Wakefield Obituaries

STONEHAM — Russell C. Jenks, 82, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Melrose, passed away peacefully in Woburn on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Russell was born on March 11, 1932 in Melrose, one of two sons of the late Robert C. and Marion F. (Slocomb) Jenks. He was raised and educated in Melrose where he…

CARMEL, Maine — Glen A. “Heiny” Heinstrom, 52, of Carmel, Maine and formerly of Reading, died at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Born in Melrose on March 2, 1962, he was the son of the late Frank and Vivian (Vaughan) Heinstrom.

Glen was a graduate of the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School in Wakefield…

STONEHAM — SueAnne (Casterlin) Hayes, 67, a resident of Stoneham, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Dec. 12, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

SueAnne was born on Oct. 14, 1947 in Albany, N.Y., one of five children of the late Bruce L. and Dorothy (Uliano) Casterlin. She was raised in Winchester…

METHUEN – Dana A. Muise, 59, beloved husband of Diane L. (Ouellette) Muise, passed away Dec. 8 at Lawrence General Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.

Dana was born in Melrose on Oct. 22, 1955 and was raised in Wakefield, the son of Harold and Marie “Celeste” (Bourque) Muise. He attended…

WAKEFIELD — William F. Connelly, 68, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died on Wednesday, Dec.10, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
Born in Tewksbury on May 21, 1946, he was the son of late John W. and Kathleen (Cronin) Connelly.
Mr. Connelly was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1964 and Boston University, Class of 1968…

WAKEFIELD — Richard Torpey of Wakefield, formerly of Charlestown and Somerville, died at his home on Monday, Dec. 8.

Born in Boston on Aug. 19, 1933, he was the son of the late James J. and Mary E. (Powers) Torpey.

Richard was raised and educated in Charlestown and was a retired truck driver for Ryerson…

MATTAPAN — Virginia Nelson, 91, of Mattapan and formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Golden Living of West Newton.

Born in Malden on Jan. 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Gavel) DeRenne.

Mrs. Nelson was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1942. She…

WAKEFIELD — Maria G. D’Olimpio, 92, of Wakefield died Dec. 7 in Danvers.

Mrs. D’Olimpio was born in Alanno, Italy on April 9, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Anna (Belli) Buccelli. She emigrated from Italy in 1954 and made her home in Wakefield.

She had been employed at the L.B…

WAKEFIELD — Raffaela I. Bettano, 89, of Wakefield died Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Meadowview Nursing Home in North Reading.

Born in Boston on Nov. 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna B. DiCicco.

Mrs. Bettano was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

One-time Woodville School teacher

WAKEFIELD — Gertrude C. “Trudy” Flynn, 82, of Wakefield and formerly of Arlington, died Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Cambridge on Oct. 30, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Nora (Healy) O’Brien.

Trudy was a graduate of Belmont High School, Class of…

WAKEFIELD — Carol E. Luca, 67, of Wakefield died Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on Feb. 25, 1947, she was the daughter of the late William and Lucy (Verrengia) Marinelli.

Carol was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School, Class of 1965. She had been a…

CONCORD, N.H. — Thomas G. Johnston Jr., 53, of Concord, N.H., and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, Nov. 27 in Hudson, N.H.

Born in Medford on July 24, 1961 he was the son of Thomas G. and Barbara J. (Young) Johnston.

Thomas was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1980, and also of…