Wakefield Obituaries

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Published in the March 15, 2017 edition

READING — Sandra J. (Bartlett) Walker, 77, of Reading passed away at Lahey Clinic on Saturday, March 11, surrounded by her family.
She was born on February 1, 1940 to the late Donald A. and Ruth (Clarke) Bartlett of Wakefield.
She leaves…

Published in the March 13, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mary T. Borstell, 91, of Wakefield died on Saturday, March 4 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Boston on August 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mary J. (Lynch) Farquharson

Mrs. Borstell was a graduate of St. Patrick Parochial School…

Published in the March 10, 2017 edition.

READING — Albert S. Kelley, 95, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, Weare, N.H., and Naples, Fla., died on March 7 at home.

Born in Somerville, Mass. on July 24, 1921, he was the son of the late Albert S. and Grace (McLean) Kelley.

Mr. Kelley was a graduate…

Published in the March 9, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — William Jay “Billy” Alejunas, 28, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. Billy was proud to have graduated from the Link House in Newburyport where he had been doing very well. Unfortunately, he lost his long battle with drug addiction after fighting…

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…