Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the August 22, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Lillian Joan Raffael, 90, of Wakefield died Monday, August 21, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Lillian was born on March 19, 1927 in Wakefield and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela (Pizzano) Capone.

Lillian was a lifelong Wakefield resident and was a member of…

Published in the August 18, 2017 edition

OSTERVILLE — Gaile Marie Dingle McShane of Osterville passed away peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital on Tuesday, August 15.

Gaile was born on September 24, 1946 while her father was serving in the U.S. Navy. Gaile graduated from Wakefield High School with honors and was voted most popular…

Published in the August 18, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Horace Seldon, 93, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, August 17, at his residence.

Family and friends are invited to an informal gathering at the family home (nice back yard), 7 Eaton St., Wakefield on Sunday, August 20, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Come visit!

Come…

Retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant

Published in the August 16, 2017 edition

MAYSVILLE, NC — Master Sergeant Shawn P. Demenkow, USMC, Retired, passed away at home in Maysville, NC, on August 8. He was 47 years old.
Shawn was born on June 12, 1970 and grew up in Wakefield. He was a beloved son to…

Wakefield resident was passionate about New England sports

Published in the August 15, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Lawrence Dennehy Jr. of Wakefield left us on August 14.
Originally from Somerville, Larry also spent several years in Kingman, Arizona before settling in Wakefield. Mr. Dennehy most recently worked for G & G Mechanical of Malden and…

Worked as administrative assistant in husband’s medical practice

Published in the August 15, 2017 edition

DANVERS — Eleanor Doris Scribner, 91, died Friday, August 11, at Putnam Farm in Danvers.
Born in Bangor, ME on November 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Veronica M. (Budweitis) Prusaitis.
Mrs. Scribner was raised…

Longtime letter carrier in Wakefield

Published in the August 14, 2017 edition

NORTH READING — Robert P. Testa, 79, of North Reading, formerly of Wakefield and Stoneham, died Sunday, August 13, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading with his family by his side.

Born in Boston on September 8, 1937, he was the…

Member of St. Joseph Parish

Published in the August 14, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Mary Paone, 92, of Wakefield, died Saturday, August 12 at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Born in Boston on December 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Euplio and Lucia (Cuoco) Rinaldi.

Mrs. Paone was a graduate of…

Longtime resident was a nurse

Published in the August 14, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Muriel Ann Holleran, 80, of Wakefield died Wednesday, August 9, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Muriel was born in Boston on November 5, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Dr. John H. Holleran and Muriel (Desousa) Holleran.

Muriel was raised…

Vietnam veteran worked at GE

Published in the August 14, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — John M. Hogg III, 70, of Wakefield died Friday, July 28, at his residence.

Born in Melrose on February 20, 1947, he was the son of the late John M. Hogg Jr. and Elizabeth L. (Watts) Hogg.

Mr. Hogg was raised…

Graduate of WHS Class of 1962

Published in the August 9, 2017 edition

YORK, Maine — Martha Ellen (Burgess) Foley, 73, of York, Maine died at her residence on August 4.

Martha was born in Melrose on March 30, 1944 and was the daughter of the late John W. and Alice M. (Reynolds) Burgess.

Martha…

Published in the August 8, 2017 edition.

SALEM — Richard D. Simmons, 95, of Salem and formerly of Lynnfield, died at his residence on August 2.

Richard was born in Fall River on May 20, 1922 and was the son of the late Richard and Florence (Taggart) Simmons.

Richard was raised in Winchendon and was…