Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the November 3, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John Joseph Wall Jr., 73, died in his home in Wakefield surrounded by his family on Oct. 26 due to complications from brain cancer.

Mr. Wall was born on April 12, 1942 in Oak Park, Ill. He graduated from St. Procopius High School in 1960 and…

Published in the November 2, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Louis J. Bagley, 89, of Wakefield died on Aug. 12 in Ventura, Calif.

Born in a loving home on John Street in Reading on March 29, 1926, he was the son of Phillip and Teresa (Cuneo) Bacigalupo, as well as the grandson of Italian-American immigrants from…

Published in the October 30, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Margaret M. Maguire, 88, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Thursday, Oct. 29, at Wingate at Reading.

Born in Boston on Jan. 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Margaret (McCusker) Carter.

Mrs. Maguire was raised in Boston and was a graduate…

Published in the October 30, 2015 edition.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Albert M. O’Meara of Lakeland, Fla. and formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Sun City Center, Fla.

He was born in Boston on Sept. 23, 1926.

Mr. O’Meara was a longtime Wakefield resident and was the Superintendent of Mails at the…

Published in the October 29, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — William R. “Bill” Martin, 69, passed away at Lahey Hospital in Burlington on Oct. 26.

Bill was born and raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1964.

Mr. Martin was a longtime resident of Melrose and has lived in Wakefield the past 32…

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Published in the October 28, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Harriet J. Woodworth, 83, of Wakefield died Tuesday, Oct. 27 in Danvers.
She was born in Cambridge on Aug. 17, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Carlet L. and Myrtle R. (Littlejohn) Garland.
Mrs. Woodworth was raised in Cambridge and…

Published in the October 27, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — John R. Spector, 25, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died after a long battle with drug addiction, on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Boston.

Born in Melrose on June 1, 1990, he was the son of John W. and Christine M. (Muise) Spector of Wakefield.

John was raised…

Published in the October 26, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John Boghos, 58, a well-known Wakefield native, died at the Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers surrounded by his family on Friday, Oct. 23, after a lengthy battle with early onset Alzheimer’s.

John was known best for his love for his family, his high energy level, an…

Published in the October 26, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Paul D. Seabury, 56, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, Oct. 23, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Melrose on Oct. 15, 1959, he was the son of the late J. Roger and Janet (Wass) Seabury.

Paul was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

Published in the October 23, 2015 edition

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — T. Allan Goodwin, 73, of Londonderry, N.H., died Thursday, Oct. 22, at his home.

Mr. Goodwin was born in Winchester on Sept. 13, 1942, a son of the late Trueman and Claire (Melanson) Goodwin.

Al was raised in Wakefield and was a 1960 graduate of…

Published in the October 23, 2015 edition

TUCSON, Ariz. — Elizabeth “Betsy” Nolan, 70, of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Oc. 9 after a long and courageous battle with an extended illness.

She was the beloved daughter of the late Atty. Joseph J. and the late Ruth (Hale…

Published in the October 23, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Emogene Faye Worthley, 88, of Wakefield, died peacefully in her sleep in hospice at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Born in Highland, Ill. on July 25, 1927, Emogene was the eldest of three daughters of the late Raymond and Elva Iberg…