Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Frank Ciarlante, a 38-year resident of Wakefield, entered into eternal life suddenly on Monday, March 9, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. He was 66 years old.

Frank was born in Lynn on Oct. 9, 1948, a son of the late John and Esther (Fritz) Ciarlante. He grew up in Lynn where he was…

PLANO, Texas — Jane Rodd, 87, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Feb. 24, 2015 after a short illness.

Jane retired from the Wakefield public school system where she worked as a teacher’s aide for several years. She was loved by all.

Jane and Irving moved to Plano, Texas in June 1996. Preceded in death…

Mechanical engineer, longtime IOOF member

WAKEFIELD — Carlton E. Elliott, 93, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Saturday, March 7, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.
Born in Richmond, Maine, April 20, 1921, he was the son of the late Fred V.T. and Mabel (Bellows) Elliott.
Carlton was a graduate of Wakefield High…

Lifelong resident, retired Police Dept. secretary

WAKEFIELD — Dorothy McGrail Hagan, 95, of Wakefield, died February 26 in North Carolina.
She was born in Wakefield on June 4, 1919 and was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Anna A. (Boland) McGrail. Mrs. Hagan was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield…

A devout woman who cared for others

LYNNFIELD — Millie (Hiscock) King Belanger, 91, a resident of Lynnfield and formerly of Melrose and Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Sunday, March 8.
Millie was born on June 7, 1923 in Carbonear, Newfoundland, one of three children of the late Ingram and Mary Jenneth…

Longtime Wakefield resident

WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Alma Rebecca (Bradbury) Thistle, a longtime Wakefield resident, made her journey home in the company of her children on Monday, March 9.
She was a long time resident of Wakefield before moving to Wolfeboro, N.H. in 1995. Most recently she resided at the Merrimack County Nursing Home, Boscawen…

LOWELL — Philip D. Morrison, 64, of Lowell and formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, March 7, at his home.

Born in Melrose on Sept. 8, 1950, he was the son of the late Frederick S. and Gladys T. (Quinn) Morrison.

Philip was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

WAKEFIELD — Marjorie J. Quigley, 94, of Wakefield died on Monday, March 9, at her residence.

Born in Everett on Nov. 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude B. (Murphy) Sherman.

Mrs. Quigley was raised in Everett and was a graduate of Everett High School, Class of 1938. She had…

LAWRENCE — Joan Wenzel, 77, of Lawrence and a former Wakefield resident, died March 5 in Lawrence after a long period of failing health.

Joan was born in Malden on Sept. 27, 1937 and was the beloved daughter of the late William L. and Gertrude F. (McFadden) Wenzel. She was a graduate of the Nazareth…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Marguerite G. Perry, 98, of Columbia, S.C., and formerly of Wakefield, Melrose and Malden, died March 3 in Columbia.

She was born in Malden  on June 11, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Gustav and Rachel (Sweetser) Gleitsmann. Mrs. Perry was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden…

NORTH READING — Lawrence J. Staff, 83, of North Reading died on Thursday, Feb. 26 at his home.

Born in Boston on Sept. 24, 1931, he was the son of the late John and Gertrude (Gill) Staff.

Mr. Staff was a graduate of Reading High School. He was a licensed electrician and a long-time employee…

Avid baseball fan worked at Parke Snow

WAKEFIELD — Francis (Frank) V. Geary Jr., 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 20, at the Golden Living Center in Melrose.
He resided in Wakefield for all of his life. Frank was an energetic individual who loved to play and watch baseball. Frank could be seen many…