Obituaries
September 4, 2017
Holliston- Maxine Ellen (Morse) Potter, 81, passed away on September 4, 2017 at Milford Center nursing home in Milford, MA. Maxine was born in Springfield, VT on November 20, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Marjorie E. Morse and Thurlow P. Mo...August 31, 2017
Hopkinton- John J. Boelsen III, 70, of Hopkinton, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017. He was born in Yonkers, NY and was the son of the late Elizabeth (Tintera) and John J. Boelsen II. John was a 1966 graduate of Marian High School and an Army V...August 30, 2017
Holliston- Rita Randall, 83, of Holliston, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Milford Regional Medical Center. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Sullivan) and Charles Bally. She relocated to Williamstown,...August 27, 2017
Franklin and formerly Newton- Barbara Ann James, 76, of Franklin and formerly Newton, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Edna (Moran) and Matthew Paul Puccia...August 26, 2017
Holliston- Robert J. Renzi, 90, of Holliston, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Born in Brooklyn New York, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary (Giannone) Renzi. He was the beloved husband of 64 year...August 25, 2017
HOLLISTON- William P. Monahan, 82, of Scituate, and a former West Yarmouth and longtime Holliston resident, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 25, 2017, surrounded by his family. He is the beloved husband of 48 years to Patricia A....August 25, 2017
Douglas, MA and formerly Holliston- Susan Elizabeth Wheeler, 59, of Douglas and formerly of Holliston, passed away on August 25, 2017 as a result of an accident. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of Dorothy (Frey) Wheeler of Holliston and t...August 24, 2017
HOLLISTON- Paul J. Dennison, 84, a longtime Holliston resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24th, 2017, at the MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was the beloved husband of 55 years to Jane (Dolan) Dennison. Paul was know...August 21, 2017
HOLLISTON- George E. Gerrior, 81, a longtime Holliston resident and former Hopkinton Resident, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, August 21st, 2017, surrounded by his family. He is the beloved husband of 48 years to Mary E. (Finn) Gerri...August 12, 2017
Garner, NC and formerly Holliston, MA- Dorothy "Lea" Grande, 85, of Garner, NC and formerly Holliston, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Raleigh, NC. Born in Cleveland County, NC, she was the dau...August 11, 2017
East Taunton and formerly Holliston- John Lombardo, 62, of East Taunton, MA and formerly Holliston, died August 11, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. John is survived by his loving wife, Jo-Anne Sites Lombardo, his mother, Anita of Frank...August 9, 2017
Patrick D. McDonald, PhD., 72, of Holliston, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley. Adored husband for 50 years of Kathryn McDonald and beloved father of Patrick McDonald of FL and Brian McDonald of TX. B...August 7, 2017
Nancy Ann Bronder died August 7th, 2017 of injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in Hopkinton. Nancy was born May 24, 1963 in Camden, NJ. She was the daughter of Patrick Joseph Bronder and Carol Partlow Bronder of Hopkinton, MA. Nancy was a grad...August 6, 2017
Hopkinton- Charlotte B. (Lane) Fargo of Hopkinton, Massachusetts passed away on August 6, 2017, at age 96. She was the wife of the late George A. Fargo, Sr. of Hopkinton and sister of the late Evelyn Read of Holliston, Mass. Born on September 1...August 6, 2017
Saul Hamilton Auslander of Manhattan, New York and Ashland, MA died August 6, 2017 at 95. In 1945, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and served in WW II & the Korean War. He later received an MBA from New York University, and serv...July 30, 2017
Holliston- Gerald Allen Roy, 64, of Holliston, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Beatrice (Anderson) and Robert Roy. He was the husband of Diane McDermott Roy of Holliston. Gerry was the Director ...July 30, 2017
Holliston- Lawrence John Canavan, 77, of Holliston, passed away unexpectedly while visiting family in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 30, 2017. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Mary (Loftus) and Francis Canavan. He wa...July 29, 2017
Holliston- Robert Calvin (Bob) Higgins was born May 22, 1925 to Walter D. and Mildred (Claflin) Higgins. On July 29, 2017 at the age of 92, Robert passed away following a brief illness. Bob was a 1943 graduate of Holliston High School. He served ...July 27, 2017
Holliston- Audrey M. Swantak, 82, of Holliston, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017. Born in Gagetown, New Brunswick Canada, she was the daughter of the late Viola (Ferris) and Cecil Vail. She was the wife of the late Wayne M. Swantak. ...July 24, 2017
Hopkinton- Brad F. Canty, 17, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. Brad leaves behind his best friend and brother, Kyle Canty, his parents, Becky and Jimmy Canty of Hopkinton; his maternal grandparents, Agnes Torento of Milford and Fra...July 23, 2017
Holliston- Mark Christopher Antonioli, 38, of Holliston, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Faith E. (Mantell) Antonioli and the late Lawrence E. Antonioli. Mark enjoyed working on cars and was good at fixi...July 17, 2017
Philanthropist Faith K. Tiberio, 92, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away suddenly Monday, July 17, 2017 while at her summer residence in Sherborn, MA. The great-granddaughter of New York shipping magnate, Isaac Hall and Emma Lukens Hall of New York, an...July 16, 2017
Hopkinton- William H. Robinson III, 79, of Hopkinton, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Isabel (Paz) Robinson and William H. Robinson II. He was the husband of Eleanor (Knoll) Robinson of Hopkinton. B...July 10, 2017
Holliston- Alexander Benjamin Bennett, 19, of Holliston, passed away Monday, July 10th as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in Boston, he was the only child of Bethany (Nickerson) and Paul L. Bennett of Holliston. Up...July 10, 2017
Holliston- Helen Greer Johnstone, 94, of Holliston, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 10, 2017. She was born in Canada on May 6, 1923 where she grew up. She became a Registered Nurse and worked at Toronto General Hospital before and dur...