Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the July 27, 2017 edition.

VENICE, FL — John F. Fitzpatrick, 88, of Venice, Florida formerly of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, July 25, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

He had recently moved back to Wakefield and was residing at his son Steven’s home for the past few months with the…

Published in the July 27, 2017 edition.

LITCHFIELD, NH — Kathleen Marie French, 59, of Litchfield, New Hampshire, formerly of Wakefield, died on Monday, July 24 at the Aurora Senior Living of Derry.

Born in Everett on December 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Margaret M. (Sullivan) Connors.

Kathleen…

Published in the July 27, 2017 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Richard F. Jenney, a resident of Lynnfield for three years, formerly a resident of Reading for 23 years, passed away on July 25. He was 86 years of age.

Richard was born in Melrose on October 27, 1930, the son of Melvin R. and Ann (D’Orsay…

Published in the July 21, 2017 edition.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Lloyd Farwell was born in Concord, New Hampshire on August 15, 1922 and began what became an extraordinary life.

As a small child he moved to Wakefield, when his dad took a job working for a Boston newspaper. After graduating from Wakefield High in…

Published in the July 17, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Lorraine I. (Daley) Oliphant, 71, of Wakefield died Friday, July 14 at her home.

She was born on July 12, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Russell and Inez (Murray) Daley.

Lorraine was a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1964. She was…

Published in the July 17, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Doris Gloria DiGiammarino, age 90, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 16 in Maine.

Born in Boston on April 3, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Giovanna (Sinagra) Capone.

Mrs. DiGiammarino was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School…

Published in the July 17, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John E. Huttunen, 88, a resident of Wakefield, formerly of Randolph and Rockport, passed away of natural causes at home with the support of hospice on Monday, July 3.

John was born on May 13, 1929, son of the late John E. Huttunen and Aili (Ranta…

Published in the July 14, 2017 edition.

STONEHAM — Leanne Coyne, 64, of Stoneham died June 19 in Beverly.

Leanne was born on November 3, 1952, and was the daughter of Catherine Consalvo and the late Arthur Mendonza.

Leanne was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1970. She…

Retired administrator at Chelsea Soldiers Home

Published in the July 12, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Thomas A. Rosa, 72, of Wakefield and formerly of Chelsea, died peacefully Tuesday, July 11 at his residence.
Born in Everett on April 21, 1945, he was the son of the late Albert and Jessica (Szczepankowski) Rosa.
Mr. Rosa was…

Published in the July 11, 2017 edition.

BEVERLY — Beverly C. (Rankin) Glidden, 76, a retired grade school teacher and educator in Wakefield, died Wednesday evening, July 5, in the comfort of her home. Beverly was on hospice care and had lost her battle to lung cancer.

Beverly was born in Lynn at the Union hospital…

Published in the July 11, 2017 edition.

MALDEN — Luigi “Mario” Bernardi of Malden died on Saturday, July 8.

Mr. Bernardi was born in Italy on July 5, 1927, and was raised there. He immigrated to the United States in 1955 and had been a resident of Malden since 1978.

He worked as a machinist at…

Published in the July 10, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mary (Petrillo) Olivieri, 96, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Thursday, July 6, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Wakefield on January 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Agostino and Assunda (Frada) Petrillo.

Mary attended Wakefield schools and raised…