Wakefield Obituaries

SALEM — Richard Alan Murray Sr., 63, of Amesbury, formerly of Salem, died unexpectedly Jan. 30.

Born in Melrose, he was the son of Helen (Dulong) Murray and the late John Murray. He was raised and educated in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1969.

An honorably discharged veteran, he…

WAKEFIELD — Beverly M. Reilly, 66, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, Feb. 15 at her residence.

Born in Somerville on Sept. 26, 1948, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Alyce (Hamilton) Bain.

Mrs. Reilly was a graduate of Somerville High School, Boston State College and had received her master’s degree in…

KENTFIELD, Calif. — Muriel C. Todd, 97, of Kentfield, Calif., and formerly of Wakefield, died Feb. 10 in California.

Mrs. Todd was born in Arlington on Sept. 12, 1917 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret (Doughty) Law

Mrs. Todd was raised in Arlington and was a graduate of Arlington High School…

LYNNFIELD — Lucille B. McCarron, 86, of Lynnfield and formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, Feb. 16, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House.

Born in Lowell on Oct. 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William and Therese (Lauziere) Berard.

Mrs. McCarron was raised in Lowell and was a graduate of Lowell High School…

MELROSE — Doreen M. O’Regan-Barrasso, 52, of Melrose and formerly of Stoneham, died Wednesday, Feb.11.

She was born in Lowell on June 14, 1962 and was the beloved daughter of Dorothea (Rourke) O’Regan of Stoneham and the late James O’Regan. Doreen was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of…

CONCORD, N.H. — Mary L. Van De Parre, formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Feb. 8  at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Concord, N.H.

She was the wife of the late Ceryl F. Van De Parre.

She was born in Chelsea, the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna Holler.

She is…

WAKEFIELD — Helen M. Luciano, 94, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield.

Born in Malden on Dec. 3, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Mary (Gennetti) Marinelli.

Mrs. Luciano was a longtime Wakefield resident. She was raised in Malden. Mrs. Luciano was…

WAKEFIELD — Sheila P. Landers, age 80, of Wakefield, passed away Feb. 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late Edwin F. Landers. Born in Gloucester, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Scott) Meade.

Survived by two daughters Sheila Radville and her husband Mark of West Newbury and Diane Landers…

WAKEFIELD — Linda H. Hunzelman of Wakefield passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Linda was a lifelong resident of Wakefield. She enjoyed many activities including knitting, crochet and needlepoint as well as many other interests, including crosswords and jigsaw puzzles. Linda was also an avid nature lover and…

READING — Lucretia L. (Murphy) Barrett, 87, of Reading passed away on Friday, February 6, at Woodbriar of Wilmington.

Born on July 8, 1927 in Brookline, Lucretia was the loving daughter of the late Benjamin Murphy and Annie (Lally) Murphy. Lucretia was a warm and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and…

WAKEFIELD — Kenneth J. Fahey, 96, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on February 6.
He was the beloved husband for 62 years of June (Kelleher) Fahey. He was the loving father to eight children – John and his wife Elise of Medford, James of Stoneham, Paul and his wife Kathleen of Campbell CA, Robert and…

WAKEFIELD — Earl W. Sheaff, 67, of Wakefield, passed away at his home on Friday, Jan. 30.

The son of the late Robert C. and E. Arlena (Wall) Sheaff Sr., Earl was born in Norwalk, Conn on Jan. 14, 1948. He was raised in Wakefield and resided most of his life in Wakefield. He was…