Wakefield Obituaries

WWII veteran worked in shoe business

CENTER OSSIPEE, N.H. — Dante J. D’Alessandro of Center Ossipee, N.H., and formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, April 19, in Wolfeboro, N.H.
Born in Wakefield on Feb. 19, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Carolina (Vitale) D’Alessandro.
Dante was raised in Wakefield and was a…

Worked in printing industry for many years

LYNN — Richard T. Bowser, 85, of Lynn and formerly of Wakefield, died April 19 in Lynn.
Born in Stoneham on April 21, 1929, he was the beloved the son of the late Harold C. and Mary W. (Cassidy) Bowser.
Mr. Bowser had worked for many years…

Retired treasurer of Co-operative Bank

MELROSE — Dorothy L. Finn, 87, of Melrose and formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, died April 17 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.
Born in Wakefield on May 22, 1927, she was the beloved daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Schwarz) Murphy.
Dorothy was a graduate of Wakefield…

DELTONA, Fla. — Ernest A. Masiello, 88, of Melrose passed away at Fish Memorial Hospital in Deltona, Fla. on April 15.

Ernie was born in Melrose on Nov. 30, 1926 to the late Angelo and Angelina (Bevilaqua) Masiello. He was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose High School and was a lifelong resident.

Mr. Masiello summered…

WAKEFIELD – Damian D. Morse, 37, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, April 16, after a two-year battle with cancer.

Born in Madrid, Spain on Sept. 13, 1977 and raised in Nottingham, N.H., Damian was the son of Carolyn Morse-Finn and Martin J. Finn. A resident of Wakefield since 2011, Damian was the devoted…

WAKEFIELD — Pasquale M. “Pat” Guerriero, 78, died on Friday, April 17 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Everett, May 10, 1936, he was the son of the late Anthony and Maria (Napolitano) Guerriero.

Pat was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1954. He was a retired policeman for the city of Everett…

Baseball fan, Wakefield Memorial High School graduate, Class of 1994

WAKEFIELD — Christopher D. Blais, 38, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Monday, April 13, 2015.
Born in Boston on July 10, 1976 he was the beloved son of Edmond J. Jr. and Gail E. (Strong) Blais of Naples, Fla.
Chris was a graduate of…

A communicator, connector who love people and their stories

WAKEFIELD — Irene Schmidgall died peacefully surrounded by family on Feb. 23. She was 95 years young and fond of noting that each day was a blessing and a gift. That appreciation for life and the loving effort she put into her relationships is how she…

STONEHAM — John J. Bardis, 33, of Stoneham died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 9, in Stoneham.

Born in Boston on Jan. 9, 1982, he was the son of James M. and Elizabeth J. (Lawrence) Bardis.

John was a lifelong Stoneham resident. He was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2000 and the Boston…

WAKEFIELD — Carol C. Adams, 76, of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, died on Wednesday, April 8, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.

Born in Calais, Maine on Dec. 25, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Lionel E. and Kathleen M. (Morrison) Morrison.

Mrs. Adams was raised and educated in Cambridge. She was…

LYNNFIELD — Edith Miller Coflan, 94, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 5, in Lynnfield following a brief illness.

She was born in Winchester on April 22, 1920, the daughter of the late Henry F. and Edith (Proctor) Miller (of the Miller Piano Company, Wakefield).

Alongside her husband Frank J. Coflan, Edith was a lifelong…

LYNNFIELD — Mary V. (Pesce) Tecce of Lynnfield passed away on April 3 surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was born in Everett on Dec. 4, 1921 to Madeline and Joseph Pesce. She was educated in Everett. Mary made her home in Melrose for 36 years where she raised her daughters. She was a devoted…