Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Roger C. Lummus Jr., 83, passed away peacefully at home on December 31, 2017 surrounded by his family.

He was born February 7, 1934 and was a lifelong Lynnfield resident.

He was the husband of the late Gloria (Chadbourne) Lummus and the son of the late…

Published in the January 8, 2018 edition.

NORWAY, Maine — Nancy B. (Burpee) Cutter, 79, of Norway, Maine. Beloved wife of 57 years to the late Robert C. Cutter. Died December 26, 2017 at home. Born in Stoneham, Mass. on March 30, 1938.

She had a master’s in Education from Salem State College and a…

Published in the January 4, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Concettina M. “Connie” Ellis, 92, of Wakefield, died January 2, 2018 in Reading after a long period of failing health. She was born in Wakefield on May 15, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Annunziata (Evangelista) DeFeo. She was a lifelong Wakefield…

Published in the January 4, 2018 edition.

READING — Robert L. Sciascia, 93, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday, January 1, 2018 at the Daniel’s House in Reading.

Born in Winchester on October 17, 1924, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Marion (Bourinot) Sciascia.

Immediately after attending Winchester High School…

U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War

Published in the January 3, 2018 edition

MALDEN — Francis X. Zagarella, 78, of Malden, died on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his residence.

Born in Boston on October 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Russell and Irene (Rabinobitz) Zagarella.

Mr. Zagarella was a graduate…

Published in the January 3, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Rita A. (Maher) Stanley, 86, of Melrose, died at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading on Jan. 1, 2018.

Rita was born and raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1949. She resided in Wakefield until 1954 and for…

Published in the January 2, 2018 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Anna Welsh, 78, of Wakefield, died Friday, December 29, 2017, at the Beverly Hospital.

Born in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Giovanna (Gasbarri) Berardinangelo.

Anna was born and raised in Italy until moving to the United States at the age of…

Involved in aerobics until her late years

Published in the December 29, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Ruby L. Powell, 95, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Alabama on June 12, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Molly (Bayne) Cartee.

As a child…

Graduate of Wakefield High School

Published in the December 29, 2017 edition

NEWBURYPORT — Arline R. (Orben) Dunnells, 81, of Newburyport, formerly of Madison, New Hampshire, died early Wednesday morning, November 15, 2017 at Brigham Manor Nursing Home. She was the devoted wife of the late Norman L. Dunnells, who died March 16, 2005.

Arline…

U.S. Navy veteran and lifelong member of Wakefield Elks

Published in the December 28, 2017 edition

READING — Eugene H. Olszewski, 89, formerly of Reading, died gently Christmas morning at Seacoast Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester. Although he passed over before receiving his coveted 2018 Red Sox calendar gift, he did receive eternal…

Published in the December 27, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John B. Bouchard, Jr., 65, of Wakefield, passed away after a long illness on December 24, 2017 with his family by his side.

A writer by trade, he had the intellect necessary to follow a career as a technical writer and the heart to pursue his…

Published in the December 27, 2017 edition.

HAMILTON — Judith Treece Pamula, 76, of Hamilton, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers with her family by her side.

Born in Marshall, Ark. on April 2, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Jack and Sally (Eagle) Treece.

Judy…