Nicole Carpenter

Nicole Lynn Carpenter, 40, of Hopkinton, passed away peacefully on Aug. 13, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness. She was the daughter of Donna (Smith) Souter and the late Robert Carpenter.

She was born in Framingham and lived most of her life in Hopkinton, where she grew up. She loved to cook and enjoyed spending time with her two sons, hiking, fishing, bike riding and bowling.

On Aug. 2, Nicole was united in a spiritual ceremony to her fiance, John Moran of Milford.

She is survived by her two loving sons, Devlin and Hunter Carpenter of Hopkinton, her mother, Donna Souter, her stepfather, Thomas Souter of Ashby, her grandmother, Diana Smith of Hopkinton, and her sister, Michelle Carpenter. She also leaves her beloved cat, “Skippy.”

A celebration of life was to take place at a later date.

Donations in Nicole’s name may be made to Autism Speaks.