Lynnfield Obituaries

Relished time with her family, reading and traveling

NATICK — Kathleen Claire (McCarthy) Gagnon, 85, of Natick, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on Oct. 23, 2022.

Born in Lynn to Helen (Rooney) and Charles McCarthy, Kay attended St. Joseph Elementary and graduated from St. Mary’s High School with her beloved Class of 1955. She…

Loved to spend time at her cabin skiing and hiking

WAKEFIELD — Charlotte R. Lane, 90, of Wakefield, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022.

Born in Lynn on June 2, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Bryant) Briggs.

Charlotte was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of…

Relished time with her family, reading and traveling

NATICK — Kathleen Claire Gagnon (McCarthy) of Natick, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on October 23 at the age of 85.

Born in Lynn to Helen (Rooney) and Charles McCarthy, Kay attended St. Joseph Elementary and graduated from St. Mary’s High School with her beloved class…

Retired State Police detective

LYNNFIELD — George R. “Mac” McCarthy, 89, of Lynnfield, died on Friday, October 14, 2022.

He was the beloved husband for 64 years of the late Janice (Russell) McCarthy. He was the dear father of Diane Carey and her husband, Bruce, of Andover; Dawn of Lynnfield; and George Jr., and his…

Spent his life passionately devoted to missionary work

LYNNFIELD — Edward L. South, age 82, of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully, September 20, 2022, surrounded by family after a sudden illness. He is predeceased by his cherished wife, Irma (Poor) South, with whom he shared 52 years of happy marriage, and his older brother, Robert South…

Recording artist and children’s TV performer who recorded more than 30 songs

LYNNFIELD — Recording artist and children’s television performer Judy Valentine (Berkal), 99, a well-known personality from the Golden Age of Television in Greater Boston, passed away on Aug. 26, 2022.

Born Norma Baker in Boston in 1923, Judy lived with her family in…

Dedicated her life to serving others, social justice advocate

WAKEFIELD — Alice Elizabeth (A.E.) Cerino, 75, of Wakefield and formerly of Saugus, died on Friday, August 19, 2022, from complications resulting from an injury.

She passed peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born on January 8, 1947, she was the daughter of late Salvatore…

Dedicated family woman enjoyed many artistic pursuits

LYNNFIELD — Hazel H. Croxon, 83, of Lynnfield, died peacefully Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at Alliance Health at Rosewood in Peabody.

Born in Edmonton, London, United Kingdom, she was the daughter of the late William and Winifred (Whiting) Hurst.

Hazel graduated high school in 1955, and went on…

A woman of faith loved spending time with her grandchildren

LYNNFIELD — Nora M. Moccia (Steriti), 99, of Lynnfield passed away surrounded by her loving family on Aug. 30, 2022.

She was born in Revere on May 16, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Teresa (DiGianni) Steriti.

Nora was the beloved…

Former member of Trinity Baptist Church in Lynnfield

NORTH ANDOVER — C. Charles Klapes, of North Andover, died on Aug. 28, 2022.

He was born in Wakefield on May 1, 1927. He was the son of the late Charles J. and the late Aphrodite (Petropoulos) Klapes.

Mr. Klapes was raised in Wakefield and was a…

Teacher’s aide at South School, loved Bingo and camping

TEWSBURY — Joan M. Sawyer, 89, of Tewksbury and a former longtime Lynnfield resident, died peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 with her daughters Carol and Lisa at her side.

Joan was born in Everett on March 16, 1933, and was the daughter…