M. Charlotte (Hughes) Dalton – 86, of North Reading, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, with her family by her side, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Chester Dalton, who died in 2018.

Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada on November 26, 1932. She was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Ostrich) Hughes. She was a graduate of Notre Dame Academy in Prince Edward Island and she attended Salem State College.

Charlotte was a retired 34 year Para Professional teacher at the L.D. Batchelder School in North Reading. Education was very important to her, she once taught in a one room school in Prince Edward Island.

Charlotte was a devoted wife and mother. She loved having company, her sense of humor and wonderful smile would brighten up a room. She loved to visit Prince Edward Island, going on long drives in New Hampshire and stopping to barbecue by the river. Charlotte enjoyed consignment shopping and spending time with her extended family in Prince Edward Island.

Charlotte has been a resident of North Reading, since 1957 and a member of the Women Auxiliary Post No. 227 in Middleton.

Family members include her sons, James Dalton and his late wife Cheryl, Shawn Dalton and the late Wayne Dalton; daughters, Paula Sollazzo and her husband Frank and Pamela Howe and her husband Bob; her brothers, Charles Hughes and late wife Audrey, the late Gerald, Harry and Elmer Hughes; sisters, Agnes Mitchell and late husband Clarence and Hazel Feehan and late husband Jim and the late Helen Kilbride; 9 grandchildren, Marc and Bryan Sollazzo, Ashley Terranova, Christopher, Kelly and Stacy Howe, Nicholas, Danielle and Briana Dalton; 5 great grandchildren, Trevor Howe, Samantha Cauldwell, Miabella Sollazzo, Vincent Terranova and Joseph Sollazzo; and many nieces and nephews.

Her Funeral will be held from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Thursday, July 18 at 9:15 AM, followed by a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter Street (Rt. 62), North Reading. Calling hours will be on Wednesday, July 17 from 4 to 8 PM. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice. www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Anthony Charles Mack

July 30, 1940 – July 2, 2019

 Born July 30 and called home by God July 2, 2019. Of Brooklyn, NY, North Reading, MA, Portage, MI and Gloucester, MA.

Son of the late Josephine V. Mack (Stolfi) and John G. Mack of Brooklyn, NY.

Devoted husband of Dolores M. Mack for 55 years and loving father of Christopher J. Mack and his wife Iman of Lexington, Jodi A. Sponzo and her husband Gregory of North Reading, and John T. Mack and his wife Emma of Manhattan, NY. Adored grandfather of Brooke and Carly Sponzo and Jonathan Mack.

Dear brother of John J. Mack and his wife Deborah of Newtown, PA and his predeceased sister and brother-in-law Angela and Tom D’Angelo of North Babylon, NY.  Anthony is also survived by his sister-in-law Dianna Lannon and many cherished cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Tony was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan NY, and MIT in Cambridge, MA where he received his BS and MS in Chemical Engineering.

Anthony worked for AVCO Corporation in the early 60s as project engineer to develop a heat shield for the Apollo space vehicle and the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). At Sweetheart Plastics in Wilmington MA where he was employed for many years he worked as the Manager of Product and Systems Development where he developed multilayer barrier food containers, tamper evident packaging, thermoformed and injection molded packages for major food companies, and the development of a hospital heated food serving system. Later in his career he worked at Fabri-Kal in Kalamazoo, MI as Vice President of Product Development.

Anthony’s professional accomplishments include 12 patents for plastic products and food serving systems, 7 technical papers involving plastic research, product design, and development of quality control and environmental issues. Anthony was a member of Sigma Xi, the Society of Plastic Engineers, and Managing Director of the Plastic Pioneers Associated.

Anthony had many community service activities, including Chairman of the North Reading Conservation Committee, member of the Board of Directors for the Heritage Community in Kalamazoo, MI, Vice President of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, local political campaign organizer, Treasurer for MIT class of 1963, Treasurer of Boy Scout Troop 750 in North Reading and an income tax volunteer for the elderly.

Anthony enjoyed participating in his grandchildren’s school activities and attending their sports events. He was happiest spending time with family and friends all of whom brought him great joy. He also enjoyed a relaxing day at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, MA. He will be remembered for his kindness, generosity and good humor by many.

Arrangements: Wake is Sunday July 7^th from 4 to 7 PM at Croswell Funeral Home located at 19 Bow Street in North Reading, MA. Funeral will be held Monday July 8^th at 10:30 AM at St. Theresa’s Parish, 63 Winter Street, North Reading, MA followed by interment at Riverside Cemetery, 159 Elm St., North Reading, MA.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers a memorial donation be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org or Myasthenia Gravis at myasthenia.org . www.croswellfuneralhome.com

John  F.  McNeil – 60, of North Reading, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, June 29, 2019.

Born in Winchester, MA on June 4, 1959. John was a lifelong resident of North Reading and a graduate of North Reading High School, Class of 1977.

John was a truck driver for many years. He was self-employed and has been retired for the past three years.

He was a great dad, grandfather, husband, brother, son, uncle and friend. John enjoyed family get togethers and summers by the pool. He made everyone laugh and always had a good story to tell. John loved motorcycling, fishing, hunting and going to his camp in New Hampshire. He was a member of the North Reading Moose Lodge, No. 1511.

Family members include his loving wife of 29 years, Eileen (Gardner) McNeil; his daughters, Lynda Saunders, Kelly McNeil and Maria McNeil; his mother, Rita (Celino) McNeil; brothers, Walter “Buster” McNeil, Jr., Francis “Franny” McNeil  and Patrick McNeil and his wife Shelby; sister, Christine Wiese and her husband John; three grandchildren, Nicholas John, Aiden Alexander and Kayla Jean; many nieces and nephews, he was the son of the late Walter McNeil.

His funeral will be held from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Saturday, July 6, at 9:15 AM followed by 10:30 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter Street, North Reading. Calling hours will be held on Friday, July 5 from 4 to 7 PM. Burial will be held in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to the charity of one’s choice. www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Jay  E.  Valade – 53, of North Reading, died June 23, 2019 at his home, with his family by his side. He leaves his loving wife of 21 years, Leanne (Belmont) Valade; his son, Jared Valade (20), his daughter, Emma Valade (18), his mother, Sandra (Nelson) Blessing, his brother, Jamie Valade, he was the son of the late Charles Valade.                      –

Jay’s passions were being with his family, being a father, husband, coaching summer softball and youth hockey, being in Maine, on the boat, skiing and sitting around the firepit. He was also an avid mountain biker.

He will be remembered by his big “red bus” and all those he transported to various places and sporting events. The way Jay lived and enjoyed life was an inspiration to anyone who knew him.

Arrangements are private and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to: Pine Street Inn (www.pinestreetinn.org) or to the Massachusetts General Hospital (www.mghfund.org).  www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Robert C. Tryder, Sr. – of Reading, formerly of North Reading and Chelsea, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 15, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Anne E. (Sedor) Tryder.

Born in Boston, MA on August 5, 1937, he was the son of the late William, Sr. and Annie (Flavin) Tryder. He was raised in Chelsea and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. Bob was a proud U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, he was a Corporal and served from 1956 to 1958.

Bob worked as a Draftsman for Raytheon and was an Electronics Salesman for Millbern. He has been a resident of Reading for the past 15 years. Bob was a member of St. Theresa’s Church and the Knights of Columbus in North Reading.

His moto was family forever, for always and no matter what. Bob was the life of the party, he always made everyone laugh. He was very devoted to the people he loved and no matter what.

He always loved St. Patrick’s Day, he was proud of being a Marine and being from Chelsea. Bob loved spending summers at Keoka, playing his banjo and guitar.

Family members include his loving sons, Robert C. Tryder, Jr. and his wife Marlene, Michael W. Tryder and his wife Tina and Lance C. Tryder; daughters, Kelliann Scouler and her husband Robert, Kathleen A. Brussard and her husband Michael and Elizabeth A. Crowley and her husband David; late brothers, William M., Jr., John and James Tryder; late sisters, Dorothy, Mildred, Evelyn, Anna and Irene; 16 grandchildren, Carey, Danny and wife Kayla, Samantha, Montana, Nicole, Luke, Bo, Caroline, Emily, Sean, Olivia, Molly, Mia, Gracie, Dylan and Mason; one great granddaughter, Anna and many nieces and nephews.

His funeral will be held on Thursday, June 20 at 9:15 AM from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading, followed by a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter St. (Rt. 62), North Reading. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, June 19 from 4 to 8 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to Frontotemporal Degeneration Dementia @ The Aftd.org  www.croswellfuneralhome.com