Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the December 21, 2016 edition

Retired from the New England Telephone Company

WAKEFIELD — Robert Jones, 87, of Wakefield passed away at his daughter’s home on Dec. 7, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness.
He had been a Wakefield resident for the past 56 years.
Born in Melrose on May 12…

Published in the December 15, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Leona (Katz)  Tigar, 98, of Wakefield, beloved wife of the late Gerald D. Tigar, died Dec. 13 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Portsmouth, N.H. she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rebecca (Bozanick) Katz.

She was raised and educated in Newburyport and was…

WHS graduate led town’s traffic supervisors

Published in the December 14, 2016 edition

STONEHAM — Marie C. Cahill, 89, of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield, died at her home on Friday, Dec. 9, with her family by her side.
Born in Somerville, Sept. 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and…

Retired medical lab technician

Published in the December 14, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ruth R. (Robinson) Martakos, 74, a resident of Wakefield for 43 years, and formerly of Lynnfield, died suddenly at her home on Dec. 12.
Ruth was born in Winchester on Jan. 12, 1942, the daughter of the late Howard B. and Kathleen…

Published in the December 13, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Marie M. Duggan, 71, of Wakefield, died Sunday, Dec. 11, in Medford after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Malden on Feb. 25, 1945 and was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Margaret (Callahan) Twohig.

Mrs. Duggan was raised in Malden and was a…

Published in the December 13, 2016 edition.

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Brian Lee Harrison, 32, of Middlebury, Ind. died at 9:20 p.m. central time on Thursday, Dec. 8, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Sulphur, La. after suffering a massive asthma attack that led to a cardiac arrest.

He was born on Oct. 6, 1984 in Libby…

Published in the December 13, 2016 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Mary L. Dischino, 85, of Lynnfield died Monday, Dec. 12 at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Peabody.
Born in Chelsea on Nov. 7, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Louise (Sexton) McDermott.
Mrs. Dischino was raised in Malden and was…

Published in the December 12, 2016 edition.

PEABODY — Geraldine Davison Ballato, 89, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, Dec. 8 at her residence.

Born in Springfield on April 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Grace (Maguire) Dionne.

Geraldine was raised in Pittsfield and graduated from St. Joseph…

Published in the December 12, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Vincent Anthony “Vinny” Sergi, 89, of Wakefield died Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.

Born in Medford on Jan. 3, 1927, he was the son of the late Mariano and Giovanna (Spagnolo) Sergi.

Vinny was raised in Medford and was a graduate…

Published in the December 12, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Cynthia J. Moore, 68, of Wakefield died on Friday, Dec. 9, at the Meadowview Center in North Reading.

Born in Melrose on Jan. 13, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Winston and Margaret (Findlay) Moore.

Ms. Moore was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition.

BURLINGTON — Thelma (MacKinnon) Singleton, 93, formerly of Wakefield, passed away peacefully in Burlington after a brief illness.

Thelma was born in Clyde River, Prince Edward Island on March 21, 1923, to Gordon and Lula MacKinnon, and grew up on the family farm.

At the age of 18…

Published in the December 8, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Ursula M. Champagne, 94, of Wakefield died Monday, Dec. 5, in Winchester.

She was born in Wakefield on Dec. 27, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Lodie (Pothier) Muse.

She was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High…