Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Lillian M. Farrell, 79, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Friday, May 1 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Stoneham on June 30, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Ferrick) Mitchell.

Mrs. Farrell was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952. She was…

LEWISTON, Maine — Ralph L. Tanner, 78, of Otisfield, Maine died Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015 at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

He was born on Dec. 28, 1936, in Stoneham, a son of Ralph E. Tanner and Virginia M. Cammon. He attended local schools, graduating from Wakefield High School.

A veteran of the…

WAKEFIELD — Thomas A. Venuti, 86, of Wakefield died April 29, 2015 at the Wilmington Health Care Center in Wilmington.

Born on Nov. 8, 1928, he was the son of the late Thomas and Laura (Hynes) Venuti.

Thomas was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High School. He later attended Mass. Bay…

WAKEFIELD — Wakefield resident Kyle Anne Rush lost her fight to her illness on April 27 at the age of 19.

Kyle was the beloved daughter of John F. and Catherine Rush. She was the loving sister to John, Gregory, Scott, Mary, Meghan, Samantha, Brandon, Daniel and late Colin J. Rush.

Although she struggled for…

READING — Joyce M. Curran, 89, of Wakefield formerly of Spring Hill, Fla. died on Sunday, April 26 at the Wingate at Reading.

Born in England on July 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frederick G. and Margaret (Smith) Warwick.

Joyce was raised in Portsmouth, England. She married her husband Leo in…

Owner of Fallon Construction Co.

READING — Dennis Patrick Fallon, 55, of Reading, formerly of Stoneham, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015.
Born in Boston on Jan. 30, 1960 he was the son of Edward Fallon and the late Joan (McDonough) Fallon.
Dennis was a graduate of Stoneham High School and Northeast Metropolitan Regional…

MARSTONS MILLS — Sue Chrisfield Gibbs, 89, of Marstons Mills passed away on Wednesday, April 22.

Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of Edward R. and Lucy (Braxton) Chrisfield.

She is survived by her brother Edward R. Jr. of Cambridge, and her sister Barbara Gourdin of Marstons Mills.

The third of six children, Sue…

WAKEFIELD — Nancy J. ( Terhune) Doucette, 83, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, April 22, at Wingate at Reading.

She was the beloved wife of the late John Doucette Jr.

Born in Plainfield, N.J. on Sept. 14, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Carol (Greenlaw) Terhune.

Nancy was a graduate of…

WAKEFIELD — Frances M. Fairfield, 75, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died April 21 at the Elmhurst Nursing Home in Melrose.

Born in Saugus on March 6, 1940, she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles H. and Teresa F. (McGarry) Leggett.

Frances was raised in Saugus and was a graduate of Saugus High…

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…