Obituaries
December 2, 2019
Hopkinton- Mary Catherine Pratt, 91, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Devitt) O’Brien. She was the wife of the late Joseph William Pratt. Mary had a BA from ...December 2, 2019
Sherborn- Neil Brian Canney, 68, of Sherborn (aka “Bear”, “Bearface”, “Mr. Spatial Relations”, and known to possess a “brain as big as a planet”) passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Elean...December 2, 2019
Holliston- Edward A. Russo Sr., 88, of Holliston, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at Medway Country Manor. Born in Revere, he was the son of the late Margaret J. (Clark) and Domenico J. Russo. He was the husband of 50 years to Sarah (Stoughton)...November 30, 2019
Milford- Ronald Benjamin Cobb, 71, of Milford, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Milford Regional Medical Center. Born at Fort Benning, Georgia, he was the son of the late Nettie “Marie” Guerin (nee Kearce) and Johnnie Benjamin Cobb. ...November 29, 2019
Holliston- Theodore “Ted” Alvin Hatch, 84, of Holliston, passed away at his home on Friday, November 29, 2019. Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Frances R. (Anderson) and Willard G. Hatch. He was the husband of 60 years to Diana (Fr...November 27, 2019
Hopkinton- Phyllis Uline Palitsch, 90, a longtime resident of Hopkinton, died peacefully at home with her husband, John A. “Jack” Palitsch, by her side. He survives her, following 71 loving years of marriage. Born in Troy, New York, ...November 26, 2019
Hopkinton- Pauline M. Hutchinson, 96, of Hopkinton, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Marguerite Bedell and Donald S. Greene. A resident of Hopkinton for 57 years, Pauline ...November 23, 2019
Fort Mill, SC and formerly Holliston/Hopkinton- Arlene Frances (Dunne) Martineau, passed away peacefully at home with her loving husband, Jim and daughter, Elizabeth by her side on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, after a brave and long struggle with ...November 22, 2019
Franklin and formerly Holliston- Judith Ann McGrath, 79, of Franklin, and formerly of Holliston, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Elsie (McKay) and William Grillo. She was the wife of the late ...November 16, 2019
Warwick, MA and formerly of Woodville- Joel V. Rice, 60, of Warwick, MA, formerly of Woodville, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Alden and Dorenda (Stewart) Rice. Joel graduated ...November 15, 2019
Holliston- Jared Hopestill Adams, 83, departed this life on November 15th after a brief illness. The son of Robert Haviland Adams and Dorothy Leland Adams, he was a life-long resident of Holliston. Jerry graduated from Phillips Exeter Academ...November 15, 2019
Holliston- Harvey L. Buck, 80, of Holliston, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Ruth M. (Auringer) and Harold Buck. Harvey was a longtime employee of the Holliston Tree Department. He was a car a...November 14, 2019
Holliston- Liselotte Ward, 89, of Holliston, passed away at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Mari (Klendauer) and Simon Niebler. She was the wife of the late J...November 13, 2019
Hopkinton- Joseph William Pratt Jr., 64, of Salisbury and formerly of Hopkinton and Westborough, passed away at his home unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Mary Catherine (O’Brien) Pratt of Hopk...November 11, 2019
Hopkinton- Jeremy Michael Farrell, 42, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at his home following a valiant battle with drug addiction and mental illness. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Cynthia (White) Farrell of Hopkinton and ...November 6, 2019
Hopkinton- Charlotte Jean Masters, age 5, of Hopkinton, went to heaven the morning of Wednesday, November 6, 2019. She was held lovingly by her parents as she became an angel. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Chris and Genny Masters. Cha...November 4, 2019
Winifred “Winnie” (Ford) Moore, 91, of West Hartford, Conn., died peacefully on November 4, 2019, surrounded by family. Winnie was born on February 28, 1928, and grew up in Sea Cliff, NY. She and her husband Jim spent the early years of their m...November 1, 2019
Holliston- John Joseph Hand, 80, of Holliston, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 1, 2019. Born in New York, New York, he was the son of the late Anastasia (Patopwitcz) and Francis J. Hand. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, N...October 29, 2019
Holliston- Neyt Yovicsin passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the age of 22. A lifelong resident of Holliston, MA, Neyt was born in Boston on August 26, 1997 and was a graduate of Holliston High School, Class of 2015. Neyt is survived by h...October 25, 2019
Hopkinton- Peter Kenneth Familetto, 69, of Hopkinton, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Eleanor (L’Esperance) and Lawrence Familetto. He was the husband of 18 years to Kathleen (Hardin) Familetto o...October 25, 2019
Holliston- Christine Owens Sherman, 68, of Holliston and York Beach, Maine, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Ida (Nelson) Mucha of New Britain, CT ...October 23, 2019
Holliston- Todd Michael Mayo, 56, of Holliston passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Born in Natick, he was the son of Nancy (Hardigan) Mayo of Sherborn, and the late John M. Mayo III. He was the husband of 23 years to Dawn (Erskine) Mayo of...October 21, 2019
Hopkinton- Theodore L. "Ted" Gassett, 76, a lifelong resident of Hopkinton, died peacefully Mon. Oct. 21, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Carol A. (Stevens) Gassett; their children, William A. Gassett and partner Adrienne Holli...October 20, 2019
Natick- Jenna Marie Paolillo, 35, of Natick and formerly of Newton and Holliston, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 20, 2019, due to complications of Type 1, Juvenile Diabetes. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Nicholas A. Paolillo ...October 17, 2019
Holliston- Ruth M. VanFossen, 69, of Holliston, passed away October 17th while surrounded by the eternal love of her family at the Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Melia) and Arthur F. ...