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Obituaries

James F. Sullivan

James F. Sullivan

James F. Sullivan, 77, of Upton and formerly of Hopkinton, entered into eternal rest on April 1. He is the beloved husband to Gerda Sullivan. Born July 26, 1942, in Framingham, he was a son of the late Timothy and Catherine (Danahy) Sullivan. He was raised and...

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Carl ‘CJ’ Harris

Carl ‘CJ’ Harris

Carl “CJ” Harris Jr., 27, an old soul, completed his journey on earth on March 29 at Boston Children's Hospital, of complications from a bone marrow transplant last May. With his parents by his side, he is finally free from pain. Always with a smile and a kind word to...

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William Eddy, 94

William A. Eddy, M.D., age 94, of Framingham passed away on March 31. He was born in Hartford to the late Eva Miller Eddy and Edward George Eddy. Dr. Eddy was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Cantor Eddy. He is survived by his son, Wayne Eddy and his wife, Tina,...

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Stella Babaian

Stella Babaian of Hopkinton passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 19 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was 58 years old. Stella was born Sept. 12, 1961, in Baku, Azerbaijan. She and her family would later flee war-torn...

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Linda Snape-Newberry

Linda (Bortz) Snape-Newberry of Hopkinton passed away on March 29 at Milford Regional Medical Center. Born April 18, 1945, in Jefferson, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Carolyn (Rich) and Dean Bortz. She was the wife of 23 years of Wayne Newberry of Hopkinton....

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John Aroian

John Aroian

John Stanislaw Aroian, known as Jack to his many friends and relatives, passed away on March 22 at the age of 75. Born in Virginia at the end of WWII, he was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Wilk) Aroian. He is survived by his very beloved daughter, Kate Aroian and...

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Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Michael James Murphy Jr., 55, of Uxbridge and formerly Hopkinton, passed away after a short illness on March 27 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Ellen (Reilly) O’Leary of Hopkinton and the late Michael James Murphy. Michael was a 1983...

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Vurla Evelyn O’Hara

Vurla Evelyn O’Hara, 88, of Marstons Mills passed away March 12 at home surrounded by her family. Born in 1931 in Gardner to the late Alvin Severance and Doris (Blake) Hill, Vurla was raised in Athol and was a graduate of Athol High School. Vurla was a member of the...

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Thomas J. Robson

Thomas J. Robson

Thomas J. Robson, 23, of Rockland passed away unexpectedly on March 7. He struggled with drug addiction throughout his short life and was turning around his life when he relapsed. He was employed by Rug Merchant in Rockland and loved his job and coworkers. He just...

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Stephen M. Hayes

Stephen M. Hayes, 57, died unexpectedly Feb. 27 at his home. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Edward and Geraldine (Pucci) Hayes. He was raised in Hopkinton. Stephen worked as a carpenter with several local construction firms. Steve loved to fish...

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Robert E. Priore

Robert E. Priore

Robert E. Priore, 74, of Uxbridge passed away Feb. 23 at Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Susan E. (Fahey) Priore. He had been employed as an electrician and later as the energy network coordinator at Wellesley College for 37 years before his...

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Paul J. Schiloski

Paul J. Schiloski, 74, passed away on March 5 while residing in the Philippines. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Charlotte (Smith) and Robert Schiloski of Hopkinton. He is survived by his sons, Paul Schiloski and Micheal Ricchiazzi of Framingham, along...

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Mark Bell

Mark Bell

Mark Edward Bell, 64, of Hopkinton passed away surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in New York City and raised in Nanuet, New York, he was the son of the late Florence (Pantano) and Edward F. Bell. He was the husband of 36...

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Desmond Clark

Desmond Edward Clark, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 14 in Marysville, California. He was born on Nov. 26, 1955, in Hartford to the late Edward R. Clark and Fabiola Noel Clark. A graduate of Penney High School, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering...

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Gloria Webb

Gloria Webb

Gloria (Briglia) Webb passed away on Feb. 28 from natural causes. She was 95 years old. Gloria was born in Baltimore in 1924 to naturalized immigrant parents. Her father, Romolo Briglia, and mother, Carolina (Baldi) Briglia, came to the United States from Lucca,...

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Patricia Rutkowski

Patricia Rutkowski

Former Hopkinton resident Patricia A. Rutkowski, 76, died Feb. 25 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. She was the wife of the late Edward “Charlie” Rutkowski, who died in 1984. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and...

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Helen Hebert

Helen Hebert

Helen Margaret Hebert, 15, of Medway passed away at her home on Feb. 25. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of Sharon A. (McGrath) and Walter S. Hebert of Medway (a former longtime resident of Hopkinton). Helen was a burst of sunshine and energy. She had an old...

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Paul Nordstrom

Paul Nordstrom

Paul Edward Nordstrom, 89, of North Grafton and formerly of Hopkinton and Wareham, passed away March 2. Born in Newton, he was the son of the late Grace E. (Jackson) and Edward L. Nordstrom. He was the husband of 65 years to Norma (Hazen) Nordstrom. A carpenter,...

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George Gross

George Gross

George F. Gross, 86, of Hopkinton passed away Feb. 28. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Gertrude (Dame) and George H. Gross. George was a graduate of Bentley University, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He was an Army veteran who served...

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Francis Pyne

Francis Pyne

Francis J. Pyne, 80, of Hopkinton passed away Feb. 14 after a period of declining health. Born in Milford, he was the son of the late Lonnie and Mary (Kennedy) Pyne. A graduate of Hopkinton High School, he went on to serve his country honorably with the Army from...

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