Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the March 25, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — George W. Bray, 82, a longtime Wakefield resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

George was born in Winthrop on March 21, 1934, one of three sons of the late George and Mary (Scoppetuolo) Bray. He was raised in East Boston and…

Published in the March 24, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD – Robert Paul Perkins, 89, husband of Anne L. (Blake) Perkins, died Monday night, March 21, 2016 in the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody after an extended illness. Born in Hamilton on Jan. 10, 1927, he was the son of the late John H. and Mary M…

Published in the March 24, 2016 edition.

MELROSE — John P. Dombeck, 90, of Melrose, formerly of Wakefield, died on Tuesday, March 22 at the Life Care Center in Stoneham.

Born in Wakefield on Jan. 25, 1926, he was the son of the late Theodore and Blanche (Jenkowska) Dombeck.

Mr. Dombeck was raised and educated…

Published in the March 24, 2016 edition.

LYNN — Ruth Marie (Landsburg) Massucco, 92, a lifelong resident of Lynn, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Peabody.

Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late James and Anna T. (Reynolds) Landsburg; the beloved wife of the late…

Published in the March 22, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Anthony E. “Tony” Trazi Jr., 52, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham and Malden, died March 20 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

He was born in Stoneham on Sept. 8, 1963 and was the beloved son of Mary F. (Dawson) Trazi of Stoneham and the late Anthony…

Published in the March 22, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Scott J. Mulcahy, 51 of Wakefield passed away Sunday, March 20.

He was born in New London, Conn. on Sept. 14, 1964 and was the son Cornelius R. Mulcahy and Joan (Schott) Mulcahy of Englewood, N.J.

Scott was a graduate of Rockland County High School, Class…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Eugene V. Mooney Jr., 87, of Wakefield passed away on March 18 in Wilmington.

Born in Pelham Manor, N.Y., he was the son of the late Eugene and Sybil (Jennings) Mooney.

After graduating high school Gene served in the Marine Corps during World War II and…

Published in the March 21, 2016 edition.

TEWKSBURY — John Ronald Daniels, 81, a former Wakefield resident, and a veteran of the Korean War, died peacefully at his Heatherwoods Retirement home in Tewksbury, in the loving care of his family and hospice on Friday, March 18.

John was born in Cambridge, a son of the…

Published in the March 17, 2016 edition.

NEWTON — Ann J. Shea of Newton, formerly of North Reading and Westwood, known affectionately by family and friends as “Nancy,” died peacefully in her sleep on March 13, 2016.

Nancy was born in Boston, the daughter of the late Dorothy Lane and Edward Joseph McCarthy, Newton. Her…

Very active in local youth sports

Published in the March 16, 2016 edition

WAKEFIELD — William “Bill” Elwell, 49, of Wakefield died unexpectedly on March 9, 2016.
Born in Syosset, N.Y. on June 7, 1966, he was the son of William Elwell Jr. of New York and Andrea (Gaffney) Scott and her husband David of…

WHS graduate was a cytotechnologist

Published in the March 16, 2016 edition

PEABODY — Jean Margaret Nauss, 88, of Peabody, died Friday, March 11, at the Ledgewood Nursing & Skilled Rehab Center in Beverly.
Born in Concord on July 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Dorothy (Lohnes) Nauss.
Jean was…

Published in the March 15, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Albert D. “Albie” Sarafian, 63, of Wakefield, a retired Wakefield police officer died on Saturday, March 12, at the Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford surrounded by his family.

Mr. Sarafian was born in Melrose on Nov. 27, 1952 and was the son of the…