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Obituaries

Jerry Hanna, 78

Jerry Hanna, 78

Jerry E. (Jerome) Hanna, 78, passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2026, at Boston Medical Center surrounded by family. He was the husband of Christy (Shapalis) Hanna, to whom he was married for 51 years. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late John and Mary...

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Herminda DeSabogal, 91

Herminda DeSabogal, 91

Herminda DeSabogal, 91, of Hopkinton and formerly of Belmont and Peabody, passed away March 8, 2026, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was born in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct. 23, 1934, and was the cherished daughter of the late Diogenes and Pasquala (Sanchez) Alayon....

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Judith Laramee, 78

Judith Laramee, 78

Mrs. Judith A. (Mancini) Laramee, 78, of Milford died March 13 at her residence after an illness. Judith was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Aldo Mancini and the late Mildred (Cunningham) Mancini. She attended Framingham public schools, graduating from...

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Paula Scardino, 89

Paula Scardino, 89

Paula B. (Melnick) Scardino, 89, of Hopkinton and formerly Framingham, died Feb. 28, 2026, after a period of declining health. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Lillian (Higgins) Melnick, and the beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Scardino...

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Beverly Russell, 97

Beverly Russell, 97

Beverly Lorraine (Morse) Russell, age 97, died peacefully on Feb. 18, 2026, at Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Charles E. Morse (West Boylston) and Irene R (Florence) Morse (Templeton) and...

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Elizabeth Morin, 45

Elizabeth Morin, 45

Elizabeth (Lucking) Morin, age 45, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2026, after a long and extremely courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer. As her earthly life came to an end, she was surrounded by family, with each hand lovingly held. The next day, an epic...

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Mary Moore, 72

Mary Moore, 72

Mary Margaret Moore, 72, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on Feb. 23, 2026. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Oris Moore and Sophie Moore (nee Sikora), She was the beloved wife of 37 years to Stephen (Steve) Wills, whom she met while...

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Theodore Lorentzen, 81

Theodore Lorentzen, 81

Theodore Reed Lorentzen, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Fairhaven on Feb. 5, 2026, after a long neurological illness. He was married to his beloved wife Barbara (Mee) Lorentzen for 53 years and was a devoted son, father, brother, uncle, cousin and friend....

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Paul Roberts, 74

Paul Roberts, 74

Paul Alan Roberts of Grafton passed away peacefully on Feb. 17, 2026, surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 74. This obituary is a tribute to his life and memory and is written by his daughter, Amy. Paul was born on June 30, 1951, in Waterbury, Connecticut....

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David Burr, 64

David Burr, 64

David Loomis Burr, 64, of Hopkinton passed away on Feb. 17, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Dawn (Conte) and Orville L. Burr. He was the husband of Polly (Denham) Burr of Hopkinton. Dave grew up in Chester,...

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Walter Motyka, 85

Walter Motyka, 85

Walter Steven Motyka, 85, a longtime resident of Newtown, Connecticut, and most recently of Yarmouth Port, passed away on Feb. 16, 2026. He was born in 1940 in Ware to Steven and Emily Motyka and was raised in nearby West Warren. In 1964, he married Sandra Rosa of...

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Allan Stark, 86

Allan Stark, 86

Allan Edward Stark was born in Fitchburg on July 4, 1939, to parents Walter William Stark and Edith M. Vaananen. He passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2026, in Milford after a period of declining health. He was 86. Allan spent most of his childhood in New Ipswich, New...

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Patricia Snow, 92

Patricia Snow, 92

Patricia (Pat) Ann Snow (Lyons), 92, most recently of Hopkinton, died peacefully at her daughter’s home on Feb. 2, 2026. Her husband of 53 years, James C. Snow, predeceased her in 2010. She is survived by her daughters, Lynne A. Peters of Hopkinton and Karen J. Snow...

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Cheryl Soucy, 77

Cheryl Soucy, 77

Cheryl Soucy, 77, of Hopkinton passed away on Feb. 5, 2026, in Gilbert, Arizona, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of the late Norman and Catherine (Welch) Cote. She was the loving wife of 49 years to Roger Soucy of Hopkinton. Cheryl grew up in Pawtucket,...

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James Kurzontkowski, 80

James Kurzontkowski, 80

James R. Kurzontkowski, 80, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2026, in Dover, Delaware, with family by his side. Born April 12, 1945, in Framingham, James lived a full and meaningful life marked by dedication to his family, his work and his country. James grew up in...

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Barbara Smith, 89

Barbara Smith, 89

Barbara A. (Morris) Smith, of Westborough passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2026, surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with illness. Born Aug. 12, 1936, in Worcester, daughter of the late G. Ernest and Jacqueline (Burnett) Morris, she lived in Manchester,...

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Jean Kindstedt, 75

Jean Kindstedt, 75

Jean Elizabeth (Owens) Kindstedt, 75, of Rye, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, 2026, at Spring Village in Dover, New Hampshire, after several years living with dementia. Born on Sept. 21, 1950, in Phoenix, Jean was the youngest child of Melvin and...

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Cynthia Brigham, 71

Cynthia Brigham, 71

Cynthia Brigham, 71, of Hopkinton passed away after a short illness on Feb. 1, 2026. Cyd was predeceased by her loving husband, Stephen Brigham. She was the daughter of the late William J. and Grace J. Clinton, and the beloved sister of Richard F. (Barbara), Gael...

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Gail Welsh, 61

Gail Welsh, 61

Gail Elizabeth (Masciantonio) Welsh, age 61, of Mashpee and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away on Jan. 28, 2026. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Barbara “Bart” Jean (Shields) and Louis “Louie” Masciantonio. Gail grew up in Hamden,...

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William Masionis, 87

William Masionis, 87

William Arthur Masionis, 87, of Hopkinton passed away Jan. 26 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Joseph and Celia (Cella) Masionis and husband to Delores (Morazzini) Masionis for 63 years. Bill was a police officer for...

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