Obituaries

Richard P. Messina

Jan 24, 2023

Richard P. Messina of Lynn, formerly of Somerville, passed away suddenly on January 24, 2023.  He was 68.

Born and raised in Somerville, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose Messina.  Richard was a Somerville High School graduate before starting his career with the Polaroid Corporation and eventually making his way to Avid Technologies....

Steven F. Busher Sr.

Jan 22, 2023

Steven F. Busher Sr, age 67, of Medford, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at home, January 22, 2023.  Born in Boston, he was the son of the late John and Frances (Finnigan) Busher.

Steven was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of St. Clements High School in Somerville.  He later graduated from the University of Massachusetts,...

Barbara Ann Debenedictis

Jan 18, 2023

Barbara Ann DeBenedictis, age 78, passed away in her home on Salem Street, Wakefield after a brief illness.  She was the only child born to Joseph L. Casey and Helen (Oberg) Casey of Boston and was their little sweetheart.  After attending a Catholic elementary school, she went on to graduate from South Boston High School in 1961.  Her friends...

Margaret Ann Grometstein

Jan 14, 2023

Margaret Ann Reimer Grometstein, 95, died peacefully on January 14, 2023, surrounded by family members. Margaret was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania to Charles and Grace (Duerr) Reimer, the second of their five children.  Her husband of 65 years, Alan A. Grometstein, died in 2012. Margaret is survived by a brother, James Duerr and his wife Sue of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. ...

Joann Roberts Whitmore

Jan 5, 2023

JoAnn Roberts Whitmore, age 91, of Weston, MA died January 5, 2023. Devoted mother of Jane, Dan and Julie, and adoring grandmother of Vanessa, Ben and Rosa.  She is survived by many other loving nieces, nephews and family.

Born in Roberts, Illinois on May 10, 1931, to Ralph and Pearl Roberts.  JoAnn took great pride in her...

Carl Webster Wickstrom

Jan 2, 2023

Dr. Carl Webster Wickstrom passed away on January 2,2023, at the age of 78. He was born in Munising, Michigan on December 3, 1944, to the late George Berger Wickstrom, MD and Edith Ann (Webster) Wickstrom and was brother to Helen Ruth Conklin and the late Carole Jean Wallace and Paul Webster Wickstrom. Dr. Carl Webster Wickstrom earned his Bachelor...

Brian J. Murphy

Dec 29, 2022

Brian J. Murphy of Haverhill died December 29, 2022, at Lahey Hospital, Burlington, after a brief illness. Brian was born at Winchester Hospital on January 17, 1962.  His family resided in Winchester until moving to Stoneham when Brian was in fifth grade.  He always considered Stoneham his hometown.  He had a close group of friends from the Colonial Park...

Jacqueline Marie Garabedian

Dec 29, 2022

Jacqueline Marie Garabedian passed away December 29, 2022, at Bear Hill Healthcare in Stoneham, MA, at the age of 91.  She was born December 10, 1931, in Stoneham, to John and Iris (Jivelekian) Garabedian, and spent her youth in Belmont.  Jackie graduated from Belmont High School, Cambridge Junior College, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the...

Georgette L. Simard

Dec 27, 2022

Georgette L. (Roberge) Simard of Reading, MA, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2022 at the age of 90. Born January 25, 1932 in Auburn, Maine, she was the daughter of Paul and Leontine (Desmarais) Roberge. Georgette was a ray of sunshine in the lives of all who knew her. Her kind, caring and thoughtful ways will be missed...

Clementine Brown

Dec 27, 2022

Clementine Brown, an iconic figure in Public Relations, Arts Marketing, and a cultural ambassador for Boston, passed away at Goddard House in Brookline, where she lived for the past seven years. Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn August 28, 1928, Clementine’s passion for communications was ignited at the prestigious New York advertising agency N.W. Ayer where she worked her...

George Martin Epple

Dec 24, 2022

George M. Epple, 79, of Bedford, MA died peacefully on December 24, 2022, following a lengthy illness.  He is survived by his wife, Carol; his son, Scott and his daughter-in-law, Colleen, grandchildren Grace, Miles and Lincoln; and his brother, William.

George was born on May 30, 1943, to Winnie and George Epple in Paterson, N.J. He graduated...

David Thomas Loftus

Dec 19, 2022

David Thomas Loftus of Woburn, MA, passed away December 19, 2022, at the age of 84.  Born in Arlington, MA and raised in Winchester, he was the youngest son of the late James and Theresa (McDevitt ) Loftus, and brother of Irene McCormack and the late Robert, James, Richard and Marie Loftus and Ruthanne Young.

David worked hard...

Theresa Mustone

Dec 19, 2022

Theresa Mustone, a lifelong resident of Stoneham, passed away December 19, 2022, at the age of 92.  She was the eighth child of thirteen, born to Joseph and Marie (Gallella) Mustone.

Theresa graduated from Stoneham High School and, for the following forty years, worked for the Frank Tranfaglia Insurance Company in Revere.

Even though Theresa...

Laquita Joy Perry

Dec 11, 2022

Laquita Joy Perry

Registered Nurse and Educator

Laquita Joy Perry of Reading, long time resident of Stoneham, died on December 11, 2022 at the age of 92.  Laquita graduated from Malden Hospital School of Nursing.  Laquita was a registered obstetrical nurse and worked at many different hospitals throughout her career including St. Margaret’s Hospital, Providence...

Ann-Marie Campo

Dec 6, 2022

Ann-Marie Campo

September 14, 1935 – December 6, 2022

Ann Campo, age 87, entered heaven to join our heavenly father on December 6, 2022. Ann is survived by her brother Peter Del Sette of Brockton, MA; her sisters, Marie Corwin of Coram, NY and Eileen Mazzarela of Plymouth, MA; her sons...

Florence Annie Amirault

Nov 26, 2022

Florence “Flossie” Amirault passed away from natural causes on November 26, 2022, at the age of 102.  Born at home on October 22, 1920 on Elm Street to the late Eugene O. Amirault and Florence (Coward Schafer) Amirault, Flossie was a lifelong resident of Marblehead.  After high school she held a clerical position with a hardware wholesaler in...

S.Maria Musto

Nov 22, 2022

S. Maria Musto, "Sanny", age 91, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away on November 22, 2022,  at Winchester Hospital after a short illness.  Sanny was born in Somerville to Frank and Angelina (Saraceno) Fama and was raised in Medford where she met her soul mate, Sebastian (“Sebby”) Musto, who predeceased her in 2020.

Sanny...

Rosalyn E. Tighe

Nov 17, 2022

Rosalyn E. Tighe, a resident of Lexington for the past 20 years, formerly of Hartford, CT, died following a brief illness on November 17,2022, at the Pine Knoll Nursing Home.  She was the wife of Frederick D. Tighe.  Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna (Gans) Rudin.

Rosalyn was a graduate...

Barbara J. Ford

Nov 13, 2022

Barbara J. Ford, 60, of Stoneham known to many as Barbie, Barb, Barbara Jean passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, after a courageous battle with Lung Cancer. Born in Stoneham she was predeceased by her parents, Richard and Regina Ford, sister, Donna O’Malley and nephew, Scott Adey.

Barbara was a very outgoing,...

Eileen H. Seibold

Nov 4, 2022

Eileen (Hilferty) Seibold of Stoneham, died peacefully at home November 4, 2022. She was ready and hopeful on her last day. Eileen was the beloved wife of the late Robert Seibold with whom she had shared 66 years of marriage.

Born in Millis, MA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hilferty...