Mr. Graham Cross, a resident of Stoneham, formerly of Wakefield, and husband of Donna (Odierno) Cross, passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Tuesday afternoon, November 30, 2021. He was 89 years old.
Born in Salford, England, Graham was the beloved son of the late Arthur and Clara (Davenport) Cross. Graham was a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston and was retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield as a Department Manager. Graham was a Korean Army veteran and a Freemason. In his spare time, he enjoyed golfing, watching professional sports and college football. Graham also loved to garden around his home. He will be dearly missed.
Besides his wife, Graham is survived by his loving nieces Patricia Pote of Revere, Susan Pote and her partner Robert Bezubka of Medford and Paula McDonald and her husband Brian of Lunenburg, and his nephew Scott and his wife Badariah Odierno of Malaysia.
A graveside service will be held in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, 85 Lake Street, Peabody on Friday, December 3, 2021, at noon. Relatives and friends are most welcome to attend. Donations in Graham’s memory may be made to PAWS Wakefield, 411 Lowell Street, Wakefield, MA 01880. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home of Medford. For additional information, please visit, www.magliozzifuneralhome.com.