Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 8, 2019 edition.

MELROSE — Angelina (LaRosa) Guzzo, 94, passed away at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in Beverly on January 5, 2019.

Angelina was born in Quincy on November 23, 1924 to the late Joseph and Maria (Fantuchio) LaRosa; she was raised in Quincy and graduated from Quincy…

Published in the January 7, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James F. “Jim” Quinn, 74, of Wakefield, formerly of Somerville, died peacefully Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born in Cambridge on February 26, 1944 he was the son of the late William J. and Helen (Manning) Quinn.

Jim was raised…

Published in the January 7, 2019 edition.

METHUEN — Heather M. Winsor, 45, of Methuen, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 4, 1973 and grew up in Wakefield.

A graduate of Wakefield High School, Heather also attended UMass in…

Published in the January 7, 2019 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Anne M. Bonanno, of Wakefield passed away peacefully with family by her side on January 2, 2019.

Born in Everett, she was the daughter of the late Gaspare and Frances (Natale) Castiglione.

Anne was a graduate of Everett High School and Boston Business School. She had been…

Published in the January 3, 2019 edition

STONEHAM — Ormsby Lee “Bob” Court, Jr., 94, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield died on Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Medford on May 7, 1924, he was the son of the late Ormsby L. and Winifred R. (Fisk) Court.

Mr. Court was…

Cherished time with family and traveling with her husband

Published January 2, 2019

WAKEFIELD — Anna Bastian, 70, of Wakefield, former longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the Broward Health Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on December 24, 2018, after suffering a stroke while on vacation in Jamaica.

Anna…

Published in the December 31, 2018 edition.

GOSHEN, Vermont – Jayne Ashley Davidson, 66, died Friday, December 28, 2018, at Rutland Regional Medical Center, Rutland, Vt.

Jayne was born in Wakefield, Mass. on April 26, 1952. She was the daughter of Ashley and Priscilla (Tibbetts) Davidson. She grew up in Wakefield where she received her…

Published in the December 31, 2018 edition.

DANVERS — Frank Cataldo, 87, of Danvers and a former Wakefield resident, died Saturday December 27, 2018 in Beverly.

Frank was born in Lynn on June 30, 1931 and was the son of the late John and Pia (Baldini) Cataldo. He was raised in Revere and was a…

Published in the December 28, 2018 edition.

METHUEN — Thomas F. Wholley, Jr., 68, of Methuen, formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Boston on August 13, 1950 he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Ruth (Powers) Wholley.

Mr. Wholley was raised in Everett…

Published in the December 28, 2018 edition.

ROCKPORT — Joyce Bergholtz, 78, passed away peacefully early Christmas morning at her home in Rockport surrounded by her family. Joyce’s family was her life and we will miss her exuberance and zest for living.

Joyce was born on April 7, 1940 in Reading to Joseph and Rita…

Published in the December 26, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mario Simeola, Esq., 86, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family on Monday, December 24, 2018 in Wakefield.

Mario is survived by his wife, Viola, his children, Lisa Dalbec and her late husband Stephen Dalbec of North Reading, Mark Simeola and his wife Susan…

Published in the December 26, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Richard D. Wallace, 80, of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose and Milford, peacefully passed away while surrounded by his family at his home on Sunday, December 23, 2018.

He was the son of the late J. Allen and Lillian (Moran) Wallace of Milford.

A 1956 graduate of Milford…