Published in the October 18, 2016 edition.
WAKEFIELD — William H. “Bill” McDonald of Wakefield died on Friday, Sept. 30.
Bill was a member of the North Shore Model Railroad Club in Wakefield and the 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps of Revere.
He was the husband of Anna (DeSimone). He was the father of Joanne McDonald and her husband Philip Cosman, John McDonald and his wife Darnella, James McDonald, Joel McDonald, Julie McDonald and her wife Nancy Stimson, Jacqueline Ahlquist and her husband Brian and the late Joseph, Philip, Mark and Joy. He was the brother of the late Robert and Walter McDonald and Louise Forest. He was the grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of 10.
At the request of the family all services were privately held. Arrangements by the Cota Funeral Home, 335 Park St., North Reading. www.cotafuneralhomes.com.
