Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the August 30, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Judith L. “Judy” Hafferty, 78, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Winchester on December 12, 1940 she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Wilder) Burns.

Judy was raised and educated in Reading and was a graduate of…

Published in the August 30, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Douglas W. Toth, 66, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Melrose on January 2, 1952, he was the son of the late John S. and Maida (Purrington) Toth.

Mr. Toth was a graduate of Wakefield High…

Spending time with family was her true love

Published August 28, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Jennifer Lyn McNall, 50, passed away on August 26, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Jennifer is a lifelong resident of the town of Wakefield and a graduate from Wakefield High School in 1986. Jennifer…

A passionate teacher

Published August 28, 2019

LYNNFIELD — Felice M. (Taylor) Glennon, 82, of Lynnfield, and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Sunrise of Lynnfield.

Born in Fall River on March 8, 1937, Felice is one of two children of the late Harold J. and Alice M. (O’Brian…

Published in the August 27, 2019 edition.

PEABODY — Dorothy L. (Coburn) Bachelder, 77, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the Kaplan Estates in Peabody following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late David Bachelder Sr.

Born in Woburn, she was the daughter of the late…

Published in the August 27, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James Paul Gutro, 89, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019. He was born on October 2, 1929 and was a longtime resident of Wakefield.

Jim’s hobbies included hunting and fishing, and he spent many years of his life at his camp in Wentworth, N.H. He…

Published in the August 26, 2019 edition.

REVERE — Rose Weeks, 98, of Revere, formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Hingham.

Born in Chelsea on July 21, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Matilda (Holmes) Jacobs.

Mrs. Weeks was a longtime Wakefield resident, having lived in the area…

Veteran served in World War II

Published August 22, 2019

LYNNFIELD — Roy E. Orrall, 92, a longtime resident of Lynnfield and formerly of Winthrop, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Roy was born in Winthrop on June 12, 1927, and was one of four…

Longtime Bruins beat writer

Published August 21, 2019

LAWRENCE (AP) — Russ Conway, a hockey writer who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1992 for his stories about corruption in the NHL Players Association that helped bring down union head Alan Eagleson, has died. He was 70.

His death was reported by the Eagle-Tribune of…

Published in the August 19, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Theresa M. Collins (DiGerolomo), 92, of Wakefield died Friday, August 16, 2019 at her residence.

Theresa was born in Boston on June 15, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Carmella (Mauriello) DiGerolomo.

Theresa was raised in the North End of Boston and…

Published in the August 16, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Marilyn S. Meads, 87, of Wakefield, formerly of Terre Haute, Indiana, died on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Mattoon, Illinois on June 19, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John and Suzie (Storm) Sparks.

Ms. Meads was a graduate…

Published in the August 16, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James E. Worthley, Jr., 93, of Wakefield, died peacefully in his sleep under hospice care at the Advinia Health Care facility in Wilmington on Monday, August 12, 2019.

Born in Winchester on February 28, 1926, James was the elder of two children of the late James E…