Wakefield Obituaries

Published in the March 15, 2016 edition.

NOKOMIS, Fla. — Charles Sumner Howard, M.D., 91, of Drakes Island, Maine and Nokomis, Fla., died Saturday, March 12.

He was born to the late Clifton Merton Howard and Ruth Henderson Howard Sept. 10, 1924 in Milton. He graduated from Milton High School; Brown University; Tufts University Medical…

Published in the March 14, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Rachel P. Carr, 25, a lifelong Wakefield resident died accidentally on Tuesday, March 8, at her residence.

Rachel was a graduate of Wakefield Memorial High School, Class of 2009. She then went onto graduate from Lincoln Tech.

Rachel is survived by her son Lucas G. Carr…

Published in the March 14, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Roberta D. Theriault, 78, of Wakefield and formerly of Stoneham, died on Thursday, March 10, at her residence.

Born in Melrose on Aug. 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Florence (Wilkes) MacCaughey.

Mrs. Theriault was raised in Wakefield and was a graduate…

Published in the March 10, 2016 edition.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine — Martha E. DuLong, 97, died March 8, 2016 in Bar Harbor. She was born May 16, 1918 in Wakefield, the daughter of Ira and Minola (Tufts) Richardson.

Martha was an avid knitter, known for her beautiful children’s sweaters. She enjoyed golf and was always…

Published in the March 10, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Josephine Elliott, 91, of Wakefield passed away March 8 after a sudden illness.

Born in Wakefield on Sept. 28, 1924, “Jo,” was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Dioguardi) Caiani.

She was a 1942 graduate of Wakefield High School and went on to earn…

Published in the March 10, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Joseph T. Harrington Jr. of Wakefield died on Tuesday, March 8 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford surrounded by family.

Born in Lexington on June 17, 1932, he was the son of the late Joseph T. and Alice J. (Arey) Harrington.

Joe, also known as…

Published in the March 8, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Robert E. Tyler, a lifelong Wakefield resident, died Sunday, March 6 at Sunrise of Lynnfield at age 91.

He was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea on Sept. 24, 1924 and was the son of the late Bernard O. and Winifred C. (Evans) Tyler. He was a graduate of…

Published in the March 8, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Nicholas A. Ansaldi Sr., 85, of Wakefield, formerly of the North End and East Boston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Nick was born at home on May 2, 1930, a son of the late Ignazio and Chrocifissa…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Åshley Marie Fletcher, 23, of Wakefield, formerly of East Hampstead, N.H., died on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Tuffs Medical Center in Boston following a gunshot wound to the head, which was the result of years of depression and heroin addiction.

Born in Malden on Nov…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

ROCHESTER, N.H. — Carol Ann (Nutile) Pattle, 77, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 18, following a long illness, in Rochester, N.H.

Carol was born July 7, 1938 in Wakefield, the daughter of the late William and Ruth (Larson) Nutile. She had been a longtime resident of Portland, Maine…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — John P. Previte, 71, of Wakefield, formerly of  Winthrop passed away March 3, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

He was born in Winthrop on Feb. 7, 1945 and was the son of the late Matthew and Frances (Lagana) Previte.

John was a graduate of Winthrop High…

Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Helen Muriel Greene, 96, a Wakefield resident for 75 years, passed away March 3, 2016 in Burlington. She had recently been a resident of Stonebridge in Burlington.

She was born in Somerville on Dec. 19, 1919 to the late Oscar and Elizabeth (Patchell) Penney.

Helen was…