North Reading Obituaries

USMC veteran of WWII, worked in town hall for many years

NORTH READING — Frances C. (Le Brun) McNeil, 90, of North Reading, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was the beloved wife of the late Stuart E. McNeil.

Born in Baltimore, Md. on May 14…

U.S. Navy veteran of World War II

NORTH READING — Arthur J. Diaz, Sr., 87, of North Andover, formerly of Estero, Fla. and North Reading, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 with his daughter, granddaughter and his buddy Gordie at his side.

Born in Lynn on Aug. 12, 1927, he was the…

Actively involved in town’s business community

IPSWICH — Robert D. Killian, 84, husband of Cynthia (Sampson) Killian of Heard Drive, Ipswich, died peacefully in the Beverly Hospital on Dec. 2, 2014.

He was born in Boston, Nov. 29, 1930, son of the late Joseph and Josephine (McCarthy) Killian and was raised in Brighton, a…

Graduated from NRHS 1971

SANDWICH, NH — Karen Houser (Paddleford), age 61, departed this life surrounded by her family’s love after a long battle with cancer, entering heaven and the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 28, 2014.

She was born in Melrose, the first child of Charlotte Batchelder Paddleford…

Survived by many nieces and nephews

ARLINGTON — Paul F. Leary of Arlington passed away Saturday, Dec. 6. He was the son of the late Dennis and Helen Leary and the brother of M. Virginia Mahoney and her husband Walter of North Reading and the late Eileen Totty and Joseph Leary.
Paul is also…

Brought joy to everyone around him

SANDOWN, NH — Ethan Henry Lamphier – age 8, of Sandown, NH, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 1, 2014, at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Born in Methuen, MA on November 20, 2006. He was the loving son of William R. Lamphier of Sandown, NH and Regan Burke of Sandown…

Member of Local 22 for many years

SOMERVILLE — Giovanni “John” DeSimone, 76, of Somerville, died Wednesday, Nov. 26 after a long illness in Somerville.

Born in Italy, he lived in Somerville for the past 67 years. Giovanni was a Laborer with Local 22 in Boston for many years and retired in 2003.

He…

Great–grandmother of two

SAUGUS – Mrs. Jeannette T. (Mazza) Moscone, age 82, died on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at the Epoch of Melrose Nursing Center, Melrose. She was the wife of the late Nelson F. Moscone.

Born in Medford and raised in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Martha (Motoret) Mazza…

Adjunct professor at SNHU

NORTH READING — Christine Liebke, 64, of Dorchester, formerly of Andover and North Reading, died Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Orange, NJ on April 22, 1950, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Eleanor (McLaughlin) Liebke. She was raised…

Former supervisor for American Mutual Insurance

NORTH READING — Grace M. (Buckley) Lucas – 89, of North Reading, formerly of Somerville, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the Meadow View Center in North Reading. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter G. Lucas.

Born in Somerville on January 3, 1925, she was…

Accomplished guitarist loved music

NORTH READING — Thomas S. “Tom” Faggella, of North Reading died unexpectedly Nov. 18. He was the beloved son of Daniel and Sally Faggella of North Reading and the loving brother of Dr. Michael Faggella and his wife Kate of Texas and Karen Rigazio and her husband Christopher of New…

Former traffic supervisor for Medford

READING — Sheila (McGinn) Ritchie of Reading died Tuesday, November 18 in the Atria Long Meadow Place, Burlington. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Duffy) McGinn. Sheila was employed for many years as a Traffic Supervisor for the City of Medford.

She…