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Obituaries

Beverly Dube, 70

Beverly Dube, 70

Beverly (Rounsevell) Dube, 70, of Mattapoisett died Nov. 15 at home. She was the wife of Dennis Dube. Born and raised in Freetown, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Crossley) Rounsevell. She lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Beverly enjoyed...

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David Ivester, 67

David Ivester, 67

David John Ivester, 67, of Milford and formerly Hopkinton, passed away Nov. 26 following a five-month battle with cancer complications. Born in Philadelphia, he was the youngest son of the late Louise (Rosenberger) and Charles Vincent Ivester and was predeceased by...

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Dolores Crowley, 97

Dolores Crowley, 97

Dolores T. (Power) “Dee” Crowley of Hopkinton, formerly of Dedham and Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on Nov. 23 at the age of 97. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul Crowley and devoted mother of Dennis P. Crowley and his wife, Mary, of Medway, and the...

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Francis D’Urso, 57

Francis D’Urso, 57

Francis John D’Urso Jr., 57, of Hopkinton passed away unexpectedly at his home on Nov. 21. Born in Lynn, he was the son of the late Rita (Orlando) and Francis John D’Urso. Frank graduated from Saint Mary’s High School in Lynn in 1982 and Northeastern University in...

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Maureen Bowser, 56

Maureen Bowser, 56

Maureen A. (Kelly) Bowser, “Moe,” 56, left us way too soon on Nov. 15 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was best friend and soulmate to Kevin Bridge of Hopkinton. She was born in Marlborough, the daughter of the late George and Kathleen (Teahan)...

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Ronald Simmons, 70

Ronald A. Simmons, 70, died Nov. 10 in Milford. He was the husband of Ann (Ferguson) Simmons. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Raymond E. and Elizabeth L. (Sables) Simmons. He worked as a local landscaper and handyman. In addition to his wife, he is...

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M. Elizabeth Palmer, 99

M. Elizabeth Palmer, 99

M. Elizabeth (Robson) Palmer, 99, died Nov. 12 in Milford. Born in Wiscasset, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Georgia (Lord) Robson. She was a resident of Hopkinton since 1934. She was a 1939 graduate of Hopkinton High School and worked for GE-Timex...

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Renee Hamilton, 74

Renee Hamilton, 74

Renée (Bittar) Hamilton, age 74, of West Newbury passed unexpectedly on Nov. 9 at the Golden Pond assisted living facility in Hopkinton. She was the beloved wife of 52 years to R. Bruce Hamilton. Born in Brooklyn, New York, May 1, 1947, she was the daughter of the...

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Al Rafferty, 81

Al Rafferty, 81

James Allan “Al” Rafferty died at Penn Highlands DuBois, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 11 at the age of 81. Al was born on May 9, 1940, in Luthersburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Fred and Lois Rafferty. He graduated from Brady High School in 1958. Al went to DuBois Business...

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Mark Devane, 92

Mark E. Devane, 92, of Hopkinton passed away Nov. 13. Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Bridget (O’Shea) and Mark Devane. He was the husband of 65 years to Barbara J. (Shilo) Devane. In addition to his wife, Mark is survived by three children, Mark Devane and...

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Shauna Redding, 66

Shauna Marie Redding, 66, of Hopkinton passed away Nov. 7. Born in Sandwich, she was the daughter of the late Leonna F. (Donahue) and Phillip Limeburner. She was the former wife of Peter Redding. As a child, Shauna lived in Spain and France. She traveled as well and...

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Diane Duce, 89

Diane Duce, 89

Diane Stowell Duce, 89, of Westborough died peacefully on Nov. 7 in Northborough. She was born in Gardner on July 15, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Stanley Austin Stowell and Ellen (Cooke) Stowell. Diane was the wife of the late Benjamin Randall Duce, to whom...

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Mary Dever, 96

Mary Dever, 96

Mary M. (McNamara) Dever, of Hingham, died peacefully at home surrounded by family Nov. 5. She was 96. Born in Boston on Dec. 13, 1924, she was raised in Dorchester and was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Winifred (Murray) McNamara. Mary attended local schools...

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Mary Mirabile, 93

Mary Mirabile, 93

Mrs. Mary A. (Ciccolo) Mirabile, of Wellesley, formerly of Hopkinton and Waltham, died Nov. 5 at the Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley following a period of declining health. She was 93. Mary was the beloved wife of the late Nicolo A. Mirabile. She leaves her...

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Jorge Corcuera, 50

Jorge Corcuera, 50

Jorge C. Corcuera, 50, passed away following a lengthy illness on Nov. 5 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Born in Lima, Peru, he was the son of Jorge C. Corcuera Villalon and Ines Toscano and moved to the United States in 1987. He married the...

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Maureen Bruce, 78

Maureen Bruce, 78

Maureen F. (Kelley) Bruce of Belmont passed away Oct. 31 at the age of 78. She was the beloved mother of James W. Bruce and wife Jessica of Hopkinton, and the cherished Nana of Alexis and Nathan Bruce. She also was the loving sister of Priscilla Beadle of Hull,...

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Joseph Pyne, 81

Joseph Pyne, 81

Joseph V. Pyne Jr., 81, died Nov. 2 following a brief illness. Joe lived his entire life in Hopkinton, attending the Hopkinton Public Schools and graduating in the class of 1957 as class president. Joe attended Brown University for two years before entering the U.S....

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Harold Stevens, 85

Harold Stevens, 85

Harold Ray Stevens, 85, formerly a resident of Westminster, Maryland, died on Oct. 30 at his residence in Hopkinton with family by his side. Professor emeritus of English at McDaniel College, he was born May 20, 1936, in Macon, Georgia, the son of Sudie MacManus and...

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Ann Ethier, 85

Ann Ethier, 85

Ann E. Ethier, 85, of Yarmouth and formerly of Hopkinton and Holliston, passed away at Maplewood at Mayflower in West Yarmouth on Oct. 24. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Lucy (Ladd) and Arthur W. Coverly. She was the wife of the late Ronald...

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Mary Abbott, 82

Mary Abbott, 82

Mary “Sister” Catherine Abbott, 82, of Northborough and formerly of Framingham, passed away on Oct. 25. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Margaret “Peg” (Doyle) and James “Del” Ryan. She was the wife of 55 years to Raymond Abbott. Mary was an avid...

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