Peroneni) Luiselli. The wife of the late James…

Liked traveling to many countries

Published March 18, 2020

LYNNFIELD — Katherine “Kay” M. Buttiglieri, 80, of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Sunrise Senior Living in Lynnfield.

Born in Worcester on September 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Alice (Ferro) Papparelli.

A Wakefield…

Published in the March 17, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert Nicholas Brigante, 70, a longtime Wakefield resident died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Bear Mountain Nursing Home in Reading.

Born in Winthrop on July 24, 1949 he was the son of the late Augustus J. and Mildred (Fassano) Brigante.

Robert was raised and educated…

Published in the March 13, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Lisa V. Abkarian, 34, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham died March 2, 2020. She was born at Melrose/Wakefield Hospital on June 8, 1985. She was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2003. She enjoyed family time, karaoke, arts…

Published in the March 13, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mark A. Pelletier, 72, of Wakefield died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Florida.

Born in Nashua, N.H. on May 7, 1947 he was the son of the late Paul and Malvina (Lapinskas) Pelletier.

Mr. Pelletier was raised in Lynn and was…

Published in the March 12, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James J. Murphy Jr., 97, formerly of Wayland Rd., Wakefield passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 10, 2020 after a brief stay in the hospital.

James was born on November 29, 1922 in Wakefield. A graduate of Wakefield High School and later went to…

Published in the March 12, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Madeline H. Austin, 92, of Wakefield died on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

She was born in Stoneham on April 10, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Welsford and Flora (Stevens) Hiltz.

Madeline was raised in Melrose and was a…