Wakefield Obituaries

BEVERLY — Rita P. (Hoar) Scott, 92, a resident of Beverly and formerly of Wakefield and Danvers, passed away peacefully surrounded by the loving care of her family on June 1.

Rita was born on March 9, 1923 in Boston, one of six children of the late James P. and Anna (Claus) Hoar. She was…

SALEM — William James Mailhoit passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, May 29, at Salem Hospital.

“Bill” was an amazing man who loved football, especially the Patriots, and his trips to the casinos. He would talk passionately about the city of Salem, where he lived all his life. All of those passions…

SEABROOK, N.H. — Donna A. (Philbrick) Ward, 47, of Seabrook, N.H., passed away surrounded by her loving family at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, on Monday, May 25.

She was the wife of Mark A. Ward of Seabrook, N.H.

Donna was born in Melrose on Sept. 3, 1967 to her mother Barbara M. (Walsh…

WAKEFIELD — John F. “Jack” Curran, 71, of Wakefield, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, surrounded by the love of his family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Winchester on Aug. 21, 1943, he was the son of Ardis (Robinson) Curran and the late John T. Curran.

Jack was a graduate…

WAKEFIELD — Charles Longmuir of Wakefield, formerly of Malden, passed away peacefully at Blaire House in Tewksbury on Wednesday, May 20.

Charlie was born on March 16, 1927, son of the late William and Margaret (Inglis) Longmuir in Malden where he spent his childhood.

He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army serving in Germany…

WAKEFIELD — Antoinette M. Wood, 92, of Wakefield died Wednesday, May 20.

Born in Malden on June 22, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Franco and Celia (Radocchi) Orsini.

Mrs. Wood was raised in Wakefield and had worked as a stitcher at the L.B. Evans Shoe Company before retiring.

She was the loving…

WAKEFIELD — Irving K. Stark, 91, of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, died May 15 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born on March 22, 1924, he was the son of the late Merrick F. and Frances L. (Hogan) Stark.

Irving was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School…

Wakefield native was an iron worker

TEWKSBURY — Lawrence Joseph Landry, 77, died peacefully at his home on Monday morning, May 11, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
He was the beloved husband for over 53 years of Lois M. (Van Horne) Landry, who died on June 2, 2013.
“Larry” was born…

WHS graduate worked for Guillow’s

PEABODY — Elizabeth J. Dupuis, 66, of Peabody and formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, died Tuesday, May 15 in Danvers.

She was born in Melrose on Feb. 9, 1949 and was the daughter of the late Herbert A. and Jean (Sargeant) Ramsdell.

Mrs. Dupuis was raised in Wakefield and…

WAKEFIELD — Anthony N. Scarpa, 29, of Wakefield passed away on Friday, May 8.

He was the cherished son of Linda (Indelicato) and Nazzaro “Ralph” Scarpa. He was the loving father of Nicholas Anthony Scarpa of Wakefield and his mother Lauren Vara.

He was the adored grandson of Louise Indelicato and the late George Indelicato…

WAKEFIELD — Donald Dwight Gannon, 94, of Wakefield, died peacefully at his home on May 2, surrounded by his beloved family and pets after a long illness.

Born in Malden on Jan. 15, 1921 and raised in Everett, he was the only child of Walter C. and Jennie (May) Gannon.

Mr. Gannon was a graduate…

SANFORD, Maine — Connie B. (Gosselin) Pettis, 71, of Sanford, Maine, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 6.

She was born in Sanford on July 28, 1943 a daughter of the late Marcel and Rose Alma Gosselin. She attended and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1961.

Connie…