Wakefield Obituaries

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…

Published in the March 17, 2016 edition.

NEWTON — Ann J. Shea of Newton, formerly of North Reading and Westwood, known affectionately by family and friends as “Nancy,” died peacefully in her sleep on March 13, 2016.

Nancy was born in Boston, the daughter of the late Dorothy Lane and Edward Joseph McCarthy, Newton. Her…

Very active in local youth sports

Published in the March 16, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — William “Bill” Elwell, 49, of Wakefield died unexpectedly on March 9, 2016.
Born in Syosset, N.Y. on June 7, 1966, he was the son of William Elwell Jr. of New York and Andrea (Gaffney) Scott and her husband David of…

WHS graduate was a cytotechnologist

Published in the March 16, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Jean Margaret Nauss, 88, of Peabody, died Friday, March 11, at the Ledgewood Nursing & Skilled Rehab Center in Beverly.
Born in Concord on July 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Dorothy (Lohnes) Nauss.
Jean was…

Published in the March 15, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Albert D. “Albie” Sarafian, 63, of Wakefield, a retired Wakefield police officer died on Saturday, March 12, at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford surrounded by his family.

Mr. Sarafian was born in Melrose on Nov. 27, 1952 and was the son of the…

Published in the March 15, 2016 edition.

NOKOMIS, Fla. — Charles Sumner Howard, M.D., 91, of Drakes Island, Maine and Nokomis, Fla., died Saturday, March 12.

He was born to the late Clifton Merton Howard and Ruth Henderson Howard Sept. 10, 1924 in Milton. He graduated from Milton High School; Brown University; Tufts University Medical…

Published in the March 14, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Rachel P. Carr, 25, a lifelong Wakefield resident died accidentally on Tuesday, March 8, at her residence.

Rachel was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School, Class of 2009. She then went onto graduate from Lincoln Tech.

Rachel is survived by her son Lucas G. Carr…

Published in the March 14, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Roberta D. Theriault, 78, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham, died on Thursday, March 10, at her residence.

Born in Melrose on Aug. 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Florence (Wilkes) MacCaughey.

Mrs. Theriault was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate…

Published in the March 10, 2016 edition.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine — Martha E. DuLong, 97, died March 8, 2016 in Bar Harbor. She was born May 16, 1918 in Wakefield, the daughter of Ira and Minola (Tufts) Richardson.

Martha was an avid knitter, known for her beautiful children’s sweaters. She enjoyed golf and was always…