Obituaries

Oct 18, 2021

Thomas Ciulla, age 90, of Carmel, Indiana., formerly of Stoneham and Everett, MA, died on October 18, 2021. Tom’s life centered on themes of family and work.  In the late 1890s, his parents, Samuel and Katherine (Deleo) Ciulla, immigrated from Sicily to the United States, where they met, married, and raised 11 children in Everett, Mass., home to many...

Oct 16, 2021

Lorraine Curran, age 71, of Stoneham, formerly of Salem and San Antonio, TX, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, after a long illness. She was the youngest child of the late Charles Roy and Rita P. Curran, formerly of Chelsea, MA, Salem, MA, and San Antonio, TX. She was lovingly referred to as the “Baby of the Family”...

Oct 16, 2021

William E. Silk

A devoted husband, and loving father and grandfather

STONEHAM – William E. Silk, a longtime resident of Stoneham passed away on October 16, 2021, with his wife at his side. “Bill” was the beloved husband of 58 years to Winifred (Barczykowski) Silk. He was the cherished and loving father to...

Oct 16, 2021

Adele L. Niestepski (Zbikowski), age 95, of Stoneham, formerly of Centerville and Chelsea, October 16, 2021.  Wife of her beloved husband the late Louis P. Niestepski.  Loving mother of Barbara Bair and her husband Richard of Lexington, Michael Niestepski and his wife Jean of Wilmington, Joanne Cummings and her husband David of Elgin, SC, Christopher Niestepski of Triangle, VA...

Oct 10, 2021

Ellen S. Solomita, age 54, of Charlestown, formerly of Stoneham, died suddenly  October 10, 2021.  Born in Everett, MA; she was the beloved daughter of Sharon (Colvin) Solomita of Stoneham and the late Michael  Solomita.

Ellen was raised in Stoneham, and graduated in the class of 1985 from Stoneham High School.  In 1989, she graduated with a...

Oct 10, 2021

Stephen Gates, long time resident of Wakefield, MA passed away after a brief illness on October 10, 2021.

Steve was a ‘baby boomer’, born in Brooklyn, NY on October 2, 1945, to the late Norbert S. and Rose M Gates.  The family moved to New Milford, NJ, and later to Hopkinton, MA, where he spent his high...

Oct 9, 2021

Eugene W. Mitchell, of Boston, passed away on October 9, 2021, after a short illness. He was 91 years of age.

Eugene was born in Everett, MA on May 16, 1930, the oldest child of Reginald and Glendola (Robinson) Mitchell. He was raised and educated in Stoneham, MA after the family moved there in 1942, when he...

Sep 29, 2021

My wife, Cornelia Arlene (Ercolani) Borden, RN, "Connie" passed Wednesday at noon, September 29, 2021, after a long and hard-fought battle with Alzheimer's Disease.  Connie was a native of Warren, PA, graduating from Warren High School in 1959.  As many a young person has done, she came to Boston for an education and found her vocation, nursing.  She received her...

Sep 24, 2021

GLOUCESTER — Stephanie L. Downey (Bates), died, September 24, 2021 at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she lived for the last year.  Stephanie was born December 21, 1951 in Amherst Massachusetts, the eldest daughter of Stanley W. and Marjory L. (Cleveland) Bates.  Stephanie, a survivor of Polio, graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School.  After trying structured office work in...

Sep 19, 2021

United States Veteran

Darin Leahy passed away at home on September 19, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was 59.

Darin was born in Melrose on June 11, 1962 and resided in Stoneham all his life, except for when he served in the U.S. Navy.

He was the son of the...

Sep 17, 2021

Ming-Pei ‘Nonni’ Wang Eades, 64, our beloved Christian sister, wife, mother, and family member fell asleep in Christ on September 17th, 2021.

Ming-Pei was born in Keelung, Taiwan. Her mother was a Christian, and Ming-Pei received the Lord at a young age. Excelling and with distinctions, she completed her undergraduate studies at National Taiwan University...

Sep 10, 2021

Bradley J. Weisse of Salem, MA, formerly of Stoneham, passed away  unexpectedly September 10, 2021, at the age of 59.  Born in Arlington, MA  and raised in Stoneham, he was the son of the late William and  Bernice J. (Roche) Weisse.

Brad was a graduate of Stoneham High School in the Class of 1980.  He was an...

Sep 8, 2021

Mark Leighton Savage, a lifelong resident of Stoneham, passed away September 8, 2021, following a long illness.  He was 55 years of age.  Mark was a 1984 graduate of Stoneham High School.  He attended the Peterson School in Woburn and went on to be a HVAC Technician.  He worked at M.I.T. in Cambridge for 20 years.

His...

Sep 4, 2021

Marion Frances Rogers, "Mimi", a longtime resident of Winchester passed away unexpectedly  September 4, 2021, at the age of 94.  She was the devoted wife of the late Allen F. Rogers Jr.

Born and raised in Cambridge, MA; she was the daughter of the late Paul S. and Ann B. (Harvey) Davis.  Marion was a graduate of...

Aug 19, 2021

Beth Ann O'Donnell of Winchester, MA, died at home  August 19, 2021.  Beth was diagnosed with incurable uterine sarcoma in early 2014.  In the ensuing years, she endured 7 surgeries, many different types of chemotherapy and many rounds of targeted radiation. Despite the compassionate and extraordinary care of an incredible team of doctors and nurses at Dana Farber, Beth chose...

Aug 12, 2021

Winifred L. (Howley) Lawn, 97 of Stoneham passed away peacefully on August 12, 2021.  She was the wife of the late James J. Lawn.  Born in Medford, MA; she was the daughter of William P. and Mary Agnes (Rooney) Howley. Winifred spent many years employed at New England Telephone and also Continental Insurance. She is survived by her loving nephew...

Aug 5, 2021

Dorothy J. Danielson, age 81, a resident of Somerville for nearly sixty years died at home August 5, 2021, with her family by her side.  Born and raised in Boston, MA; she was the daughter of the late Mario and Lillian (O'Hearn) Lanza.    .

Dotty enjoyed socializing with her friends and travelling with the Somerville Senior Citizens...

Jul 29, 2021

Kenneth Robert Bradbury, 88, passed away on July 27, 2021 at Residence at Silver Square in Dover, NH. He was born on November 5, 1932 in Wakefield, MA to Robert and Violet (Moody) Bradbury.

Ken grew up in Stoneham, MA with his older...

Jul 28, 2021

Mahesh C. Atapattu, 69 of Reading MA passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday July 28, 2021 at Eastpointe Rehabilitation in Chelsea.

Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he was the son of the late Daniel Atapattu and survived by his mother, Francese Perera. He was preceded in death by his brother Pani Atapattu.

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Jul 26, 2021

Elizabeth {Betty} Ananian Gulezian was born in the house she was raised at 570 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown and where she had her tonsils out on the kitchen table.  She lived in Watertown her entire life and attended the Watertown Public School system.  She would have been 98 on October 20.

She died at Cape Cod Hospital...