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Obituaries

Eleanor Cunis, 103

Eleanor Cunis, 103

Eleanor E. Cunis, known as Jean, passed away peacefully Oct. 22 at the age of 103. Born in 1918 in Natick, Jean grew up in Framingham and graduated from Framingham High School in 1936. She attended Framingham Business College and worked briefly at Telechron before...

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Ruth Geveke, 93

Ruth Geveke, 93

Ruth H. Geveke passed away peacefully on Oct. 22 at the age of 93. Born in 1928 in Paterson, New Jersey, Ruth grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey, and graduated Eastern Christian Academy. In 1950, she married John Geveke of Paterson, New Jersey. Ruth had been living in...

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Jill Welch, 65

Jill L. Welch (Parker), 65, of Hopkinton and formerly of Northbridge, died in Northbridge after an illness. Jill was born on July 9, 1956, in Whitinsville to the late Angus A. and Gloria W. (Skoog) Parker. Jill worked for many years at the Picadilly Pub in...

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William Keefe, 86

William Keefe, 86

William John Keefe, 86, of Plymouth and formerly Hopkinton, passed away Oct. 20. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Pauline (Bouret) and William Keefe. Bill was the beloved husband of 41 years to Judy A. (Johnson) Keefe of Plymouth. Judy and Bill were life...

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Joseph Cook, 59

Joseph Cook, 59

Longtime Hopkinton postal carrier Joseph H. Cook, 59, passed on Oct. 19 at MetroWest Hospital in Framingham after being stricken ill. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Dianne M. (Hill) Cook. He also is survived by his two children, Kaitlynn M. Muse and...

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Jay Brown, 88

Jay M. Brown, 88, of Hopkinton, formerly of Hamden, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on Oct. 20. Jay was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 26, 1933. He was the son of the late Sidney and Bertha (Bert) Brown. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Merle...

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Esther McLellan, 81

Esther McLellan, 81

Esther Charlotte (Smith) McLellan, age 81, passed away peacefully on Oct. 15 at Whitney Place in Sharon, surrounded by love. Born in North Stratford, New Hampshire, on April 28, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Selma K. (Keenan) Smith. She was raised surrounded...

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Vera Geissinger, 93

Vera Geissinger, 93

Vera E. (Melchior) Geissinger, 93, of Ashland died suddenly Oct. 11 at the Casa de Ramana Rehabilitation Center. Born in Germany, Vera was a longtime resident of Hopkinton, and had been a resident of Ashland for the past 16 years. She was the only child of Walter and...

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Thomas Brock, 82

Thomas Brock, 82

Thomas P. Brock, 82, a retired sergeant of the Massachusetts State Police after 28 years, died Oct. 13 at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Marie Janet (St. Pierre) Brock, to whom he was married for 31 years. Born in Hopkinton, he was the son of the...

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Stephen Gates, 76

Stephen Gates, 76

Stephen Gates, longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away after a brief illness on Oct. 10. Steve was a baby boomer, born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 2, 1945, to the late Norbert S. and Rose M Gates. The family moved to New Milford, New Jersey, and later to...

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Mary Neary, 93

Mary Neary, 93

Mary Alice (Curley) Neary, 93, of Natick died Oct. 11 with her daughters by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas Martin Neary, married for 56 years. Born in Natick and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Thomas L. Curley and Alice F....

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Maria Torres-Purvis, 29

Maria Torres-Purvis, 29

Maria Torres-Purvis of Hopkinton passed away suddenly on Sept. 28. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Feb. 19, 1992, to Maria (Quiles) Cruz and Edwin Torres. She graduated from Marlborough High School alongside her husband and daughter in May 2010. She briefly...

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Barbara Nickerson, 98

Barbara Nickerson, 98

Barbara Nickerson, 98, of Holliston went to be with the Lord on Oct. 7 at the Blaire House in Milford. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Cecilia (LaCroix) and Willard Bagster. She was the wife of 45 years to the late Lindsay Joseph Harper. She then...

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Larry Pomeroy, 80

Lawrence “Larry” W. Pomeroy, 80, died Oct. 4 at St. Patrick’s Manor, Framingham. He was the husband of Margaret (Smith) Pomeroy, to whom he was married for 57 years. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Marshall and Mary (O'Hara) Pomeroy. A graduate of Boston...

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Jeanne Miley, 65

Jeanne Miley, 65

Jeanne Marie Miley, 65, of Holliston passed away at her home on Sept. 30. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Margaret (Cahill) Miley of Holliston and the late Daniel A. Miley. A beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Jeanne was at the center of her family. She looked...

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David Keating, 85

David Keating, 85

David Charles Keating passed away Sept. 25 at the age of 85. He was born in Boston on May 4, 1936, and grew up in Jamaica Plain. David spent his life living in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston; Waterville Valley, New Hampshire; Stuart, Florida; and Bourne. David...

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Ulysses Comeau, 87

Ulysses Roy Comeau, 87, died Sept. 22 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham with complications of pneumonia. He was the husband of the late Joan (Dumas) Comeau, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.  She predeceased him in December 2017. Born in Fredericton,...

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Lee Jackson, 72

Lee Jackson, 72

Lee Jackson, 72,  formerly of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly at his home at Indian Lake Estates, Florida, on Sept. 9. Born in Framingham in 1949, he was the son of Margret and the late Phil Jackson, the beloved husband of the late Jean Coisman, and the father of...

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David Rice, 75

David Rice, 75

David Alan Rice, 75, of Bellingham, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sept. 19. Born in Dorchester, he was the son of the late Ruth (Ingalls) and Clyde Rice. David was a 1963 graduate of Bellingham High School. He then went on to earn an associate degree from...

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Madeline Norton, 88

Madeline Norton, 88

Madeline J. Norton, 88, of Hopkinton passed away Sept. 14 at her home surrounded by family. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late John and June (Sobieski) Garvey and wife of the late Henry “Bud” Norton, who died in 1985. Madeline worked as a bookkeeper for...

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