Rosario  J. “Ray” LaMonica – 95, of North Reading and formerly of Lawrence, died Monday, August 13, 2018 at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Lawrence, MA on January 9, 1923. He was the son of the late Giuseppe and Giuseppina (Ragonese) LaMonica. Ray was raised in Lawrence and he attended Lawrence Public Schools. He was known to his Lawrence contemporaries as Tarzan Brown.

Ray worked for the City of Lawrence for over 32 years. He spent over 50 years as an umpire in both Mass. and N.H., including here in North Reading with the North Reading Little League. He served as a crossing guard in North Reading for 18 years until he retired in his 80’s. He was a hard worker and put his heart into everything he did.

Ray has been a resident of North Reading for the past 27 years. He was a faithful Christian and later in life sang in the Aldersgate United Methodist Church Choir and the North Reading Senior Echoes.

Ray was a born entertainer, singing and performing in many New York and New England  venues, inspired when he worked with Duke Ellington in New York, rubbing elbows with such greats as the Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald and many more.

Ray was a very generous man and loved giving out gifts, snowglobes at Christmas, chocolate Bunnys at Easter and calendars. He was an avid Yankees fan and stood in strong support of them until the day he left us. He loved his Westerns and was especially fond of John Wayne. He could be seen in his later years out and about in his official John Wayne hat when he wasn’t decked out in his Yankee gear. He was a loving husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather and friend.

Family members include his loving wife of 27 years, Sara (Dunbar) LaMonica; his son, Adam LaMonica and his wife Michelle and Robert Russo, Jr. and his wife Meg; daughters, Jill Wilkinson and her husband Robb and the late Amy Rae LaMonica; six grandchildren, Kristen Hollingsworth, Michelle Russo, Robert Russo, III, Frances Russo, Elijah and Avery LaMonica; two great grandchildren, Ryan and Ava Hollingsworth; nieces Joan Devine and her husband Don, Carol Martin and her husband Gilbert and Joyce and Danny Fontenot. He was the brother of the late Anthony LaMonica, Rose Lawn and Grace Bistowski.

His funeral will be held at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 235 Park St., North Reading on Monday, August 20 at 11:00 AM. Calling hours will be held at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow St., North Reading on Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to: Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 235 Park St., North Reading, MA 01864. www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Martha C. (Melanson) Margeson – 66, of Apollo Beach, FL, formerly of Freedom, NH and North Reading, died on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Port Charlotte, FL.

Born in Melrose, MA on November 5, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Benoit and Madeline (Mazza) Melanson. She was a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1970.

Martha worked as a secretary for the Meadow View Nursing Home and Gonsalves, both in North Reading.

She had a strong attitude, love for her family and she was always happy no matter how sick she was. She enjoyed bowling, softball, crocheting, knitting, eating Lobsters and Crabs.

Family members include her loving husband of  48 years, Richard Alan Margeson, Sr. of Apollo Beach, FL; her son, Richard Alan Margeson, Jr. of Middleton and her daughter, Kristie Margeson Middleton of Wilmington; brothers, John Melanson of Maine, Edward Melanson of Woburn, Robert Melanson of Lynn and David Melanson of Plymouth; her sister, Joanne Melanson Hall of Norton; her grandson, Richard James Margeson of Middleton.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, August 23 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM, at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice. www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Tracey L. Fielding ~ 39, of Lawrence, formerly of Derry, NH, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, August 6, 2018 Tracey was born in Glendale, AZ on September 10, 1978 and was raised and attended school in Derry, NH. She was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy, Class of 1996 and then attended the University of New Hampshire.

Tracey had a long and successful career in marketing at several different companies where she had the opportunity to travel to adventurous worldwide places such as Dubai and Paris. More recently had enjoyed working locally at a restaurant supply company where she was involved in all aspects of the company as an in-house human resources administrator.

Tracey was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and niece. She was loved by many family, friends and co-workers. She impacted all she came in contact with. Tracey was loyal, compassionate, honest, funny, and would do anythng for those she loved. Tracey loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed traveling in the US and abroad , New England sports teams, music, concerts,theatre, and vacations with her friends. She had always planned to have a lake house one day.

Tracey’s loving family members include her mother, Patricia (Smolinsky) Fielding, her father Richard Fielding, and her sister Julie Fielding.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, August 11 from 11:00 am – 1:45 pm followed by a Funeral Service at 2:00 pm at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice.

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Mary  E.  (Mutch) Denning – 97, of Newburyport, formerly of Charlemont, North Reading and Medford, died Saturday, August 4, 2018, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles T. Denning.

Born in Ainslee Point, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 17, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Elsie M. (MacKay) Mutch. Mary was a raised in Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School.

Mary was an office worker for many years for Touraine’s in Boston and for the Lynnway VW in Lynn. She was very caring, she loved gardening, sewing, cooking, baking and especially reading. She was a great seamstress and loved clothes and fashion. Mary loved her cats, her privacy and was very independent.

Family members include her Loving stepdaughter, Pamela Denning of North Reading, 10 nephews and 11 nieces, including Cheryl Stiles, Susan Leeman and Heidi Brickley. She was the sister of the late Duncan and George Mutch, Alfreda Taylor, Jessie Wilson, Elsie Brown and Irene Freeman.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 9 from 9:30 to 10:45 AM, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. Burial will be held in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice. www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Maureen  T.  Nevin – 74, died July 29, 2018, following a long illness.  Born in Melrose, MA on December 1, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John J. Nevin and Delia (Sheridan) Nevin.  Family members include her sisters Patricia Barrett and her husband Richard Barrett of North Reading, Sheila Nevin of Harwich, and brother John Nevin and his wife Colleen Nevin of Kodiak, Alaska.  She was the loving aunt to Sean Barrett of Tampa, Florida, Jennifer Jablonski of McFarland, Wisconsin, and Denise Talty of Methuen, and Maggie, Aaron and Anthony Nevin of Kodiak, Alaska

Maureen graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Melrose, Class of 1961 and received a B.A. degree in English from Merrimack College, North Andover, Class of 1965.  She worked as a Medical Librarian at Mass. General Hospital and at McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Canada.  She was also a Librarian at the Malden and Wakefield Public Libraries.  She was the Branch Librarian at Montrose Library in Wakefield and the reference Librarian at Wakefield  Library.

She enjoyed worldwide travels and was always an avid reader and dog lover. Her family and friends will miss her forever. Funeral arrangements will be private, and there will be no calling hours.  Arrangements are by Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading, MA.  www.croswellfuneralhome.com