Joanne E. Stanislawzyk, a longtime Melrose resident, died peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at the Chestnut Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Saugus. She was 60.
She was born in Melrose on May 24, 1966, one of the 12 children of Joseph J. and Marie T. (Noonan) Stanislawzyk, was raised and educated in Wakefield, and graduated from Wakefield Memorial High School in 1984. She worked as a sales associate in several Wakefield stores. Her family describes a gentle, generous woman who loved 1970s and 1980s soft rock and Boston sports, and whose closest bond was with her sister Clare, seven years older.
She leaves her siblings, Susan Nathan and her husband Bob of Maynard, Donna Laudano and her husband Mike of Derry, N.H., Clare Stanislawzyk of Melrose, Carol Encarnacao and her husband Wayne of Wakefield, Christine Stanislawzyk of Wakefield, Mary Stanislawzyk of Medford, Thomas Stanislawzyk, Terry Giannelli and Gerry Stanislawzyk, all of Wakefield, and Kendra Noel; and her nieces and nephews, Bobby Peard, Mikey Laudano, Jessica Gontarz, Jenna and Sammi Giannelli, and Joseph Stanislawzyk. Her brothers Joseph and Timothy Stanislawzyk died before her.
A graveside service is Tuesday, October 27 at 11 a.m. at Forest Glade Cemetery, 470 Lowell Street, Wakefield. Arrangements are by the Robinson Funeral Home, Melrose.
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