Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert M. Bumstead, 81, of Wakefield died on Wednesday, April 6, at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Born in Boston on June 8, 1934, he was the son of the late John J. and Helen P. (Bobinsky) Bumstead.

Mr. Bumstead was a graduate…

Published in the April 8, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Jessie E. (Rutkowski) Sharisky, 97, of Wakefield passed away on April 2.

Jessie was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend and will be missed by all who knew her. She was a proud and loyal resident of Wakefield for over 65 years.

Jessie was…

Wakefield High graduate, Korean War veteran

Published in the April 6, 2016 edition

BOXFORD — Wendell P. Weyland, 85, of Boxford, passed away March 22 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Melrose on March 14, 1931, son of the late Wendell V. and Helen (Bissett) Weyland.
Mr. Weyland grew…

Published in the April 5, 2016 edition.

SALEM — Nancy Elizabeth Coggon, 45, passed away Sunday, April 3, at North Shore Hospital surrounded by devoted staff from her group home in Salem.

She will be fondly remembered as an irrepressible and enthusiastic individual with an intense curiosity about the world around her often explored in…

Published in the April 4, 2016 edition.

SAUGUS — Richard E. “Rudy” Taylor, 76, of Saugus and formerly of Wakefield, died on Sunday, April 3 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.
Born in Malden on Jan. 11, 1940, he was the son of the late William W. and Frances M. (Connors) Taylor.
Mr…

Published in the April 1, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Edward J. Zani Jr., 45, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly, March 30.

Born in Malden, he was the son of Elaine (Statho) Zani of Wakefield and the late Edward Zani.

Edward was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School. He also completed a school…

Published in the March 31, 2016 edition.

NASHUA, N.H. — Marion L. Zeimetz, 99, of Nashua, N.H., widow of Albert B. Zeimetz, passed away Friday evening, March 25, at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester after a brief illness.

A resident of Nashua since 1991, Mrs. Zeimetz was born in Malden on April 26, 1916, a…

Northeast graduate, metal fabricator

TEWKSBURY — David John (”Duff’) Duffy, 54, of Tewksbury, formerly Stoneham, passed away on Thursday, March 24, at his residence.
Born in Winchester, he was the son of William and Florence Duffy.
David was a graduate of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School, Class of 1979. He graduated and worked as…

Published in the March 29, 2016 edition.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — David Melendy, 70, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and formerly of Wakefield, passed away March 27.

David was born on Feb. 23, 1946, a son of Marjorie Prousalis and the late Ralph Melendy.

A hairdresser who attended Wakefield public schools, David had been a resident…

Published in the March 29, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Dianne M. Wood, 60, of Wakefield died Sunday, March 27, in Boston after a brief illness.

She was born in Melrose on May 31, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Victor M. and Antoinette (Orsini) Wood.

Dianne was a lifelong Wakefield resident and graduate…

Published in the March 28, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Alexander J. Maher, 78, of Wakefield, died March 25 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Alex was born in New York City on June 27, 1937 to John P. and Kathleen (Power) Maher.

He was raised in Floral Park, Long Island, N.Y. and was a graduate of Bishop…

Published in the March 28, 2016 edition.

MELROSE — John V. Anderson, 81, a lifelong Melrose resident, died on Friday, March 25, at his residence. Born in Boston on March 18, 1935, he was the son of the late Victor F. and Effie M. (Watson) Anderson. Mr. Anderson was the former owner of Melrose Hot…