Wakefield Obituaries

WAKEFIELD — Sandra Smith, age 80 of Wakefield, died on Monday October 12th at The CareOne rehab in Peabody.

She was born on August 23, 1941 and was the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Kulesza) Bell.

Sandra was the beloved wife of Ronald Smith of Wakefield. She was the loving mother of Brian…

WAKEFIELD — Dora C. Adams, age 87, of Wakefield, died Wednesday, October 13. Born in Wakefield on October 9, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Clara (DiFilpo) Palmerino.

Dora was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1952 and was a 1954 graduate of Wilford…

PEABODY — Jon-David E. Sylvester, age 44, of Peabody, formerly of Wakefield and Derry, NH, died suddenly after a chronic illness on October 11.

Born in Melrose on Feb. 15, 1977 he was the beloved son of Joanne (Iosua) Sylvester and the late Eugene A. Sylvester. He was the loving father of Jon L. and…

WAKEFIELD — Stephen Gates, long time resident of Wakefield, passed away after a brief illness on October 10, 2021.

Steve was a ‘baby boomer,’ born in Brooklyn, NY on October 2, 1945, to the late Norbert S. and Rose M Gates. The family moved to New Milford, NJ, and later to Hopkinton, MA, where he…

MELROSE — It is with deepest sorrow we announce that Ernest (Ernie) J. Brandano, son of the late Florence (DeNapoli) and Albert Brandano of Melrose passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 20, 2021 at his home in Melrose. Ernie was our beloved husband, father, brother, family member and dear friend.

Ernie is survived by his…

WAKEFIELD — Hugh C. McLucas, age 86 of Wakefield, passed away October 6 in Lincoln, MA. He was born in Donegal, Ireland on July,27, 1935 and was the son of the late William and Adeline (Calhoun) McLucas. He came to the United Sates in 1957 and made his home in Medford. He enlisted in the…

NORTHPORT, Fla. — Barbara Jean Matteson, age 74, of Northport, FL formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday, September 23 in Florida.

Born in Stoneham on July 10, 1947 she was the daughter of the late James Ingham and the late Mildred (Craig) Bulfinch and the step-daughter of the late Henry Bulfinch.

Barbara was raised in Wakefield…