Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Joseph P. Schwarz, 84, a lifelong Wakefield resident died on Saturday, Jan. 17, at his residence.

Born in Wakefield on March 10, 1930, he was the son of the late Vera N. (Dinan) Schwarz.

Mr. Schwarz was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1947, and was co-captain of the 1947 Warrior…

WAKEFIELD — Joyce A. McLeod, 81, of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, died on Saturday, Jan. 17, at the EPOCH of Melrose.

Born in Stoneham in Aug. 26, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Augustus F. and Hazel M. (Johnson) Chilcott.

Mrs. McLeod was a graduate of Melrose High School, Class of 1951…

WAKEFIELD — William R. Hughson, 84, of Wakefield passed away on Jan. 15.

Born in Somerville on Jan. 9, 1931, he was the son of the late Walter Ernest Hughson and Catherine Agnes O’Day.

William was a proud Navy veteran. He was active on the Democratic Town Committee, coached Little League, was a Scoutmaster and…

WAKEFIELD — Joseph F. Rich Jr., 61 of Wakefield and formerly of both North Andover and Danvers, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lynn on Aug. 2, 1953, he was the son of Joseph F. and Ruth L (LaCombe) Rich of Danvers.

Mr. Rich was raised in Danvers and was a…

MELROSE — Doris Walsh of Melrose died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 14 and is at last reunited with the love of her life, husband Frank Walsh.

The daughter of Ella and Lou Hammond, she was born and raised in Cambridge. She attended Cambridge Latin High School, and later worked as a clerk at…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Jan. 4, 2015, M. Louise (Lou) duFault, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away at age 97 in Albuquerque, N.M., where she had lived and worked for many years.

She was predeceased by her parents, Alma and Vertume Dufault of Wakefield, eight brothers and two sisters. She is survived by…

STONEHAM — Scott M. McNamara, 22, of Stoneham died unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 10.

Born in Melrose on July 12, 1992, he was the son of Michael J. and Mary C. (Anzalone) McNamara.

Scott was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 2010, and was attending the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. He loved…

WAKEFIELD — Brian M. Dirrane, 69, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Born in Boston on Feb. 2, 1945, he was the son of the late Leo and Teresa (Clifford) Dirrane.

Mr. Dirrane was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston College High School, Boston…

NORTH READING — A. Rita (Gorman) McKendry, 98, of North Reading and formerly of Wakefield, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Wingate of Andover. She was the wife of the late William S. McKendry Jr., who died in 1989.

Born in Charlestown on July 16, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and…

BALL GROUND, Ga. — Mrs. Agnes Edmands Jones, 80, of Ball Ground, Ga. passed away Monday, Jan. 5, from an extended illness.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Jasper, Ga. at 11 a.m. Inurnment will be held Monday, Jan. 12, at 10:30 a.m…

CONCORD, N.H. — Joseph F. McDonald Jr., 88, a World War II veteran who served with honor as a special agent of the FBI for 25 years, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the nursing facility of the Havenwood Retirement Community in Concord, N.H., just before dawn of New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1…

LYNN — Lydia S. (Souza) Protz, 97, of Lynn, died peacefully on Sunday in the Kaplan Family Hospice House after a lengthy illness.

She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent P. Protz, with whom she was married for 46 years.

Born in Fall River, Lydia was the daughter of the late John R.…