Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the January 19, 2016 edition.

PEABODY — Charles W. Darcy, 91, formerly of Wakefield, died peacefully at his home in Peabody on Thursday, Jan. 14.

Born in Boston on Sept. 18, 1924, he was the son of the late Michael and Ethel (Osgood) Darcy and brother of the late Barbara and Francis Darcy…

Published in the January 18, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Donald V. Shanahan, 85, of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen.

Born in Winchester on Nov. 14, 1930, he was the son of John D. and Annie (Coakley) Shanahan.

Donald was a lifelong Wakefield resident and a graduate…

Published in the January 15, 2016 edition.

MALDEN – Susan Jean McCullough, wife of Richard Gomes for the past 45 years, died unexpectedly at her Malden home on Monday, Jan. 11. She was 67.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of late George and Mary (Mulligan) McCullough. Raised and educated in Wakefield, she was…

Published in the January 14, 2016 edition.

PEABODY — Stella Rose (Knoff) Doucette, 85, of Peabody, died on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Rockville, Conn., she was a graduate of Rockville High School in Connecticut and had been a Peabody resident since 1973. Mrs. Doucette enjoyed arts…

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Published in the January 13, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Louise C. (Cancian) Bucci, 83, of Wakefield, formerly of East Boston, passed away on Monday, Jan. 11, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Clinic in Burlington, after a brief illness.
She was the cherished daughter of the late Charles and Edith…

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Published in the January 13, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Lillian V. Olstinski, 91, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Monday, Jan. 11, at her home.
Born in Hampton, Conn. on April 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Lesniewski) Olstinski.
Lillian was a graduate of Wakefield High…

Published in the January 12, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — David J. Bachelder, 80, of Wakefield passed away at his home on Monday, Jan. 11.

He was born in Everett on March 29, 1935, and was the son of the late Walter and Violet (Hann) Bachelder.

David was a graduate of Everett Vocational High School and…

Published in the January 12, 2016 edition.

ERLANGER, Ky. — Edward Kevin O’Connor, 85, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, Dec. 18, in Erlanger, Ky.

He was born on April 2, 1930 in Wakefield to D. Frank and B. Gertrude O’Connor.

A proud graduate of Boston University and a Coast Guardsman during the…

Published in the January 11, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Arthur L. Ring, 97, of Wakefield died on Thursday, Jan. 7 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Newport, N.H. on Aug. 8, 1918, he was the son of the late Harold and Laura (Pinto) Ring.

Mr. Ring was raised in Wakefield and…

Published in the January 11, 2016 edition.

HAVERHILL — Amelia A. (Karambelas) Rizos, 92, a longtime resident of Haverhill, passed away on Jan. 7 at Wingate of Haverhill.

She was born in Haverhill on Sept. 9, 1923, daughter of the late Anastasios A. and Ioanna C. (Kiriazis) Karambelas.

Amelia graduated from Haverhill High School with…

Published in the January 11, 2016 edition.

DANVERS — Dorothy “Ann” (Joyce) Kelly of Danvers died on Dec. 31, 2015, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers with her loved ones present.

She was the wife of the late Martin Michael Kelly.

She was born on Oct. 2, 1927, in Boston. She was the…

Published in the January 8, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jean Mary Clark, 74, of Wakefield and formerly of Reading, died on Thursday, Jan. 7 at her residence.

Born in Somerville on Aug. 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Cosmo and Rose E. (Camelio) Fustolo.

Mrs. Clark was a graduate of Somerville High…