Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the June 23, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Catherine L. Ogar, 91, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, June 21, at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Lynn on May, 15, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor (Harney) Lemmon.

Mrs. Ogar was a graduate of St. Mary’s High…

Crossing guard, bus driver, ‘corps’ mother

Published in the June 22, 2016 edition

MELROSE — Mary Ann (Francis) Dillon, 86, of Melrose and formerly of Wakefield, died at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston on June 20.
Mary was born and raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge Latin, Class of 1947. She…

Published in the June 21, 2016 edition.

DANVERS — Sandra R. (Murray) O’Keeffe, 72, avid golfer and longtime resident of Wakefield and current resident of Danvers, passed away after a long illness on Monday, June 20.

She was born to the late Lloyd and Ruth (Christopher) Murray.

She is survived by her husband of 48…

Published in the June 21, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eleanor L. Hodson, 90, formerly of Wakefield, died in Lancaster on Sunday, June 12, after a brief illness.
She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Franklin E. Hodson, who died in 2006.
Eleanor was born in Stoneham, to Harold and Mary (Cash) Ruggles, and…

Published in the June 20, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John R. Casoli, 79, of Wakefield died June 17 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers.
Born on Sept. 28, 1936, he was the son of the late John J. and Grace (Romano) Casoli.
John was raised in the North End of Boston. He was a…

Published in the June 17, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Adele “Della” Perrone, 94, passed away on June 15.
Adele was a longtime resident of Malden and Wakefield and worked for the Registry of Deeds as a clerk in Cambridge for 23 years.
Adele was the wife of the late Vito Perrone. She was the daughter…

Engineer helped provide guidance on FinCom for 25 years

Published in the June 15, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Royal H. Evans Jr., 88, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 12, at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lynnfield.
Prior to moving to Lynnfield in 2013, he resided in Wakefield for over 50 years. He was the widower of…

Published in the June 14, 2016 edition.

DANVERS — Warren Ford, 58, passed away peacefully Friday, June 10, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a courageous battle with cancer.

Warren was born in Malden, son of the late Wendell and Evelyn Ford. Raised and educated in Wakefield, he graduated from Wakefield Memorial…

Published in the June 13, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Patricia R. (Ahearn) Mahoney, 73, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 9.

Patricia was born on March 31, 1943 in Medford, one of three children of the late John and Marguerite Ruth (Hurford) Ahearn. She was raised in Wakefield, graduated from…

Published in the June 13, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Audrey Ann Mancini, 82, of Wakefield died on Thursday, June 9, at Wingate Family Hospice in Melrose.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Nov. 20, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Domenica (Lombino) Graziano.

She was the beloved wife of the late John…

Published in the June 13, 2016 edition.

AMESBURY — Violet Louise (Anderson) Fanjoy, 86, of Amesbury, formerly of Woburn, died at her home on Saturday evening, June 11.

She was the beloved wife of the late Clarence “Buddy” Fanjoy Jr. who died in 1995.

Born at home in Wilmington, and raised in Woburn, she was…

Published in the June 13, 2016 edition.

EVERETT — Leo P. DeFilippo, 97, of Everett, formerly of Medford and Chelsea, entered into rest on Friday, June 10, in the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home.

Born in the Roxbury section of Boston, Leo lived in Medford for most of his life.

He was the former proprietor of the…