Wakefield Obituaries

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…

Devoted wife, mother

Published in the September 14, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Dorothy M. Falite, 85, of Wakefield died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday Sept. 12, in the home she had lived in for over 60 years.

Born in Everett, on Sept. 15, 1930 she was the daughter of…

Lifelong Wakefield resident, WHS Class of 1960

Published in the September 14, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Stephen L. Putnam, 74, of Wakefield passed away Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Plymouth on March 2, 1942 and was the son of the late Eleanor Putnam.

Stephen was a lifelong Wakefield resident…

Published in the September 13, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Lawrence J. McLaughlin, 96, a retired lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army, and former longtime Wakefield resident, died August 7 in Colorado.

He was born on January 7, 1920 and was the son of the late William and Bridget (Murray) McLaughlin. He was raised in Somerville and was…

Published in the September 13, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Barry Innerfield, 83, longtime Wakefield resident and owner of LBJ Honda/Acura repair shop in Melrose, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on September 7 after a brief illness.

He is survived by his wife of thirty-six years, Liuda Dovydenas; daughters Randi Leach of Centralia, WA and Gail Tremblay…

Published in the September 12, 2016 edition.

DANVERS — Arnold Levine of Danvers, beloved husband of Shirley Horovitz Levine, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Sept. 9. He was 82.
Mr. Levine was born in Wakefield in 1933, the son of the late Louis and Marion Levine.
He attended Lincoln School and graduated…

Published in the September 9, 2016 edition.

WOODSTOCK, Conn. — Mary (Walsh) O’Leary, 75, of Senexet Village Road, died Monday, Sept. 5, in her home.

She was the loving wife of Brian L. O’Leary.

Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Karzmarek) Walsh.

Mrs. O’Leary graduated from St. James…

Published in the September 8, 2016 edition.

READING — Carol M. Moore, 79, of Reading died on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at her residence.

Born in Medford on Nov. 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George L. and Pauline R. (Doran) Elliott.

Mrs. Moore had been a resident of Reading for the past…

Former Wakefield man was a Chelsea firefighter

Published in the September 7, 2016 edition

TOWNSEND — Peter F. Kannler, 37, of Townsend, a Chelsea firefighter and former Wakefield resident, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice in Haverhill after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Melrose and raised in Wakefield…