Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the March 29, 2016 edition.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — David Melendy, 70, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and formerly of Wakefield, passed away March 27.

David was born on Feb. 23, 1946, a son of Marjorie Prousalis and the late Ralph Melendy.

A hairdresser who attended Wakefield public schools, David had been a resident…

Published in the March 29, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dianne M. Wood, 60, of Wakefield died Sunday, March 27, in Boston after a brief illness.

She was born in Melrose on May 31, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Victor M. and Antoinette (Orsini) Wood.

Dianne was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate…

Published in the March 28, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Alexander J. Maher, 78, of Wakefield, died March 25 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Alex was born in New York City on June 27, 1937 to John P. and Kathleen (Power) Maher.

He was raised in Floral Park, Long Island, N.Y. and was a graduate of Bishop…

Published in the March 28, 2016 edition.

MELROSE — John V. Anderson, 81, a lifelong Melrose resident, died on Friday, March 25, at his residence. Born in Boston on March 18, 1935, he was the son of the late Victor F. and Effie M. (Watson) Anderson. Mr. Anderson was the former owner of Melrose Hot…

Published in the March 25, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — George W. Bray, 82, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

George was born in Winthrop on March 21, 1934, one of three sons of the late George and Mary (Scoppetuolo) Bray. He was raised in East Boston and…

Published in the March 24, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Robert Paul Perkins, 89, husband of Anne L. (Blake) Perkins, died Monday night, March 21, 2016 in the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody after an extended illness. Born in Hamilton on Jan. 10, 1927, he was the son of the late John H. and Mary M…

Published in the March 24, 2016 edition.

MELROSE — John P. Dombeck, 90, of Melrose, formerly of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, March 22 at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Born in Wakefield on Jan. 25, 1926, he was the son of the late Theodore and Blanche (Jenkowska) Dombeck.

Mr. Dombeck was raised and educated…

Published in the March 24, 2016 edition.

LYNN — Ruth Marie (Landsburg) Massucco, 92, a lifelong resident of Lynn, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Peabody.

Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late James and Anna T. (Reynolds) Landsburg; the beloved wife of the late…

Published in the March 22, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Anthony E. “Tony” Trazi Jr., 52, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham and Malden, died March 20 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Stoneham on Sept. 8, 1963 and was the beloved son of Mary F. (Dawson) Trazi of Stoneham and the late Anthony…

Published in the March 22, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Scott J. Mulcahy, 51 of Wakefield passed away Sunday, March 20.

He was born in New London, Conn. on Sept. 14, 1964 and was the son Cornelius R. Mulcahy and Joan (Schott) Mulcahy of Englewood, N.J.

Scott was a graduate of Rockland County High School, Class…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eugene V. Mooney Jr., 87, of Wakefield passed away on March 18 in Wilmington.

Born in Pelham Manor, N.Y., he was the son of the late Eugene and Sybil (Jennings) Mooney.

After graduating high school Gene served in the Marine Corps during World War II and…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

TEWKSBURY — John Ronald Daniels, 81, a former Wakefield resident, and a veteran of the Korean War, died peacefully at his Heatherwoods Retirement home in Tewksbury, in the loving care of his family and hospice on Friday, March 18.

John was born in Cambridge, a son of the…