Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the August 14, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Lucy R. Costanza, 96, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Woodbriar Health Center in Wilmington.

Born in Boston on May 23, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Leonardo and Acurzia (Sacco) Nicolosi.

Mrs. Costanza had been a Wakefield resident for 60…

Published in the August 13, 2015 edition

FALMOUTH — Elizabeth “Betty” Wilson, 93, of Falmouth, died on Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Royal Megansett Nursing and Retirement Home in North Falmouth.

She was predeceased in death in 2011 by her husband, Leslie J. Wilson Jr.; they were married for 59 years.

She was born Elizabeth…

Published in the August 10, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Maureen A. Maloney, 75, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham died Friday, Aug. 7 in Melrose.

She was born in Winchester on Sept. 5, 1939 and was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Blake) Kelly.

Mrs. Maloney was raised in Stoneham and was a…

Published in the August 10, 2015 edition

NEWTON, N.H. — Kathleen A. (Gaffney) LaFave, 78, of Newton, N.H., died on Aug. 6 at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen.

Born in Wakefield, the daughter of the late Charles and Ann (Rosati) Gaffney, she was raised and educated in Wakefield and attended Wakefield High School. She worked as…

Published in the August 10, 2015 edition

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Ruth S. Curley, 90, passed away suddenly on July 13 surrounded by her loving family.

She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, John D. Curley.

She is survived by her six children: Maureen L. Curley of Gainesville, Fla., John D. Curley and…

Published in the August 7, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Jennie (Cotillo) DeAngelis, of Melrose, died at home surrounded by her family on Aug. 5, 2015 at the age of 99.

Jennie was born and raised in East Boston and graduated from East Boston High School, Class of 1933. She resided in East Boston until 1961…

Published in the August 6, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Lisa E. Cataldo- McCluskey, age 47 of Wakefield died Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Reading. She was born in Lynn on Oct. 16, 1967 and was the beloved daughter of Kenneth J. and Eleanor J. (Rogers) Cataldo of The Villages, Fla.

Lisa was raised in Wakefield and…

Enjoyed family, country music, playing cards

Published in the August 5, 2015 edition

MESA, Ariz. — Mary Dorothy Puglisi, 88, of Mesa, Ariz. entered the Gates of Heaven, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015 to join her beloved husband Salvatore Joseph Puglisi to whom she was married for 35 wonderful years.
Mary Dorothy Puglisi was known by…

Published in the August 4, 2015 edition

OAK LAWN, Ill. — Mary P. (Costello) Forte passed away recently at age 84 on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015.

Mrs. Forte, known as “Patsy,” spent the first 74 years of her life in Wakefield and she raised her family in her childhood home. She and her family were members of…

Published in the August 4, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Judith A. (Falter) Aylward McCormick, 69, of Melrose, died on July 29.

Judy was born on Jan. 3, 1946 to John and Helen (Howard) Falter. She graduated from Somerville High School and went on to marry Richard Aylward. They had four children together and raised their family…

Published in the August 3, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Courtney J. DiPietro, 31, of Wakefield died in Lynn on Thursday, July 30.

She was born in Melrose on May 10, 1984 and was the daughter of Debra Ventura and the late David Kallenback.

Courtney was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School and had been…

Published in the August 3, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — John V. Farrell, 89, of Wakefield died on Thursday, July 30, at his residence.

Born in Somerville on March 28, 1926 he was the son of the late Louis and Mary (Sullivan) Farrell.

Mr. Farrell was a graduate of St. Clement High School in Somerville. He…