Wakefield Obituaries

Former real estate agent for Christopher J. Barrett, enjoyed square dancing

WAKEFIELD — Beatrice H. Rose, 86, of Wakefield and formerly of Reading, died Tuesday, Dec. 30 surrounded by family.

Born in Cambridge on April 13, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Jose P. and Helen V. (Brilliante) Monteiro.

Mrs. Rose was…

U.S. Army Captain, enjoyed sports, Little League baseball

WELLS, Maine — Richard P. “Rich” Moriarty, 81, of Wells, formerly of Naples, Fla. and Wakefield, died early Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2014 at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born in Winchester on Oct. 20, 1933, a son of John Joseph…

WAKEFIELD — John A. “Jack” Duffy, 75, of Wakefield died Thursday, Dec. 25, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Chelsea on March 26, 1939 he was the son of the late John J. and Catherine (Floor) Duffy.

Jack was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School. He then enlisted in the…

AMESBURY — Charlotte Connolly, 94, formerly of Lynn, Wakefield and Stoneham, died on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at the Amesbury Village Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center.

Born in Lynn on Jan. 11, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Charlotte (Durgan) Dougherty.

Mrs. Connolly was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School, Class…

PEABODY — Ronald E. Cusato, 75, of Peabody, passed peacefully on Monday, Dec. 22, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous three-year battle against cancer.

He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Murphy) Cusato with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Melrose, he was the son of the late Ralph and…

PELHAM, N.H. — Mary G. Flynn, 95, of Pelham, N.H., and formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, Dec. 21 at the Lowell General Hospital.

Born in Machias, Maine on July 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude (Wakefield) McGuire.

Mrs. Flynn was a graduate of Machias High School, Class of…

WAKEFIELD — Deborah M. Flynn, 52, of Wakefield died Sunday, Dec. 21, at her home.

Born in Boston on Oct. 2, 1962, she was the daughter of George LeBrun of Mission Hill and the late Grace (Morgan) LeBrun.

Debbie was raised in Boston and was a graduate of Copley Square High School, Class of 1981…

STONEHAM — June E. Crones, 84, of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, Dec. 22, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House.

Born in Malden on June 28, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Minnie (Snow) Hoffman.

Mrs. Crones was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1948. She moved…

Death Notice

SMITH — Of Wakefield, Nov. 26, Barbara P. Wife of the late Thomas C. Smith. Mother of the late Karen Smith Stanford. Survived by her daughter Janet M. Smith and her husband R. Robert Woodburn Jr. of Wellesley; her son-in-law John P. Stanford of Santa Fe, N.M.; and numerous nieces and nephews. A…

WAKEFIELD — William A. Tassinari, 98, of Wakefield died Dec. 19 in Melrose.

He was born Jan. 2, 1916 and was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Josephine (Pioppi) Tassinari.

Mr. Tassinari was raised in East Boston and was a graduate of Boston English High School Class of 1934. He was a Wakefield…

GILFORD, N.H. — Marion Elaine Howe, 85, of Gilford, N.H., and formerly of Melrose, died on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H.

Mrs. Howe was born on Dec. 24, 1928 in Lancaster, N.H., the daughter of the late Thaddeus and Doris (Brewer) Stickney.

She worked for many years as an…

WAKEFIELD — Peter K. Sweet was the son of Harold and Eleanor Sweet and the brother of Bradley and Charlie Sweet. He grew up on Marblehead Neck. Pete was a Marblehead police officer for eight years but later found a career as a Manufacturing Engineer. He married Laureen A. Goyett in 1978 and they raised…