Wakefield Obituaries

Registered nurse belonged to Garden Club

Published in the December 7, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Frances A. Bruen, 91, of Wakefield died peacefully Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center surrounded by her family.
She was born in Eastport, Maine on Feb. 4, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Harold…

Quick witted and humorous woman

Published in the December 7, 2016 edition

READING — Helen Porter, 88, died peacefully on Dec. 2 at The Sawtelle Family Hospice House with her devoted husband by her side.
She was born in Wakefield on Dec. 24, 1927 and was the daughter of the late John and Stephanie (Gorski…

Dedicated life to family, community service

Published in the December 7, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Eleanor “Ellie” Barczak of Wakefield died unexpectedly but peacefully at her home Monday morning, Dec. 5, after a long and successful life characterized by dedication to her family and service to her community.
She was born in the province of…

Reading resident was gifted artist

Published in the December 7, 2016 edition

READING — James Michael Carlson, 19, a resident of Reading, passed away Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Winchester Hospital.
Born in Winchester on Dec. 11, 1996, James was the son of Lenny Carlson of Reading and the late Margaret “Maggie” (Maguire) Carlson.
James…

Published in the December 6, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Grace R. Short, 94, of Wakefield and formerly of Waltham and Springfield, died Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Care One in Newton.

Born in Cohasset of July 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charles Warren and Grace Rose (Mulvey) Stevens.

Mrs. Short was…

Published in the December 5, 2016 edition.

GARDNER — Gloria Lydia McCarthy, 93, of Melrose and formerly of Gardner, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at Woburn Nursing Center in Woburn.

Mrs. McCarthy was born Jan. 30, 1923 in Leominster. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Minnie (Geroud) Richard.

She grew up in…

Published in the December 2, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John C. Waldroup, a resident of Wakefield for 38 years, formerly a resident of Reading for 15 years, died Nov. 28 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was 93 years of age.

John was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Feb. 14, 1923…

Published in the December 2, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eugene E. Poti, 96, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham, died on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.
Born in Somerville on May 17, 1920, he was the son of the late Joseph and Albena (Potito) Poti.
Mr. Poti was a…

Published in the December 1, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Rosemary E. B. Wickstrom, 71, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Wakefield Center Nursing Home.

Born in Boston on June 17, 1945, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Lily (Marion) Buckley.

Mrs. Wickstrom was a lifelong Wakefield resident and…

Published in the December 1, 2016 edition

CONCORD, N.H. — Theresa E. Costello, 85, of Concord, N.H., and formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, Nov. 27, at the Birches in Concord, N.H.

Born in East Boston on Dec. 3, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Mary (Garrity) O’Leary.

Mrs. Costello was…

Published in the November 29, 2016 edition.

NORTH ANDOVER – “Long after we are too big to carry in her arms, a mother carries us in her heart.” And that’s what Irene O’Neil Sullivan did for her entire life.

Widowed in 1976 when she was just 48 Irene decided to follow in her father’s footsteps…

Published in the November 29, 2016 edition.

WILMINGTON — Regina Mary Walsh, 85, of Wilmington and formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.

Ms. Walsh was raised in Boston and was a graduate of Dorchester High School. She had worked as a clerk in the insurance industry before…