Wakefield Obituaries

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Published February 26, 2020

WAKEFIELD — William Nelson Goddard, 76, of Wakefield passed away at his home after a battle with cancer on Saturday, February 22, 2020.

Bill was born in Malden on September 8, 1943. He was the son of the late Prudence (Nelson) (Goddard) White and…

Published in the February 25, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mary E. “Beth” Loud, 99, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on September 16, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Albert and M. Elizabeth (DeVeau) LeFave.

Beth was a retired cafeteria worker for the…

Published in the February 25, 2020 edition.

BELMONT, N.H. — Edward F. Bird, 82, of Belmont, N.H. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 16, 2020 after battling health issues associated with congestive heart failure.

Ed was an engineer at the Cog Railway, a math teacher, coach, and police officer, but spent most of…

Published in the February 17, 2020 edition.

DERRY, N.H. — Norma M. Donovan, 86, of Derry, N.H., formerly of Wakefield, died on Wednesday February 12, 2020 at the Aurora Senior Living Center in Derry, N.H.

She was born in Wakefield on May 25, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Soccorso and Mary (Santoro)…

Published in the February 17, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joseph P. McCallion, 86, of Wakefield died Saturday February 15, 2020 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Woburn, August 27, 1933 he was the son of the late John and Theresa (McElhinney) McCallion.

Joseph was raised in Woburn and was a Woburn High School graduate with…

Published in the February 17, 2020 edition.

NORTH READING — John M. Ingersoll, 74, of North Reading and Norway, Maine formerly of Melrose, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1945, he was the son of the late Norman and Leticia (Walkins…

Published in the February 13, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Thomas G. Doucette, 80, of Wakefield died on Tuesday February 11, 2020 at The Bear Hill Nursing Center.

He was born on October 15, 1939 and was the son of the late Melbourne and Leah (DeVeau) Doucette.

Thomas was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

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Published February 12, 2020

SOMERVILLE — Constantin Andronache, 63, a longtime resident of Somerville, passed away at his home on the morning of February 10, 2020.

He was the son of Constantin and Dumitra Andronache. Constantin was born on February 5, 1957, and he was raised and educated in Romania.

In 1990…

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Published February 12, 2020

READING — Irene (Atwood) Carchia, 96, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, February 10, 2020 at her residence.

Irene was born on December 26, 1923, in Carver. She grew up in East Wareham and was a graduate of Wareham High School, Class of 1941. In…

Published in the February 11, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mary Louise “MaryLou” Herland, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 9, 2020.

MaryLou was the daughter of Rudolph Boudreau and Mary Louise (Vacon) Boudreau and was born in Melrose on May 19, 1937. She was a graduate of Melrose High School where she…

Published in the February 11, 2020 edition.

NASHUA, N.H. — Douglas J. Kelso, 72, of Nashua, N.H., formerly of Melrose, Mass., passed away on February 8, 2020.

He was the son of the late William (Bill) Douglas Kelso and Gertrude Dorothy (Dolly) Kelso, brother of William F. Kelso and Patricia (Kelso) Kafker. Doug is survived…

Published in the February 7, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Kevin F. Brizee, 42, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at his residence.

Kevin was born in Melrose on August 14, 1977 and was the son of Dagmar (Fogal) Brizee and the late Alfred A. Brizee.

Kevin was…