Wakefield Obituaries

METHUEN — Shannon N. Rogers, of Methuen and formerly Wakefield, died at her home on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Born in Winchester on July 28, 1985, she was the daughter of Karen Lamb of South Grafton and the late Robert Rogers.

Ms. Rogers was raised in Wakefield and was educated in the Wakefield Public School System…

WAKEFIELD — Betty C. Troughton, 85, of Wakefield died on Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Somerville on Nov. 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Florence (Dixon) Chandler.

Mrs. Troughton was a graduate of Arlington High School, Class of 1945. She had been…

MIDDLETON — Michael Benedetto, 33, of Middleton and formerly of Wakefield, died suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Born in Malden on Feb. 23, 1981, he was the beloved son of Julie (Webster) Benedetto of Middleton and Davy Benedetto of Wakefield.
Michael was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1999. He had worked as…

Longtime Wakefield grade school educator

Jeanne A. Hudd, 64, of Lynnfield formerly of Wakefield died on Wednesday, September 10 at the Mass General Hospital.

Born in Somerville on August 22, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Ciriello) Pirrello.

Jeanne was a graduate of St. Clements High School in Somerville…

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…