Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Armando Joseph Roberto Sr., a longtime Wakefield resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the EN Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford after a battle with lung cancer.

Armando, known as “Mundo,” was born Sept. 28, 1926 and was the son of the late Carmine Antonio and Maria Rose Roberto. He was named after…

WAKEFIELD — Ruth A. Benjamin, 80, of Wakefield died on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on Oct. 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Katherine (Deveau) Benjamin and stepmother Catherine Benjamin.

Ms. Benjamin was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952. She had lived…

EVERETT — Lenore K. “Lee” (O’Brien) Connolly of Everett passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 89 years.

Born on March 25, 1925, Lee was the beloved wife and copilot for 61 years to the late Richard H. Connolly. She was the loving mother of Rich Connolly and his wife Ellen of…

Wakefield native was avid artist

LYNNFIELD — Rose Calvo Giunta, 91, of Lynnfield passed away peacefully on Sept. 4 of natural causes, surrounded by her family.

Born in Wakefield on March 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Antonio and Sebastiana (Tine) Calvo. Rose married Armand T. Giunta, also of Wakefield, in 1949, and…

Led Lynnfield Council on Aging

LYNNFIELD — Betty J. Hayter, a longtime a well-known Lynnfield resident, died Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Born in Seattle, Wash. on June 25, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Arthur C. and Jeanette (Day) Ellenson.

Betty was raised in Seattle…

WHS graduate worked in insurance industry

STONEHAM — Lois P. Adams, 95, of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield, died Saturday, Oct. 18 at her home.

Born in Melrose on June 16, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Arthur G. and Jennie (Bolton) Parker.

Mrs. Adams was a lifelong Wakefield resident and was a…

Grew up in Wakefield

WILMINGTON — Shirley A. (Burbine) Muse, 79, died at the Hillsborough County Nursing Home on Friday, Oct. 17.

Born in Wakefield on March 9, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Doucette) Burbine.

Mrs. Muse was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

Loved cross country RV traveling, dancing

WAKEFIELD — Theresa “Terry” (Bailey) Lane, a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at Oosterman’s Rest Home in Wakefield, at age 86.

Theresa was born in Lancaster, Pa. on Sept. 15, 1928, one of four children of the late James and Mary (Speckman) Bailey…

Self-employed painter, served in U.S. Army 

SAUGUS — Albert E. Duncan, 88, of Saugus died on Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Melrose surrounded by his loving family.

Born in New Brunswick, Canada on March 20, 1926, he was the son of the late Harold and Rita (Trites) Duncan.

Mr. Duncan was raised and educated in…

Wakefield native, WHS graduate

WAKEFIELD — Eleanor T. Neeb, 86, of Wakefield died Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Nevins Nursing and Rehab Center in Methuen.

Born in Wakefield on Dec. 21, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Owen A. and Rena (Curran) Kenney.

Eleanor was a lifelong resident of Wakefield and was a…

Former Wakefield resident

LUNENBURG – Luellen R. (Swarbrick) Roberts, 88, of Lunenburg died on Monday, Oct. 13, at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Luellen was born on Dec. 2, 1925 in Providence, R.I., the daughter of Charles W. and Elsie S. (Brown) Swarbrick. She graduated from Everett High School with the class of 1945…

Principal of Our Lady of Nazareth

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. William Edward Butler, 70, of South Portland, Maine passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2010, Bill was able to spend his final days at home under the loving care of his family. Bill was born in Weymouth in 1944…