Joseph Piazza 1935 – 2021, aged 86 years Joseph Piazza of Lynnfield, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on January 19,2021. Joseph (Joe) was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Lawrence P. Piazza and Anna Boudris. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1954 and went on to graduate with distinction from the Babson Institute of Business Administration 1957. While there he was the business manager of the Babsonian. Joe served in the Air Force and...

  Shami, John S. -Of Wakefield. Beloved husband of the late Georgette (Bassaleh). Father of Noel J. Shami of FL, Therese Shami of Wakefield and the late Said J. Shami and Sherin Shami- Campbell.  Brother of Victor Shami of TX and the late JeanD’ark Hindo, Mary Jamijian, Adel Arslan and Juliette Haddad. Grandfather of Dan Campbell. Great grandfather of Tyler and Isaac Campbell. John is also survived by his loving nieces and nephews who loved him dearly and considered him more...

Verma, Sarla (Devi) of North Reading Passed away on January 10th at the age of 69.  She was born on May 12, 1951 in Bagna India.  Funeral services will be held at the Cota Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held from 11:30am - 12:30pm on Monday January 11th, with a prayer service held during those times.  Due to current restrictions funeral services are private.  Family kindly asks that during these times to please pray for Sarla and her family. 

Marino, Leonard “Leo” of Lynnfield passed away at the age of 66 on January 7th with his family by his side.  Beloved husband of Linda (Marshall).  Loving Father of Anthony, Christopher, Andrea and Victoria Marino.  Adored son of the late Antonio Marino and Francesca (Scimemi).  Cherished nephew of Paolo Scimemi and Libby Scimemi.  Leo and his parents immigrated to America in 1955 from Salemi, Sicily on the SS Andrea Doria.  He lived in East...

Elizabeth “Julie” (Murphy) Brown passed away peacefully at home at the age of 79 with her husband of 56 years as ever by her side. As we attempt to provide a small snapshot of a life well lived, we begin as Julie would… “Are you ready?” Born in Woburn on 8 September 1941 to the late Helen (Sheeran) and Laurence Murphy Sr., Julie was the sixth of seven children of the Murphy family. She is predeceased by sisters Anne, Mary and Bernadette, and brothers Laurence...

  Piraino, Marie A. (Megna). Beloved mother and wife, passed away peacefully on January 2nd at home surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness at the age of 83. Born in East Boston, MA on 25 November 1937 to the late Ferdinando and Immaculata (Melillo) Megna. Marie graduated from St. Rose High School in 1955 and married her husband Paul Piraino in 1959.  They eventually settled in Reading where they raised their family and resided for almost 50 years. Marie was a...

Devanna, Kathleen M. (Murray), aged 90, died at home in Andover on December 6th. Wife of the late Robert Devanna. She was predeceased by her parents Edward and Elizabeth (Quigley) Murray and her brother Edward Murray. She is survived by loving nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as a large network of friends.   Kathleen attended Bates College and received her nursing degree from Malden Hospital.  Kathleen began a life of service answering President...

Britt, Anne (Gaffney) – Of Plymouth formerly of Andover, November 29th.   Beloved wife of the late Bernard Britt.  Devoted mother of Christopher Britt and his betrothed Brianna Ward of Plymouth.  Cherished stepmother of Thomas Britt and his wife Margaret Duggan of Dover and Robert Britt of Lunenburg.  Dear sister of William Gaffney and his wife Carole of Nashua formerly North Reading.  Loving grandmother of Caitlin, Ryan,...

Noyes, Irma G. (Campbell) -Of Reading, Nov. 24th. Beloved wife of the late William Noyes. Devoted mother to Lynda Sanchez and her husband Richard of Lynn, Carol Roy and her partner Joe Coletti of Wakefield and Barbara Vieno and her husband John of Reading. Cherished daughter of the late Perry and Gladys (Guyer) Campbell. Dear sister of the late Herbert W, Campbell and Constance J. Jones. Loving grandmother of Tracy Allen, Nicole Keefe, Heather and April Roy, Abigail and Ashley Vieno, Jeffrey...

DiFranco, Norma E. (Cozza) -Of Wilmington, Nov. 19th. Beloved wife of the late George DiFranco. Mother of Robert DiFranco and his wife Cindy of Wilmington. Sister of the late Marie Botelho, Francis Cozza, Lawrence Cozza, Victor Cozza and Eugene Cozza. Grandmother of Joshua DiFranco and Brienne DiFranco. Great grandmother of Olivia Peetz. Norma is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and extended family. At the request of the family, funeral services were privately held.