Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the April 4, 2016 edition.

SAUGUS — Richard E. “Rudy” Taylor, 76, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, April 3 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Born in Malden on Jan. 11, 1940, he was the son of the late William W. and Frances M. (Connors) Taylor.
Mr…

Published in the April 1, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Edward J. Zani Jr., 45, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly, March 30.

Born in Malden, he was the son of Elaine (Statho) Zani of Wakefield and the late Edward Zani.

Edward was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School. He also completed a school…

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition.

NASHUA, N.H. — Marion L. Zeimetz, 99, of Nashua, N.H., widow of Albert B. Zeimetz, passed away Friday evening, March 25, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a brief illness.

A resident of Nashua since 1991, Mrs. Zeimetz was born in Malden on April 26, 1916, a…

Northeast graduate, metal fabricator

TEWKSBURY — David John (”Duff’) Duffy, 54, of Tewksbury, formerly Stoneham, passed away on Thursday, March 24, at his residence.
Born in Winchester, he was the son of William and Florence Duffy.
David was a graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School, Class of 1979. He graduated and worked as…

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…