Obituaries

Dec 26, 2018

Shirley L. Scribner, age 96, of Stoneham, passed away peacefully December 26, 2018.  She was the wife of the late Reginald Scribner with whom she had shared over 63 years of marriage. Mrs. Scribner was a long-time member of the Wakefield Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses . The Wakefield congregation was one of 12 congregations, over decades of time,  where...

Dec 22, 2018

Margaret H. (Hegarty) Cheverie, age 94, of Waltham, formerly of Arlington and Somerville, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2018, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of the late Robert Emmett and Ruth ( Paquette) Hegarty. Born in Fort Augustus, P.E.I., Canada, she emigrated to the U.S. at the age of four, living with her family, first...

Dec 21, 2018

Katherine M. Kermelewicz LeClair, age 76, of Bradford, formerly of Chelsea, passed away at home surrounded by her children, on December 21, 2018.  She was the wife of the late Joseph Kermelewicz with whom she shared thirty–five years of marriage, and the late Raymond LeClair to whom she was married for a brief time.

Born and raised...

Dec 20, 2018

Walter Richardson (“Rick”) Spofford, Jr. of Bedford, passed away on December 20, 2018 at 79 years old.  Rick was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and Fayetteville, New York, before settling permanently in Bedford, Massachusetts in 1968.

Rick leaves behind his wife of nearly 57 years, Kathleen (“Kaye”) Edwards Spofford, as well as three sons and daughters-in-law:  Geoffrey and...

Dec 16, 2018

Lorraine LaRocque LeBlanc, age 74, of Stoneham, formerly of Somerville passed away December 16, 2018. She was the mother of Michael LeBlanc of Salem. She was the sister of Patricia Wright and her late husband Robert of Stoneham, Larry LaRocque of Stoneham, Robert LaRocque of Yarmouthport and the late Richard LaRocque and his wife Sheila of Peabody.  She also...

Dec 15, 2018

Demetre Evangelinellis, “Takis”, age 90, of Medford formerly of Somerville, December 15, 2018. He was the beloved husband of 43 years to the late Bessie (Toumbakis) Evangelinellis.  Born and raised in Greece, he was the son of the late Evangelos and Maria Evangelinellis

As a young man, he came to the States and settled in Somerville.  Takis...

Dec 11, 2018

Linda Ann Day, age 60, of Lynn formerly of Melrose, passed away December 11, 2018, at the Kaplan Hospice in Danvers. She was the wife of Gregory G. Day. Born in Boston, MA; she was the daughter of H. Thomas Grant of Melrose and the late Lorraine (Nye) Grant.

Linda, with her family, moved to Melrose when...

Dec 9, 2018

Joseph J. Francis of Stoneham passed away on December 9, 2018, at the age of 74.  Joe was born in Cambridge, MA on May 14, 1944, and grew up in Somerville, where he later taught in Somerville Public Schools for many years.  He also worked at Stop & Shop and was a loan officer with the Somerville School Employees...

Dec 9, 2018

Marie H. Richard, age 91, of Stoneham, formerly of Somerville and native of New Brunswick, Canada, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 9, 2018.  She was the loving wife of Joseph (Leo) Richard, with whom she shared 72 years of marriage. Born and raised in Cap-Pele, New Brunswick, Canada, Marie was the oldest of fourteen...

Dec 6, 2018

Paul J. Emery, a longtime resident of Stoneham died December 6, 2018 at the Veterans Administration  Hospital Hospice Unit in Bedford.  Born in Melrose, he was the son of the late Harold and Agnes (O'Gara) Emery.  Paul was a veteran of the US Army and served in  Vietnam.

He is survived by two sons, Sean Emery and...

Dec 3, 2018

Richard A. Winn, age 84, of Reading, formerly a long time resident of Stoneham passed away, embraced by his family, December 3, 2018.  He was the beloved husband of the late Kathleen (Flynn) Winn with whom he had shared 47 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Somerville, the youngest of six children; he was the son...

Dec 2, 2018

Patricia Ellen Ivey of Medford,  passed away December 2, 2018, at the age of 76.  She was the wife of the late  William Ivey.  Born and raised  in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Dalio) Minchello. Patricia was the most caring person. and she enjoyed being around the ones she loved.   She also enjoyed...

Dec 2, 2018

Anne M. Hartmere, age 90, of Cambridge, died December 2, 2018 at Belmont Manor of complications following hip-replacement surgery. Anne was the daughter of the late Henry T. and Edith (Hansen) Hartmere. She was born in Cambridge, where she lived most of her life, and grew up in West Roxbury, but she also lived in Europe for several years...

Nov 24, 2018

Barbara A. Ricci, age 75, passed into eternal life through Jesus Christ on November 24, 2018, following a brief bout with cancer.  Born in Boston, MA; she has been a resident of Medford for the past 32 years.

She was the loving mother of John “Jay” Ricci of Medford and Tracy Gonzalez of Davie, FL and grandmother...

Nov 23, 2018

William Arthur Muse, Jr. age 78, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly November 23, 2018.  He was the husband of Elaine (Henderson) Muse. They had been married 55 years at the time of his death. Bill was born and raised in Stoneham, Ma, the son of the late William A Muse and Lillian Mae Muse.  He was the second...

Nov 9, 2018

Maccario, Anthony Joseph Sr., 86, of Nahant, died peacefully with his family by his side, Friday, November 9, 2018.  Husband of Maryann (Mathews) Maccario with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Raised in Melrose, MA; he was a graduate of Melrose High School.  Served 4 years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the Aircraft Carrier USS...

Nov 2, 2018

Alice Woodall Comiskey, age 87, of Needham, died peacefully at home, November 2, 2018.  Born in Boston and raised in Jamaica Plain, she was the daughter of the late Dr. James Martin Woodall, the director of the Adams House psychiatric hospital and Alice Katherine (Gray) Woodall, a local artist and philanthropist.  She was the wife of the late Daniel...

Nov 1, 2018

Lorraine (Morin) Stuart, age 88, a lifelong resident of Stoneham, died peacefully November 1, 2018, with her husband of 64 years by her side.  She was the beloved wife of William F. Stuart.   Born in Woburn, MA; she was the daughter of the late Carl and Louise (Dyer) Bagge.

Lorraine was a graduate of Stoneham High School,...

Oct 31, 2018

Henry F. Lombard, “Ricky”, age 75, of Somerville, formerly of Stoneham, passed away at home on October 31, 2018, after battling cancer for five years.  Born in Cambridge, MA; he was born to Henry and Dorothy (Dupell) Lombard, but the son to the late John and June Hodson.

Ricky was raised in Stoneham, attended Stoneham Public Schools...

Oct 29, 2018

James  J. McDermott Jr., age 82, of Yarmouthport, formerly a longtime resident of Stoneham passed away peacefully at home, October 29, 2018.  He was the cherished husband of Catherine (Martel)  McDermott.  Born in Woburn and raised in Stoneham, he was the son of the late James and Mary Elizabeth “Mae”(Morgan) McDermott.

James was a graduate of Stoneham...