Wakefield Obituaries

Member of undefeated 1970 Warrior football team

NORTH READING — Kenneth L. Willey, 61, of North Carolina and formerly of North Reading, died Tuesday, August 26, after a brief illness.

Born in Brookline on December 24, 1952 he was the son of the late Lawrence and Evelyn (Landry) Willey.

Mr. Willey was raised in…

Helped coach high school gymnastics team

HAMPSTEAD, NH — Donna Lynn (Fleming) Nelson, 44, of Hampstead, NH, and formerly of Wakefield, died unexpectedly September 6.

Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late David S. and Diana (Jones) Fleming and stepdaughter of Georgeina (MacDonald) Fleming of Ormond Beach, FL.

Donna was raised…

Longtime teacher at Berlitz School of Languages

WAKEFIELD — Jorge Olivardia, 90, of Wakefield and formerly of Somerville, died Friday, September 5, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Panama on December 19, 1923, he was the son of the late Jorge and Permina (Acosta) Olivardia.

Mr. Olivardia was a retired teacher from the Berlitz…

WAKEFIELD — Marianne (Nanfria) Mandato, 98, a long-time resident of Malden and Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27.
She was the widow of Vito Mandato, her husband of 50 years.
She is survived by her beloved children, Joseph Mandato of San Francisco, Marianne Foley of West Boylston, Vito Mandato of Los Angeles, Annette Gregorio…