Wakefield Obituaries

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…

 Longtime resident worked at Winchester Hospital

WAKEFIELD — Vera M. King, 88, of Wakefield died on Thursday, Oct. 2 at her residence.

Born in Chelsea on June 3, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Elwood J. and Theresa (Higgins) Peddle.

Mrs. King was a graduate of Revere High School and had been a…

Wakefield Memorial High School graduate, Class of 2005; worked at Ametek

WAKEFIELD — Kristina Latham of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Born in Columbus, Ohio on April 3, 1987 she was the beloved daughter of Kevin and Kerry (Poling) Latham of Wakefield.

Kristina was a Wakefield resident and a graduate…

Malden Patrol Officer, loved travel adventures, gardening

WAKEFIELD — Allan F. “Aldo” Ray Jr., Patrol Officer for Malden Police Department and a resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Aldo was 57.

Allan F. Ray was born on Nov. 27, 1956 in…