Wakefield Obituaries

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…

Published in the August 25, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Barbara A. (Dulong) Button, 85, of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 21, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Barbara was born on March 20, 1930 in Wakefield. She was loved and will be missed by all who knew her.

Barbara was employed with the…

Published in the August 25, 2015 edition

PEABODY — Barbara Dustin (Corson) Zaverson, 95, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday morning at the Continuing-Care Facility at Brooksby Village following a brief illness.

She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph G. Zaverson.

Born in Lowell, she was the daughter of…

Published in the August 24, 2015 edition

BOSTON — Thomas W. Chapman of Boston, formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, Aug. 20, at his home.

Born in Winchester on Dec. 26, 1962, he was the son of Jean (Foley) Chapman of Wakefield and the later Walter T. Chapman.

Thomas was a graduate of Wakefield High School…