Obituaries
February 4, 2023
Linda Joan (Kerr) Turcotte passed away on February 4, 2023 at the age of 72. Linda was born in 1950 in Feeding Hills, MA to the late Arthur and Anne Kerr. She graduated from Framingham State College with a degree in English in 1971. Linda sent letter...February 1, 2023
Thomas I. (Tippy) Spinks, 73, of Hopkinton and North Conway, New Hampshire, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, after a 5 year battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou-Gehrig’s disease). Born in...January 31, 2023
Maimu Haan, 97, of Holliston, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023 in Summerville, SC; surrounded by family. Born in Urvaste, Estonia on May 1, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Liine (Turk) and Kornelius Kivimaa. She was the wife of the l...January 28, 2023
Garrett William Niland, 68, of Ashland and formerly Hopkinton, passed away peacefully at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham surrounded by his loving family. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Nancy (Norton) and George Niland. He was the b...January 27, 2023
Robert Lim, 86, of Towaco, NJ, and recently of Hopkinton, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, January 27, 2023. Born in Fujian, China, he was the son of the late Kiok Siang Ko and Ah Hok Lim. He was married to the love of his l...January 26, 2023
Salvatore Meli, 88, of Milford and formerly a longtime resident of East Boston, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Born in Sicily, Italy, he was the son of the late Maria (Agro) and Carmelo Meli. Salvatore worked at Polaroid in Waltham for 3...January 26, 2023
Merilyn G. Thompson, 87, of Medway and formerly of Millis and Holliston, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Merilyn was born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Ada (Cooley) and Joseph Gallagher. She was the compan...January 26, 2023
Joseph Edmund Minihan, Jr., 64, of Falmouth and a former longtime resident of Holliston, passed away peacefully on January 26th at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born ...January 23, 2023
Manuel R. Correia Jr. 83, of Framingham, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023. Born in Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late DioLinda (Ruides) Rego and Manuel dos Santos Correia. He lived in Bermuda from the time he was nin...January 21, 2023
Pearl (Bunny) Roissing Rich died January 21,2023 at her home in Framingham, MA. She was born nearly 103 years prior, to Peter and Alice Roissing of Needham, MA. She grew up on the family farm with her brother and six sisters. She married her high sch...January 19, 2023
During the holiday season of 2022, John W. Whistler of Hopkinton, Massachusetts passed away at his home at the age of 74. John was born in Denver, Colorado on August 18, 1948, to Dr. Carl and Marsha Whistler. John graduated from East Denver High S...January 14, 2023
Matthew Francis Damigella, 48, of Kittery Point, Maine, and formerly of Holliston, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Caroll (Intinarelli) and Carl Damigella. Matt was playful, magne...January 13, 2023
Robert H. Mann, 93, of Framingham and formerly of Holliston passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023. Born in Dover, MA, he was the son of the late Madeline (Leser) and James Mann. He was the beloved husband of 65 years to the late Romany (Richmond) M...January 13, 2023
Walter Deegan, 89, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023. Born in Somerville, MA on March 3, 1933, he was the son of the late Margaret (Mahoney) Deegan and Walter L.Deegan Sr. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Cheryl (Sch...January 11, 2023
In Loving Memory with teary eyes and broken hearts, we sadly announce that Laurie Ann Shannon-Peaslee, 63, of Westborough, died unexpectedly on January 11, 2023, at Umass Medical Center, as a result of complications during her courageous fight with c...Dr. Jens Nicolai Friis Touborg
January 10, 2023
Dr. Jens Nicolai Friis Touborg of Sherborn passed away peacefully on January 10. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and physician, Jens was born and raised in Tecumseh, Michigan and spent his adult life in the Boston suburbs and southern M...January 9, 2023
Donna L. Joyce, 76, a longtime resident of Holliston, passed away after a period of declining health on Monday, January 9, 2023. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Beatrice (Booth) and Benjamin Cornish. If you ever visited the form...January 4, 2023
Huldege “Ed” Degre, 92, of Hopkinton, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Born in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son of the late Exilena (Gagne) and Aldo Degre. He was the beloved husband of 67 years to Jeanne A. (Lussier) Degre of Hopkinton. ...January 3, 2023
Karen Gordon, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2023. Karen was born on March 12, 1953, in Framingham, to William F. and Elinor M. (Kairit) Sheehan. She grew up in Holliston and was a 1971 graduate of Marian High School in Framingham. Fo...January 1, 2023
Heather (Holloway) Heverling, 65, passed away on New Year’s Day at her home, surrounded by her growing family. A skilled and creative crafter, quilter, baker, wife, mom, and grandmother, she had resided in Hopkinton for the past 25 years. She is ...December 26, 2022
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me shall live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in Me shall never die.” John 11:25. Departed in the hope of the resurrection in Holliston on December 26th, beloved Sami...December 24, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Nolan, 93, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Born and raised in Holliston, she was the daughter of the late Mary Catherine (Moore) and William Haley. She was the wife of 47 years to the late Thomas Nolan. Mary was strong in ...December 23, 2022
Doris Marie Carver, 91, of Hopkinton, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on December 23, 2022. Born in South Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Aldina (Silva) and Charles Pitty. Doris was born in 1931 and was rai...December 23, 2022
Jane Harper, 88, of Meredith, NH died peacefully on December 23, 2022 at the Meredith Bay Colony Club assisted living facility. She was born on October 13, 1934 and resided in Holliston, MA for most of her life. She was the wife of the late Charles L...December 22, 2022
Patrick John Kelley, 50, of Medway and formerly of Holliston, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Marie (Gibbs) and Thomas Kelley. He was the husband of 28 years to Lisa (...