Lynnfield Obituaries

Enjoyed crafts of all kinds

Published in the February 28, 2018 edition

STONEHAM — Margaret (Walsh) O’Brien, 74, of Stoneham, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Mass. General Hospital in Boston on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.

Margaret was born in Boston on Oct. 26, 1943, one of three children of the late Bernard F. and Kathleen…

Loved his large and loving family

Published in the February 21, 2018 edition

READING — Ronald J. “Ronnie” Freni, of Reading, formerly of Malden, passed away on February 14, 2018.

Ronnie was the son of Emma (Barile) and the late Joseph Freni. He was the brother of Maria Eaton of New Hampshire; Joseph of Norton;…

Loved his family and beautiful cars

Published in the February 21, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — On Tuesday, Feb. 13 2018, Vincenzo “Vinny” Pintone, 35, of Lynnfield, left us to be in the arms of our Lord.

Vinny was born on March 16, 1982 in Malden, to Rita Santoro-DiStefano and Franco Pintone.

He was the beloved…

Avid fantasy baseball player

Published in the February 14, 2018 edition

CHELMSFORD — Kevin Hanson, 55, of Chelmsford, formerly of Wakefield, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 at Lowell General Hospital.

Born in Melrose on November 3, 1962, he was the son of Barbara (Haladay) Hanson of Whitefield, New Hampshire and Ronald W. Hanson of Jefferson,…

Active in environmental and civic concerns

Published in the February 14, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Maureen Hildegarde (Murphy) Donovan, 93, of Lynnfield and Gloucester, passed away on February 10, 2018.

She was born April 13, 1924, in Taunton. She was a graduate of Framingham State College, with a bachelor of science in Nutrition; honored with…

Published in the February 14, 2018 edition

WAKEFIELD — Antonetta Salamone, of Wakefield, formerly of Revere, passed away on February 8, 2018.

She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Salamone. She was the devoted mother of Paul Salamone and spouse Paul Cover of Texas; Lucia Salamone of Florida; Angelo Salamone of Lynnfield; and…

Korean War veteran and avid golfer

Published in the February 7, 2018 edition

MELROSE — Armand A. Gonzales, 92, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Saturday, February 3, 2018 while wintering in Ft. Myers, Florida. Armand had just returned back to his condo from practicing his golf game and was sitting comfortably watching the Golf…

Member of the Lynnfield Police Department for 29 years

Published in the January 31, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Leonard F. “Lenny” Rothwell, 76, died on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018.

Born in Boston on November 21, 1941, he was the son of the late Louis and Grace (Nagle) Rothwell.

Lenny was raised and educated in Lynn.…

Recently returned from a mission trip in Haiti

Published in the January 24, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Peter W. Costas, 38, a lifelong Lynnfield resident, died suddenly and tragically on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.

Born in Winchester on September 14, 1979, he was the beloved son of Barbara L. (Fellows) Costas of Lynnfield and the…

Devoted to family and the church

Published in the January 17, 2018 edition

MILFORD — Stasia Moran, 80, died peacefully, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at the Milford Medical Center with her family by her side.

Born in Boston on February 4, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Stefan and Katherine (Witkos) Adamkowski.…

Published in the January 17, 2018 edition

Dedicated teacher of children with disabilities

CARVER — Frank Marino, 71, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston surrounded by family, following an intense struggle with cancer.

He leaves his wife of 48 years, Margot (LeCour) Marino of Carver, formerly of Plymouth.…

Enjoyed entertaining at ‘the camp’

Published in the January 17, 2018 edition

LYNNFIELD — Mary Ursela (McCoy) Pizzella entered eternal life on January 10, 2018.

Mary was born and raised in East Boston. She attended Girls High School and graduated in 1943. Her early working years brought her to The Institution for Savings in Boston,…