Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the October 3, 2016 edition.

PEABODY — Richard K. Doucette, 88, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield, died on Oct. 1 at the Windrose Nursing Home in Woburn.

Born in Wakefield on Oct. 12, 1927, he was the son of the late Melbourne and Mary (DeVeau) Doucette.

Richard was raised in Wakefield. He…

Published in the October 3, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — James H. Doucette, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Oct. 1 at the age of 97.

Mr. Doucette was born in Wakefield on Sept. 23, 1919 and was the son of the late Edmon and Charlotte (Muise) Doucette.

He was retired from Kraft Foods of Woburn.

He…

Published in the October 3, 2016 edition.

EASTON — David Leo Whitehead, 80, formerly of Wakefield, died Oct. 1 at his home in Easton after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
A native of Wakefield, Dave graduated from Wakefield High School and the United States Coast Guard Academy with a degree in Engineering. David…

Published in the September 30, 2016 edition.

PALM COAST, Fla. — Eugene Mathias Joly, M.D., 88, of Palm Coast, Fla., formerly of Wakefield, died Sept. 11 at the Stewart Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast, Fla.

Born in Manville, R.I. on Dec. 30, 1927, he was the son of the late Eugene N. and Helen…

Published in the September 29, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Bruce Edward Cameron, 63, a resident of Wakefield for over 30 years, formerly of Reading, died Sept. 27 at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Bruce was born in Melrose on Nov. 2, 1952, the son of Audrie (Burton) Cameron of Reading and the late Edward…

Published in the September 29, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Michael Shawn Murphy, “lil man,” 35, a resident of Wakefield, died Sunday, Sept. 25 at home from an accidental overdose which was the result of years of battling depression and addiction.

Born in Melrose on Aug. 21, 1981 he was the son of Janice L. Murphy…

Published in the September 27, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Paul M. Malonson, 75, of Wakefield, passed away on Sept. 24 following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.

Paul was a loving son, husband, father and brother. He had a love for life and loved to travel, loved Aruba, his RV and Hampton Beach with his family…

Published in the September 26, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert Malonson, 81, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, peacefully surrounded by his loving children.
Bob was devoted to his family. He was born and raised in Wakefield, where he met and married his wife Barbara. Bob built a home for his family on Plum Island, where…

NAPLES, Fla. — Burr J. Mosher Jr. died Sept. 21 at his home in Naples, Fla.

A native of Wakefield, Burr was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1946, and Tufts University, class of 1951. He was a senior VP at Arkwright Insurance Company and retired in 1990.

He leaves his wife Joan…

Published in the September 19, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert L. Kelley of Wakefield died peacefully at home on Sept. 9 after a long illness. He was born in Everett on Aug. 3, 1938, the son of the late Frederic and Katherine (McCusker) Kelley.

Mr. Kelley was raised in Everett and was a graduate of…

Published in the September 15, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Anthony “Tony” Bucci, 89, of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, September 14, at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Winchester on April 22, 1927, he was the son of the late John and Ermelinda (Macinanti) Bucci.

Mr. Bucci was a graduate of Winchester High School, Class of 1945. He…

Published in the September 15, 2016 edition.

THAXTON, VA — Paulette Spadafora Brunning, 67, of Thaxton, VA passed away Monday, September 12, at University of Virginia Medical Center.
She was born on Friday, July 29, 1949 in Philadephia, PA, a daughter of the late Leo Spadafora and Elvira Pasamonte Spadafora. She was also preceded in…