Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the September 4, 2015 edition.

BEVERLY — Charles L. Creesy Jr., 88, beloved husband of June C. (Swan) Creesy, died Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born and raised in Beverly, he was the son of the late Charles L. Sr. and Grace (Copp) Creesy. He was a…

Published in the September 4, 2015 edition.

STRAFFORD, N.H. — Kathleen K. Cranley, 71, of Strafford, N.H. and formerly a longtime Wakefield resident, died on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at the Hyder Hospice House in Dover, N.H.

Born in Boston on April 9, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Katherine F…

Supervisor at Suffolk Downs

Published in the September 2, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Steven J. Pini, 63, of Wakefield died Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
Born in Chelsea on Aug. 25, 1952, he was the son of the late Charles M. and Jennie (Longo) Pini.
Steven was a graduate of Malden High School…

Published in the September 1, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ronald J. Robinson, 90, a resident of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Ronald was born Oct. 11, 1924 in Wakefield, a son of the late Eli H. and Thelma K. (Downey) Robinson and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. He…

Published in the September 1, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ruth V. Wilkinson, 84, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, Aug. 30.

Born in Wakefield, July 8, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna (DeVeau) Malonson.

Ruth was raised and educated in Wakefield. She was a…

Published in the August 31, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — E. Thelma Coakley, 98, of Wakefield died Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Winchester Hospital.

Born in Boston on Oct. 6, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Alfred F. and Adelaide A. (Griffin) Barnard.

Mrs. Coakley was raised and educated in Woburn. She had been…

Published in the August 31, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Evelyn L. Garneau, 91, of Wakefield died Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Evelyn was born in Methuen on July 5, 1924 and was the beloved daughter of the late Frank and Eva (Wedge) Garneau. She was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of…

Published in the August 31, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Paul X. Murphy, 84, of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville, died Aug. 29 surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Somerville, on April 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary (Lydon) Murphy.

Paul was a very proud alumni of Massachusetts College…

Published in the August 28, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Thelma M. Caso, 94, of Wakefield died Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Wilmington Health Care Center.

Born in Everett on May 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Rocco J. and Mary (Rossi) Rossi.

Mrs. Caso was raised in Everett and was a graduate of…

Published in the August 27, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Harvey Lee Medler, 68, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham and Boston, died August 24 following complications from heart surgery.

Born and raised in Stoneham, he was the son of the late Carroll and Louise (Girard) Medler.

For many years, Harvey was employed by Amtrak as…

Published in the August 27, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Marion W. (Simpson) McDermod, 90, of Melrose, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

One of four children of the late William T. S. and Sarah R. (Hughes) Simpson, Marion was born in Mussleboro, Scotland and came to the United States at age…

Never one to follow the crowd

Published in the August 26, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — When Dot Farley lost her beloved husband Bob 14 years ago, she was determined not to let his death prevent her from attending the bingo games and outdoor summer concerts that had become such a staple in her life.
So…