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Obituaries

Mary Schneider

Mary Schneider

Mary Schneider, 84, of Smithville, New Jersey, passed away March 22 surrounded by her loving family. Mary grew up in Hopkinton with her parents and sister, Patricia, where she met and married the love her life, Paul Schneider. Together they celebrated 60 years of...

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Jessie Chesbrough

Jessie I Chesbrough, 86, of Marlborough passed away on March 23 at Marlborough Hospital after a period of declining health. Jessie was predeceased by her husband, Philip Chesbrough, in  2005. She also was the wife of the late Joseph R. Roberts. Jessie was born in...

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Susan Miller

Susan Miller

Susan (Paxton) Miller, born Sept. 6, 1948, died peacefully at home on Feb. 24 surrounded by family after a courageous four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 70 years old. Susan was the wife of Ralph Miller, to whom she was married for 26 years. Born in...

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Patricia Todd

Patricia Todd

Patricia Lee (Donahue) Todd, 97, of Exeter, New Hampshire, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away March 3, surrounded by her loving family, at Langdon Place of Exeter. She was born in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 1922, the daughter of Helen (Connelly) and William...

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Arthur Lowell

Arthur Lowell

Arthur Russell Lowell, 89, passed away March 6 at his home in Hopkinton. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Florence (Pond) and Frank Lowell. He was the husband of 65 years to Barbara (Flood) Lowell. Arthur proudly served in the Army during the Korean War....

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Mary E. Hayward

Mary E. Hayward

Mary E. Hayward, 76, of Hopkinton, passed away Feb. 13. Preceded in death by her husband David, Mary is survived by her mother, M. Elizabeth Palmer of Milford, sisters Georgia Ladeau of Cape Cod, Linda Thomas of Maine and Claudia (Bruce) Garner of Maine, children...

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Dorothy “Dot” Swing

Dorothy “Dot” Swing

Dorothy Elaine Ketner “Dot” Swing, 94, of Salisbury, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 12. Born Oct. 10, 1924, in Salisbury, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Effie Viola Yost Ketner and George Robert Ketner; and the stepdaughter of...

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Kathleen “Bonnie” Gilligan

Kathleen “Bonnie” Gilligan

Kathleen Rose "Bonnie" Gilligan, 80, died from Parkinson's disease on Feb. 4, spending her final days in the compassionate care of Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland after so many years of wonderful support at the Framingham Union Hospital emergency room and many...

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Patrick Potochniak

Patrick Potochniak

Patrick Potochniak, 48, a longtime resident of Hopkinton and more recently of North Conway, New Hampshire, passed away Feb. 1, after a brief battle with a very aggressive form of cancer. A loving son, father, brother and uncle, Pat was a three-sport athlete at...

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Sayra P. Flynn

Sayra P. Flynn

Sayra P. Flynn, 76, a former art teacher in Hopkinton, passed away on Jan. 30 after a long illness in the presence of her loved ones. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Florence Dion. She graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Hearts...

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Susan Jean Fontana

Susan Jean Fontana

Susan Jean Fontana, 56, formerly of East Hartford, Connecticut, died after a brief illness on Jan. 5 at the Mission Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on March 19, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Virginia (Gulli) Fontana....

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Thelma Vorce Kerivan

Thelma Vorce Kerivan

Thelma C. (Brown) Vorce Kerivan, 94, of Hopkinton, died peacefully on Feb. 9 at the Kathleen Daniel Nursing Home in Framingham. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late Hazel (O’Leary) and Charles E. Brown. She was the wife of Frank L. Vorce, who died in 2003,...

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Margaret Powers

Margaret Lillian (Shea) Powers, 94, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 25. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Louise (Craven) and Bartholomew Shea. She was the wife of the late Charles George Powers. Margaret was born, raised and married in Salem, where she...

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James T. Canty

James T. Canty

James T. Canty, 83, of Holliston, passed away Jan. 25 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Mary (McCarthy) and Cornelius Canty. He was the husband of 55 years to  Lorraine (Gargan) Canty of Holliston. James was...

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Christopher Calcagni

Christopher M. Calcagni, 49, of Hopkinton, died Jan. 26 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He leaves his wife, Dr. Patti Zub, two sons, Cole and Eli Calcagni, all of Hopkinton; his parents, Priscilla (Gareau) Calcagni and John...

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Carolyn Diane Schmidt

Carolyn Diane Schmidt, 81, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 26. She was the daughter of the late Doris (Elkins) and Adelbert Prosser. She was the wife of 52 years to Harold D. Schmidt of Hopkinton. Carolyn was a graduate of Hopkinton High School and Boston University....

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Caroline A. Davidge

Caroline A. Davidge

Caroline A. (Kumlin) Davidge, of Blackstone, passed away peacefully on Jan. 24 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of James S. Davidge. Born Dec. 25, 1938, in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of...

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Emery McKenzie

Emery McKenzie

Emery A. “Mac” McKenzie, 88, of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 4 at Metrowest Medical Center. He was born in Milford, son of the late Doris (Kinney) and Angus McKenzie. He was the loving husband of 61 years to Esther (Brown) McKenzie of Hopkinton. Emery was a 1948...

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William Mackin

William Mackin

William A. Mackin, 85, of Hopkinton passed away Dec. 30. Born in Millinocket, Maine, he was the son of the late Harold and Frances (Oliver) Mackin and husband of June (Baker) Mackin. Bill had a long career as an appliance repair technician before becoming an...

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Thomas ‘Roy’ Robson

Thomas “Roy” Robson, 90, of Hopkinton, passed away Dec. 5. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Georgia (Lord) and Thomas P. Robson. He was the husband of Marcia J. (Russell) Robson of Hopkinton. Roy was the co-owner of Robson Cunningham Building...

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