Lynnfield Obituaries

Enjoyed skiing in winter, golf in summer

Published April 22, 2020

BEVERLY — Roger “Brooks” Gerry of Beverly, formerly Lynnfield, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Burlington.

Brooks was born in Melrose and raised in Lynnfield. He was the son of the late Roger and Elizabeth (Peabody) Gerry.

Brooks was a surveyor for…

Enjoyed needlepoint, crossword puzzles & painting

Published April 15, 2020

COLORADO — Florence (Sally) C. (Mackey) Hammerbeck, 96, passed away on April 6, 2020 one week before her 97th birthday.

Sally was a resident of Sunrise Assisted Living of Colorado.

She was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on April 13, 1923 to the late Arthur and…

Had a talent for drawing and painting

Published April 15, 2020

CHELMSFORD — Ann L. (Pribil) Knower, 101, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at her home in Chelmsford.

She was born February 6, 1919 at home outside the city of O’Neill, Nebraska. Her birth order was being one of the middle children…

Enjoyed reading, the beach and singing

Published April 15, 2020

NORTH READING — Lois A. (Little) Simes, 89, of North Reading and formerly of Lynnfield, died Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

She was the beloved wife of the late John B. Simes.

Born in Lynn on July 16…

Enjoyed cooking for Sunday family dinners

Published April 15, 2020

REVERE — Rosina (Passamonte) Fodera, 83, of Revere, formerly of Somerville, passed away while surrounded by her loving family on April 3, 2020.

Rosina was born and raised in Palermo, Italy to the late Francesco and Rosaria Passamonte (Cipolla). She was the beloved wife of…

‘The Pied Piper of Lynnfield’

Published April 8, 2020

LYNNFIELD — Michael E. Cooney Jr., 91 years young, a longtime Lynnfield resident, died peacefully on March 28, 2020 in his Gerry Road home with his loving wife Ruth by his side.

Michael was born December 15, 1928 in Northampton to Dr. Michael E. Cooney and…

Published April 8, 2020

LYNNFIELD — John Longo, 84, of Lynnfield, passed away March 24, 2020. His beloved wife of 62 years, Frances (Augliera) Longo, 82, passed away just five days later on March 29, 2020.

John and Frances were the cherished parents of John Longo of Groveland; Lauren Landry and her husband David of…

U.S. Army veteran served in the Korean War

Published April 8, 2020

LYNNFIELD — Patrick H. McCusker, 86, of Lynnfield died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the High Point Hospice House in Haverhill.

He was born in Melrose on September 10, 1933 and was the son of the late Edward T. and Christine (Anderson…

U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War

Published April 8, 2020

WESTBOROUGH — Rudolph F. “Rudy” Carlson Jr., 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at home.

He was the husband of the late Jean M. (Carlucci) Carlson and was also predeceased by his first wife, Nancy J. (Krumsiek) Carlson.

Born in Cambridge, he…

Traveled extensively during her life

Published April 8, 2020

BEVERLY — Elena Maria Gillon, 100, the daughter of the late Emiliano Sulsona and Maria Cristina Castillo Sulsona, died suddenly at the age of 100 on March 30, 2020 while visiting her daughter in Bluffton, S.C.

She was born on Oct. 22, 1919 in Culiacan, Mexico…

Played baseball with Ernie Banks and pitched against the greats

Published April 1, 2020

LYNNFIELD — Thomas Michael Mandile Jr. passed away on his 76th birthday, March 23, 2020, after a long, brave battle with blood cancer.

He was a loving son, brother, cousin, husband, father, uncle, father-in-law, friend and the best grampy ever. Tom…

Loved exercising and the outdoors

Published April 1, 2020

DANVERS — Barbara Ann Frawley passed away peacefully on March 27, 2020 at the age of 87.

She was the beloved wife of Arthur Frawley Jr., with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Barbara was born on February 28, 1933 to Thomas and Vera McGarry…