Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the November 21, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Edward T. Burns, 71, of Wakefield died on Saturday, November 18, at his residence.

Born in Medford on April 6, 1946, he was the son of the late John J. and Margaret M. (Walsh) Burns.

Mr. Burns was raised in Malden and had been a Wakefield…

Published in the November 20, 2017 edition.

WATERTOWN — John A. DiComandrea, 89, died on Friday, Nov. 17.

Known as “Sonny” and “Coach Deke,” John was an educator, elite road runner and legendary track and field and cross country coach.

He is a member of both the Wakefield Memorial High School Athletic Hall of Fame…

Published in the November 20, 2017 edition.

READING — Joseph M. Linnane,98, of Reading, formerly of Medford and Charlestown, died November 17, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Mary Theresa (O’Hara) Linnane. Devoted father of Rev. Brian F. Linnane S.J. of Loyola University Maryland, Michael J. Linnane (Julie Higgins) of North Reading, Maureen Branch (Gary…

Published in the November 20, 2017 edition.

SCITUATE — Kenneth MacKay, 95, of Scituate passed away November 17, 2017. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Holcomb) MacKay. Son of the late Frank and Margaret (McMahan) MacKay. Cherished father to Jamie MacKay, his wife Pamela of Beverly, Renny MacKay and his wife Gail of Scituate…

Published in the November 17, 2017 edition.

WOBURN — Marilyn A. Relihan, 83, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at the Windrose Memory Care Center in Woburn with her family by her side.

Born in Lowell on December 26, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Harold and Alice (Nolette) Peabody.

Mrs. Relihan was raised…

Was a daily communicate at St. Joseph Church

Published in the November 15, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Grace “Betty” Gately McWade Stepasiuk, 89, of Wakefield died on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at her residence.  Born in Malden on February 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Martin J. and Grace (McKeever) Gately.

Betty…

Published in the November 14, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dominic “Dom” Radocckia, 82, a lifelong Wakefield resident died Sunday, November 12, 2017 at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on August 18, 1935, he was the son of the late John and Angelina (Bucciachia) Radocckia, recent immigrants to the United States from the Abruzzo region in…

Published in the November 9, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Ruth Elizabeth (Cooper) Carroll, 99, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the Daniels House in Reading.

Born in Stoneham on July 22, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Brickley) Cooper.

Mrs. Carroll was a member of the…

Published in the November 9, 2017 edition.

PEABODY — Madeline A. (Flanagan) DeRocco, 81, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose, died at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Peabody on Nov. 6, 2017.

Madeline was born and raised in East Boston and a graduate of St. Rose High School. She was a homemaker and resided…

Loved knitting and crocheting

Published in the November 8, 2017 edition

WELLS, MAINE — Lynne M. Vaughan lived 63 fulfilling years with her adoring family until she passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer on November 6, 2017.

Lynne, the daughter of the late Harvey and Helen (Simoneau) Desmarais, was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts…

Loved summers on Newfound Lake

Published in the November 8, 2017 edition

NORTH ANDOVER — Nancy T. (O’Hara) Regan, 82, a resident of North Andover and formerly longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Lawrence General Hospital on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

Nancy was born in Cambridge, one of four children of the late…

Published in the November 7, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Marie T. (Sousa) Lozzi 88, of Wakefield, formerly of North Reading, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Feliciano P. Lozzi .

Born in Melrose, on March 22,1929, she was the daughter of…