Lynnfield Obituaries

An extraordinary teacher with a loving soul

MELROSE — Ursula J. Daley (Sawicki), of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on February 18, 2022. Loving mother of Alicia M. Hill and her husband, Tony, of Marysville, Ohio and Kimberly A. Theriault and her husband, Brian, of Andover. Cherished daughter of the late Walter and…

Had a lifelong passion for art and design

STAMFORD, Conn. — Kimberly Anne “Kim” Harris, passed away on Feb. 3, 2022 after a long and brave battle with cancer.

She was a 38-year resident of Stamford, Conn.

Kim was born in Alexandra, Virginia in 1952 to Roger and Joan Harris. She grew up in Lynnfield…

Accountant loved spending time with family, traveling

LYNNFIELD — Ellen M. Craffey passed away suddenly on Feb. 2, 2022.

She was born in Boston, and she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Helen Stanton.

Ellen is survived by her two sons: Michael and his wife, Sheila, of Lynnfield; and Steven and his…

A woman with a huge heart who loved animals

WAKEFIELD — Christine M. “Chris” West, 68, a resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

Chris was born in North Adams on Aug. 27, 1953, and was one of three children of the late Edward J. West and Dorothy E…

A loving wife and mother who loved decorating for every holiday

WAKEFIELD — Josephine Breslin, 99, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at her daughter Jackie’s home surrounded by loving family members on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022.

Born in Lawrence on Oct. 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and…

Schell Transportation owner loved his family, reading

LYNNFIELD — Lawrence “Larry” Schelzi, 65, of Lynnfield, formerly of Woburn, was with his family, surrounded with love, when he peacefully passed on Feb. 2, 2022.

Born and raised in Woburn, Larry was the son of Emma (DeMonico) Schelzi and the late Rocco Schelzi of Woburn. In addition…

BEVERLY — Betty E. Prendergast, 92 of Beverly, died on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 at the Beverly Hospital.

She was born in Melrose on Nov. 26, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Madison and Alice (Bowen) Belliveau.

Betty graduated from Malden High School as a member of the Class of 1947, and attended…

Had a passion for gardening, travel and music

LYNNFIELD — Domenic (Bob) R. Sarcia, 79 of Lynnfield, formerly of Westford and Sandwich, died on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 due to complications from ALS with his family by his side.

He was born in East Boston on Nov. 28, 1942, and was the son of the…

Loving husband, father and grandfather

READING — Michael Pagliuca, 80, of Reading, passed away on January 23, 2022.

Michael was born in Avellino, Italy to the late Antonio and Antonietta (Grieci) Pagliuca. He was the beloved husband of the late Paula (McIntyre). He was the devoted father of Eric Prior and his wife, Christine “Tina…

Adored her family, worked in pharmaceutical sales

LYNNFIELD — Jennifer (Merrill) Tringali, 50, of Lynnfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

She was the daughter of Gary and Wilma (Russell) Merrill of Sandwich.

Jennifer was a 1989 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough and received her degree in Marketing from UMass…

A loving mother and grandmother

BEVERLY — Barbara V. Brinkers, 88, formerly of Wakefield and Lynnfield, died on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at the Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation Center in Beverly.

She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on Jan. 20, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Yanish) Antin.

Barbara was…

Loved going skiing with her family

LYNNFIELD — Arline E. Cohee, 93, a longtime resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Born in Boston and raised in Winthrop, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Turpeinen) Cushman.

Arline was a graduate of Winthrop High School…