Wakefield Obituaries

Published ion the May 17, 2019 edition.

NORTH READING — Brian E. Sweetland, 59, of North Reading, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 12, 2019.

Born in Melrose on November 30, 1959. He was a lifelong resident of North Reading. Brian was a graduate of North Reading High School. He was a concrete truck driver for…

Published in the May 13, 2019 edition.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — Lewis R. Finkelstein, 59, of Foothill Ranch, Calif. passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2019 in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Lew was born in Boston on January 5, 1960. He grew up in Wakefield, Mass. and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School in 1978. Lew…

Published in the May 10, 2019 edition.

ALLENSTOWN, N.H. — Daniel J. “Boone” McBride, 56, of Allenstown, N.H. passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2019.

Born in Melrose, Mass, he was the son of the late Ivan J. and Mary M. (McEntee) McBride. He was raised and educated in Wakefield and had been a resident…

Published in the May 10, 2019 edition.

BRAINTREE — Beverly Lorraine (Root) English, 77, of Braintree, formerly of Stoneham and Saco, Maine, died peacefully on April 30, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Bev was a consummate storyteller, and she shared many of the details of her life with those she loved. She was always engaging…

Published in the May 9, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Dr. John Losco, 95, veteran, educator and loving patriarch, of Revere, Wakefield and Lynnfield died May 7, 2019 after a brief period of declining health.

John is survived by his children, Lorraine Howard of North Reading, Pamela Barton-Almy of Lynnfield, and John (Jack) Losco Jr. of…

Published in the May 6, 2019 edition.

MALDEN — Sister Brigid Mary Hurley, 77, died on April 4, 2019 peacefully surrounded by her friends and family. She was born on July 8, 1941 in Malden to Timothy and Bridget Manning Hurley.

Sister Brigid Mary entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence on July 22,1959…

Published in the May 3, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Janice E. (Berg) DeSimone, 74, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Bridges by EPOCH in Andover.

Janice was born in Malden on June 26, 1944, one of three daughters of the late Henning E. Berg and Ethel C…

Published in the May 3, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert J. “Bobby” Caristo, 79, of Wakefield, formerly of East Boston, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in East Boston on October 5, 1939 he was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary (Ruotolo) Caristo.

Raised in…

Published in the May 2, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Lillian Ann Craig, 93, a Wakefield resident for 65 years, died April 28, 2019 at the Overlook Masonic Nursing Home in Charlton.

Born in Medford on March 25, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Hannah (Devine) Fagan.

She was the beloved wife of…

Published in the May 2, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jozef Henricus Hendriks, 86, died on Thursday, April 25 surrounded by loving family at Sawtelle Family Hospice House, Reading.

Joe, as his family and friends called him, was born on March 21, 1933, in the town of Venray, Netherlands to Peter and Theodora (Arts) Hendriks. Joe…

Published in the May 2, 2019 edition.

PEABODY — Lawrence J. “Larry” Romano, 94, of Peabody, passed away early Sunday morning at Brooksby Village in Peabody, following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Marie E. (Sherry) Romano.

Larry was born on May 30, 1924, in Boston, son of the late John and…