Obituaries

Jan 15, 2021

Damien Boyle, 36, of Coudersport, PA passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 15, 2021. Damien was born October 5, 1984 to the late Tina L. Caisse Nicosia.

Damien was a hard worker, he really enjoyed flipping houses and working on the houses himself. He was a huge New England sports team fan, he loved football the...

Jan 13, 2021

Arnold T. Koch, of Melrose, Mass. died on January 13th at age 90. His career in public relations spanned 40 years developing and implementing regional and national public relations programs for a wide range of Fortune 100 and 500 companies. He also provided public relations counsel and support for a variety of smaller, start-up professional service firms, government agencies...

Jan 3, 2021

Shirley R. Murray (Martin) of Stoneham, formerly of Charlestown and Somerville, entered into eternal life on Sunday, January 3, 2021,  at her home.  She was 96 years young.

Shirley was born April 30, 1924; a daughter of the late Bradley W. and Esther (Sullivan) Martin.

Shirley was the beloved wife of William J. Murray for...

Jan 1, 2021

On Friday, January 1st 2021, Charles Edward Knudsen Jr. loving husband and father of two children, passed away at the age 68.

Charles Edward Knudsen Jr. or “Eddie” as everyone knew him by, was born on March 4th, 1952 to the late Charles Edward Knudsen Sr. and Joan Knudsen. He was the 2nd child of...

Jan 1, 2021

Marjorie Martin, age 63, died January 1, 2021, at Melrose Wakefield Hospital, following a short illness.  Born in Cambridge, MA, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Carol (Shepard) Martin.

Marjorie was a high school graduate and had lived in Stoneham for the past twenty years.

She is survived by her partner Albert...

Dec 31, 2020

James A. Harper, son of Harold and Elizabeth Roop Harper died peacefully on December 31, 2020 at the age of 96 add due to complications from COVID. He was born on June 26, 1924 and was a life-long resident of Manhattan, New York City until 2019 when he moved up to Massachusetts to be near several of his children....

Dec 30, 2020

Nicholas Paul Galluzzi of Beverly, passed away December 30, 2020 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born in Beverly to the late Joseph and Antoinette (Bovio) Galluzzi.  After graduating Beverly High School, he joined the Air Force, serving as a Staff Sergeant during the Korean War.  Nick was employed  at Jordan Marsh as...

Dec 24, 2020

Mary Adele (Sadler) Taylor died on December 24, 2020, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA., after a brief illness.  A longtime resident of Wakefield, MA., she was born in Derby, CT., to the late Robert T. Sadler, Jr and Florence A. (Howard) Sadler.  She was a graduate of Medford High School,  the University of Massachusetts and Lesley...

Dec 16, 2020

June R. Mosier, age 98, of Peabody, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Brooksby Village, Peabody MA. She was born May 16, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Frank and Edna (Weigel) Raffel. June worked for the DuPont Company in St. Louis where she met her future husband Eugene H. Mosier. They were...

Dec 7, 2020

Patricia Ramos, age 76, of  Stoneham, passed away December 7, 2020, following a lengthy decline with Alzheimer's.  Born in Boston; she was the daughter of the late James and Frances (Watson) Darcy.

Pat grew up in Cambridge and was a 1962 graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin.

Pat waitressed for nearly twenty years at the...

Dec 6, 2020

Carolann  M. Cummings, age 60, of Peabody, formerly of Melrose died suddenly following a stroke on December 6, 2020, at the Lahey Medical Center, Burlington.  She was the loving wife of Michael J. Cummings.  Born in Somerville, MA; she was the daughter of the late Marie (Attenazio) Johnson.

Carolann was raised in Stoneham and was a graduate...

Dec 5, 2020

On Saturday, December 5th, 2020, Barbara Jean Hitchcock (Blaikie) cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of 2 passed away at the age of 96 following a brief illness.

Barbara was born on July 13, 1924 in Winchester, Massachusetts to the later Robert and Ethelyn (Hudson) Blaikie. She was a lifelong resident of Reading, MA. She graduated...

Dec 4, 2020

On Friday, December 4, 2020, Donna Fennell Cole of Chelmsford, MA, passed away at the age of 83 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was the loving mother of 2 and grandmother of 6.

Born in Taft, California on May 19,1937, Donna was the youngest daughter of Hugh and Dorothea (Ludtke)Fennell.  She grew up in Seattle,...

Nov 16, 2020

Michael James Robinson of Lexington left us far too soon on November 16 th , 2020 as a result of brain cancer. He was the beloved husband of 23 years to Suzanne Paradis and a loving and dedicated father to Ian and Hugh Robinson. Mike was passionately involved in the boys’ various pursuits from hockey to soccer, to...

Nov 14, 2020

On Saturday, November 14 th , 2020, Barbara Donnelly (White) loving mother and grandmother of 5, passed away at the age of 71.

Barbara was born October 11 th , 1949 in Somerville Massachusetts to parents John and Mary (Ballou) White.  As a young girl they moved to Georgia for her father to work on the railroad....

Nov 7, 2020

Maxine Graham Schultz,  "Mimi", of Biddeford Pool, Maine, formerly of Stoneham passed away November 7, 2020, at the age of 96.  She was the wife of the late Edward James Schultz.

Born in Burlington, MA; she was the daughter of the late David and Ethel (Mowbrey) Graham.

Maxine trained at Melrose Wakefield Hospital to become...

Oct 29, 2020

Elizabeth J. Prins, "Betty Jo", age 71, of Franklin, MA formerly of Needham, passed away peacefully October 29, 2020.  She is survived by her loving brothers Peter and Michael Prins and nephews Jonathan Prins, Aaron Perry, Michael Khem and David Khem.

Betty Jo was a valued employee at the Alzheimer's Association for 15 years, retiring in 2015....

Oct 3, 2020

Robert Edward South, age 83, a longtime Wakefield resident died October 3, 2020, after a brief illness.  Born in Salem, MA.; he was the son of the late Edward A. and Carrie (Sinclair) South.

Bob served as a military policeman in Germany during the cold war.  After leaving the military, he worked most of his life as...

Sep 22, 2020

Loving daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Foley of Newton.  Beloved wife of Eugene (Gino) LeDonne and the late Michael Musial.  Loving mother of Diane Lirakis and her husband David of Tewksbury, Debi Aliberti and Vincent of Stoneham, Michele Borenstein and her husband Bobby of Stoneham.  Step-mother of Darrel LeDonne of Revere, Lynette O’Brien and her husband OB...

Sep 17, 2020

Irene B. Cain (Bacon), age 98, of Stoneham, passed away September 17, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Capt. George Cain. Born in Winchester, MA; she was the daughter of the late Walter and Grace (Whitcomb) Bacon.

Irene had been a resident of Stoneham for the past 57 years.  She was a retired accountant and...