North Reading Obituaries

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, 50-year HP Hood employee was active in community affairs

Published January 3, 2019

HAMPSTEAD, N.H. — Norman M. Baxter, 88, of Hampstead, N.H., a longtime North Reading resident and 50-year employee of HP Hood & Sons, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at his home. 

Born on October 29, 1930…

Longtime resident, volunteered at Batchelder School 

Published January 3, 2019

MILFORD — Claire M. (Mazzarelli) Petti, 87, of Milford, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I.

She was born in Milford, daughter of the late Guido and Carmella (Carpenito) Mazzarelli, and graduated from Milford High School, class…

Remembered for her independent fiery spirit

Published January 3, 2019

NORTH READING — Holly Jean Wade, 29, of North Reading, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on December 22, 2018. Holly will always be remembered by her family as a strong, independent, young woman with a fiery and sassy spirit. Her proudest moment will always be…

Homemaker, active in St. Theresa Parish

Published January 3, 2019

READING — Joan A. (Flaherty) Pelland, 86, of Reading, died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Monday, December 24, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Maurice Pelland.

Born in Boston on May 5, 1932, she was the daughter of the…

UPDATED FROM THE PRINT EDITION

published on January 3, 2019

U.S. Navy veteran of Korean War served aboard U.S.S. Wright CVL-49

NORTH READING — Alfred  Lee  Lisby, 87, of North Reading and formerly of Missouri, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was the beloved husband…

Posted on: Friday, December 28, 2018

Alfred  L. Lisby – 87, of North Reading, died Wednesday, December 26, at the R.N. Rogers Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Bedford. Arrangements are incomplete at press time and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.com   

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, 50-year HP Hood employee was active in community affairs

Posted on: December 27, 2018

HAMPSTEAD, New Hampshire — Norman M. Baxter, 88, of Hampstead, N.H., a longtime North Reading resident and 50-year employee of HP Hood & Sons, passed away Friday, December 21.

Born on October 29, 1930 in Somerville, where…

Remembered for her independent fiery spirit

Posted on: December 27, 2018

NORTH READING — Holly Jean Wade, 29, of North Reading, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on December 22, 2018. Holly will always be remembered by her family as a strong, independent, young woman with a fiery and sassy spirit. Her proudest moment will always…

Homemaker, active in St. Theresa Parish

Posted on: December 27, 2018

READING — Joan A. (Flaherty) Pelland, 86, of Reading, died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Monday, December 24, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Maurice Pelland.

Born in Boston on May 5, 1932, she was the daughter of…

Founder of German/American Student Exchange

Published December 27, 2018

NORTH READING — Kenneth Edmund Thomson of North Reading died December 20, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a long illness.

He was born in New York City on October 9, 1936. He was a graduate of Plainfield High School in Plainfield,…

Believed a positive attitude could dissolve any obstacle

Published December 20, 2018

JEFFERSON, Maine — Frederick Merle Finnemore, 80, of Jefferson, Maine, formerly of North Reading, was born January 11, 1938 in Caswell Plantation, Maine; one of seven children in an Aroostook County potato farming family.

From the very beginning he loved to create. At…

Supported the war effort during WWII

Published December 13, 2018

EVERETT — Vincenza M. “Vinny” Ingaciola, 95, of Everett, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

Born in Boston, Vinny grew up in East Boston, and later moved to Saugus and then Everett, where she lived for many years. A smart and talented…