Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the April 4, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Douglas Van Powell, 77, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died Sunday, April 2, at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Quincy March 17, 1940, he was the son of the late Edward and Pauline (Van Ummerson) Powell.

Doug was a graduate of Boston Technical High School class…

Published in the April 3, 2017 edition.

WESTFORD — Lillian M. (Beaucher) Duncan, 94, of Westford and formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, March 25, in Westford.

She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Duncan, loving mother of Dale Duncan and wife, Janie of East Waterboro, ME and Alison Marton and husband, Richard of Groton…

Published in the March 31, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Winnifred Jenness, 87, of Wakefield died peacefully on Saturday, March 25, surrounded by loving family at home.

Born in Melrose on July 23, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Olive (Glendinning) Payne.

Mrs. Jenness had been a Wakefield resident since 1959. She…

Published in the March 30, 2017 edition.

WINTHROP — Maryann Chisholm, 71, of Winthrop and formerly of Melrose, passed away March 18 surrounded by loving family and friends.

Maryann was the beloved daughter of the late Alice Rita (Renney) Chisholm and William J. Chisholm.

She was predeceased by her friend and partner Elizabeth Vazquez. Maryann…

Published in the March 30, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Sandra L. (Moore) Dillon, daughter of the late Lewis R. and Margaret L. (Laburn) Moore, passed away peacefully on March 24 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Her loving family and several close friends were by her side as she transitioned from this world to the next.

Sandra…

Retired Wakefield Junior High teacher

Published in the March 29, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Jean P. Turner, 87, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Friday, March 24, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
Born in Wakefield on August 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Rita (Colannino) Leone.
Mrs. Turner was a graduate…

Published in the March 27, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Daniel “Danny” W. Riley, 54, of Wakefield died surrounded by family on Thursday, March 23, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Arlington on April 6, 1962, he was the son of William F. Riley Jr. of Arlington and the late Roberta (Flaherty…

Published in the March 27, 2017 edition.

HOLDERNESS, NH — Caryl Rose (Maher) Doucette of Holderness, NH, and formerly of Wakefield, MA passed away on March 22 after a lengthly illness.

She was born in Wakefield in January 2, 1930, to the late Harold J.and Laura (Rathe) Maher.

She was married to William F. Doucette…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition.

STONEHAM — John J. Hoare, 70, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, died at his home on Friday, St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.

Born in Boston, March 28, 1946, he was the son of the late James J. and Mary T. (Walsh) Hoare of Brighton, formerly of Galway, Ireland…

Published in the March 24, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Gladys Irene Corbett was born in Blackburn, UK, on May 5, 1927. She died on March 17. She had a wonderful life.

She was the daughter of Rose (Henry) and Sidney Terry and beloved wife of Everett E. Corbett.

She is survived by her two loving…

Published in the March 23, 2017 edition.

BURLINGTON — George Edward Weldon passed away peacefully, after a long illness, on March 21.

He was born in East Greenwich, RI, and was the only child of George and Helen (Perry) Weldon.

He grew up in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. He enlisted in the…

Published in the March 23, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Nancy B. Gould, 66, of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, February 23, at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.

Born in Winchester on August 23, 1950, she was the daughter of the late George J. and Florence P. (Blair) Gould.

Nancy was vice president of her 1969 graduating…