Obituaries
December 30, 2018
Holliston- Norman Joseph Gallagher, 83, of Holliston, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018. Born in Brighton, he was the son of the late Grace (Carl) and Norman F. Gallagher. He was the husband of Rose Marie (Parrella) Gallagher of Holliston. Norm...December 26, 2018
Holliston- Roy E. Mathis, 79, of Holliston, MA passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Roy was the loving husband of 57 years to Zebbie Mathis, his high school sweetheart and love of his life. ...December 25, 2018
Hopkinton- Betty Jo Smith passed away on Christmas night. She probably timed her exit lovingly so we would remember her every Christmas. She didn't need to worry, her memory will stay in our hearts always. Betty Jo was memorable, was strong willed...December 23, 2018
Framingham- Maria Olga Mulero, 51, of Framingham, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Kathleen Daniel Nursing Home. Arrangements are being held privately with family and arrangements are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hollis...December 23, 2018
Holliston- Melitona De Luna Llave, 92, of Holliston, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018. She was the wife of the late Julio Llave. Arrangements are being held privately with family and are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston....December 22, 2018
Holliston- Peter A. Blair, 77, of Holliston, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Pittsfield, MA, he was the son of the late Rita and Donald Blair. He was the husband of 47 years to the late Shirley E. (West)...December 20, 2018
Holliston- Robert Steven Handy, 84, of Holliston, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018. Born in Waltham, he was the son of the late Helen (Richie) and Charles Ernest Handy. He was the husband of 60 years to Eleanor (Wilson) Handy of Holliston. ...December 20, 2018
Hopkinton- Marjorie I. Wright, 81, of Hopkinton, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Somerville, MA, she was the daughter of the late Florence (Savage) and Kenneth Thompson. She was the wife of the late Alfr...December 19, 2018
Holliston- Arthur Billingham III, 78, of Holliston, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Born April 16, 1940, he was the son to the late Dorothy Day Billingham and Arthur Billingham II of Needham, Massachusetts. An avid country music lover...December 18, 2018
Holliston - Danny (Dan) Jay Brunner, 82, of Albany, Oregon, passed away on December 18, 2018. Born in Los Angeles, CA, he was the son of the late Gladys (Knight) Brunner and Harold Brunner. Dan received the first full NROTC scholarship ever awarded...December 18, 2018
Lunenburg, MA and formerly Hopkinton/Franklin- The Reverend Kerry Barton Lee, 67, of Lunenburg, MA and formerly of Hopkinton and Franklin, passed peacefully, after a long journey with cancer, December 18, 2018 surrounded in love with her family and ...December 16, 2018
Melbourne, FL and formerly Holliston, MA- Mary Theresa Miller, of Melbourne, Florida and formerly Holliston, passed away on her 93rd birthday, December 16, 2018. Raised in Chelsea, MA, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Bernard) and Leo Boudreau...December 11, 2018
Hopkinton- Margaret Carol Ring, 84, of Hopkinton, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Metrowest Medical Center in Natick. Born in Brighton, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Cornelius Mahoney. She was the wife of the late David ...December 11, 2018
Ruth Mae Lawton, 94, of Medford, MA (and subsequently Stoneham, MA, Framingham, MA and Pinole, CA) passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Born in Somerville, MA, she was the daughter of the late Hannah Buckley and Louis Bolyea. She was the loving wi...December 8, 2018
Natick and formerly Hopkinton- Kathleen Marie Gross, 71, of Natick and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Eliot Rehab in Natick. Born in Dorchester, she was the daughter of the late Bernice L. (Nichols...December 5, 2018
Hopkinton- Thomas “Roy” Robson, 90, of Hopkinton, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Georgia (Lord) and Thomas P. Robson. He was the husband of Marcia J. (Russell) Robson of Hopkin...December 2, 2018
Holliston- Virginia Scott Brown, 95, of Holliston, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Manor in Framingham. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Ruby (Waldron) and Harold Scott Dodson. She was the wife of 6...December 1, 2018
Hopkinton- Carly Jean Sturtevant Casten, 34, of Hopkinton, lost her battle with the disease of addiction on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Carly was kind and loving, with a smile that sparked a conversation, lit up a room and warmed a heart. She was i...November 29, 2018
Hollis, NH and formerly, Holliston, MA- Madeleine Louise (Messier) Dougherty, 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday November 29th, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband, Hubert Dougherty, by five weeks. Madeleine was born in the house in which ...November 26, 2018
Hopkinton- Beverly Ann Wilcox, 84, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. Born in Watertown, she was the daughter of the late Eleanor R. and Chester H. Parker. She was the wife of the late Kenneth D. Wilcox Sr. Throughout her life, B...November 25, 2018
Bill (WEX) Wechsler What a long and winding road it has been. Bill, of Holliston, passed away on November 25, 2018, completing his almost 3-year journey with ALS. He was 65. Bill leaves his loving wife of 34 years, Christine Brumbach, and 2 sons, Mi...November 19, 2018
Worcester, formerly Holliston- Robert H. Guerin, 93, of Worcester, formerly of Northboro and Holliston, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018 at the Christopher House in Worcester. Born in Northboro, he was the son of the late Dorothy (Lewis) and...November 13, 2018
Holliston- Friedrich (Frits) Geurtsen of Holliston passed away on November 13, 2018 at the age of 86. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia of Dutch parents, he emigrated to the Netherlands after the end of World War II. There he met his future wife, Anna (Ank...November 13, 2018
Holliston - Janice Lee Purington, 77, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at MetroWest Framingham in ICU surrounded by her family. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Mary A. (Springham) and Ralph A. Purington of Holliston. J...November 12, 2018
Holliston- George William Gabriel III (Bill), age 80, of Strafford, NH and West Newfield, ME (formerly of Holliston, MA) died peacefully Monday, November 12, 2018. Born in Worcester, MA, he was a son of the late George W. Gabriel II and Phyllis Mac...