Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the May 10, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Helen M. (McRae) Murphy of Wakefield and formerly of Winthrop, died on Sunday, May 8.

She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Murphy. She was the devoted mother of Kathleen M. Herzig and her husband A. Thomas of Ireland, Margaret “Maggie” Murphy of…

Published in the May 9, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Nancy A. LeClair, 67 of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, died Saturday May 7 in Danvers.

She was born in Melrose on May 19, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Oscar and Eva (Welch) Larson.

Mrs. LeClair was raised in Melrose and was a…

Published in the May 9, 2016 edition.

STONEHAM — Nancy E. Pasquale, 89, of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday evening, May 5, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.
Mrs. Pasquale was born in Melrose on Feb. 15, 1927 and was the beloved daughter of the late John and Frances Ciccarella. She was raised…

Published in the May 6, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Richard A. Cutter, 69, attorney at law, of Wakefield, entered into rest on May 4.

Richard was the beloved husband of Roxanne (Lipkin) Cutter. He was the dear son of the late Simon and Edith (Hurwitz) Cutter. He was the devoted father of Howard E. Cutter…

Published in the May 6, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John W. “Jack” Palmer, 80, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, May 3 at his home surrounded by family.

Born in Somerville on June 30, 1935, he was the son of the late Thomas and Anna (O’Keefe) Palmer.

Mr. Palmer was the husband of Regina (Croft) Palmer, with…

Published in the May 6, 2016 edition.

READING — Harry E. “Bud” True, 92, of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died on May 4, following a brief illness.

Born in Winchester, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Idabelle (Baxter) True. Bud was raised and resided in the Wakefield family homestead until he…

Published in the May 5, 2016 edition.

NAPLES, Italy — John W. Hickey, 87, formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, April 29, at his home in Naples, Italy.

Born in Wakefield on March 24, 1929, he was the son of the late Walter and Marion Hickey.

John was the husband of Schatzi Mosca. He was the…

Navy veteran, banker, community volunteer

Published in the May 5, 2016 edition

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WAKEFIELD — Paul Joseph Comerford, 84, of Wakefield, passed away on May 1 while surrounded by his loving wife Patricia and family.

Paul, son of the late Delia and Maurice Comerford of Dorchester, was preceded in death by his…

Published in the May 3, 2016 edition.

WINTHROP — Edward F. Lowney, 84, of Winthrop and formerly of Revere and East Boston, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 30.

Ed was a graduate of East Boston High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War, in the U.S…

Published in the May 3, 2016 edition.

ROSLINDALE — Gaetano Galli, 89, of Roslindale died Thursday, April 28, at the Salem Hospital.

Born in Messina, Italy on Aug. 10, 1926, he was the son of the late Biagio and Angelina Galli.

Mr. Galli was raised in Italy before moving to the United States in 1967…

Published in the April 29, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Angela M. Petrillo, 88, a longtime resident of Wakefield died at her home on Tuesday, April 26.

Born in East Boston, April 20, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Carmella (Terranova) Lombardo.

Angela was raised in East Boston and was a graduate…

Military doctor also had practice in Reading

Published in the April 27, 2016 edition

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Dr. Mark R. Margiotta, of The Villages, Fla., beloved husband of Pamela Margiotta, died suddenly on April 17, 2016 at the Leesburg Hospital.
Mark was the son of Mark and Evelyn Zarrella Margiotta. He was predeceased by…