Obituaries
November 16, 2019
Warwick, MA and formerly of Woodville- Joel V. Rice, 60, of Warwick, MA, formerly of Woodville, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Alden and Dorenda (Stewart) Rice. Joel graduated ...November 15, 2019
Holliston- Jared Hopestill Adams, 83, departed this life on November 15th after a brief illness. The son of Robert Haviland Adams and Dorothy Leland Adams, he was a life-long resident of Holliston. Jerry graduated from Phillips Exeter Academ...November 15, 2019
Holliston- Harvey L. Buck, 80, of Holliston, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Ruth M. (Auringer) and Harold Buck. Harvey was a longtime employee of the Holliston Tree Department. He was a car a...November 14, 2019
Holliston- Liselotte Ward, 89, of Holliston, passed away at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Mari (Klendauer) and Simon Niebler. She was the wife of the late J...November 13, 2019
Hopkinton- Joseph William Pratt Jr., 64, of Salisbury and formerly of Hopkinton and Westborough, passed away at his home unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Mary Catherine (O’Brien) Pratt of Hopk...November 11, 2019
Hopkinton- Jeremy Michael Farrell, 42, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at his home following a valiant battle with drug addiction and mental illness. Born in Framingham, he was the son of Cynthia (White) Farrell of Hopkinton and ...November 6, 2019
Hopkinton- Charlotte Jean Masters, age 5, of Hopkinton, went to heaven the morning of Wednesday, November 6, 2019. She was held lovingly by her parents as she became an angel. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Chris and Genny Masters. Cha...November 4, 2019
Winifred “Winnie” (Ford) Moore, 91, of West Hartford, Conn., died peacefully on November 4, 2019, surrounded by family. Winnie was born on February 28, 1928, and grew up in Sea Cliff, NY. She and her husband Jim spent the early years of their m...November 1, 2019
Holliston- John Joseph Hand, 80, of Holliston, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 1, 2019. Born in New York, New York, he was the son of the late Anastasia (Patopwitcz) and Francis J. Hand. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, N...October 29, 2019
Holliston- Neyt Yovicsin passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the age of 22. A lifelong resident of Holliston, MA, Neyt was born in Boston on August 26, 1997 and was a graduate of Holliston High School, Class of 2015. Neyt is survived by h...October 25, 2019
Hopkinton- Peter Kenneth Familetto, 69, of Hopkinton, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Eleanor (L’Esperance) and Lawrence Familetto. He was the husband of 18 years to Kathleen (Hardin) Familetto o...October 25, 2019
Holliston- Christine Owens Sherman, 68, of Holliston and York Beach, Maine, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Ida (Nelson) Mucha of New Britain, CT ...October 23, 2019
Holliston- Todd Michael Mayo, 56, of Holliston passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Born in Natick, he was the son of Nancy (Hardigan) Mayo of Sherborn, and the late John M. Mayo III. He was the husband of 23 years to Dawn (Erskine) Mayo of...October 21, 2019
Hopkinton- Theodore L. "Ted" Gassett, 76, a lifelong resident of Hopkinton, died peacefully Mon. Oct. 21, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Carol A. (Stevens) Gassett; their children, William A. Gassett and partner Adrienne Holli...October 20, 2019
Natick- Jenna Marie Paolillo, 35, of Natick and formerly of Newton and Holliston, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 20, 2019, due to complications of Type 1, Juvenile Diabetes. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Nicholas A. Paolillo ...October 17, 2019
Holliston- Ruth M. VanFossen, 69, of Holliston, passed away October 17th while surrounded by the eternal love of her family at the Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Melia) and Arthur F. ...October 17, 2019
Holliston- Thomas L. Noonan, 79, of Holliston, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Weymouth, he was the son of the late Louise (McElveen) and Ralph Noonan. He was the husband of 56 years to the late Maj- Brit...October 15, 2019
Bellingham- Michele Ann Flanagan, 67, of Bellingham, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of Paula (Paris) and Louis Bisson. Michele enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, spending time with family and loved her animal...October 15, 2019
Hopkinton- Grace Ellen Keith, 88, of Hopkinton, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Edith Madelyn (Carter) and James W. Bancroft. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Keith who passed away i...October 13, 2019
Falmouth- Warren Coolidge, 85, of Falmouth and formerly of Holliston, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Carlyle House in Framingham. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Ida V. (Barry) and George H. Coolidge Sr. Warren was...October 10, 2019
Hopedale and formerly Franklin- John Paul MacNeil, 51, of Hopedale, and a former longtime Franklin resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Born in Milford, he was the son of Janet (Surette) Ma...October 8, 2019
Arlington- Cathy Ann Desrosiers, 66, of Arlington and formerly of Holliston, Medway and Ft. Myers, FL, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of Katherine “Kay” (McLaughlin) Mahoney of Milford and the late Jo...October 4, 2019
Franklin- Kathleen M. Hannon, 69, of Franklin, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at Medway Country Manor with her husband by her side, on October 4, 2019 after a long illness. She was born on January 7, 1950 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Kathleen...October 1, 2019
Dorothy M. Hirth, 95, of Lakeland, FL and formerly of Braintree, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Beaumont Nursing Center in Westborough. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Olive (Woods) and James Beatty Castles. She wa...September 23, 2019
Milford- Theodore Antoneskou Jr., 60, of Milford, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Theodore Antoneskou and Theresa H. Grouleau, who passed away in Au...