Wakefield Obituaries

U.S. Marine Corp. veteran of the Korean War

Published January 24, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Carl E. Akerberg, 83, a longtime resident of Wakefield died on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Boston on October 7, 1936, and was the son of the late Edwin C. and Mary (Manfredi) Akerberg…

Enjoyed the beach, painting classes and travel

Published January 22, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Joan Marie O’Donnell, 90, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Bear Hill Nursing Home.

Born in Bayonne, N.J. on March 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late David and Eleanor (Fitzpatrick) Donovan.

Mrs. O’Donnell was raised…

Published in the January 20, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Deanna M. Palmer, 81, died on Saturday January 18, 2020 at The Kaplan Family Hospice house in Danvers.

She was born in Melrose on June 24, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mae (Davies) Santoro.

Deanna was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

Published in the January 20, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Walter E. “Bud” Lundgren, 94, of Wakefield died on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home.

Born in Cambridge on June 10, 1925, he was the son of the late William and Anna (Edgerly) Lundgren.

Mr. Lundgren was a graduate of Malden High School. He was a…

Published January 15, 2020

WAKEFIELD — Lorraine (Andrews) Amerault, 89, of Wakefield, formerly of Medford, passed away on January 8, 2020.

She was the beloved wife, of 70 years, of Donald Amerault of Wakefield. Loving mother of Jennifer Currie and her husband Doug of Winchester, David Amerault and his wife Shannon of Wakefield, and Stephen…

Published in the January 14, 2020 edition.

ROCHESTER, N.H. — John A. Bilicki, 89, of Rochester, New Hampshire formerly of Wildwood, Florida and Reading, Mass. died on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on July 31, 1930, he was the son of the late Anthony and Victoria (Zoiremski) Bilicki.

Mr. Bilicki was…

Published in the January 14, 2020 edition.

LITCHFIELD, N.H. — Kimberly L. Gerrish Bavaro, 52, of Litchfield, N.H., formerly of Wakefield, Mass., passed on Friday January 10, 2020 peacefully at her home in Litchfield, New Hampshire.

She was born on November 5, 1967 in Wakefield. Kim was the devoted wife of James T. Bavaro. They…

Published in the January 13, 2020 edition.

STONEHAM — Edith F. (Hayden) “Edie” Previdi, 77, of Stoneham, formerly of Somerville, January 10, 2020.

She is the beloved wife of William Previdi. Edie is the devoted mother of William J. Previdi and his partner Jerry Hernandez, Lisa Sowyrda and her husband Scott and Wayne H. Previdi. The…

Published in the January 10, 2020 edition.

MIDDLETON — William A. “Bill” Baril, 79, of Middleton, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born on September 27, 1940 in Dorchester, Bill is the loving son of the late Cyril A. Baril, Ann (Donahue) Baril…

Avid sports fan, especially the Celtics

Published January 8, 2020

WAKEFIELD – Joanna M. “Joan” Jankowski, 86, longtime resident of Wakefield died Saturday January 4, 2020 at Bearmountain of Reading.

Born in Chelsea, September 20, 1933 she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Bednarek) Kravish.

Joan was a graduate of Medford High…

Korean War veteran

Published January 8, 2020

WAKEFIELD – Herold Frances Doherty, 89,of Wakefield passed away on January 3, 2020. He was eight days short of his 90th birthday. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Bernice (Benjamin) Doherty, a brother, John Benjamin Doherty, and a sister, Ruth Stafford. Herold was also predeceased by…

Published in the January 3, 2020 edition.

EAST WAKEFIELD, N.H. — Dianne D. Noyes, 79, of East Wakefield, N.H., formerly of Wakefield, Mass. died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Miami, Florida on October 16, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Ann Daly and Clinton Spear.

Raised in Wakefield…