Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the September 24, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Muriel Eveline MacDonald, 90, a resident of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Peabody.

Born in Wakefield, Nov. 23, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Robert P. and Estella A. (Laramore) MacDonald.

Ms. MacDonald was a…

Longtime Waltham resident, member of St. Joseph Parish

Published in the September 23, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Margaret R. Venuti, 86, of Wakefield formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
Born in Waltham on March 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Sarah (Allia) Orifice.
Mrs. Venuti…

Published in the September 22, 2015 edition

DERRY, N.H. — Scott D. Iosua Sr., 52, of Derry, N.H., died Saturday, Sept. 19, in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.

Scott was born in Melrose on May 15, 1963, a son of the late Michael D. and Barbara (Bird) Iosua. Scott was raised and educated in…

Published in the September 22, 2015 edition

SALEM — Robert (Bob) Simpson passed away unexpectedly Aug. 26 at his home in Salem.

Born May 20, 1951, he was the son of the late Charles and Helen (Hawkes) Simpson.

Bob always had a big smile and a funny one-liner for everyone he met. Bob was a…

Published in the September 21, 2015 edition.

SALEM, N.H. — Thomas F. Dillon Jr., 64, a resident of Salem for the last 22 years, and formerly of Wakefield, died Sept. 15 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry.

Born in Winchester, son of Mary Ann (Francis) Dillon and the late Thomas F. Dillon, he was raised…

Published in the September 17, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Olga C. Packard, 93, a longtime Wakefield resident, business owner and civic leader, died Sunday, July 19.

Born in Boston on March 23, 1922, she was the daughter of Raffaele and Adeline Cotillo.

Mrs. Packard, married 45 years to the late Arthur Packard, is survived by…

Published in the September 17, 2015 edition.

LEXINGTON — Dr. James N. Showstack, 77, died September 16.

He was the husband of Marilyn (Rubin) Showstack.

Born in Wakefield, a son of the late Dr. Irving and Irene (Goldberg) Showstack, he had been a resident of Lexington for 47 years. Dr. Showstack was a graduate of…

Facilities supervisor for Wakefield schools

Published in the September 16, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — At 82 years of age, Izydor Jan “John” Siepka passed away Sunday, September 13, at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington after a short illness.
Born and raised in Poland he received his early education attending schools in occupied…

Published in the September 16, 2015 edition

Ruth Crocker Friesen died on Sept. 8 at her daughter’s home in Indiana.
Born on Oct. 14, 1925 in India, she was the daughter of Ernest and Esther Crocker.
Ruth was a missionary in Venezuela, where she married Milton Friesen. She was a teacher and principal at various…

Published in the September 10, 2015 edition.

PORTLAND, Tenn. — Wakefield family mourns the loss of another son.

Christopher Joseph Bellavia, 42, the oldest son of Wakefield resident retired LTC Joseph F. Bellavia has passed into everlasting peace unexpectedly at his home in Portland, Tenn. on Aug. 22. He had just turned 42 on Aug…

Published in the September 10, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A resident of Wakefield for most of her life, Marguerite Ann (MacLellan) Brown died peacefully, surrounded by family, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, on Aug. 23.

The second child of Robert and Florence (Berry) MacLellan was born on Dec. 27, 1929. Marguerite attended Wakefield…

Published in the September 4, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Gail P. Costello, 69, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lynn on May 11, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Fannie (Zagarella) Cronin.

Mrs. Costello was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class…