Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 23, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — Anna Lee “Nancy” Doyle, 79, a lifelong resident of Melrose, died on January 21, 2018. Nancy was born in Stoneham on July 1, 1938 to the late Henry and Ruth (Marsh) O’Leary. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Nancy loved taking…

Published in the January 22, 2018 edition.

READING — Charles S. Alleca, 63, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Melrose on February 9, 1954, he was the son of the late A. Charles and Grace Marie (Terravecchia) Alleca.

Mr. Alleca was a graduate…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Isabelle E. Doucette, 93, a long-time Wakefield resident, died on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Stoneham on February 28, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Agnes (Amiro) Doucette.

Mrs. Doucette was raised in…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Edward Michael Foley, 58, passed away peacefully on January 15 after a long illness at the Stoneham Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Ed was born on July 14, 1959 and was a lifelong Wakefield resident.

Ed is predeceased by his parents, Gerald Foley and Hazel Foley…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jeffrey James Owen, 32, the son of Jeffrey Douglas and the late Sarah Ann (Crabtree) Owen, was born 19 June 1985 at the New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, and died suddenly 22 December 2017 in Wakefield, where he lived with his father and grandfather Owen…

Published in the January 19, 2018 edition.

LOWELL — Kevin M. Ramocki, 40, of Lowell, died Monday, January 15, in Lowell.

He was born in Melrose on August 15, 1977, and was the son of Stephen and the late Karen (Ryan) Ramocki.

Kevin was a graduate of Billerica Memorial High School and UMass Amherst.

He…

Published in the January 18, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mrs. Phyllis J. (Marange) Hull, a well known and respected member of the Wakefield community, died peacefully with her family at her side at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, the result of a fall and grievous injury suffered in her home…

Published in the January 16, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — Julie M. (Tintindo) Rich, 85, formally of Melrose, daughter of late Richard Tintindo and Dora (DiNapoli) Tintindo, passed away at the Woburn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with her loving family by her side on January 13, 2018.
Julie was born and raised in Everett. Her passions…

Published in the January 15, 2018 edition.

READING — It is with great sadness that the family of JoAnne Eloise (Budd) Barrett, 85, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, announces her sudden and unexpected passing on January 1, 2018. Born December 4, 1932 in Abington, and raised in Holbrook, JoAnne graduated top of her class from…

Published in the January 15, 2018 edition.

ARCADIA, Calif. — Lena L. Tine, 98, of Arcadia, Calif., formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday, January 1, 2018 at the Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on March 8, 1919 she was the daughter of the late John and Carmella (Bonito) DiTonno.

Lena’s greatest gifts were the…

Published in the January 15, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Charles B. McGuire, Sr., a life-long resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Bear Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on January 11, 2018 just short of his 92nd birthday.

Charlie was the beloved and devoted husband of wife Veronica from Dublin, with whom he recently celebrated…

Published in the January 15, 2018 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Vincent Leo Grifoni, 89, of Lynnfield, formerly of East Boston, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018.

Born in Framingham on September 17, 1928 he was the son of the late Joseph and Vincenzina (Cuoco) Grifoni.

Mr. Grifoni was a WWII Navy veteran, where he served aboard…