Evelyn P. Swezey, 84, of Hopkinton passed away Feb. 12. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Martha (Bolton) and Harold Swezey. A Hopkinton resident since 1978, Evelyn attended Middlebury College in Vermont for a year before spending a...
Obituaries
Carol Bonazzoli, 79
Carol Ann Millar Bonazzoli of Hopkinton passed away peacefully on Feb. 9 following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Carol was born Nov. 30, 1943, in Framingham, where she grew up and also raised her family. Carol’s daughters fondly remember their mom’s love of...
Nancy Handlin, 75
Nancy Jean Handlin, 75, of Ashland and formerly of New Jersey, passed away Feb. 6 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Chapman) and James Matthews. She was the wife of 54 years to the late Robert M....
Wendell Wetherby, 84, former town accountant
Wendell “Roy” Wetherby, 84, of Milford and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away at the Blaire House in Milford on Feb. 4. Born in Montgomery, Vermont, he was the son of the late Pearl (Bressette) and Homer Wetherby. He was the husband of 21 years to Sandra (McGilvray)...
Frances Fazzuoli, 92, former longtime resident
Frances M. (Salvo) Fazzuoli, 92, formerly of Eastview Road in Hopkinton, died peacefully at Notre Dame Long Term Care in Worcester on Feb. 1. She was the loving and devoted wife of Renzo J. Fazzuoli. Frances was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on April 28, 1930, to...
Laurie Shannon-Peaslee, 63
With teary eyes and broken hearts, the family of Laurie Ann Shannon-Peaslee of Westborough sadly announce that she died unexpectedly on Jan. 11 at the age of 63 at UMass Medical Center as a result of complications during her courageous fight with cancer. She was...
Thomas Spinks, 73, longtime resident, call firefighter
Thomas I. (Tippy) Spinks, 73, of Hopkinton and North Conway, New Hampshire, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Feb. 1 after a five-year battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Born in Framingham and growing up in...
Robert Lim, 86, recent Hopkinton resident
Robert Lim, 86, of Towaco, New Jersey, and recently of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Jan. 27. Born in Fujian, China, he was the son of the late Kiok Siang Ko and Ah Hok Lim. He was married to the love of his life for 52 years, Jane (Lee)...
Deborah Lupacchino, 70, former Center School librarian
Deborah (Mendes) Lupacchino, 70, of Southborough and Naples, Florida, died Jan. 27 at her home in Southborough. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ann (Fusaro) Mendes and the wife of Frank Lupacchino. Debbie graduated from Worcester State College in 1974...
Garrett Niland, 68
Garrett William Niland, 68, of Ashland and formerly Hopkinton, passed away peacefully at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham surrounded by his loving family. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Nancy (Norton) and George Niland. He was the beloved husband of...
John Whistler, 74
During the holiday season of 2022, John W. Whistler of Hopkinton passed away at his home at the age of 74. John was born in Denver on Aug. 18, 1948, to Dr. Carl and Marsha Whistler. John graduated from East Denver High School in 1966 and received a Bachelor of Science...
Richard Phaneuf, 90
Richard Alan (Dick) Phaneuf, 90, of Hopkinton, formerly of Hudson, passed away peacefully on Jan. 21 at Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. He leaves behind his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of 68 years, Patricia M. (Duley)...
Mary Inman, 83
Mary Eunice (Mullins) Inman, 83, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully on Jan. 18 surrounded by her children after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure. Eunice was born July 21, 1939, in Framingham to Edna (Pyne) Mullins and John Mullins Sr. Her family...
Venkata Satyamani Malladi, 75
Venkata Satyamani Malladi, 75, passed away Dec. 9 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Andhra Pradesh, India, she was the daughter of the late Nagaratnam and Sreeram Murthy. She was the wife of the late Seshagiri Rao Malladi. Satyamani is survived by...
Walter Deegan, 89
Walter Deegan, 89, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully on Jan. 13. Born in Somerville on March 3, 1933, he was the son of the late Margaret (Mahoney) and Walter L. Deegan Sr. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Cheryl (Schiavi) Deegan of Hopkinton. Walter...
Anna Hayes, 93
Anna F. (DeVirgilio) Hayes, 93, of Roslindale and more recently of East Bridgewater, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 13. Anna was a longtime resident of Roslindale, where she enjoyed bingo at the Norwood Senior Center, lunch at the Roche Center and...
Julia Harris, 89
Julia Harris, 89, of Hopkinton passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 11. She was the daughter of Max L. Huber and Minnie (Johnson) Huber. She leaves her devoted husband of 68 years and caretaker, Donald. Julia is survived by sons D. Michael and wife Barbara of Upton,...
Huledge Degre, 92
Huldege “Ed” Degre, 92, of Hopkinton passed away on Jan. 4. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Exilena (Gagne) and Aldo Degre. He was the beloved husband of 67 years to Jeanne A. (Lussier) Degre of Hopkinton. Ed proudly served in the United...
Heather Heverling, 65
Heather (Holloway) Heverling, 65, passed away on New Year’s Day at her home, surrounded by her growing family. A skilled and creative crafter, quilter, baker, wife, mom and grandmother, she had resided in Hopkinton for the past 25 years. She is survived by her husband...
Nicholas Stephens, 88
Nicholas "Nick" Meriwether Stephens of Hopkinton and formerly Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Dec. 22 at the Milford Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in 1934, the son of the late Louisa Smith Barnard...