Wakefield Obituaries

Loving ‘Nan’ who loved to shop with her granddaughter

WAKEFIELD — Patricia (Pat) C. Thompson, 88, of Wakefield, passed away on December 31, 2021 at Bear Hill Rehab in Stoneham after a brief illness.

Born in Medford on November 3, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Helen (Berrigan) Johnson.

Pat is…

Physical Education Director of the former Wakefield YMCA

WAKEFIELD — John Ludlow, 74, a longtime Wakefield resident, died Monday, February 21 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Newark, New Jersey on March 27, 1947 he was the son of the late Theodore and Agnes (Stone) Ludlow.

Mr. Ludlow was raised in Newark, Delaware, where his…

Current Director of the Wakefield Garden Club

STONEHAM — Maryanne T. (DiFederico) Carmody, 85, of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Born in Malden on July 8, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Silvestri) DiFederico.

Maryanne grew up in Wakefield and graduated from Wakefield High…

An extraordinary teacher with a loving soul

MELROSE — Ursula J. Daley (Sawicki), of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on February 18, 2022. Loving mother of Alicia M. Hill and her husband, Tony, of Marysville, Ohio and Kimberly A. Theriault and her husband, Brian, of Andover. Cherished daughter of the late Walter and…

A man with a caring heart and funny wit

MELROSE — Stephen Vincent D’Arcangelo, 70, a resident of Melrose, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at a Saugus Healthcare facility.

Born on July 16,1951 in Malden, Stephen was one of four children of the late Anthony “Tony” and Mary (Renda) D’Arcangelo.

He grew up…

Avid outdoorsman was known for his generosity

WAKEFIELD — Timothy P. Gallagher, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away suddenly, but peacefully, at his home on February 18, 2022. He was 58 years of age.

Tim was born at MelroseWakefield Hospital on May 23, 1963. He was the cherished son of Joanne (McHugh) Gallagher of…

Had a loving heart with a smile that would light up the room

WAKEFIELD — Louis J. Gordon, 92 passed away on February 9, 2022 at home. He was born in Boston to the late Clarence Gordon and Mary Amiirault both from Nova Scotia Canada on July 11, 1929.

He was the beloved husband of…

Loved to make people laugh with his big personality

READING — Scott E. Conroy, 52 of Reading, formerly of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, February 16 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Winchester on August 16, 1969 and was the son of Marilyn (Ormond) Conroy and the late Joseph Conroy…

Loved nursing, dancing and helping others

WAKEFIELD — Beverly Lorraine Moores, 91, of Wakefield, died on Sunday, February 13 at Brightview in Wakefield.

Born in Raynham on September 23, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Mary J. (Smith) Spousta, but was raised by the late Herman Spousta and Viola (Parris) Spousta…

Mechanical engineer, man of many talents

KEENE, NH — Roland (Roly) James West passed from this world the evening of February 12, 2022, of entirely natural causes.

Who was Roly?

If you had a substitute teacher who told Dad jokes in high school in Andover, MA or Keene, NH any time before 1998 it could…

Natural-born adventurer saw the best in people

WAKEFIELD — Chet Delani passed away peacefully with his wife of 58 years Janet (Leone) Delani, son Michael Delani, son Peter Delani his wife Elizabeth Saitta, grandchildren Andrew Delani and Celia Delani, daughter Elizabeth (Delani) McEleney her husband Owen McEleney, and grandchildren Emma McEleney and Owen McEleney, by…

Had a warm smile and friendly personality, loved photography

WAKEFIELD — Francis “Frank” Hegarty was born the third of four siblings and lived his early years in Somerville. When duty called, he served in the Army 196th Field Artillery Battalion in the Korean conflict. After the war he returned to Massachusetts and completed a bachelor’s…