Wakefield Obituaries

Longtime Wakefield resident

Published in the March 8, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Carol A. (Bianchino) Palmieri, 76, of Wakefield passed away peacefully at her home on Monday evening, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Somerville, Carol was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Catherine (Carangelo) Bianchino.
Carol was a Wakefield resident for many…

Published in the March 8, 2017 edition

ASSONET — Robin A. Archibald, 46, of Assonet, Mass., died Monday, March 6, after a lengthy illness.
Robin was born on March 31, 1970 and was the beloved daughter of Roberta M. (McPhee) Archibald of Hampstead, NH, and the late Daniel R. Archibald. She had been a resident…

Published in the March 7, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Arnold H. Ahlquist Jr., 89, of Wakefield, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 4.

He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Marilyn L. (Rhodes). He was the cherished father of Susan J. Ahlquist, Peter A. Ahlquist and wife Eileen of Reading, Karen…

Published in the March 6, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Collin P. Connerty, 19, died on Wednesday, March 1, at the Boston Medical Center.

Born in Boston on February 10, 1998, he was the son of Daniel J. Connerty and the late Jodi (Yeadon) Connerty.

Collin was born in Boston and raised in Roslindale before moving…

Published in the March 6, 2017 edition.

ROCHESTER, NH – Dorothy (Bunker) May, 91, died Monday, February 27, after a long and fascinating life.

She was born and raised in Wakefield, MA, the oldest child of Harrison and Martha (Butler) Bunker. She had four siblings, none of whom survived her.

She was married to Robert…

Published in the March 3, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert “Bob” Charles Bisacre Jr., a lifelong Wakefield, MA resident, peacefully made his journey to Heaven surrounded by his children on March 1.

Bob was born in Wakefield in April 11, 1937, and was the beloved son of the late Robert and Edith Bisacre. He was…

Published in the March 3, 2017 edition.

ROCHESTER, VT — Jacqueline Marie (Cote) Malonson, 82, of Rochester, Vermont, passed away on February 23 at Rutland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Rutland, VT.

She was born on July 20, 1934 in Ashland, N.H., the daughter of Harry Cote Sr. and Rose (Ruell) Cote.

She graduated from Ashland…

Published in the March 2, 2017 edition.

LYNN — Marjorie A. Knight, 82, of Lynn and formerly of Wakefield, Mass. and Rochester, New Hampshire, died on Tuesday, February 28 at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Arlington on February 24, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret (Erickson) Cunha.

Mrs. Knight was…

Talented craftswoman was a member of Methodist church

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

WINDHAM, NH — Elizabeth D. Theroux, 91, of Windham, NH, passed away Sunday, February 26.
Born in Poultney, VT on January 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late David Jones and Catherine (Dean) Roberts.
Formerly of Wakefield, Elizabeth…

Longtime Wakefield resident

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Janet F. Martin, 84, a longtime Wakefield resident, died in Lynnfield on February 26.
She was born in Melrose on January 24, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Wesley and Viola (Hudson) Farnsworth.
She was raised in North Reading and was…

Member of Most Blessed Sacrament and St. Joseph churches

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

WAKEFIELD — Grace M. McCoy, 90, of Wakefield died Friday, February 24, in Reading after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Boston on January 23, 1927. She was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Girls High…

Passionate special needs advocate owned insurance company

Published in the March 1, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Frances Roderick Soderberg, loving wife of Douglas Gunner Soderberg, mother of Craig, Kathryn, and Karen and grandmother of Josiah Soderberg, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2017.
Frances Evelyn was born in Caribou, Maine, on December 2, 1935 and…