Lynnfield Obituaries

Enjoyed gardening, cooking, traveling and her dogs

Published November 7, 2018

LYNNFIELD —  Karen E. Duffy of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Karen was the youngest of four children and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1986. Karen worked as a successful mortgage underwriter for many years,…

U.S. Navy veteran

Published October 31, 2018

LYNNFIELD — James E. “Jim” Travers, 83, of Lynnfield and Sagamore Beach, died Monday Oct. 22, 2018.

Jim was born in Boston on April 26, 1935. He was the son of the late James E. and Christina (Johnson) Travers.

Jim was raised in West Roxbury and attended Boston Latin…

Worked at BC/BS of Mass. for 31 years

Published October 31, 2018

LYNNFIELD — Lucille Crans Wood, 73, of Lynnfield and East Wakefield, New Hampshire, lost her long battle with breast cancer on Oct. 29, 2018.

She is survived by her husband and very best friend, Ernest M. Wood. She is also survived by her…

Real estate career spanned over 40 years

Published October 31, 2018

LYNNFIELD — Sophie M. D’Apice, 85, of Lynnfield, formerly of Wakefield, died on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at her residence.

Born in Boston on July 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Teresa (Conzo) Caso.

Mrs. D’Apice was raised in East…

Worked at the Bureau of National Affairs

Published in the October 24, 2018 edition

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elizabeth “Betty” Young, born on March 14, 1951, in Winchester, passed away on October 14, 2018, in her home in Washington D.C. after a long bout with cancer.

She graduated from Lynnfield High School in 1969 and received a…

Former state senator represented town for 16 years

Published in the October 10, 2018 edition

RYE, New Hampshire — Former Massachusetts State Senator Robert Colby Buell, 87, of Rye, N.H. (and formerly of Boxford, Mass.), passed away on September 25, 2018.

He was predeceased by his parents: Mary and Ted Buell, as well as his siblings:…

U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War

Published in the October 10, 2018 edition

PEABODY — H. Thomas Neavitt, 90, died in Peabody on Oct. 4, 2018. He was a former resident of Lynnfield, Port St. Lucie, Fla. and North Conway, N.H.

Thomas was born in Baltimore on April 11, 1928 and was the son of…

Enjoyed restoring homes and interior design

Published in the October 3, 2018 edition

SAUGUS — Carole F. (Cutillo) Hammersley, 85, of Saugus died on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at her residence.

She was born in Boston on August 24, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Antoinette (D’Ortona) Cutillo.

Carole was raised in…

U.S. Navy veteran of World War II

Published in the September 12, 2018 edition

PEABODY — Michael E. Tomacelli Sr., 92, of Brooksby Village, Peabody, formerly of Needham, died on September 6, 2018.

Michael was the beloved husband of Evelyn (Parent) for 64 years, brother to the late Daniel J. Tomacelli of Brighton and loving…

Dentist loved photography, traveling

Published in the September 12, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Stuart G. Merle, DMD of Lynnfield, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018.

For 47 years, he was the beloved husband of Gale Ann (Wolman) Merle. He was the loving father of Jeremy and Jessica Merle of Newton; and Andrew and Martha…

U.S. Navy World War II veteran

Published in the September 5, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Francis V. Procopio, 91, of Lynnfield, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Boston on October 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Gioacchino and Mary (Pasqua) Procopio.

Mr. Procopio…

Happiest when surrounded by those she loved

Published in the August 29, 2018 edition

NORTH CHELMSFORD — Josephine M. (Muro) DeSanctis, 94, of North Chelmsford, formerly of Lynnfield, passed away at her home on Friday, August 24, 2018. 

Josephine worked hard her entire life. She helped her late husband Willy run his gas station in East…