Carleen B. Hageman, 85, of Belmont, New Hampshire, and Fort Myers Beach, Florida, passed away Dec. 4. Born in Middletown, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Thera (Mitchell) and Carleton Bircher. She was the wife of 50 years to the late Charles W. Hageman....
Obituaries
Leo Colborne, 87
Leo V. Colborne Sr., 87, passed away at Melrose Wakefield Hospital on Nov. 30 after a brief illness. Leo was born in Melrose on Oct. 31, 1933, to the late Orland and Fannie (Hunter) Colborne. He was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School. After...
Talbert Pond, 76
Talbert Adair Pond, 76, of Hopkinton passed away Nov. 15 after a brief illness. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, he was the son of the late Garnet and Helen (Banks) Pond. Talbert served his country honorably during the Vietnam War as a Navy corpsman from 1964-68. He...
James Wallace, 59
James E. Wallace Jr., 59, of West Dennis, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 17 at his new home on Cape Cod. Born and raised in Framingham, he was the son of Filomena (Palermo) Wallace and the late James E. Wallace. A 1978 graduate of Framingham North High School, Jimmy...
Minerva Taylor, 87
Minerva Jane Taylor, 87, passed away on Nov. 13. She was born in Cleveland on Feb. 28, 1933, the daughter of the late William McKinley Duncan Jr. and Mary Louisa Duncan. Her father was an executive with the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio, until 1946 when he...
Anthony Plante, 82
Anthony (Tony) Plante of Hopkinton, 82, died of heart failure on Nov. 2 at MetroWest Medical Center. Tony leaves his wife of 57 years, Barbara (DeLuca), formerly of Milford, daughter Stacey, son-in-law Joseph, and granddaughters Toni, Kelsey and Andie Brothers, all of...
Mohamed Onsi, 84
Professor Mohamed “Mo” Onsi, 84, passed away Nov. 22 in Syracuse, New York. He was born in Egypt and moved to Cairo in his teens to study accounting. After graduating with honors from Cairo University, he worked briefly at the National Bank of Egypt. He was appointed...
Pat Basinger, 78
Pat (Chesmore) Basinger, of York Beach, Maine, and previously of Hopkinton, transitioned to her new life, very quietly and gently, on Nov. 12 in the company of her daughters. To know Pat was to know the essence of her spirit and what she loved: her family, hosting the...
Joanne Phipps, 74
Joanne M. Phipps, 74, of Hopkinton died Nov. 23 after a battle with Alzheimer’s. She is predeceased by her husband, Lawrence “Butch” Phipps, to whom she was married for over 40 years. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Francis “Max” Carey and Mary...
Marilyn DiBenedetto
Marilyn A. “Cookie” (Corcoran) diBenedetto of Clinton, formerly of Wayland, died peacefully in the comfort and care of her family on Nov. 16. She was the devoted wife of Bernard "Barney" diBenedetto of Clinton. She was the beloved mother of Bernard diBenedetto Jr. and...
Donald Wilson, 85
Donald R. Wilson, 85, of Phillipston and formerly of Hopkinton, died peacefully in his residence Nov. 15 after a long illness. He was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on March 28, 1935, son of the late William H. and Caroline D. (Ebbighausen) Wilson and was a graduate...
Stephen Gilbert, 70
Stephen Mark Gilbert of Salem, formerly of Newton and Hopkinton, passed away Nov. 5 after a lengthy illness at the age of 70. He was the son of Belle Gilbert Barron (z”l) and Manny Gilbert (z”l). He is survived by his sister, Laurie Gilbert Albert (David Albert),...
Beverly Mastroianni, 87
After a tough yet courageous fight with cancer, Mrs. Beverly Louise (Page) Mastroianni, 85, of Milford passed away peacefully in her sleep with family by her side on Nov. 4. During her fight with cancer, Beverly was always determined, strong-willed and inspirational,...
Robert Marlette, 81
Robert Henry Marlette of Hopkinton died peacefully on Nov. 3 after living a full, rich life for 81 years. Bob was born in Oneonta, New York, the son of Herbert Theodore and Mildred Mabel Mather Marlette. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 42 years, Marilyn...
Joseph Kenney, 67
Joseph Kenney, 67, a longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away on Oct. 29. Born in Buffalo, he was the son of Grace (Sarcino) Kenney of Northborough and the late John Kenney. Joe grew up in Framingham and was a 1971 graduate of Framingham High School. For 39 years...
David Clements, 87
David Robert Clements, 87, loving husband of Ursula A. (Della Rodolfa) Clements, died Oct. 24 in his Ipswich home following a brief illness. David was born Aug. 27, 1933, in Browns’ Square in Ipswich. He was the fifth of seven children born at home to the late Joseph...
Shirley LePage, 77
Shirley A. LePage, 77, of Zephyrhills, Florida, and Gilford, New Hampshire, passed away on Oct. 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Shirley was born on May 2, 1943, in Framingham, the adopted daughter of Francis and Elda (Green) Arms. Shirley was raised in...
Daniel Laughlin, 90
Daniel R. Laughlin, 90, of Hopkinton and formerly of Cochituate, died peacefully and comfortably on Oct. 19 following a period of declining health. Dan was born on Dec. 22, 1929, in Cochituate to Edward Laughlin and Emily (O’Halloran) Laughlin. He attended Wayland...
Richard Odell, 62
Rick Odell, 62, a longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away Oct. 18 after a battle with cancer. He passed at his home in Southwick, surrounded by his loved ones. Richard was born in Summit, New Jersey, to Shirley J. (King) Odell (now of Southwick) and the late...
Daniel Shea, 60
Daniel Shea, 60, of Ashland, passed away Oct. 19 at Tufts Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield, he was the son of the late Irene (Skubel) and John Shea. He was the husband of 29 years to Amy (Wright) Shea of Ashland. A lifelong Ashland...