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Obituaries

David Spindel, 55

David Spindel, 55

David Spindel, 55, a former resident of Blaire House of Milford, passed away at Milford Hospital on June 14 due to complications of COVID-19. Some of us breeze through life without a care in the world. And some, like Dave, are dealt a very difficult hand in life....

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Maureen Aylward, 76

Maureen F. Aylward, 76, died June 17 in Boston after a brief illness. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Curtin) Aylward. She was a 1961 graduate of Hopkinton High School and was employed as an administrator for many area banks. She is...

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Patricia St. Angelo, 78

Patricia St. Angelo, 78

Patricia Ann St. Angelo, 78, of Marlborough and a former longtime resident of Hopkinton, passed away from complications of endometrial cancer on June 9 at her home. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Katherine (Shorten) and Frederick A....

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Beverly Moberg, 90

Beverly Moberg, 90

Beverly A. (Elian) Moberg of Hopkinton died on June 6 at the age of 90 after a long and wonderful life. She was born in Worcester on Jan. 2, 1930, to George and Ruth (Rylander) Elian. She grew up in Worcester and graduated from South High School as a Horace Mann...

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Jack Weglage, 75

Jack Weglage, 75

John (Jack) Lee Weglage, 75, of Westborough and formerly a longtime resident of Holliston, passed away May 29. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Polly (Lee) and David Weglage. He was the husband of 50 years to Sarah (Sally) Weglage. Jack was an Army...

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Phyllis Wiggin, 87

Phyllis Wiggin, 87

Phyllis Ann Hunter Wiggin, 87, formerly of Newton (Waban), died peacefully with her devoted husband at her side on May 26 following a period of declining health. Phyllis was born in Tungchow, China, on Jan. 29, 1933, the daughter of missionaries (United Church Board...

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Jose ‘Zack’ Luis, 67

Jose ‘Zack’ Luis, 67

Jose "Zack" Luis, 67, a longtime Hopkinton resident, died unexpectedly during the early morning hours of May 12. He was the beloved husband of Michele (Martins) Luis, with whom he shared over 40 years of marriage. Born March 9, 1953, in Chaves, Portugal, he was the...

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Larry Parente, 89

Larry Parente, 89

Lawrence (Larry) Stephen Parente, age 89, died peacefully at his home in East Walpole on May 29. Larry was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, on March 26, 1931, to Lorenzo and Luigia (Mancini) Parente, the 12th of 14 children. He attended Lockwood High School in Warwick,...

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Lorraine McCabe, 89

Lorraine McCabe, 89

Lorraine McCabe of Hopkinton passed away at home peacefully on May 28, surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lorraine was predeceased by her husband, Robert, and leaves her adult children, Judy Gifford, Tom...

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Gary Nillissen, 94

Gary Nillissen, 94

Gary M. Nillissen, 94, of Hopkinton passed away May 23 at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Hermina (Steeman) and Joseph Nillissen. He served in the Royal Netherlands East-Indies Air Force as a sergeant...

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Carole Doherty

Carole Doherty

A beautiful soul has taken flight. Our beloved mother, Carole A. Wells Doherty of Hanover, formerly of Hanson, originally from Savin Hill, returned home on May 18. Our tears were no match for the cheers in heaven. She had a limitless capacity to love paired with...

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Arsen DerGarabedian, 81

Arsen DerGarabedian, 81

Arsen DerGarabedian, 81, a U.S. Air Force veteran, passed away peacefully at Milford Regional Medical Center on May 6 after residing in Hopkinton. He is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen DerGarabedian, daughter Sandra, stepdaughters Carolyn and Julie, as well as...

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Ellery Taft, 93

Ellery Taft, 93

Ellery Taft, 93, of Hopkinton passed away on May 6. He was the husband of Madeline L. (Simmons) Taft, who died in 2009. Ellery was a WWII Navy veteran. He joined the Navy in 1945 and had his first job working in the kitchen. From there he worked at the former Draper...

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Roger and Dorothy Corey

Roger and Dorothy Corey

Roger E. Corey, born March 16, 1921, and Dorothy (Haywood) Corey, born Dec. 22, 1916, first met in the spring of 1944 while both were stationed in West Palm Beach, Florida, with the Army Air Corps. Roger served as a radar specialist and Dorothy as a cryptographer. If...

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Shelli Breault, 64

Shelli Breault, 64

Shelli Gwen Breault, 64, of Worcester and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 17. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Beverly Ann (Parker) and Kenneth D. Wilcox Sr. She was the beloved wife of 30 years to David F....

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Christos Papadellis, 97

Christos Papadellis, 97

On May 5, Christos S. Papadellis, loving husband of Niki and father of Randy C. and Louis C., passed peacefully in his home of 56 years after a short illness. Born Aug. 13, 1922, in the village of Anemotia on the island of Lesvos, Greece, the youngest of five...

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Arthur Lane, 93

Arthur Lane, 93

Arthur L. Lane, 93, of Hopkinton passed away May 8 following a short battle with COVID-19. Born in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Goldie and Christopher Lane. He was the husband of 71 years to Ann (Mead) Lane of Hopkinton. Arthur was a Navy...

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David Pierson, 72

David Pierson, 72

David W. Pierson, 72, of Hopkinton passed away April 27 at Milford Hospital after three years at Golden Pond Assisted Living. Born Sept. 11, 1947, in Waterbury, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Edith (Wilber) and David D. Pierson. He lived most of his life in...

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Mary Abajian, 101

Mary Abajian, 101

Mary Abajian, of Framingham and formerly Hopkinton, passed away peacefully after a short battle with COVID-19 on May 7. She would have turned 102 on May 28. She was the wife of the late Paul Abajian — when you saw one, you saw both. Mary is survived by her son, Paul...

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Marilyn Armstrong, 89

Marilyn Armstrong, 89

Marilyn June (McKay) Armstrong, 89, died in Hopkinton on May 1 from complications of COVID-19 and Alzheimer’s. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, on June 23, 1930, she was the only child of the late Hildegarde E. (Zimmermann) Fredrick and Orville B. McKay. After her father...

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