Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the April 16, 2019 edition

NORTH READING — William H. Howard, Jr., 88, passed away on Monday evening, April 8, 2019. He was a loving husband and father of five children.

Bill was born on September 7, 1930 in Peabody to William H., Sr. and Dorothy May (Waring) Howard. He entered the U.S…

Published in the April 15, 2019 edition.

DEBARY, Florida — Retired Wakefield Daily Item Editor Kendall M. Dolbeare, 95, of Debary, FL, died Friday, April 5.

Kendall was born on Dec. 18, 1923, the son of Cyrus and Pauline Dolbeare. He served as managing editor of the Daily Item for 20 years, taking over for…

Published in the April 15, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Margaret Theresa (”Terry”) Clancy, 90, of Wakefield passed away very peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 with her family by her side.

Born in Tewksbury on August 16, 1928, she was the daughter of Michael J. Cashman and Sarah M. McGuigan, both of Danvers. Through Catholic Charities…

Published in the April 12, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — William J. de Garavilla, 85, of Wakefield died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Winchester.

Bill was born in Everett on December 20, 1933 and was the beloved son of the late Cesareo and Anna (Crivello) de Garavilla. He was raised in Everett and had been a Wakefield…

Published in the April 11, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John Arthur Jensen Jr., 80, husband of Caroline (Confalone) passed away peacefully with family by his side at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Hospice, in Melrose, Massachusetts on April 9, 2019.

Born on June 3, 1938 in Portsmouth, N.H. he was the first born son of the…

Published in the April 11, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Edward Gynan Dow, born January 25,1929 passed away peacefully with family at his bedside on March 5, 2019, he was 90 years old and clear to the end.

Ed was born and raised in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School, class of 1947, where…

Member of Saint Florence Church

Published April 10, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Deanna Joyce Gates, 79, of Wakefield died Monday, April 8, 2019 in Salem. Deanna was born April 12, 1939 and was the beloved daughter of the late Harold B. and Ella B. (Tyler) Gates. She was raised in Wakefield and was a member of…

Enjoyed telling stories, music, fishing and shooting his bow

Published April 10, 2019

WAKEFIELD — John H. Brochi, 51, of Wakefield, formerly of Medford, died in Boston on April 3, 2019. John Brochi “Broch,” born to John and Catherine Brochi in 1968. John began his life in Medford, which included his sisters Debbie and Jeannie…

Published in the April 5, 2019 edition.

STONEHAM — Marilyn E. Jackson, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at home on April 4, 2019, following a lengthy decline. She was the devoted wife of the late Harold E. Jackson. Born and raised in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Robert and…

Published in the April 5, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joseph R. Zagarella of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his residence surrounded by family.

Mr. Zagarella was born in Melrose, and is the loving husband of Mary A. (Brown) Zagarella. He was the beloved father of Ann T. Zagarella of Melrose…

Published in the April 2, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Paul G. Ferguson, 64, of Wakefield, died peacefully with his family by his side on March 30, 2019.

Most beloved husband of 37 years to Susan (Belmonte) Ferguson of Wakefield. Loving father of Susan Koutalakis and her husband Jason Rizzo of Billerica, Stephen Koutalakis and his…

Published in the April 2, 2019 edition.

STONEHAM — Dorothy L. Gosselin, 94, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett on September 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alfred W. and Amy L. (Mason) Hunt.

Mrs. Gosselin was raised in Stoneham and…