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Obituaries

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...

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Richard Odell, 62

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...

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Daniel Shea, 60

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...

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Lucille Guerrini-Burks, 83

Lucille Guerrini-Burks, 83

Lucille Napolitano Guerrini Burks, 83, known to friends and family as “Lou” and “Nonni,” passed away after a brief illness on Oct. 9 at her home in West Yarmouth with her family close by. Lou was born Dec. 15, 1936, in Boston to Helen “Nellie” Gallo and Antonio “Tony”...

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Tony O’Baoill, 69

Tony O’Baoill, 69

Antoine “Tony” O’Baoill, 69, of Watertown passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 9. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of Margaret (O’Reilly) and Anthony Boyle. Tony was raised and spent most of his childhood in Finglas, Dublin, Ireland. Tony was a renaissance man. He...

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Joseph Donovan, 84

Joseph Donovan, 84

Joseph Leo Donovan died quietly at home the morning of Sept. 22 in Kissimmee, Florida. He was born in Boston in 1936. He was a graduate of Boston College and received his master’s degree from Framingham State University. He was a captain in the U.S. Army. He began his...

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Ann Forrest, 87

Ann Forrest, 87

Ann Louise Forrest, 87, of Hopkinton passed away Sept. 29. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Mabel (Melanson) and Richard Doucette. She was the wife of the late Kenneth David Forrest. Ann had worked for the telephone company until 1967. She was an...

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Eugene Calderazzo, 88

Eugene Calderazzo, 88

Eugene E. Calderazzo passed away at his home in Burlington on Sept. 23. He was 88 years old. Eugene was born, raised, and educated in San Donato, Italy. He was the son of the late Peter and Beatrice Calderazzo. As a child, Gene lived through the perils of World War...

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Gloria Cipolla, 89

Gloria Cipolla, 89

Gloria R. Cipolla, 89, returned home to God on Sept. 24. She was a 50-year resident of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, where she raised four children with her beloved husband Gaetano A. “Tot” Cipolla Jr., who died in 1998. In her later years Gloria lived near her son...

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Thomas Ellam, 72

Thomas Ellam, 72

Thomas Joseph Ellam, 72, of Hopkinton passed away Sept. 23 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Clinton, he was the son of the late Katharine (Durkin) and Joseph H. Ellam. He leaves behind his wife, Susan Stevens of Hopkinton; his daughter, Sarah...

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Patricia Kelley

Patricia Kelley

Patricia M. “Patsy” (Ryan) Kelley of South Boston passed away peacefully on Sept. 19. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank J. Kelley. She was the loving mother of Francis E. Kelley and his wife, Marianne, of Milton, Patricia Lampron of Dorchester, Steve Kelley...

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Joanne Ouellet, 75

Joanne Ouellet, 75

Joanne M. (Powell) Ouellet, 75, of Milford and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away Sept. 18 with her family by her side, after a short period of declining health. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Irene (Shaw) Powell and is survived by her...

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Patricia Pantera, 70

Patricia Pantera, 70

Patricia “Pat” Ann (Carr) Pantera, 70, of Bellingham died peacefully on Sept. 8 at her home after battling leukemia. It would be wrong to say that Pat lost her battle because she never stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she was always determined. She is...

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Mary Wise, 84

Mary Wise, 84

Mary Wise, age 84, of Hopkinton, formerly of Natick, passed away with her family by her side on Sept. 14 after entering hospice care in early June. Mary was born and educated in Newton, graduating from Our Lady’s School, class of 1952. After graduation she worked at...

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Rose Scianna, 95

Rose Scianna, 95

Rose M. Scianna, 95, of Hopkinton passed away Sept. 10 at Timothy Daniels House in Holliston. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late Immaculata (Paganuzzi) and Joseph Ortenzi. She was the wife of 70 years to Nicholas P. Scianna of Hopkinton (previously...

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Mason Lee, 13

Mason Lee, 13

Mason (Jennifer) Lee, 13, of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 1. Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, he was the child of Kim Henderson-Lee and Andrew Lee of Hopkinton. Mason was an outstanding student at Hopkinton Middle School, where he had a small but...

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Mary Midura, 91

Mary Midura, 91

Mary J. (Juzaszek) Midura, 91, a longtime resident of Framingham, died at her home on Aug. 25. Born in Chicopee, the daughter of the late Severyn and Mary (Kuk) Juzaszek, she was the beloved wife of the late Ernest A. Midura for 62 years. Mary graduated from Chicopee...

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George Reimann Jr., 84

George Reimann Jr., 84

George Paul Reimann Jr., 84, of Hopkinton passed away at UMass Memorial Medical Center on Aug. 22. Born in Needham, he was the son of the late Margaret (Atwood) and George P. Reimann Sr. He was the husband of 30 years to Nancy (Rising) Reimann of Hopkinton. George was...

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Joseph Bleakney, 63

Joseph Bleakney, 63

Joseph E. Bleakney passed away peacefully at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence on Aug. 8 after a brief illness. Joe was born and raised in Framingham, one of four children to Charles W. and Rosemary Y. (Grant) Bleakney Jr. He was a graduate of the J.P. Keefe...

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Elaine LaBonte, 90

Elaine LaBonte, 90

Elaine LaBonte passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 13 surrounded by love. Born on April 1, 1930, in Great Barrington, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Owens) Norton, and Irene Gerard Norton. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 47 years,...

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