Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the August 19, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Mary E. “Bunny” Vandewalle, 89, of Wakefield died Wednesday, Aug. 17 in Wakefield.

She was born in Wakefield on Sept. 1, 1926 and was the daughter of the late John and Ellen (Hourihan) Hurton.

A lifelong Wakefield resident, she graduated from Wakefield High School, Class of…

Retired Wakefield firefighter

Published in the August 17, 2016 edition

BEVERLY — Raymond H. Pitts, 73, of Beverly, formerly of Wakefield and Melrose, died Monday, Aug. 15, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

He was a retired firefighter for Wakefield Fire Department.

Born in Melrose on April 23, 1943, he was the son…

Wakefield man served in Korean War

Published in the August 17, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Alfred J. Manfra, 87, of Wakefield passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the EN Rodgers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.

Born in Boston on Jan. 29, 1929, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Rose (Bertucelli) Manfra…

Published in the August 17, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Barbara L. Rosewell, 99, of Wakefield died Monday, June 27, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Dorchester on Oct. 9, 1916, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Emily G. (Martin) Patterson.

Barbara was raised in Lowell and was a graduate of Lowell…

Published in the August 16, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Noel J. Foster, 95, of Peabody died at his home on Saturday, Aug. 13.
Born in Boston, May 5, 1921, he was the son of the late Noel C. and Annie (Dias) Foster.
Noel was a graduate of Arlington High School. He served in the U.S…

Lived in Wakefield for years

Published in the August 15, 2016 edition

TEWKSBURY — Rosanne “Lovey” Brawley, 81, of Tewksbury, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Aug. 10 after a brief illness.
She was the wife of the late Charles Richard Brawley with whom she had shared 53 years of marriage.
Born in Everett, she was…

Published in the August 12, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Rosario J. Ventura, 92, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday, Aug. 6 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.
Born in Wakefield, Aug. 2, 1924, he was the son of the late Joseph and Grace (Accolla) Ventura.
Rosario was a graduate of Wakefield High School Class…

Published in the August 11, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Michael J. Gagnon, 57, of Wakefield, died at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Aug. 10.

Michael was born in Melrose, raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School in Wakefield, Class of 1976.

He was a very hard worker…

Published in the August 11, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — David M. Eldredge, 61, of Wakefield and formerly of Reading, died Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Born in Winchester on June 12, 1955, he was the son of Phyllis M. (O’Donnell) Eldredge of Methuen, formerly of Reading, and the late…

Accomplished musician, professional engineer

Published in the August 10, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Gregg A. Sciaba, 54, of Wayland and formerly of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep Sunday, Aug. 7.
Born on Oct. 31, 1961 to Paul J. Sr. and Joan M. (Sampieri) Sciaba, Gregg was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial…

Boston Edison retiree was dedicated member of St. Joseph Church

Published in the August 3, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Daniel P. Lovett of Wakefield passed away on Monday, Aug. 1, just shy of his 82nd birthday.
He was born in Aug. 29, 1934 to the late Patrick and Julia (Sullivan) Lovett.
He leaves behind his…

Published in the August 2, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Calvin P. Christopher, 89, of Wakefield died Sunday, July 31, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on Nov. 11, 1926, he was the son of the late Pasquale A. and Geneva (Pierleone) Christopher.

Calvin was raised and educated in Wakefield. He enlisted in the United…