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Obituaries

Gabriele Heale, 75

Gabriele Heale, 75

Gabriele Heale passed peacefully on April 17 after an unexpected illness. She is survived by her two daughters, Susan Heale Craig and spouse Clinton Craig of North Grafton, and Kristina Heale and fiancé John Perotti of Montgomery, Alabama; her siblings, Inge Toner and...

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Michael Parnell, 67

Michael Parnell, 67

Michael Francis Parnell, 67, of Hopkinton died July 3 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Maureen E. (Davis) Parnell for the past three years. Born in Chelsea on Nov. 29, 1953, the son of Donald Parnell of Holliston...

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George Jongeling, 78

George Jongeling, 78

George Behrend Jongeling, 78, of Milford passed away June 29. George was a generous, wise and kind man whose life was truly a blessing to his loving family and his many friends. Born in 1943 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, George was the eldest child of George and...

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Donald Sears, 95

Donald Sears, 95

Donald Quentin Sears, 95, of Hopkinton passed away at his home on June 29. Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Edith (Hubbard) and Chester Hunt Sears. He was the beloved husband of 68 years to Margaret “Peg”(Schermerhorn) Sears of Hopkinton. Don and Peg raised...

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Rosemarie Phipps, 82

Rosemarie Phipps, 82

Rosemarie Phipps, 82, of Hopkinton passed away June 28 at Golden Pond Assisted Living in Hopkinton, surrounded by family. Born Sept. 22, 1938, in Natick, she was a longtime resident of Framingham and Hopkinton. Rosemarie worked hard her whole life at many jobs,...

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Sharon Schiloski, 73

Sharon Schiloski, 73

Sharon E. Schiloski, 73, of Hopkinton passed away suddenly on June 26 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, surrounded by her five boys. Born March 26, 1948, in Framingham, she was the loving daughter of the late Francis and Helen (Bernard) Deiana. She was the wife of...

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Walter Hanscomb, 91

Walter Hanscomb, 91

Walter G. Hanscomb, 91, of Hopkinton and formerly of Ashland, passed away June 21 at his home with his family by his side. Born Nov. 17, 1929, in Plymouth, New Hampshire, he was the son of the late Walter and Charlotte (Hazelton) Hanscomb and husband to the late...

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Sharon Mormino, 76

Sharon Mormino, 76

Sharon L. (Beck) Mormino, a longtime resident of Framingham and formerly of Kaolin, Pennsylvania, passed away June 15 with her daughters and her husband of 51 years by her side. She was 76. When she passed, she was at home where she had been fighting her battle with...

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Beth Lavoie, 70

Beth Lavoie, 70

Beth Lavoie passed away peacefully on June 19, lovingly surrounded by her family at her home of 41 years in Hopkinton. Born on March 2, 1951, in Syracuse, New York, Beth was the first of five children of the late Dolores (Reynolds) and Edward Burke. She and her late...

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Sandra Dow, 76

Sandra Dow, 76

Sandra Lea Dow, 76, passed away June 15 at Milford Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Charles Dow, to whom she was married for 52 years. Born in Amsterdam, New York, she was the daughter of the late John and Sadie...

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Karen Sherman, 53

Karen Sherman, 53

Karen L. Sherman, 53 of Goochland, Virginia, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away on June 12. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Shirley (Swain) and Bruce Creswell Sr. She was the former wife of Ralph Sherman Jr. of Rhode Island. Karen was a member...

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Marilyn Heavey, 82

Marilyn Heavey, 82

Marilyn M. “Mandy” (Moore) Heavey of Danvers, formerly of Natick, passed away on June 10 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in San Diego on June 11, 1938, Mandy lived in many places as her family moved with her Navy father from base to base, including...

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John Sweet, 85

John Sweet, 85

John K. "Jack" Sweet Jr., 85, passed peacefully on June 10 at his home in Hopkinton with his family by his side. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late John K. (Sr.) and Cora (MacKay) Sweet. He was the husband of Catherine M. (Kenney) Sweet, to whom he was...

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Robert Healy, 80

Robert Healy, 80

Robert J. Healy, of Plainville and formerly Millis, passed away on June 3 after a period of declining health. Robert was born on March 5, 1941, to the late Regina Rogers (Lucier) of Millis, and he was the beloved husband of Nancy (Will) Healy. Bob (as he was known to...

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John Martin, 62

John Martin, 62

John E. Martin, 62, of Holliston and formerly of Ashland, passed away unexpectedly after a period of declining health at his home. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (White) Martin. John worked for many years transporting cars at Adessa...

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Mary Bertschmann, 86

Mary Bertschmann, 86

Mary Ellen (Hession) Bertschmann passed away peacefully at her home of 50 years in Sherborn on May 30. She was 86 and had been surrounded by her loving husband, three sons, three daughters-in-law and 10 grandchildren. Mary was a loving, caring and dedicated wife,...

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Nate Lebreche, 31

Nate Lebreche, 31

Nathaniel L. Labreche, 31, of Burlington passed away suddenly at his home on May 22. Nate was the beloved son of Lisa E. Poitrast and the late Laurence M. Labreche. He is survived by his sister, Emily E. Poitrast; his stepdad, Stephen C. Poitrast; and his longtime...

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Christine Zullo-MacGregor, 71

Christine Zullo-MacGregor, 71

Christine Anne Zullo-MacGregor of Natick passed peacefully on May 10 at the age of 71. She was surrounded by family at her bedside, including her caregiver, Mary Obiero, an angel and blessing to our family. We cannot thank her enough for her unconditional care and...

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David Walker, 93

David Alan Walker, 93, husband of the late Peggy Clark Walker and a resident of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully May 22. Born Jan. 9, 1928, in Hackensack, New Jersey, he was the son of Forbes Walker and Ruth (Stoutenburgh) Walker. Dave is survived by daughter Julie...

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Thomas Miller, 89

Thomas Miller, 89

Thomas Miller, 89, of Hopkinton and formerly of Athol, passed away peacefully May 15 at his home after a long struggle with cancer. Tom was born in Athol on Nov. 19, 1932, to the late Perley “Bill” Miller and the late Agnes (Horrigan) Miller. He grew up in Athol,...

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