Wakefield Obituaries

A professional chef, family man and avid Pats fan

WAKEFIELD — Dennis A. Dale, 66, of Wakefield died at his home on Saturday evening, January 8.

Born in Woolwich, London, England on April 24, 1955, the son of the late Ernest and Violet (Ellis) Dale.

As a young man growing up in England, he was…

An all-around good guy with a dry sense of humor

WAKEFIELD — Alan H. Sachs, 76, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Boston on September 22, 1945, Alan was a son of the late Samuel and Anna (Weisberg) Sachs. Intelligent and hard working…

A devoted Catholic who had a love for dogs

WAKEFIELD — Barbara A. McManus, 87, of Wakefield, died on Friday, January 7 at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Malden on October 21, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Catherine M. (O’Connor) McManus.

Barbara was raised in Malden and attended…

A husband and father who was an auto body specialist

TOPSFIELD — Mr. Christopher R. Muise, 63, of Topsfield, formerly of Saugus and Wakefield, died on January 1, 2022 after a battle with COVID-19. He was the husband of Bonnie Muise with whom he shared 38 years of marriage.

Born in Woburn and raised in…

Had a love for teaching and children

READING — Patricia A. (Ryder) Hansen, 77, of Reading and formerly of Wakefield passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022.

Patricia was born in Melrose, the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Landry) Ryder.

Tisha was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School…

A family oriented man who loved sports and music

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Robert C. Pinkney, of Londonderry, NH, formerly of Melrose died peacefully on January 5, 2022 at the age of 84. He was born in Melrose on January 19, 1937 to Gilbert and Ada (Doucette) Pinkney, the youngest of seven children. He was raised…

Longtime resident of Wakefield who worked for Polaroid

WAKEFIELD — Vincent L. Cocco, 86, passed away on January 4, 2022.

Born in Malden, Vincent grew up in the Edgeworth section of the city. He worked for Polaroid for 30 years and was a longtime resident of Wakefield.

Vincent was preceded in death by his late…

A generous man who had many talents

WAKEFIELD — Dennis G. McLennan, 54 of Wakefield died Thursday, December 23.

Born in Malden, March 21, 1967 he was the son of Jessie (Robbins) McLennan and the late Frank McLennan.

Dennis was raised in Saugus and was graduate of Saugus High School Extension. He was an avid…

An avid reader who had an eye for fashion and enjoyed cooking

NAPLES, Fla. — Joan Mosher, 92, of Naples, Florida, passed away from kidney disease peacefully and surrounded by family on January 3, 2022, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born February 2, 1929 in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late…

Hard working and loving father, founded Dixon Transfer

WAKEFIELD — Mark A. Dixon, 65, of Wakefield, died peacefully in his sleep at home on December 31, 2021. Dedicated husband to Donna Dixon, Mark was born in Chelsea and was the beloved son of the late George and Linnie Dixon. He grew up in Dorchester where…

Enjoyed her Cape Cod house and baking

WAKEFIELD — Carolyn “Carrie” A. Barrasso, 94, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2022.

She was born in Wakefield on April 15, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Adelena (Lepore) Cardillo.

Carolyn was born and raised in Wakefield. She attended Wakefield public…