Obituaries
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March 10, 2023
Carol Ann Meritt, 80, of Holliston passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Regina (Zamoyski) and Benjamin Petroski. She was the lovin...
March 8, 2023
Mary H. Jensen, 86, of Natick and formerly of Needham, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Nora (Allen) and Joseph Rothwell. She was the wife of the late Richard Jensen. Mary is survived by her 3...
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March 8, 2023
James Thomas Robson, 58, of Hopkinton, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Marcia (Russell) Robson of Hopkinton and the late Thomas LeRoy Robson. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Mangan) Rob...
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March 8, 2023
Jane Maguire, 71, of Franklin and Harwich, passed away at her home surrounded by family on March 8, 2023. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of Joyce (Brennan) Dunlap of Ashland and the late Allen Dunlap. She was the wife of 42 years to Cha...
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March 6, 2023
Robert Lewis Giarla "Bob" previously of Holliston MA, died peacefully surrounded by family on March 6, 2023. Born in Dorchester MA in 1941, the eldest son of the late Robert and Dorothy Giarla. He grew up in Nahant, and moved to Holliston in 1977 unt...
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March 5, 2023
Mary M. Mark, 100 years old, of Holliston, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Born in Milford on February 26, 1923, Mary was the daughter of the late Mary (Belens) and Waclan Kolenda. She was the wife of the late Stanley Mark. Prior to moving t...
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February 27, 2023
Elaine Marie Mitsock, 64, a longtime Hopkinton resident, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023. Born in Malden, she was the daughter of Lorraine (Belliveau) and Leonard Saulnier. Elaine was raised in Wakefield and attended Lesley College. She w...
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February 25, 2023
Kevin John Blaney, 63, of Vernon, CT, beloved husband of Karen Lee (Ellis) Blaney, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2023, an hour after his beloved wife Karen. Kevin was born on May 13, 1959, in Boston, Massachusetts, one of five lovi...
February 25, 2023
Karen Lee (Ellis) Blaney, 61, of Vernon, beloved wife of Kevin John Blaney, passed away peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer, on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Her beloved husband Kevin passed away an hour later with their fami...
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February 21, 2023
Patricia Ann Lange, age 70, died unexpectedly on February 21, 2023. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. She was a loyal friend to many. Although she lived in Holliston for the past 22 years, Trish was very proud of her ...
February 20, 2023
Rose Marie Shaw 84, of Framingham, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023. She was born in Martinez, California to Annita (Cinquini) and Russell Hill. Rose spent her school years in Richmond, California, later living in Reno NV, Southern California...
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February 15, 2023
Sylvia Stickney, previously of Holliston, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2023. She is predeceased by her best friend and husband of 43 years, William (Bill) F. Stickney, as well as her siblings, Edward Cooney of Marion, MA and Nancy Mahoney o...
February 15, 2023
Captain Paul Willard Simpson, originally of Holliston, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, February 15th 2023 at the age of 83. He will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Paul and Eric, his cousin...
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February 13, 2023
Deborah Ann Lundergan, 65, of Millis, MA passed away unexpectedly at home in early February 2023. Born in Framingham, MA, and raised in Hopkinton, MA, she was the daughter of Barbara A. (Flannery) Meisner of Hopkinton and the late Eugene H. Lundergan...
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February 13, 2023
Richard L. O’Shea, resident of Holliston since 1965, died February 13 of rapidly progressive dementia. Richard was born April 28, 1939, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to Irene (Hughes) and Martin E. O’Shea. He was married to Marcia (Putnam) O’S...
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February 12, 2023
Evelyn P. Swezey, 84, of Hopkinton, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Martha (Bolton) and Harold Swezey. A Hopkinton resident since 1978, Evelyn attended Middlebury College in ...
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February 11, 2023
Theodore S. Valpey Jr., 90, of Dover, NH and formerly of Holliston, MA passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Born in Laconia, NH, he was the son of the late Dorothea (Rines) and Theodore S. Valpey Sr. Ted h...
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February 10, 2023
Lakshmi Viswanathan, 86, of Ashland, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023. Born in Kumbakonam, India, he was the son of the late Thirupurasundari and Lakshminarasimhan. He was the husband of 60 years to Gowri Viswanathan née Natarajan. Viswanat...
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February 7, 2023
Paul S. DePhillips, 83, passed away on February 7, 2023. Born in Flushing, New York, he was the son of the late Rose (Marino) and Andrew DePhillips. He was the husband of 56 years to Rosemary (Regan) DePhillips. Paul grew up in Queens, New York. A...
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February 6, 2023
Nancy Jean Handlin, 75, of Ashland, MA, formerly of New Jersey, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Chapman) and James Matthews. She was the...
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February 6, 2023
Caroline Dennison, 92, of Holliston, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Angero (Diamond) and Nicholas Rumbos. She was the wife of 72 years to Ernest Dennison. Caroline was proud of her Greek Ort...
February 4, 2023
Wendell “Roy” Wetherby, 84, of Milford and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away at the Blaire House in Milford on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Born in Montgomery, Vermont, he was the son of the late Pearl (Bressette) and Homer Wetherby. He was the h...
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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...
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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 in South Carolina on January 31, 2023. Born in Estonia, she was the daughter of the late Liine (Turk) and Kornelis Kivimaa. She was the wife of the late Karl Haan....