North Reading Obituaries

Member of Olde Redding Battery and Reading Minutemen and Militia

Published January 30, 2020

READING — Charles “Charlie” I. Peacock, 78, a resident of Reading for 48 years, formerly of Malden, died January 18, 2020 at the Winchester Hospital after a brief illness.

Charlie was born in Everett, Mass. on June 24, 1941, the son…

Avid movie buff, enjoyed crossword puzzles and reading

Published January 30, 2020

MELROSE — Karen A. McManus, 56, passed away suddenly on January 21, 2020.

Karen was a 1981 graduate of Melrose High School and attended Bunker Hill Community College. Most of her working career was as a Central Office Technician for the New England…

Published January 30, 2020

TEWKSBURY — Nancy C. (Hoague) Campana, 92, of Tewksbury, passed away on January 24, 2020.

Born on July 24, 1927, she was the beloved wife of the late Angelo Campana and the loving mother of Philip Campana and his wife Lisa of Boxboro, Joanne Jensen and her late husband Dane of…

Cancer survivor for 41 years

Published January 23, 2020

CITRUS HILLS, Fla. — June Elaine (Batchelder) O’Donnell, 87, of Citrus Hills (Hernando), Fla., passed away on January 12, 2020. She was born July 24, 1932 in Winchester, Mass. to Lester and Gladys Batchelder of North Reading, Mass.

June graduated from New England Deaconess Hospital School…

Former resident of North Reading for 34 years

Published January 23, 2020

GORHAM, N.H. — Verlie M. (Gendron) Rajaniemi, 87, of Gorham, N.H., passed away on January 17, 2020 at Parkland Medical Center in Derry, N.H.

She was born in Berlin, N.H. on May 3, 1932, the daughter of Elton F. and Hulda W. (Dahlsing) Gendron…

Prolific gardener, loved cooking and sewing

Published January 23, 2020

MELROSE — Angela C. (Cimino) Ross, 97, of Melrose, surrounded by family, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center in Stoneham on January 16, 2020.

She was the beloved wife of 66 years to the late Robert E. Ross Sr., U.S. Navy retired, and…

Served on Conservation Commission for 29 years

Published January 16, 2020

NORTH READING — Martin Weiss, 85, of North Reading, formerly of Newton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in Lincoln.

He was born April 30, 1934 in Stoneham to the late Manuel and Ethel Weiss. Brother of the late…

Assistant Building Inspector for over 20 years

Published January 16, 2020

NORTH READING — Albert L. DiSalvo, 74, of North Reading and formerly of Boston, died Monday evening, January 13, 2020 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret “Peggy” M. (Eldringhoff) DiSalvo.

Born in…

Enjoyed reading, fishing and travels to Costa Rica

Published January 9, 2020

READING — William R. Winter, 62, of Reading, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

He was born in Weymouth on May 18, 1957. He was the son of the late Norman J. and Janet F. (Hall…

‘Fireman Joe’ always looked on the bright side of life

Published January 2, 2020

VALRICO, Fla. — Joseph Pothier Jr., 64, often known as “Fireman Joe,” passed away at his home in Valrico, Florida, while surrounded by loved ones on December 19, 2019.

Joe was born March 1, 1955 in North Reading, Massachusetts, where he…

Favorite pastime was taking his dogs around town

Published January 2, 2020

NORTH READING — Eric W. Rollfs, 61, of North Reading, passed at Lahey Hospital surrounded by family and loved ones on Monday, December 23, 2019.

Eric grew up in Topsfield, graduating high school from Masconomet and earning a bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College…

Always supported food and clothing drives

Published December 24, 2019

NORTH READING — Anita R. (Materazzo) Butler, 61, of North Reading, formerly of Medford and Cambridge, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.

Born in Cambridge on November 3, 1958, she was the daughter of the late…