Wakefield Obituaries

US Marine Corps veteran

PLAISTOW, NH — Michael A. Keenan, age 77 of Plaistow, NH passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 29 at High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill.  

He was born in Stoneham on August 3, 1948 to the late Henry J. and Dorothy C. (Murphy) Keenan of…

Family was everything

WAKEFIELD — Kevin Latham, age 58 of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, October 27 at his home. He was born on October 3, 1967 in Brazil, IN and was the son of Dolores (Strauser) Latham and the late Joseph Latham.

Kevin was everything you could ask for in a man. A devoted…

Family brought her the most joy

WAKEFIELD — Beverly (Wells) Barter, age 98 of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on October 26 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in Revere on February 21, 1927 to the late George Wells and Alma (Campbell) Wells Delaney.

She graduated from Malden High…

Passionate about cabinet making, travel

WAKEFIELD — Mario P. Molettieri, 88, of Wakefield passed away at his home on Monday October 20 surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Italy, March 26, 1937, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Maria (Ciullo) Molettieri.

Mario was the beloved husband of Giuseppina (Colucci) Molettieri. He was…

Loved the beach, music and family 

WAKEFIELD — Darlene Emily Culwell, 61, of Wakefield, formerly Tewksbury died peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on October 16. 

Born in Lynn, February 23, 1964, she was the daughter of Carol (Boivin) Dufour and the late David Dufour. She was raised in Wakefield and…

Dedicated mother, nurse, teacher and friend

MELROSE — Virginia “Ginny” (Brostrom) Borghetti, formerly of Melrose, passed away on Saturday, April 26. She was 93. Virginia is predeceased by her husband Joseph (Joe) Borghetti, her sister Eleanor (Brostrom) Andersen, brothers and sisters-in-law Anthony and Rose Borghetti of Revere and Louis and Concettina (Tina Borghetti) Belmonte. …

Avid sportsman, enjoyed the great outdoors and loved working with his hands

WAKEFIELD — Matthew J. Gelardi Jr. passed away on Thursday, October 16 at the age of 88. He was born in Winthrop to the late Matthew and Phyllis (Mercurio) Gelardi on July 8, 1937. 

Even in his early years, Matthew always enjoyed…

An outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, camping and animals

SALEM — Scott Patrick Allen, 50, of Salem passed away on Friday, October 10 at Lahey Hospital, Burlington surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 4, 1975, he was the beloved son of the late James F. Allen and Eileen (Tierney) Allen.

Born and raised in…

WAKEFIELD — Barbara (King) Keefe of Wakefield passed away peacefully on October 16 surrounded by members of her family.

Born in Everett in 1933 to William and Margaret (Downey) King. She was the devoted wife of over fifty years to the late Raymond F. Keefe of Everett. She was the loving mother of Linda Cioffi…