Wakefield Obituaries

Graduate of Wakefield High School, marine biologist at New England Aquarium

EPPING, N.H. — Sheila Patricia (Seward) McPhee, a resident of Epping, N.H. and formerly of Wakefield, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 28 after a valiant 25-year struggle with brain cancer and its aftereffects. She was 64 years old.

Sheila was born…

Mother of Wakefield residents, accomplished pianist

SALEM, N.H. — Shirley M. Lyons, 84, of Salem, N.H. formerly of Stoneham died on Monday, Sept. 29 at the Beth Israel Hospital in Needham.

Born in Winchester on July 21, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Masi) Blout.

Mrs. Lyons was a…

A woman with many interests

NORTH READING — Rita M. Callan, 88, formerly of North Reading and Wakefield, died Saturday, Sept. 27, after a long illness.

She was born Jan. 6, 1926 in Taunton, daughter of the late Edward C. and Frances M. Callan.

Rita was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of…

Self-employed contractor, WMHS graduate

SAUGUS — Dana T. Serrentino, 48, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Sept. 23 at his residence.

Born in Melrose on July 1, 1966, he was the beloved son of Pasquale “Pat” C. and Sandra L. (Rolfe) Serrentino of Wakefield.

Dana was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High…

Licensed real estate broker, reservist with Army Corps of Engineers

WAKEFIELD — Ronald Charles Beckett of Wakefield, formerly of Reading, died Sept. 24, at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton. He was 65 years of age. Ronald was born in Melrose on Oct, 25, 1948.

He is the son of Ruth D. (Lofberg) Beckett of Reading…

Graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1974

NORTH READING — Thomas F. Hitron, 57, of North Reading formerly of Wakefield died Monday, Sept. 22.

Born in Boston on Dec. 1, 1956 he was the son of the late Feliks and Sophie (Szatawski) Hitron.

Tom was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1974…

Korean War Air Force veteran, worked at Ocean View in Nahant

WAKEFIELD — John J. Mancini, 84, of Wakefield died on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Revere on June 7, 1930, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Sarah (DeTillio) Mancini.

Mr. Mancini was a graduate of Revere…