Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the November 21, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mary P. Foley, 75, of Wakefield died on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Hathorne Hill Genesis Health Care in Danvers.

Born in Woburn on Oct. 20, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Gilgun) Danehy.

Mrs. Foley was a graduate of Woburn…

Published in the November 18, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Blanche L. Twombly, 89, of Wakefield and formerly of Medford, died on Thursday, Nov. 17 at her residence.

Born in Medford on July 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Blanche G. (Kelly) Ford.

Mrs. Twombly was a Wakefield resident since 1952…

Published in the November 17, 2016 edition.

WINCHESTER — Euleta C. Johnson, 103, of Winchester, formerly of Lynnfield and Peabody, died Sunday, Nov. 13 at The Gables in Winchester.
Born in Wakefield on July 2, 1913 she was the daughter of the late Sydney and Lizzie V. (Small) Gray.
Mrs. Johnson was raised in Wakefield…

USAF veteran was a sports enthusiast

Published in the November 16, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Thomas J. Tine, 69, of Waltham, formerly of Wakefield died suddenly Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Born in Wakefield on Aug. 31, 1947, he was the son of Lena Tine of California and the late Sebastian Tine.
Mr…

Worked as a visiting nurse

Published in the November 16, 2016 edition

TEWKSBURY — Esther C. Osborne, 88, formerly of Wakefield died suddenly Saturday, Nov. 12 at Blaire House of Tewksbury.
She was born on Aug. 3, 1928 in Norwell. She was the widow of Raymond Osborne and the daughter of Burr and Margaret Cornwell…

Owned Kelley Heating Service

Published in the November 16, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Paul F. Kelley II, 60, passed away suddenly at home in Wakefield on Nov. 3.
Paul was born and educated in Malden and lived in Wakefield for the past 23 years. He was the owner and operator of Kelley Heating Service, Inc…

Painter had a strong work ethic

Published in the November 16, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Helen T. (Truslow) Potter, 93, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Helen was born in Waynesboro, Va. on July 3, 1923, one of 10 children of the late Samuel and Myrtle (Hicks…

Published in the November 15, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Captain Carl E. Spinney, of Wakefield died Monday, Nov. 14, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

He was born in Lower Argyle, Nova Scotia on Oct. 11, 1922.

At age 14 he and his mother and younger sister came to America to join his father who…

Published in the November 14, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Diane L. Logins, 56, of Wakefield and formerly of Danvers, died Tuesday, Nov. 8.

She was born in Danvers on April 22, 1960 and was the beloved daughter of Joyce M. (Murphy) Prunier and the late Arthur V. Prunier. She was raised in Danvers and was…

Published in the November 14, 2016 edition.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Mary Elizabeth Reynolds, 60, of Kissimmee, Fla. passed away on Nov. 7.

She was born in Melrose on Jan. 31, 1956 to her late parents, Frank and Sarah (Fennelly) Muse. Soon after, a boy moved in next door, named Thomas Reynolds; she would meet him…

Published in the November 8, 2016 edition.

BARTLETT, N.H. — Leo Gerard Champoux ended his hard-fought battle with cancer on Oct. 29, four days before his 83rd birthday.

He was surrounded at home by his loving family, including Doris, his wife of 63 years, as he passed peacefully from this world into the hands of…

Published in the November 7, 2016 edition.

SAUGUS — John A. “Jack” Doucette, 57, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield, died at his home on Friday, Nov. 4.

Born in Melrose on Feb. 25, 1959. He was the son of the late John A. and Nancy J. (Terhune) Doucette. Jack was raised and attended school…