Lynnfield Obituaries

Retired V.P. at Bank of Boston; active with Friends of the Library  

LYNNFIELD — Calliope (Andriopoulos) Gavrilles, of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Arnold House in Stoneham after a long illness.

Calliope, or Callie as she was known to many, was the wife of the late John E. Gavrilles of Lynnfield and…

U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean conflict

ANDOVER — Robert G. Coffill Sr., 84, of Andover, formerly of North Reading and Lynnfield, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

Born in Melrose on Oct. 20, 1930, he was the son of the late William M. and Charlotte A. Coffill. He attended Lynnfield schools and was a…

Long-time G.E. employee; grandfather of seven

LYNNFIELD — Robert G. Briggs, 77, of Lynnfield, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Winthrop on November 16, 1937, he was the son of the late Charles and Agnes (Marion) Briggs.

Mr. Briggs was raised in Winthrop. He was a…

Registered Nurse with a thirst for knowledge

LYNNFIELD — Florence E. Pike, a longtime resident of Center Village in Lynnfield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Life Care Center in Stoneham, at age 95.

Florence was born in Port Clyde, Nova Scotia, one of seven daughters of the late Robert H. W…

Lifelong athlete, musician and car enthusiast

LYNNFIELD — Dennis P. Barry, 74, of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and his beloved dog, Teddy, on Friday, May 1, 2015.

Born in Boston on Sept. 28, 1940, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Janet C. (Pigeon) Barry.

Mr. Barry…

Loved by many 

LYNNFIELD — Anna C. DeGiovanni, 80, of Lynnfield, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in the North End of Boston on Jan. 30, 1935, Mrs. DeGiovanni was the daughter of the late Dominic and Catherine (Zangara) DeSanto.

Mrs. DeGiovanni is survived by her…

Resident of town for 63 years; member of Centre Congregational Church

LYNNFIELD — Marion F. (Hoyt) Barnes, 104, of Lynnfield died on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Hathorne Hill Genesis Healthcare Center in Danvers.

Born in Stoneham on June 14, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Arthur F. and Jennie M…

Longtime resident, worked at Town Hall

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Dale (Stanchfield) Hoban, 74, of Englewood, Fla. passed away March 5 at the Harbor Inn of Venice.

Memorial services were held at Polynesian Village on March 19. Born to Sumner and Violette Stanchfield in Cambridge, Dale grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High…

A woman of many interests

LYNNFIELD — Mary V. (Pesce) Tecce of Lynnfield passed away on April 3, surrounded by her loving family.

Mary was the beloved mother of Beverlee Tecce of Lynnfield and Virginia (Ginger) Garrett and her husband Wayne Garrett of Lynnfield. She was the former wife of the late Leo B…

Worked for General Electric

NORTH READING — AnnaBelle (Gibson) Sentas, 89, of North Reading and formerly of Lynn, died Friday, March 27 at Winchester Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Sentas.

Born in Millinocket, Maine on April 30, 1925. AnnaBelle worked at General Electric and Premier Shoe, both in Lynn…

Worked at Fidelity

LYNNFIELD — Christopher J. Leuci, 44, of Lynnfield died on Saturday, March 21 at the Mass. General Hospital.

Born in Lynn on Oct. 10, 1970, Chris was the loving son of William L. Leuci of Saugus and the late Janet M. (Quagenti) Leuci.

Chris had been a Lynnfield resident for the…

Served in U.S. Air Force; usher at St. Maria Goretti Church

LYNNFIELD — Charles F. Canali, 76, of Lynnfield and formerly of Dorchester, died on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his residence.

Born on April 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Madeline (Doucett) Canali.

Charles was raised in Dorchester…