Oct 27, 2022

Doris Fleming Cialdea, 84 of Milford formerly of Ashland passed away Thurs. Oct. 27 th after a period of declining health.  She was the daughter of the late James and Susan MacGregor and wife of the late Giulio P. Cialdea who died in 1985.  Doris was active in the Federated Church of Ashland for many years and enjoyed entertaining...

Oct 27, 2022

Claire T. Higgins, 96 of Ashland passed away Thur. Oct. 27 th with her family by her side.  She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (McCann) Shea and wife of the late Harold C. Higgins Jr.  As a young woman, Claire worked as a switchboard operator at Raytheon Co. and later worked as a receptionist at...

Oct 26, 2022

Janie C. Crowley, 102 of Ashland formerly of Dover passed away Wed. Oct. 26, 2022.  Born in Cape Breton, Canada; she was the daughter of the late Dougald and Elizabeth (Fraser) Campbell and wife of the late Travis Crowley.

Janie is survived by Betty Campbell of Ashland, and many nieces and nephews in Canada and the US....

Oct 25, 2022

Jane Marie Carrasquillo, 51, a lifelong resident of Ashland passed away suddenly Tue. Oct. 25, 2022.  Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Beverly (Hartshorn) White.  Jane is the beloved wife of James Carrasquillo.  A loving and devoted mother to her three children, Jane was also a devoted and active member of Connect Church...

Oct 20, 2022

Hildegard Popovich, 73, longtime resident of Ashland, MA, passed away suddenly on October 20, 2022. She was the daughter of Hildegard and Donald McCormack. She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years Frederick Popovich, her three children, Frederick Popovich, David Popovich and his wife Andrea, and Alexis Brunsell and her husband Jeffrey Brunsell.

Hildegard (Kelly)...

Oct 17, 2022

Jami Lee Bradley (Hand), 60, of Marlborough, former longtime resident of Framingham and Ashland, passed away peacefully on Mon Oct. 17th surrounded by her family and closest friends. She was the daughter of Judy (Merget) Hand of Georgia, formerly of Framingham. Jami will be remembered as a beautifully kind soul despite her struggles with mental illness and alcoholism. She...

Oct 12, 2022

Michael Darren Hickey passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at age 42. Michael was born October 13, 1979, in Nashua, NH, to Judith Lynn (Dulz) Hickey and the late Robert James Hickey. He lived in the Ashland, MA area until moving to Charlotte, NC in 2015.

Michael had a deep love of being in nature, whether...

Oct 7, 2022

Richard F. Briggs, 83 of Plymouth passed away Friday Oct. 7th after a period of declining health.  Born in Hyannis, he was the son of the late Theodore and Genevieve (Kendrick) Briggs.  Richard was a licensed electrician in the Plymouth and Cape Cod areas for the past 50 years, most recently working for Buzzards Bay Electric.  He served his...

Sep 28, 2022

Raymond L. Cottengaim, 76, of Ashland passed away Wed. Sept. 28th in Framingham.  Born in St. Paul, MN; he was the son of the late Raymond and Lucetta (Cornwell) Cottengaim.  He was the husband of Lisa (Abu) Cottengaim for 38 years.  Ray served his country honorably in the US Army from 1966-69.  He went on to work as a...

Sep 28, 2022

Brenda Catherine Glidden, 79, of Framingham and former longtime resident of Ashland, passed away Wednesday September 28 th with her family by her side.  Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Edith (Donati) Nardini and the beloved wife of Russell Glidden for 59 years.  Brenda worked as a legal secretary for Hargraves, Karb, Wilcox,...

Sep 21, 2022

John W Clifford, 74 of Ashland passed away Wednesday September 21 st at his home surrounded by family.  A lifelong resident of Ashland, John was the son of the late Ernest and Katherine (Hall) Clifford.  He was the husband of Jacqueline (Shaw) Clifford for 45 years.  A graduate of Wentworth Institute, John worked as a mechanical engineer for Butler...

Sep 20, 2022

Barbara S. Ahern-Alberini, 89 of Ashland passed away Tuesday Sept. 20 th at her home with her family by her side.  Born in Marlborough, she was the daughter of the late Bernadino and Josephine (Kobus) Colacchio.  Barbara worked as a housekeeping supervisor for many years and also transported handicapped individuals.

She is survived by five children; Richard...

Sep 16, 2022

William Russell Byington, 55 died September 16, 2022 at his residence.  He was born in 1967 in Boston, MA to Roy and Alice (Tooker) Byington.  He grew up in Sudbury MA, and graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.  In 1994 he married Lynne Torrence, and welcomed his daughter Kaitlyn in 1996.  Bill loved the outdoors, particularly hunting and fishing,...

Aug 29, 2022

Eleanor E. Torelli, 79, of Framingham passed away Monday Aug. 29 th with her family by her side.  Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Eleanor (Roverano) Geneseo.

Ellie, an Ashland High School and Chandler School for Women Graduate, worked as a bus driver and office manager for Ed & Al's Bus...

Aug 22, 2022

Jack (John Paul) Butterfield decided he'd had enough of cancer and left his broken body behind on August 22, 2022. He moved on to join our parents and brother, Jeff, in the next place.

Jack loved his hometown of Ashland and always found his way back from wherever his adventures took him. He spent his younger years...

Aug 21, 2022

Irene L. Fiorentino, 93 of Ashland formerly of Weston, Canton, and Waltham, passed away Sunday Aug. 21st at her home surrounded by family.  Born in Watertown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Pasqualina Drinkwater and wife of A. Robert Fiorentino.  They were married for 70 years.  Irene was a talented piano player graduating from the New...

Aug 13, 2022

James Alan Sousa, 62 of Ashland passed away Sat. Aug. 13 th with his family at his side.  He was the son of the late Reginald and Paula (Horne) Sousa.  Jimmy worked for many years at Ashland Lumber Co. and later worked as a painter for Derby Company.  He was an active member of the Sons of the American...

Aug 6, 2022

Ann Page Freeman, 94, June 1 st , 1928 - August 6 th , 2022, of Ashland, MA. Ann passed away peacefully on August 6, 2022 after a brief illness. Growing up in Scituate, MA she graduated from Sargent College in Boston with a degree in Physical Education. Sports was a big passion in her life - starting with...

Aug 6, 2022

Robert David Toce, 72, longtime resident of Ashland passed away Saturday Aug. 6 th at his home surrounded by his family.  He was the son of the late David and Huegette (Mondon) Toce and husband of Margaret (Cialdea) Toce.  Robert worked as a salesman at Theater Camera in Lexington, MA for many years and later worked for Enterprise Rentals...

Aug 1, 2022

Kenneth Mark Craig , Professor, Boston College

Of Ashland died suddenly on August 1, 2022.  He was a professor of the History of Art at Boston College for forty five years (1977-2022).  Kenneth M. Craig inspired innumerable students to love the History of Art as much as he did.  His love and enthusiasm...