Douglas R. Lipert, 81 – Of Northborough and formerly of North Reading and Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

Born in Milwaukee, WI on May 23, 1940. He was the son of the late Anthony and Winona G. (Olson) Lipert. Doug was raised and attended school in Wiconsin. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, serving from 1958 to 1961, he was assigned to the U.S.S. Bristol.

Doug worked for many years as a self employed electrician. He also worked for several years as an Industrial truck driver. Prior to the service, he was a butter maker in Wisconsin. Doug was a former resident of North Reading for 63 years and he loved Harley Davidson motor cycling since 1957.

He was a member of the U.S.S. Bristol Veteran’s Association, American Legion Post No. 234, Harley Davidson Association and the U.S.S. Cassin Young Volunteers in Charlestown.

He was the loving husband of Holly G. (Lechtur) Lipert and the late Marianne E. (Silva) Lipert; Loving father of Lori Jean Lipert Berg of Chelmsford, Brad Lipert of Chesapeake, VA, Jeffrey Lipert of Navarre, FL and Douglas Lipert of Sanford, ME; brothers, Carrington and Jerry Lipert and his late sister, Peggy Lee Lipert; 8 grandchildren; Mark, Joel, Lee Ann, Skyla, JD, Jackie, Ryan and Samantha, 5 great grandchildren; Makala, Madison, Victoria, Quinlan and Xander.

Graveside services will be held in Riverside Cemetery on Thursday, March 24 at 11:30 AM. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are by the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading.

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John F. Gurry, Jr. – 76, of North Reading, died on Monday, February 21, 2022. Visitation only will be held at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Friday, March 11 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. www.croswellfuneralhome.com

John C. Wiese – 71, of Palm Coast, FL; formerly of North Reading, MA, died at home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, after an 11 ½ year battle with cancer.

Born in La Crosse, WI on July 31,1950 to the late Edwin B. Wiese of Wisconsin and Catherine Kaufman Wiese of New Jersey. He was a graduate of La Crosse High School in 1968; and also attended Tidewater Community College in Chesapeake, VA after retiring from the military.

BU-1 John C. Wiese was a U.S. Navy Seabee Veteran of Vietnam. He served for the military from September 1968 to March 1990. He completed multiple tours and was stationed at several different locations including: RNMCB 12, NMCB 62, NAS Brunswick, CBU 415, NSO Lamaddalena, NAFAC Nantucket, NMCB 133, CTC Davisville and NTC Great Lakes. His many achievements and commendations included: National Defense Service Medal, Second Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Gallantry Cross, Second Meritorious Unit Commendation, Civil Actions Color, Rifle Qual Sharpshooter, Second Navy “E” Award, Second M-16 Rifle Expert, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Fifth Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

After his military career he worked as a general contractor / construction worker and loved what he did. John would always be around to lend a hand with everyone saying, “call John, he’ll know how to do it”, even if it was the “John Wiese Way” the job got done. Some of most beloved hobbies were; fishing (couldn’t stop talking about the Smith boat), hunting, riding motorcycles, camping with his RV. Cookouts where everyone was around and he could play cribbage and hang out with his “Stoli dog” always brought a smile. If softball was happening; he was in. Loved being a member and enjoying time at the VFW and K of C. When able, Texas Hold Em’ at the Amvets Saint Augustine was a must every Sunday with his pal Steve Correale. What more could anyone ever say with his loving heart, helping hand, special smile. With his family being so far away he was treated by Walter and Rita McNeil as their own. This man was one of a kind and will be especially missed by all.

Family members include his beloved wife of 42 years, Christine (McNeil) Wiese; his loving children, John Wiese, Jr. and his wife Brenda of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Christopher Wiese, Danielle (Wiese) Guide and her husband Eddie Guide, all of North Reading; and his cherished grandchildren Zoey, Trinity and Alivia Wiese. He also leaves behind many brothers and sisters: Ernest Wiese and his wife Kathryn of Biroqua,WI, George Wiese and his wife Pam of La Crosse,WI, the late Edwin Wiese, Kenneth Wiese and his wife Gretchen of Stoddard,WI, Brenda Short of Lehigh Acres,FL, Barbara Manninger of Stoddard,WI, and his “baby brother” Lester Wiese and his wife Lee Ann of Brule,WI; not including the many special nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held at Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Sunday March 13th from 1-4pm. His Funeral will be from the funeral home on Monday, March 14^th at 9:15 AM, followed by a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter Street (Rt. 62), North Reading. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to: MGH Cancer Center https://giving.massgeneral.org/where-to-give/cancer-center/ or Disabled American Veterans at dav.org

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James F. Cheney – 76, of North Reading, March 2, 2022. Arrangements by Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading www.croswellfuneralhome.com

Irene “Sissy” (D’Ambrosio) Fullilove – age 95, passed away in Andover on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 of natural causes.

Born in Cambridge, MA on November 29, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Maurice and Sylvia (Sousa) D’Ambrosio. She was a graduate of Somerville High School. In her younger years she loved to rollerskate.

Besides being a loving mother, aunt, nana and great-nana, she worked as a diet-aide and cook at the Daniels Nursing Home in Reading. Irene was always a care giver. She loved to help out her niece Phyllis with babysitting, cooking and cleaning. Irene was known for her delicious Portuguese and Italian cooking, especially soups such as her Kale Soup.

She leaves her loving niece Phyllis Dalby, who was like a daughter and her husband Clive; her granddaughter Suzanne Dalby Holland, great granddaughters, Charlotte and Vivian; her son William Fullilove, Jr. and his wife; she also leaves her nephews Gary Smith and his wife Wendy, Jason Smith Julian Dalby. She was predeceased by her siblings, Filomena Smith, Silvia Zaccardi, Bob D’Ambrosio and Moe D’Ambrosio.

Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 12 at 12:30 PM at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. Calling hours will be held prior to the service from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.