Wakefield Obituaries

Explored the depths of the ocean, found solace in the Maine woods and searched for culinary adventures

BERKLEY — Joseph G. D’Ambrosio, resident of Berkley and formerly of Wakefield and Methuen, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 2 at the age of 56. Born on February 13, 1967, in Melrose to Beverly A. (LeBlanc) D’Ambrosio…

Enjoyed spending time at the beach and with loved ones

WAKEFIELD — Wanda L. D’Alfonso of Wakefield, and formerly of Revere passed away on Sunday, October 29 at the age of 63, surrounded by loved ones. Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She entered into eternal rest peacefully after a courageous…

Loved music, nature and hiking

WAKEFIELD — Kenneth Barry Miller, 68, passed away on Sunday, October 29 surrounded by his loving family, following a brief and unexpected illness. 

Ken is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 45 years, Frances “Frankie” Miller (Grafton); his children: Jenny Miller; Emily McGregor and her husband John; Stephanie…

WAKEFIELD — Joelle Marie Filoramo, 36, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, October 29, unexpectedly at home.

Born in Winchester on April 11, 1987, she was the daughter of Joseph and Janet (Bonner) Filoramo.

Joelle was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 2005. She had been working most recently at Tavern in the Square…

Auto-Thentic owner loved traveling to Ireland  

NORTH READING — Timothy “Tim” McCarthy of North Reading died on October 29, 2023. He was born on October 5, 1945, a son of the late Michael and Margaret McCarthy. 

He was the beloved husband of Mary Ann McCarthy. Tim was the loving father of Fiona Maxwell…

WHS Class of 1956 graduate was a man of many talents 

THE VILLAGES, Florida — Kirk L Hanson, age 85, of The Villages, FL and formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield and North Reading, died at home, surrounded by his family, after bravely facing the scourge of pancreatic cancer. 

Born in…

WAKEFIELD — Viola (Corindia) Simeola, 91, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 22. 

Viola was born on October 17, 1932 to Millie and Vincent Corindia in Wakefield. After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1950, she went on to study at Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. In 1955 she married…

Enjoyed bird watching and reading books

NORTH READING — Eileen M. (Gilbert) Perry, resident of North Reading and formerly of Wakefield, peacefully departed this world on October 18 at her residence in North Reading. She was 98 years old.

Born on August 14, 1925, in Providence, RI, one of two children of the late Thomas…

Renowned portrait artist who cultivated stunning Bonsai trees

WAKEFIELD — Rebecca (Kean) Blanchard, born on September 10, 1940, peacefully passed away, surrounded by family on October 18 at the age of 83. She was a beloved wife and mother and her departure leaves a void that will be deeply felt by all who knew and…

WAKEFIELD — Faez “Frank” Shankhour, 72 a Wakefield resident since 1979 died at his home on Friday October 20. 

Born in Syria July 3, 1951 he was the son of the late Aziz and Jamileh (Boghos) Shankhour. Frank immigrated to the United States in 1979 from Demascus, Syria and settled in Wakefield. He was…

Enjoyed cooking, sweets and Harry Potter

WAKEFIELD — Matthew R. Wixon passed away suddenly at the age of 27 on Tuesday, October 17.

Matt was born in Boston and lived in Wakefield and graduated from Northeast Metro Tech High School. Matt was a hard worker who really enjoyed his job and teammates at PestEnd and…