Wakefield Obituaries

Loved flying kites and taking road trips

WAKEFIELD — Hazel M. Jacquard, age 91, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Friday, October 6 at the Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. 

Born in Melrose on May 22, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Edith (DeViller) Muise. Hazel was a lifelong Wakefield resident…

Enjoyed watching baseball

WAKEFIELD — Robert F. McIsaac, age 91, of Wakefield died Tuesday, October 3 at his residence after a long battle of Dementia. 

Born in Boston on October 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Francis C. and Loretta (Nelson) McIsaac. Mr. McIsaac was a native of East Boston before…

Professional figure skater

WAKEFIELD — Regina MacKenna (Miller) was born on February 17, 1940; she passed away peacefully at home on September 30.

She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Bertha Miller and twin sister to the late Paul Miller of Wakefield. She was the widow of the late Bernard (Bernie) MacKenna, originally of…

Loved cars, boats, carpentry and nature

IPSWICH — Peter Symes Davidson died of natural causes on Friday, September 22. 

Peter was born on July 27, 1945. He was raised with his sister, Liz in Saugus. After graduating Saugus High School and prep school in Washington, D.C., he continued his education at Wentworth Institute of…

Loved the color blue, flowers and singing in church

WAKEFIELD — Patricia Ann (O’Brien) Weisenbach died on September 24 after a severe hemorrhage. She had fought a heroic battle with cancer since being diagnosed in February 2016. 

Pat was born on March 24, 1941, the oldest of eight children born to Edward and Gertrude…

Passion for the culinary industry

SHELBURNE, NH — We are saddened to announce the death of Michael Henry Conley. He passed away peacefully at the age of 66, surrounded by family. He was born in Danvers lived in Wakefield and relocated to Coos County, NH in 2016. 

He was the son of the late Henry Francis…

Loved entertaining, music and decorating

DERRY, NH — Marianne Gillette, 77 of Derry, NH, formerly of Wakefield, MA died Tuesday, September 26, at the Elliott Hospital in Manchester, NH.

Born in Malden on February 26, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Eleanor (Gramstorff) Gillette.

Marianne was a longtime resident of Wakefield…

WAKEFIELD — Joanne Theresa Szczesuil, of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, September 22 at the too-young age of 75. Joanne suffered sudden cardiac arrest at home, with her partner Michael by her side and she did not suffer. Joanne will always be remembered as a vivacious and loving woman with a lust for life and tremendous loyalty…

Gifted crafter and avid gardener

MELROSE — Edith Mary (Sirois) Josephson, 85, of Melrose, died peacefully on Saturday, September 16 at the Fitch Home in Melrose. She is formerly of Wakefield, Haverhill and Leesburg, FL.

Born in Island Falls, ME on March 27, 1938, Edie was the daughter of the late John and Pauline (Bishop) Sirois. Edie was a graduate…

Enjoyed reading and quilting

WAKEFIELD — Janice M. Geier 71, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died Friday September 22 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center of Burlington.

Born in Malden on October 27, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Florence (Berrigan) McGrath.

Janice was a graduate of Wakefield High School class…

Enjoyed collecting books and writing accounts of his work experiences

WAKEFIELD — Paul E. Boudreau, 76, of Wakefield died peacefully of cancer on September 23 at the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. 

He was born in Boston on April 28, 1947 and moved to Wakefield with his family in 1953. …