Wakefield Obituaries

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Published in the October 21, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — William B. Devine Sr., 92, of Wakefield died peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, Oct. 19.
Born in Lynn on Sept. 14, 1923, he was the son of the late Patrick J. and Mary Ellen (Kelleher…

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Published in the October 14, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ann Marie McCallion, 80, of Wakefield, formerly of Woburn and Somerville, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, at her home surrounded by family.
Born in Cambridge on Jan. 8, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nora (Fogarty) Foley.
Mrs. McCallion…

Published in the October 9, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Philip P. Buttiglieri Sr., 80, of Wakefield died on Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Pilgrim Rehab and Nursing Center in Peabody.

Born in Winthrop on Sept. 3, 1935, he was the son of the late Frank P. and Carmela (Iovine) Buttiglieri.

Mr. Buttiglieri was raised and…

Published in the October 8, 2015 edition.

POCASSET — Richard D. Cerretani, 84, of Pocasset, died at home on Oct. 7.

Richard was born and raised in Wakefield and attended Wakefield schools. He resided in Wakefield for 30 years, Melrose for 40 years and the past 10 years in Pocasset.

Richard was a co-owner of…

Published in the October 6, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Alison Mavilia, 41, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a valiant battle with cancer.

Born in Concord on May 14, 1974, she was the daughter of Roberta J. Mavilia of Newburyport and the late…

Published in the October 5, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eugene W. Haas, 87, of Wakefield died on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Esmond and Flora (Bennet) Haas.

Eugene was a graduate of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) High School and a…

Published in the October 5, 2015 edition.

STONEHAM — Catherine Veronica (Gareri) “Kay” Viglione, 93, of Stoneham died Saturday, Oct. 3, at Kaplan Family Hospice House after a brief illness.

Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Sacco) Gareri. She had been a Stoneham resident and member of St…

Published in the October 5, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Kathy J. (Owen) Long, 57, a resident of Wakefield, died Friday, Oct. 2, at the Brigham & Women Hospital in Boston.

Born in New York on June 20, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Dorice (Crosby) Owen.

Kathy was a graduate of…

Published in the October 2, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eugene W. Haas of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Gene, a Navy veteran and a graduate of the University of Michigan in the Class of 1952, was the husband of Ethel Davy Haas for 66 years. She predeceased Gene in 2007.

Mr. Haas was…

Published in the October 2, 2015 edition.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Henry E. Ramsdell, 90 years old, died Sept. 19 in the home of his daughter in Ormond Beach, Fla.

Formerly of Somerville and Wakefield, he was the beloved husband of Marie (Fuccione) Ramsdell, loving father of Hank Ramsdell and his wife Karen of Wakefield…

Published in the September 29, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A Celebration of Life service for Robert A. Kiley Sr. (retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel) will be held at the First Baptist Church, 8 Lafayette St., Wakefield, on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m.

Mr. Kiley passed into eternity on Sept. 25.

A man who always had…

Published in the September 28, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Richard C. Hale, 85, a resident of Wakefield, died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Born at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on May 24, 1930, he was one of three sons of the late Orrin J. and Elizabeth (Maloney) Hale.

He was a lifelong resident of Albion…