Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 2, 2020 edition.

TAUNTON — Florence M. Doucette, 93, of Taunton, a former longtime resident of Wakefield, died Monday December 30, 2019 at the Wedgemere Healthcare Center of Taunton.

Born in Everett November 27, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Eben and Anna (Cotreau) Brown.

Florence was raised in…

Published in the December 31, 2019 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Jon A. Procurot, 76, a retired Lieutenant of the Lynnfield Fire Department and well known local resident died suddenly on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Jon was a lifelong resident of Lynnfield and was born on January 1, 1943 the son of the…

Published in the December 31, 2019 edition.

LAWRENCE — John P. DelRossi, Jr. , 68, of Lawrence, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Wood Mill Center in Lawrence.

Born March 20, 1951 he was the son of the late John P. and Mary A. (Kehoe) DelRossi. He was the brother of…

U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War

Published December 30, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Alfred S. Confalone, 88, of Wakefield died on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born on February 20, 1931 and was the son of the late Sabitino and Maria (Bucciacchio) Confalone.

Alfred was a lifelong Wakefield resident and…

Avid knitter and great fan of grandchildren’s sporting activities

Published December 30, 2019

READING — Susan D. Downey, 79, of Reading and a former resident of Wakefield died Friday, December 27, 2019 in Wakefield. Born on February 21, 1940 she was the daughter of the late Donald Parr and Gertrude (Dwyer) Searle.

She was raised…

Published in the December 27, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Nancy J. Cuoco, 59, of Wakefield, died Monday, December 23, 2019 at her residence.

Born in Stoneham on March 25, 1960 she was the daughter of Janice M. (Deschamps) Solimine of Wakefield and the late William F. Solimine.

Nancy was a lifelong Wakefield resident and was a…

Published in the December 27, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — David P. Gaw, 76, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died suddenly on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Stoneham April 3, 1943 he was the son of the late Stanley and Jennie (Haladay) Gaw.

Dave was a graduate of Wakefield High…

Published in the December 24, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John Garfield McLean, Sr., 79, of Wakefield, died Thursday, December 12, 2019.

Born in Melrose on June 11, 1940 he was the son of the late William J. and Helen (Bourque) McLean.

Garf served in the United States Army.

Garf was the loving husband of his late…

Published in the December 23, 2019 edition.

GILMANTON, N.H. – Carol Althea (Maskell) Small, 85, of Gilmanton, N.H. died on November 27, 2019.

She was born on December 11, 1934 in Springfield, Mass. to Edna Leone (Freda) Maskell and Guy Garfield Maskell. She was married to Norman R. Small for 65 years. She was predeceased…

Published in the December 23, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Julio O. Encarnacao, III, 61, a lifelong Wakefield resident and member of a well-known local family died December 17, 2019 in Danvers, at the Kaplan Hospice House, after a long period of failing health. Julio was born in Melrose on April 9, 1958 and was the son…

Published in the December 23, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Madeline (Marcellin) DeSimone, 93, of Wakefield, and longtime resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her home.

Born in Park City Utah, Madeline was one of seven children of the late Emil and Bernice…

Published in the December 23, 2019 edition.

TEWKSBURY – Paul Kenneth LeBrun, 78, best known to the residents of South Street in Tewksbury for supplying toys for the children at the area school bus stop, died unexpectedly Monday, December 16, 2019 at L.G.H.’s Saints Campus from an apparent heart attack at his home.

He was…