Wakefield Obituaries

READING — Lillian A. Teixeira, 83, of Wakefield died on Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Wingate of Reading.

Born in Wakefield on Jan. 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Lillian (LeBlanc) Blatz.

Mrs. Teixeira was a lifelong Wakefield resident and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1949…

WAKEFIELD — Alan D. Dingle, 63, of Wakefield died Friday, January 30 in Tewksbury. Born in Melrose on February 16, 1951 he was the son of the late Norman A. and Margaret (Cundy) Dingle.

Alan was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1969. He then graduated from Boston…

WAKEFIELD — Eveline R. Whelchel, 91, of Wakefield died on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Golden Living Elmhurst in Melrose.

Born in Boston on Dec. 27, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Meehan) Laundry.

Mrs. Whelchel was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of East Boston High School…

WAKEFIELD — A. Brooks Russell, 84, of Wakefield died Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Melrose on Feb. 14, 1930, he was the son of the late Clifford and Madge (Millar) Russell.

Mr. Russell was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

Worked at Carr Fastener

WAKEFIELD — Ethel A. (Hagen) Driscoll, 102, of Wakefield, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Driscoll II, with whom she celebrated over 50 years of marriage.

Mrs. Driscoll was born Dec. 22, 1912 in Malden…

WAKEFIELD — Mary P. “Pat” (Lamson) O’Connell, a 40-year resident of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, entered into eternal life on Saturday, January 24, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a brief illness. She was 63 years old.

Pat was born in Malden on April 20, 1951, a daughter of the late Harold O. Lamson…

WAKEFIELD — Pansy M. Manzella, 98, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Saturday, Jan. 24, in Wilmington.

Born in Wakefield on April 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Sabatino and Maria (Grazia) Quinzio. Mrs. Manzella was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had worked for the L.B. Evans Shoe Company of…

WAKEFIELD — Anthony J. Puopolo, 82, of Wakefield died Friday, Jan. 23, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on May 14, 1932, he was the son of the late Anthony J. and Margaret (Peleo) Puopolo.

Mr. Puopolo was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1950. He then served in the United States…

WAKEFIELD — Robert L. Woodworth, 84, of Wakefield and formerly of Allston, died Jan. 21 after a lengthy illness.

He was born in Maine on May 4, 1930 and was the son of the late Theodore R. and Ethlyn (Huden) Woodworth.

Mr. Woodworth was raised in Maine and later made his home in Allston. He…

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Anthony J. Gelsomini of Londonderry, N.H., died Tuesday, Jan. 20 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Capestrano, Italy, on July 14, 1953 he was the son of the late Leo and Irma (Colasacco) Gelsomini.

Anthony was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1971, and attended Sylvania Technical School in…

WHS graduate, retired Wang employee

WAKEFIELD — Grace J. DiGregorio, 82, of Wakefield and Naples, Fla., died on Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Naples Community Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on Oct. 6, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Terreveccia) Bellandi.

Mrs. DiGregorio was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

USAF veteran worked for Mitre Corporation

WAKEFIELD — Alexander C. “Al” Romano, 84, a 60-year resident of Wakefield, passed away on Jan. 20.

He was the husband of the late Evelyn Alice (Leary) Romano.

Born in Cambridge and raised in Somerville, he was the son of the late Diego and Vincenza Romano.

He was…