Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the November 7, 2017 edition.

MELROSE — Theresa A. “Terry” Keohan, 56, a lifelong resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Winchester Hospital.

Born on July 19, 1961, Theresa was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1979, and called Melrose home throughout her life…

Published in the November 7, 2017 edition.

EAST BOSTON — Daniele C. “Daniel” Loffreda, 75, of East Boston, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 at his home.

Born in Isola Del Liri, Italy, on July 5, 1942, he was the son of the late Ernesto Loffreda and Domenica Palleschi.

Daniel put great value in education and…

Published in the November 7, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Marilyn Ann Torpey, 82, of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville, died Monday, November 6, at her residence with her family by her side.

Born in Boston on November 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Zarella) Faletra.

Marilyn was raised in…

Published in the November 6, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Leo J. Zanotti, 93, of Wakefield, and a well-known member of the community died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a period of failing health.

Leo was born in Boston on April 9, 1924 and was the son of the late Louis and…

Published in the November 6, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Lucille M. McLaud, 86, of Lynnfield and formerly of Chatham, died Friday, November 3 at the Pilgram Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center in Peabody.

Born in Lynn on October 11, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Lena M. (Cormier) Oak.

Mrs…

Published in the November 2, 2017 edition.

MELROSE — Frances L. Leonard, 88, of Melrose died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Oostermans Rest Home in Wakefield.

Born in Arlington, New Jersey on August 23, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Eliot B. and Gladys (Lawrey) Leonard.

Frances was a graduate of Wakefield…

Aeronautical engineer at GE

Published in the November 1, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — William J. Oliphant, 93, a longtime resident of Wakefield and Naples, Florida, died October 29, 2017 at his residence in Wakefield.

Born in Ontario, Canada on February 18, 1924 he was the son of the late William J. and Minnie (Ridley) Oliphant.…

Veteran of the Korean War

Published in the November 1, 2017 edition

STONEHAM — Elizabeth Anne (Myles) “Betty” Holmes, 87, of Texas, formerly of Stoneham, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. 

Born on May 8, 1930 in Medford, Betty was the loving daughter of the late John J. Myles and Anna (Keating) Myles. Betty…

Published in the October 30, 2017 edition.

WILMINGTON — Dr. Patricia Louise Capone Tamagini, 78, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, following a 10-year battle with metastatic lung cancer. She passed away peacefully at 3 p.m., surrounded by her family.

She was born January 11, 1939, in Wakefield. She was the daughter of the late…

Published in the October 27, 2017 edition.

ROCKPORT — Shirley Ann Crocker Herrick, 74, of Rockport and formerly of Wakefield, died Wednesday, October 25, at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehab Center Gloucester.

Born in Melrose on August 25, 1943, she was the daughter of the later Herbert R. and Sophie T. (Yazinka) Crocker.

Shirley was…

Published in the October 26, 2017 edition.

LEWISTON, Maine — Robert C. Cutter Jr., 82, fondly known as “Cutter”, died October 18, 2017 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston surrounded by his family. He was born in Nashua New Hampshire on August 9, 1935 to Robert Charles Cutter Sr. and Eleanor (Gleason) Cutter.

“Cutter”…

Enjoyed walks along the shoreline

Published in the October 25, 2017 edition

EFLAND, NC — Deborah Eileen (Welch) Bartnick, 69, of Efland, North Carolina, passed away on Monday September 18, 2017, at the Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, North Carolina from complications with cancer.

A native of Wakefield, she was the daughter of the…