Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the February 21, 2019 edition.

HARWICH — Maria Rose Lusignolo, 98, of Harwich, formerly of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Rosewood Manor in Harwich.

Born in Castelfranci, Italy on April 7, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Palmina (Nigro) Roberto.

Mrs. Lusignolo had been a…

U.S.A.F. veteran of the Vietnam War

Published February 20, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Joseph A. Lettieri, 75, a longtime resident of Wakefield passed away suddenly on February 18, 2019.

Born in Boston on January 16, 1944, Joseph was raised in East Boston and graduated from English High School. He enlisted into the U.S. Air Force in…

Former Den Mother for Wakefield Cub Scouts

Published February 20, 2019

MELROSE — Rita E. Schille, 90, of Melrose, Wakefield and Vero Beach, Florida, died on Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Greenwood Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Everett on June 21, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William and Theresa Costa.

Mrs…

Published in the February 14, 2019 edition.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Margaret Rose O’Donnell, 66, better known to her family and friends as Sue or Suzie, passed away on Feb. 7, 2019, at Maine General Hospital in Augusta, Maine.

She was born Feb. 19, 1952 in Melrose, the youngest of six children of Thomas and Elizabeth…

Published in the February 14, 2019 edition.

NORTH READING — Jerilyn A. Barton, 76, of North Reading and a former longtime Wakefield resident, died February 12, 2019 in Wilmington. She was born in Stoneham on August 13, 1942 and was the daughter of the late William and Lucy (Verrengia) Marinelli. She was raised in Malden and was…

Published in the February 12, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Virginia T. (Paschal) Rudasill, 85, of Wakefield, formerly of Medford, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2019 with her family at her side in Burlington.

Virginia (Ginny) resided for 27 years in Wakefield with her daughter and son-in-law, and, prior to that, in Medford. Ginny was…

Published in the February 12, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Shirley M. Martino, 96, of Wakefield died peacefully on February 10, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on May 4, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Wesley S. and Elsie H. (Steindorf) Rutledge.

Shirley was a lifelong Wakefield resident and a graduate…

Published on the February 11, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Andrew “Andy” J. Jamerson, 45, of Wakefield, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on February 7, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Andrew was born on April 13, 1973, in Malden. He was the loving son of James and…

Published in the February 7, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Margaret G. D’Arcangelo, 89, of Wakefield died on February 5, 2019 at the Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on December 21, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Francesco and Mary (Oddi) Presutti.

Margaret was raised in the North…

Published in the February 7, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dorothy Lee Tecce, 86, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on September 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Manser) Brennan.

Mrs. Tecce was raised and educated in…

Published in the February 4, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Robert D. Trepsas, Sr., 77, of Wakefield, formerly of Saugus, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Oljey) Trepsas.

Born in Wakefield, he was the son of the late Henry and Thelma…

Published in the February 4, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Kenneth J. Bilicki, 72, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Monday, January 28, 2019 at his residence.

Born in Melrose on March 12, 1946, he was the son of the late Theodore J. and Rose A. (Cucurullo) Bilicki.

Mr. Bilicki was a graduate of Wakefield High School…