Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 12, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Theresa (Marino) Curtin, 84, from Cape Coral, Fla., and more recently of Wakefield, passed away on January 5, 2018 at Bear Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stoneham.

She was the loving daughter of the late Anthony and Flavia Marino and sister to Florence of Coral…

Published in the January 12, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Julia Adams, 84, of Wakefield, formerly of Malden, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Boston on July 2, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Eftalia (Nini) Adams.

Mrs. Adams was raised in Boston and…

Published in the January 11, 2018 edition.

MALDEN — Kendrick Tripp, 45, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Dec. 28.

Kendrick was the son of Joyce (Waterman) Tripp and the late Charles E. Tripp.

He was a graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School in Wakefield. Kendrick worked in maintenance in the field of buildings and…

Published in the January 10, 2018 edition

EVERETT — Josephine (Yetman) Shaw, of Everett, passed away surrounded by her family on January 8, 2018.

Beloved wife of the late William “Bill” Shaw, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage. Devoted mother of Claire Laidlaw and dear friend Jason Marcus of Everett, Kathleen Logue and…

Published in the January 9, 2018 edition.

SAUGUS — John P. Seymour, 77, of Saugus, formerly of Wakefield, passed away at his home on January 5, 2018 in the arms of his beloved wife of 57 years, Patricia.

John was born in Everett on May 16, 1940 and was the son of the late Lester…

Published in the January 9, 2018 edition.

MELROSE — Harry J. Murphy, 88, of Melrose, USAF Korean War Veteran, died peacefully on January 6, 2018.

Harry was born in Bangor, Maine on August 16, 1929 to James and Catherine (Glennon) Murphy. He was raised in Woburn, and graduated from Woburn High School. Harry enlisted in…

Published in the January 9, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Diane Elaine Read, 78, died Monday, January 8, 2018 at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Stoneham on September 10, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Walter Avery, Sr. and Priscilla (Hatch) Avery.

Mrs. Read was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield…

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

READING — Denise M. (Camara) Cordeiro, 58, of Reading died at her residence on Friday January 5, 2018 after a long battle with Cholangiocarcinoma.

She was born in Melrose, on October 4, 1959 and was the daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Greenwald) Martino.

Denise was raised…

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — William R. Pepe, 71, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Monday, January 1, 2018 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Winchester on October 17, 1946, he was the son of Vienna (DiTonno) Pepe of Wakefield and the late William C. Pepe of…

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Lillian M. Haladay, 93, of Wakefield died on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Wingate at Reading Nursing Home.

Born in Melrose on June 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Gertrude (Cameron) Smith.

Mrs. Haladay was a graduate of Melrose…

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

NORTH READING — John F. Canavan, Jr., 92, of North Reading, died at his home, surrounded by his family on Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred F. (Mara) Canavan.

Born in Wakefield, on June 25, 1925, he was the son of…

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Edith “Edie” (Pope) Richard, 90, of Lynnfield, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017, with her loving family by her side.

Edie was born on the Pope Farm in Lynnfield on August 2, 1927. After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1946, Edie worked as a…