Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the December 7, 2018 edition.

STONEHAM — Harvey Lloyd Spector, 85, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield died on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Born in Everett on October 13, 1933, he was the son of the late John and Mildred (Lloyd) Spector.

Mr. Spector was a graduate…

Avid sports fan, enjoyed time in Maine

Published December 5, 2018

READING — Paul L. Ronan, 64, of Reading, passed away on Sunday December 2, 2018.

Born in Melrose, Paul is the son of the late Christopher and Rita (Fahey) Ronan.

Paul enjoyed many things, especially golf and his two cats. He loved his family…

Published in the December 4, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jonathan P. Simpson, 77, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Daniels House in Reading.

Born in Winchester on November 10, 1941, he was one of four children of the late Raymond and Lorna (Pratt) Simpson. Raised in…

Accomplished musician, talented oil painter

Published December 3, 2018

WAKEFIELD — Steven R. Hartshorn, 62, of Wakefield, died on November 27, 2018, surrounded by family in his home after a lengthy illness.

Steven was born in Albuquerque, N.M. and raised in San Clemente, Calif., where he graduated from San Clemente High School and went on…

Performed at Pleasure Island Park, formed Class of ’66 Band

Published December 3, 2018

WAKEFIELD — Samuel “Sam” J. Donato, Jr., 70, formerly of Saugus and Wakefield, died after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was husband to Kathleen M. (Stafford) Donato, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage. He was born…

Enjoyed bowling, gardening and trips to Disney World

Published December 3, 2018

WAKEFIELD – Eleanor M. Barry, 89, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Friday, November 30, 2018 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born on June 25, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Jessie (Thomas) Hamel.

Mrs. Barry had been a Wakefield resident for…

Loved gardening and reading

Published December 3, 2018

HAVERHILL — Martha C. Coughlin, 89, of Haverhill and Del Ray Beach, Fla., formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, November 30, 2018 at Lawrence General Hospital.

Born in Amherst on September 20, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ellen (Doran) Dickinson.

Mrs. Coughlin was…

Published in the November 30, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — William Arthur Muse Jr., 78, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly November 23, 2018. He was the husband of Elaine (Henderson) Muse with whom he had shared 55 years of marriage. Born and raised in Stoneham, he was the son of the late William A…

Published in the November 26, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — M. Doris (Morris) DiNardi, 98, passed away at Winchester Hospital on November 20, 2018. She was born in Malden to the late Charles and Rita (Amirault) Morris.

She was raised in Malden and graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1938. Doris lived in Malden for…

Published in the November 26, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Annette F. Gill, 94, of Wakefield and formerly of Medford died November 22, 2018 in Lexington. Mrs. Gill was born in Malden on January 28, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Ella F. (McNeil) Perry. She was raised in Medford and was…

Published in the November 26, 2018 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Sarah E. Welsh, 81, of Lynnfield died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 at the Hunt Nursing and Rehab Center in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on January 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Arthur L. and Ruth E. (Ober) Wiley.

Mrs. Welsh was a lifelong…

Published in the November 26, 2018 edition.

READING — Stella M. Zitzow, 95, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Peregrine Assisted Living in Tewksbury.

Born in Wakefield on September 2, 1923 she was the daughter of the late John and Annie (Pankowska) Procurot.

Mrs. Zitzow was raised in Wakefield…