Wakefield Obituaries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — William A. “Buddy” DeCecca, a Wakefield native and a retired Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, died on Dec. 13.

Mr. DeCecca was born on June 16, 1923 in Wakefield.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force on April 23, 1942 and served in the 13th AAF Bomber Barons as…

EVERETT — Frank Edward LaFrazia, 49, of Everett formerly of Wakefield, died Friday, Feb. 13.

Born in Melrose on Dec. 15, 1965, he was the son of Claire (Malonson) and the late Pasquale LaFrazia.

Frank was a graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School in Wakefield. He was a former printer for various print shops…

SOMERVILLE — Mary E. Lembo, 92, of Somerville died Tuesday, Feb. 17 in Cambridge.

She was born in Wakefield on July 14, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Florindo and Rose (Lepore) Colucello.

Mrs. Lembo was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School. She had been a Somerville resident…

WAKEFIELD — William Frederic Hausrath, 84, of Wakefield, died from a fall on Feb. 13.

He was married to the late Agnes Hausrath and they had no children.

He was the only child of Frederic W. and Bertha Hausrath. He grew up in Michigan and Massachusetts.

Mr. Hausrath was a graduate of Clark University and…

ROWLEY — Grace M. Santora, 92, of Rowley and formerly of Wakefield, Stoneham and Medford, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on Sept. 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Rose (Cantone) Massa.

Mrs. Santora was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville…

PEABODY — Madeline Marie Colwell, 61, of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, Feb. 16 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Bradock, Pa. on Dec. 22, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Francis W. and Elizabeth (Williams) Hinerman.

Madeline was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1971…

SALEM, N.H. — Arthur C. List, 96, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Salemhaven Rehabilitation Center in Salem, N.H. on Monday, Feb. 16.

Arthur was born in Chelsea on Nov. 12, 1918, one of two sons of the late Charles W. and Alma J. (Culbert) List. Raised and educated in Chelsea, Arthur…

WHS graduate worked at Mass. General

NORTH ANDOVER — Nancy E. Stackhouse, 55, of North Andover and formerly of Wakefield died Monday, Feb. 16.
Nancy was born in Melrose on Feb. 26, 1959 and was the beloved daughter of Arthur D. Stackhouse of Wakefield and the late Ruth E. (Donahue) Stackhouse.
Nancy was a…

Longtime Wakefield resident

WAKEFIELD — Rose M. McManus, 94, of Wakefield and Vero Beach, Fla., died on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Newfield House in Plymouth.
Born in Framingham on March 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Jerome R. and MaryAnn (O’Connell) White.
Mrs. McManus was a graduate of Our Lady of…

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…