Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the November 9, 2015 edition.

CAPE ANN — David M. Russell, 71, of Cape Ann died Friday, Nov. 6, at the Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.

Born in Peabody on Jan. 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Smith) Russell.

Mr. Russell was raised in Peabody and was…

Published in the November 9, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert E. O’Neil, 95, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Nov. 4 at the VA Hospital in Bedford.

Bob was the husband of the late Mary “Lynn” O’Neil, who died on May 27, 2002. They were married for 59 years.

Bob…

Published in the November 9, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Christine A. Luther, of Wakefield died suddenly on Friday, Nov. 6.  Beloved sister of Dawn M. Gera and her husband Mark of Reading and the late Lance S. Luther Jr. Loving aunt of Makena and Nicholas Gera. Daughter of the late Lance S. Sr. and Margaret (Marchese…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Stanley M. Finkelstein, 84, of Wakefield entered eternal rest on Nov. 4.

Mr. Finkelstein was born and raised in Somerville, he served honorably in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He worked as a self-employed CPA since 1978.

He was also a member of the…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Evelyn (Scanlan) Rinn, 92, of Lynnfield and formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Reading after a brief illness.

Born in Malden on Oct. 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Loretto (Kelley)
Scanlan.

Mrs. Rinn was a graduate of…

Published in the November 6, 2015 edition.

BROOKLINE — John T. “Jack” Coughlin of Brookline, and formerly of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Melrose on March 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Francis and Evangeline (Hubbard) Coughlin.

Jack was a…

Published in the November 5, 2015 edition.

DANVERS — Michael Joseph Slazar, 66, of Wakefield died Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Lynn on Jan. 8, 1949, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph and Nettie (Bosley) Slazar and stepson of the late Fred Goldstien.

After…

‘Mayor of Cutter Street’ was talented gardener

Published in the November 4, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Joseph L. Costa, 86, of Wakefield died Monday, Nov. 2, at Woodbriar of Wilmington.
Born in Wakefield on May 26, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph Edward and Mary (Medeiros) Costa.
Mr. Costa was a longtime…

Published in the November 3, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jameleh Shankhour, 86, of Wakefield died Sunday, Nov. 1, at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Damascus, Syria on Feb. 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Hanna and Ellie (Sylivie) Boghos.

Mrs. Shankhour moved to the U.S. from Syria in 1978 to start a…

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…