Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Barbara P. Smith, 88, of Wakefield died on Nov. 26, 2014. There will be a memorial service held on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 5 Bryant St., with a reception at the church following the service.Barbara was the wife of the late Thomas C. Smith.

She was the…

LYNN — Pamela T. Slager, 62, passed away on March 31 in Lynn after battling cancer for a number of years.

She was born on Dec. 10, 1952 in Bridgeport, Conn. and was the daughter of the late Taimi and Paul Jarvi.

Pamela worked as a nurse her entire career and loved caring for her…

WAKEFIELD — Paul F. Sullivan, 86, of Wakefield died on Friday, April 3, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Boston on Feb. 19, 1929 he was the son of the late Daniel W. and Eileen (Henry) Sullivan.

Mr. Sullivan was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Cathedral High School. He…

ST. ALBANS, Vt.  — E. Carmen Licata, 97, died peacefully on Thursday, April 2, surrounded by her loving family, at the St. Albans Health and Rehab. Center in St. Albans, Vt.

Carmen was born on Nov. 15, 1917 in Montezuma, Ohio, the daughter of Otis and Mary Pearl (Small) Lyons.

She graduated from the St…

TOPSFIELD — Ann E. (Foley) VanGeyte, 95, passed away on March 30 in Beverly Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Gilbert VanGeyte, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage.

Born in Wakefield on Sept. 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Nora T. (Meade) Foley. Ann…

WAKEFIELD — Antoinette (Rigione) Geljookian, 87, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on March 29 surrounded by her family.

She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Alexander Geljookian.

She was the beloved mother of Nancy (Geljookian) Croce and her husband Edmund of Wakefield and John Geljookian and his wife Nancy (Doherty) of Rowley…

NORTH ANDOVER — John A. Howlett, 62, of North Andover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, at Kindred Hospital in Peabody.

John was born in Lawrence to the late Warren and Mildred (Wolger) Howlett. He graduated from Wakefield High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University.

He was a car and truck…

STONEHAM — Carl M. Manzella, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Thursday, March 26, at the Life Care Center of Stoneham.

Born in Melrose on Aug. 14, 1939, he was the son of the late Michael and Pansy (Quinzio) Manzella.

Carl was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School and went on…

MALDEN — Richard A. “Dick” Saulnier, 71, of Malden and formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, March 22, at the West Revere Health Center.

Born in Winchester on Jan. 20, 1944, he was the son of the late Laurence F. and Doris L. (Fairfield) Saulnier.

Dick was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of…

CHELMSFORD — Albert J. D’Agostino Sr., 91, of Chelmsford, formerly of Wakefield and Everett, passed away on March 27.

Born on Dec. 5, 1923 in Everett, he was the son of the late Angelo and Sofia D’Agostino.

Al was raised and educated in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School. He had been…

WAKEFIELD — Palmira A. Salimbene, 96, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, March 25, at her residence.

Born in Boston on Sept. 14, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Erminia (Guarina) Sorrentine.

Mrs. Salimbene was a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1935. She was a retired sales clerk at…

WAKEFIELD — Joyce (Houlder) Nichols, 83, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 26, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a brief illness.

Joyce was born in Medford on March 8, 1932, a daughter of the late Geoffrey H. and Frances (Stephens) Houlder. She grew up in…