Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the May 16, 2016 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Arthur C. Funai, 96, of Lynnfield died on Thursday, May 12 at the Union Hospital in Lynn.

Born in Lynn on Sept. 3, 1919 he was the son of the late Cesare and Norina (Conte) Funai.

Mr. Funai was a graduate of Lynn English High School…

Published in the May 16, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Philomena F. Lopes, 87, of Wakefield died on Thursday, May 12, at the Wingate in Reading surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Newfoundland, Canada on Aug. 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Catherine (Kilfoy) Walsh.
Mrs. Lopes was the wife…

Published in the May 13, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joseph Barberian, 89, a longtime Wakefield resident died Wednesday, May 11 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Lawrence on July 8, 1926 he was the son of the late George and Mary (Lollian) Barberian.

Mr. Barbarian was raised in Chelsea and was educated in the Chelsea…

Published in the May 13, 2016 edition.

WOBURN — Gloria M. Carrai, 91, died Saturday, May 7, at the Woburn Nursing Center.

Born in Woonsocket, R.I., on Nov. 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Noella A. (Cartier) LeClair.

Mrs. Carrai was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of…

Published in the May 12, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Ryan Scott Shaw, 18, of Wakefield, passed into eternal peace on Monday, May 9, after contracting bacterial meningitis.

Born on May 29, 1997, Ryan was the beloved son of Scott and Joanne (Warchol) Shaw and the very dear brother of Connor and Madison Shaw, who will…

Published in the May 12, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Leonard J. Duggan, 91, of Wakefield died on Tuesday, May 10, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.
Born in Arlington on Oct. 16, 1924, he was the son of the late John J. and Marion (Conlin)
Duggan.
Mr. Duggan and his wife Marilyn were graduates of…

Longtime Wakefield resident was manager at Brooks Pharmacy in Melrose

Published in the May 11, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — Emilia (DiFilippo) Caraglia, 77, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 9, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading.
Emilia was born in Chelsea on March 12, 1939, one of three…

Published in the May 10, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joyce C. Elliott, 81, of Wakefield died Sunday, May 8, in Melrose.

Joyce was born in Manchester, N.H. on Jan. 23, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Ruth W. (Lee) Chadbourne. She was raised in Manchester, N.H., was a graduate of…

Published in the May 10, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Helen M. (McRae) Murphy of Wakefield and formerly of Winthrop, died on Sunday, May 8.

She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Murphy. She was the devoted mother of Kathleen M. Herzig and her husband A. Thomas of Ireland, Margaret “Maggie” Murphy of…

Published in the May 9, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Nancy A. LeClair, 67 of Wakefield and formerly of Melrose, died Saturday May 7 in Danvers.

She was born in Melrose on May 19, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Oscar and Eva (Welch) Larson.

Mrs. LeClair was raised in Melrose and was a…

Published in the May 9, 2016 edition.

STONEHAM — Nancy E. Pasquale, 89, of Stoneham and formerly of Wakefield, died Thursday evening, May 5, at the Bear Hill Nursing Center.
Mrs. Pasquale was born in Melrose on Feb. 15, 1927 and was the beloved daughter of the late John and Frances Ciccarella. She was raised…

Published in the May 6, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Richard A. Cutter, 69, attorney at law, of Wakefield, entered into rest on May 4.

Richard was the beloved husband of Roxanne (Lipkin) Cutter. He was the dear son of the late Simon and Edith (Hurwitz) Cutter. He was the devoted father of Howard E. Cutter…