William “Bill” Francis Cotter of Townshend, Vermont, formerly of Wilmington, Vermont, and the Massachusetts towns of South Yarmouth and Hopkinton, passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on Oct. 14 at West River Valley Cares in Townshend, Vermont. Born in...
Obituaries
Benjamin Tomlin, 79, grew up in Hopkinton

Benjamin P. Tomlin, 79, of Hopkinton passed away at his home after a long illness on Oct. 18. He was the son of the late Eva (Paul) and George A. Tomlin. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to the late Frances Ann (McGrath) Tomlin. Ben grew up in Hopkinton. He was...
Jack Dean, 53, longtime Hopkinton resident

Jack Dean, 53, a 26-year-resident of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 17 after a short illness. He was listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loving family. Born in Malden, Jack was raised in Reading by Ed and Bunny. He and his...
Richard Gooding, 78, former Select Board member

Richard “Dick” Howland Gooding, 78, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 16. Dick was the youngest of two children (sister Nancy) born to Albert and Eunice Gooding in Needham on Sept. 24, 1945. His father, Albert, died from stomach cancer in 1948 at the age of 38. Eunice...
Bernard Doherty, 92, HHS graduate

Bernard D. Doherty, 92, of Harwich and formerly of Holliston and Hopkinton, passed away on Oct. 16 after a brief illness. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Doris R. (Taylor) Doherty and Gerald M. Doherty. He was the beloved husband of 63 years to the late Ann...
Theresa Daigle, 47

Theresa Rose Daigle, 47, of Hopkinton and formerly of Ashland, passed away Oct. 10 at her home after a long period of declining health. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Janet (Goodman) Brett and her husband, Frank Brett. Theresa previously worked as an...
Rebecca Cintron, 69, longtime volunteer at Baypath Humane Society

Rebecca D. Cintron earned a Doctor of Medicine, Master of Preventative Medicine and Master of Microbiology, and she was a medical director and physician — all wonderful titles in academia and medicine. But the most important titles to describe Rebecca D. Cintron are...
Phyllis Smith, 96, lifelong Hopkinton resident

Phyllis Smith, 96, a lifelong resident of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on Oct. 3 with family by her side. Born in Framingham on Jan. 10, 1927, she was one of 15 children of the late Ruth (Lougee) and Louis Chouinard of Hopkinton. She was predeceased by her...
George Thorsen, 80

George C. Thorsen Jr., 80, of Hopkinton passed away Oct. 2 after a period of declining health. Born in Natick, he was the son of the late George Thorsen and the late Gertrude (Daly) Sheriden. He was the husband of Maura (Dale) Thorsen for 54 years. He was the stepson...
Brandt Davies, 31

It is with deep sadness the family announces that Brandt Christian Davies passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 26 at age 31 after a long illness. Brandt was born in Boston and raised in the Roman Catholic faith in Hopkinton. He excelled and possessed an unquenchable...
John McLeod, 62

John Thomas McLeod, 62, passed away peacefully on Sept. 19 in Hopkinton after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 14, 1960, in Framingham to the late Roderick and Dorothy McLeod and was raised in Ashland. The youngest of four children, John had always been...
Kayle Martino, 74

Kayle L. (Lindsey) Martino, 74, of Milford died Sept. 18 at Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. Kayle was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Wallace E. Lindsey and the late Eva (Swift) Lindsey. She was a graduate of Hopkinton High School, class of...
Judy Gifford, 69

Judy E Gifford (nee McCabe), 69, died Sept. 21 at a rehabilitation center after a brief battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Richard Gifford, to whom she was married for 35 years. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lorraine...
Evelyn Friis Simonds, 86

Evelyn M. (Soucier) Friis Simonds, 86, passed away Sept. 16 at Blackstone Valley Rehab after an illness. She is survived by her husband of four years, Stephen Simonds; her four children, Chris Friis and wife Molly of Uxbridge, Charlie Friis and wife Michelle of...
Marjorie Ericson, 100

Marjorie A. Ericson, 100, died peacefully on Sept. 17 at Golden Pond assisted living in Hopkinton. Marge was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Stanley E. Ericson, who died in 2001. She leaves children Sandra Linblad and husband Russell of Gainesville, Virginia,...
Timothy Garry, 30

Timothy Joseph Garry, 30, of Holliston passed away Sept. 3. Born in Natick, he was the son of Joanne (Barresi) and Steven W. Garry of Holliston. A 2011 graduate of Holliston High School, Tim was a star wrestler and football player at Holliston High School. He was an...
David Senior, 88

David Earle Senior, 88, of Hopkinton and formerly of Natick, passed away at Golden Pond assisted living in Hopkinton on Aug. 20. He died following a brave battle of many years with Parkinson’s disease. The son of the late Effie (Stevenson) Senior and Noah Senior, he...
Patricia Tammi, 83, former Hopkinton resident

Patricia Eve (Assad) Tammi, 83, died Sept. 1 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was with her family at the end. She was born March 16, 1940, to Patrick Charles Assad and Josephine (Dee) Assad in Worcester. She was raised in Worcester and graduated from Sacred...
Wally Irvine, 92

Wallace E. Irvine, known by all as “Wally,” passed away peacefully on Aug. 31 at the age of 92. Son of the late Hazel (Lougee) and Arthur E. Irvine, he was born and lived in Hopkinton most of his life. He spent the past two years with his daughter Nancy and her family...
Antonio Da Silva, 53, longtime custodian at Hopkinton Middle School

Antonio A. Da Silva, 53, passed away peacefully in Milford on Aug. 31, following a brief illness, surrounded by loving family and friends. He was born in Portugal on March 10, 1970, to the late Nicolau Nunes Da Silva and Celeste Martins Alves of Portugal. Antonio was...