Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Åshley Marie Fletcher, 23, of Wakefield, formerly of East Hampstead, N.H., died on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Tuffs Medical Center in Boston following a gunshot wound to the head, which was the result of years of depression and heroin addiction.

Born in Malden on Nov…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

ROCHESTER, N.H. — Carol Ann (Nutile) Pattle, 77, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 18, following a long illness, in Rochester, N.H.

Carol was born July 7, 1938 in Wakefield, the daughter of the late William and Ruth (Larson) Nutile. She had been a longtime resident of Portland, Maine…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John P. Previte, 71, of Wakefield, formerly of  Winthrop passed away March 3, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

He was born in Winthrop on Feb. 7, 1945 and was the son of the late Matthew and Frances (Lagana) Previte.

John was a graduate of Winthrop High…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Helen Muriel Greene, 96, a Wakefield resident for 75 years, passed away March 3, 2016 in Burlington. She had recently been a resident of Stonebridge in Burlington.

She was born in Somerville on Dec. 19, 1919 to the late Oscar and Elizabeth (Patchell) Penney.

Helen was…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Doris M. Calt, 91, of Wakefield died Saturday, March 5, in Stoneham.

She was born in Stoneham on April 24, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Marion (Bolton) Merritt.

Mrs. Calt was a lifelong Wakefield resident, living in the Greenwood section…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Mildred C. (Olsson) Hedquist, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at age 89.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 8, 1926, Mildred was raised in Brooklyn where she graduated from Fort Hamilton High School. She attended…

Published in the March 4, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Kenneth Doucette, of Wakefield, 59, died Feb. 22, 2016 in Wakefield.

He was born in Melrose on July 8, 1956 and was the son of the late Harold Doucette and M. Marjorie Maltby.

Kenneth was a graduate of Wakefield High School and later a graduate of…

Published in the March 4, 2016 edition.

CHESTER, N.H. — Sharon M. Giunta, 64, of Chester, N.H., formerly of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, March 2 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Melrose on Aug. 6, 1951, she was the daughter of Ann Orifice and her husband Salvatore of Wakefield and the…

Published in the March 4, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Arthur E. Wessels Sr., 87, formerly of Malden and Everett, passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Melrose on Tuesday, Jan. 26 after a short period of failing health. Arthur was a family man, the friend who showed up when you needed him, the person who made time…

Published in the March 3, 2016 edition.

LOWELL — Edward H. Wiley of Lowell, 75, died Feb. 23, 2016 in Lowell after a long period of failing health.

He was born in Melrose on Feb. 6, 1941 and was the beloved son of the late Arthur L. and Ruth E. (Ober) Wiley. Mr. Wiley was…

Published in the March 3, 2016 edition.

SAUGUS — Walter A. Caputo, 84, of Saugus died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at his home.

He was born in Revere on June 11, 1931 and was the beloved son of the late Michael and Louise (DeMarco) Caputo. Mr. Caputo was retired from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department…

Published in the March 1, 2016 edition.

STANDISH, Maine — Pamela Ellen Turner, 49, died on Feb. 25.

Pam was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and for the next four years, she exhibited such a positive attitude during treatment that many people didn’t know she was ill. Pam kept a “Life is Good” outlook throughout…