Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Helen A. Cronan, 90 of Wakefield died Sunday, June 21, at the Kindred Hospital in Peabody.

Born in Bridgeport, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Alex and Agatha (Opiat) Wcislo.

Helen was a graduate of Fairfield (Conn.) High School. She had been a resident of Wakefield since 1963 and she enjoyed…

SAUGUS — Robert B. Stebbins was born and raised in Wakefield, one of nine children. Bob passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 20, after a prolonged illness. He was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1966. He was drafted into the Army and was sent to Vietnam where he earned the…

Published in the June 18, 2015 edition

NORTH ANDOVER — Rose M. (DelRossi) Palladino, 86, of North Andover, formerly of Lynnfield and Stoneham, died June 16, 2015.
She was the daughter of the late Antonio and Julia (Benedetto) DelRossi of Wakefield. She was the devoted wife of the late William J. Palladino, and the…

Engineer was a lifelong Wakefield resident

Published in the June 17, 2015 edition

WAKEFIELD — Ernest F. Kuklinski, 90, of Wakefield died Tuesday, June 16, in Stoneham.
He was born in Melrose on June 16, 1925 and was the son of the late Victor and Mary (Milanowska) Kuklinski.
Mr. Kuklinski was a lifelong Wakefield resident…

WAKEFIELD — John “J Elbow” Lamson, an 18-year resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, entered into eternal life suddenly on Thursday, June 11, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 55 years old.

John was born in Malden on July 22, 1959, a son of the late Harold O. Lamson and Genevieve L…

WAKEFIELD — A memorial service for Linda H. Hunzelman will be held on Saturday, June 27, at 10 a.m. at First Parish Congregational Church, One Church St., Wakefield.

A collation will be held in the vestry immediately following the service.

Friends and relatives are welcome to attend.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Grace Farwell, warm, caring and genuine for 92 years, passed away on June 6, 2015.

Intelligent and supportive, with an inviting personality, she made everyone comfortable in her presence. Throughout her life she nurtured long, lasting friendships. In any situation her subtle elegance touched us all.

Devoted mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and…

WAKEFIELD — John G. Rogers, 78, of Wakefield died on Saturday, June 13, at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Born in England on Feb. 20, 1937, he was the son of the late George and Mildred (Hill) Rogers.

Mr. Rogers was raised and educated in England and had moved to the United States in…

READING — Robert G. Bent, 75, a Reading resident since 1973 died Friday, June 12, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a short period of failing health.

Born in Malden on March 26, 1940, he was the son of the late Fred J. and Edith (Lutes) Bent.

Mr. Bent was a graduate of Malden High School…

WAKEFIELD — Jeanne M. Penney of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, June 10 in North Reading.

Born in Philadelphia, Pa. on Aug. 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte (Bardi) Wallace.

Ms. Penney had been a Wakefield resident since 1967. She was a retired hair dresser and was a member of…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — John Erwin Stevens, 91, of Falls Church, Va., died on May 28 at Virginia Hospital Center after a short illness.

John was born in Camillus, N.Y., on Jan. 28, 1924, the only child of the late Gertrude Showalter Stevens and Erwin Archibald Stevens.

He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in…

Engineer served in Navy during WWII

GARLAND, Maine — Winfred Thomas Hocking, 88, died on Friday, May 22, at home.

Tom was born Sept. 14, 1926, in Rockland, Maine, a son of Winfred and Katheryn (Andrews) Hocking.

He graduated from Wakefield High School in the Class of 1944 and served in the U.S. Navy during…