Wakefield Obituaries

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WAKEFIELD — Robert J. DiRaffaele, age 85, of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, died October 27 at his residence.

He was born in Somerville, MA on April 12, 1936 and was the son of the late Francisco and Anna (Carra) DiRaffael. Mr. DiRaffaele was raised in…

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BOCA RATON, FL — Ann J. Trudeau, age 90, of Boca Raton, FL died peacefully October 26 at the Boca Care Center in Boca Raton, FL.

She was born in Revere, MA on March 2, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Emma Bucciero.

Ann had a…

WAKEFIELD — Renée H. (Cunha) Cobb, 59, of Wakefield, died Monday, October 25, 2021. Born in Somerville on November 19, 1961 she was the daughter of the late Robert D. Cunha Sr. and Irene J. (Bergeron) Cunha.

Renée was raised and educated in Wakefield and had been a longtime Wakefield resident. She and her family…

WAKEFIELD — Lieutenant Robert Anthony Ford Sr. went home to be with the Lord, Sunday morning, October 24, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on December 3, 1972, he was a lifelong resident of Wakefield, who was married to his high school sweetheart, Michelle (Buckley) for 21 years. He had no greater joy…

SAUGUS — Carl Herman Hanson, age 83, of Saugus, formerly a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 19 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield.

Born in Melrose on August 26, 1938 he was the son of the late Carl Herbert and Frances (Bronson) Hanson.

Carl was raised in Lynnfield and was a…

SOUTH CHINA, Maine — Warren G. Hunt, 79, of South China, Maine, formerly of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021.

Warren was born in Medford and was raised in Wakefield. He was a graduate of School Of St. Philip-Neri Boston and then attended Boston University. Warren was a veteran of the US Marine…

WAKEFIELD — Richard Ellis, 74, of Wakefield, died peacefully on October 20, 2021 at Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lynn on September 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Edwin and Gladys (Robinson) Ellis.

Richard was a graduate of Saugus High School, class of 1965…

MIDDLETON — William D. Baxter III, 51, of Middleton, passed away due to sudden cardiac arrest on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Beverly Hospital. Billy was born in Melrose to his beloved parents, Bette M. (Doyle) Baxter and the late William D. Baxter II. He was the loving husband and best friend to Victoria L…

WAKEFIELD — Theresa (Meuse) LaSpina of Wakefield and Tewksbury passed away peacefully with her family at her side on October 20, 2021 at the High Pointe House of Merrimack Valley Hospice in Haverhill, MA.

Tess was the devoted wife of John (deceased), loving mother of her seven children Teresa Panarese and her husband John of…

WAKEFIELD — Werner A. Colerico, 78, died on Monday, October 18 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

He was born in Munich, Germany on December 27, 1942. He was the son of the late Andreas Weigl and Maria (Hofer) Colerico and the step-son of the late Peter Colerico.

Werner was born and raised…

PEABODY — Carolyn J. Whitley passed away at Care One in Peabody on September 27, 2021. She was 83 years of age. Carolyn was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late John and Catherine (Carroll) Whitley. She was raised in Brooklyn, graduated from New York State with a teaching degree and received her Masters in…