Ernest E. Chamberlain, 79, of Hopkinton, died May 22, 2010. Born in NH, he was the son of the late Florry (tucker) and Carl Chamberlain. He was the husband of the late Ruth E. (Hurley) Chamberlain who passed away in 1994.

A Veteran, he had served as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army during the Korean war Army. Formerly of Natick, Ernest was a member of Saint John the Evangelist Church In Hopkinton. He was a graduate of Brattleboro, VT high school 1948, Burdett Business College 1950, Boston University with a BA 1956, Boston State Teachers College with a Masters in education 1960, and Boston College Graduate School of Arts + Sciences with a Masters in English in 1963.

Ernie had spent many years as an English Teacher in several towns including Martha’s Vineyard, Southborough, Northborough Newton.

Friends are invited to gather at the Chesmore Funeral Home, 57 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton on Thursday May 27, 2010 at 9:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00a.m. in Saint John the Evangelist Church in Hopkinton. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Hopkinton