Phelan, Joan Carol (Lopes)-Of Peabody, Beloved wife of William Phelan Jr.  Devoted Mother of  William D. Phelan III and his wife Amy, John M. Phelan and his wife Jamie. Loving Daughter of the late John Lopes and Aurore  (Levasseur).  Dear sister of Maureen Longo and her husband Ernie, Donna Lopes, Roberta Monroe and her husband David and Linda Monteith and her husband Luke.  Sister-in-law Susan Buckley and the...

Cota, Anthony R. “Tony” Sr. – of Methuen formerly of North Reading, Reading and Somerville passed June 6th surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer and kidney disease. Born in Somerville, MA, Anthony was the son of the late Anthony F. Cota and A. Adeline (Bocchino). Anthony attended Somerville Schools then went on to graduate St. John’s Prep. He always talked about his time at St. John’s proudly and would extend his hand always when...

David was born on September 11, 1949, in Lebanon, NH, passed away on Wednesday May 26th.   Son of Burt and Eleonor (Chesley) Thornton.  He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Diane (Hashem) Thornton of North Reading, MA; his stepson Karl Russo Jr, also of North Reading; a brother and two nephews.  He was predeceased by his twin brother William (Billy) Thornton. A Vietnam veteran, David served in the US Army from 1969-1972, serving in the Army Security Agency with a...

Pelletier, Denis Joseph – Of North Reading, May 21st. Beloved husband of Nancy Louise (Dechene). Devoted father of Marc Pelletier and his wife Meg of Myrtle Beach, SC; Monique Pelletier and her husband Michael Attili of Merrimac, MA and the late Daniel Pelletier. Loving son of the late Charles Pelletier and Victoria (Michaud) of Moncton, NB, Canada. Dear brother of Delia, Joseph “Leonard”, Firmin, Raymond, Yvonne, Rose, Lucien, Maurice, Bertin, Therese and Eudore. Cherished...

Roli, Michael J. - Of Andover, age 76 passed away peacefully on May 20th at home with his wife and daughter.  Beloved husband of 53 years to his wife, Arlene H. (Ahern) Roli. Adored father of daughter, Meridith and the late Michelle. Cherished grandfather of Liam and Elyssa and great-grandfather of Noah.  Dear brother of Thomas and his wife Gale. Much-loved uncle of Thomas, Jeanine and Phaedra and beloved nephew of Marie. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting...

Dion, Martha M. (Orsi) -Of Woburn, May 19th. Beloved wife of the late Paul Dion. Devoted mother of Paul J. Dion and his wife Laura of VA and Maria Winne and her husband Bernie of Woburn. Daughter of the late Lelio Orsi and Clorinda (Pierecchi). Grandmother of Brian Winne, Christopher and Kyle Dion and Liz. Great grandmother of Emma Dion. Martha graduated from Saint Stevens’s high school in Worcester.  Martha was a former employee of the SIS Bank while she also participated in the...

Seaward, Gertrude Catherine (Keeler) -Of North Reading, Beloved wife of the late Harold E. Seaward Sr.. Loving mother of Harold Seaward Jr. and his late wife Carol (Doucette), Cynthia Seaward-Salvati and her husband Pat of Moultonborough NH and Catherine Goddard of North Reading. Daughter of the late William D. Keeler and Ruth (Page). Dear sister of Anne Byrne and the late Lillian Oliver, Edith Price, William, David, Frederick and Robert Keeler. Cherished grandmother of Amanda Redmond and...

Pieri, Catherine (Santangelo) -Of Woburn, at the age of 92. Beloved wife of the late John Pieri. Devoted daughter of the late Frank Santangelo and Antoinette (Sacca). Also survived by nieces and nephews.  A grave side service will be held on Thursday May 20th at the Belmont cemetery 120 Grove Street, Belmont at 10am.  Family and friends may meet directly at the cemetery. Arrangements by the Cota Funeral Home, 335 Park St., North Reading.

Caranfa, Paul, Robert – Of Reading, on May 13th.  Beloved husband of Andrea Caranfa (Monaco). Devoted father of Emily Caranfa.  Devoted son of Domenico Caranfa and his late wife Lina (Grossi).  Dear brother of Anthony Caranfa and his wife Rosemarie of Medford, Steven Caranfa and his wife Kim of Somerville and the late Susan Caranfa. Paul is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.  After a courageous battle with cancer, Paul passed...

Josephine Policelli recently passed away after 98 incredible years. Jo was raised in Medford with her many brothers and sisters. She attended the Immaculate Conception School and Girls Catholic High School in Malden, where she excelled in music. She went on to graduate from Boston University, and taught piano for many years to countless students. So many students, in fact, that in her final days at Lahey Hospital, one of her nurses recognized Jo immediately- as her childhood piano...