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Jeffrey Bernard, 65

Jeffrey Bernard, 65

Jeffrey J. Bernard, 65, of Harwich and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away on May 1, 2026, surrounded by his family. Jeff battled cancer for 3 1/2 years and faced his illness with quiet strength and resilience. Born June 18, 1960, in San Pablo, California, he was the...

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John Kirby, 89

John Kirby, 89

John J. “Jack” Kirby Jr., 89, of Milford and formerly of Bellingham and Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2026, at Milford Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Janet V. (Copeland) Kirby, who...

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Charmaine Wall, 87

Charmaine Wall, 87

Charmaine Wall, 87, passed away on April 29, 2026. She left her husband of 59 years, Joel. Charmaine was well known in Springfield for the Charmaine School of Dance, a dancing school she operated for some 30 years. She had inspired many children, and some of her...

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Phyllis Hill, 94

Phyllis Hill, 94

Phyllis A (Glaude) Hill, 94, passed away peacefully at her home on April 23, 2026. She resided with her daughter Charlene, grandchildren Lisa and Billy Hindes and rescue dogs Patrick and Sandy. Phyllis was born in Plattsburgh, New York, in 1931 to the late Alice...

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Grace Melvin, 91

Grace Melvin, 91

Grace K. (McCarthy) Melvin, 91, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2026, in Framingham after a period of declining health. She was the loving wife of the late Curtis D. Melvin for 56 years. Born in Marlborough, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Grace C....

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Ann DeLuise, 91

Ann DeLuise, 91

Ann Elizabeth DeLuise (Terry) passed away peacefully on April 21, 2026, at her residence, Heritage of Framingham. She was 91. The eldest of four children, Ann grew up on the Terry Farm in Hopkinton at 98 Hayden Rowe Street, the current site of the Hopkinton Center for...

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Jean Scarlata, 97

Jean Scarlata, 97

Jean C. Scarlata, 97, died April 12, 2026, at Milford Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Jean was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Milford to the late John and Mary (Morrisey) Deneen. Raised in Hopkinton, Jean graduated as salutatorian of the class of 1947 from...

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Nanette Kenrick, 79

Nanette Kenrick, 79

Nanette Anne Kenrick passed away March 25, 2026, at the age of 79. Nanette was a long-term member and director of the Hopkinton Historical Society, where she served as editor/writer for the organization’s newsletter. Nanette was a member from childhood of St. Andrew’s...

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David Wright Sr., 77

David Wright Sr., 77

David C. Wright Sr., 77, passed peacefully on March 24, 2026, at Kaplan Family Hospice House with his family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth E. “Liz” (Sutherland) Wright. He was devoted to her and she to him. Dave was born in Framingham...

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Marybeth Walker, 79

Marybeth Walker, 79

Marybeth E. (McGoldrick) Walker died March 26, 2026, in Bolivia, North Carolina, after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family peacefully at home. She was the daughter of Edmond A and Mary E. Dunai McGoldrick. She was born...

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James Burke, 72

James Burke, 72

James Glen Burke, 72, of Hopkinton passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2026. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Marion (Davis) and Walter Burke. He was the husband of 25 years to Julie (Carlson) Burke of Hopkinton. Jim was a true outdoorsman who loved...

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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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