Dec 31, 2017

Carroll M. Young, 89, lifelong resident of Framingham passed away Sunday Dec. 31st. He was the husband of Marie (Piccinini) Young for 65 years. Mr. Young worked as an oil burner technician for B&M Fuel for 42 years. He enjoyed the outdoors and working in his garden.

In addition...

Dec 24, 2017

Michael Christopher Berks, 46, of Millville formerly of Ashland passed away Sun. Dec. 24th after a long struggle with alcohol addiction. He was the son of Laurel Berks and husband of Christine Chiasson. A resident of Millville, MA since 2005, Michael previously worked as a mechanic for the Speen St. Exxon/Mobil in Natick and as...

Dec 23, 2017

SERVICES ARE RESCHEDULED DUE TO STORM. David "Tica" Bratica, 59, of Ashland passed away unexpectedly at his home. He was the son of Albert Bratica and the late Margaret (Feccia) Bratica.  David worked as a carpenter for Local 475 for many years.  He was an avid motorcycle enthusiast and member of the Modified...

Dec 23, 2017

William M. (Bill) Leacu, 86, of Ashland passed away December 23rd after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Barbara (Beaudoin) Leacu. Born in Natick, MA, he was the son of the late Michael and Euridece (Zengo) Leacu and husband to the late Joan (Simpson) Leacu who died in 1986. Bill lived...

Dec 22, 2017

Jeffrey Thomas Powers, 83, of Cape Coral, FL formerly of Ashland, MA, passed away unexpectedly at his home. He was the husband of the late Betty Ruth (Mattson) Powers who died in 1995. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, Jeff played handball in the streets, attended Manual Training High School, cheered for the Dodgers and married...

Dec 20, 2017

Pablo Aponte, 96, of Framingham passed away Wed. Dec. 20th at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Puerto Rico, he has been a resident of Framingham since 1971. Mr. Aponte was the husband of the late Maria (Valle) Aponte who died in 2012. He was a supervisor at Milford Shoe Company for many...

Dec 15, 2017

Malcolm H. Cheever, 84, longtime resident of Ashland passed away Fri. Dec. 15th after a period of declining health.  He was the son of the late Ralph and Helena (Crossman) Cheever and husband to Ann (Horne) Cheever for 61 years. Malcolm was the owner and operator of Ashland Lumber Company which was founded by his...

Dec 13, 2017

Irving E. Larkin, 81, of Natick passed away Wed. Dec. 13th after a period of declining health.  Irving was an enthusiastic golfer starting his career as a caddy at Torrington CC in CT in the 1950's and eventually becoming pro shop manager until 1975.  He later worked as a custodian at Cushing Hospital retiring in...

Dec 13, 2017

Priscilla Brackett, 83, of Brewster formerly longtime resident of Ashland passed away Wed. Dec. 13th peacefully. She was the beloved wife of Theodore Brackett for 62 years.

In addition to her husband; she is survived by three children; Kathy O'Brien and her husband Larry; Kim Schouler and her husband...

Dec 4, 2017

Gary Dischel, loved husband, father, grandfather and longtime resident of Ashland passed away Monday, December 4th, the day following his 50th wedding anniversary to Carolyn.

Gary graduated with a Bachelor of Science from MIT's Engineering and Business Administration program. After serving a tour of duty in the USAF, he...

Dec 2, 2017

Francis (Benny) Squillace, 66, passed away at his home in Upton. He was born on May 7, 1951 in Waltham and lived most of his young life in Newton. He was a graduate of Newton Public Schools and Mass. Bay Community College. He worked in sales as a manager at Yankee Liquors and Coca-Cola. He...

Dec 1, 2017

Wilma F. Popowich, 94, of Ashland passed comfortably at Oak Knoll Nursing Home. She was the widow of Frederick M Popowich and was predeceased by her parents Somes and Beulah Emerton of Blue Hill, ME and her daughter in law Francine Popovich. She is survived by her daughter Nardja Popowich; and sons; Fred and Andrei...

Dec 1, 2017

Robert C. Davis, 89, lifelong resident of Natick passed away Friday Dec. 1st at Eliot Healthcare of Natick. Son of the late Walter and Doris (Remington) Davis and husband of the late Helen (Cole) Davis who died in 1993. He worked as a letter carrier for the US Postal Service in the Framingham and Natick...

Nov 27, 2017

Mary J. Weiss, 94, of Ashland, beloved wife of the late Edmund A. Weiss passed away Mon. Nov. 27th. Born and raised in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Mary (Cardeleen) Casella.

Mary's greatest joy was being a wife, mother and grandmother. Mary was...

Nov 26, 2017

Ruth E. Cialdea, 89, of Ashland passed away Sun. Nov. 25th surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Peter Cialdea who died in 1998. The daughter of the late Alexander and Edith (Christie) Campbell, Ruth was raised in the Watertown and Newton area and was a graduate of Newton High School....

Nov 25, 2017

Nello F. Ferretti, 88, of Hopkinton. Born August 3rd, 1929, Amatrice, Italy, passed away on Saturday, November 25th 2017 at Marlborough Hills after a long battle with Alzheimer's.

He leaves behind his loving wife of 59 years, Giovanna; his two sons; Enrico and Dino; six grandchildren; Christina, Mark, Erica,...

Nov 23, 2017

Andréa Reneé (Alves) Bosworth, 38, of Medway, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends on Thanksgiving Day, November 23 in Providence, RI. For 32 days Andrea fought bravely but ultimately succumbed to injuries sustained from a traffic accident on October 22.

Andrea truly had a...

Nov 21, 2017

Andrew J . Talvy, of Ashland , passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017. Born November 10, 1933 to the late Armano and Mary ( Paviloni ) Talvy of Natick, Andrew was the loving spouse to Ruth (Dunham) Talvy for 60 years. He was an owner of Talvy Florist of Ashland for 58 years...

Nov 21, 2017

Arthur Joseph Caya, 83, longtime resident of Ashland, passed away after a period of declining health. He was the son of the late Alonzo and Edna (Grenon) Caya of Blackstone. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Clara (Lesieur) Caya.

Arthur was a dedicated father,...

Nov 15, 2017

John M Rego, 75, of Holliston, passed away peacefully Wednesday November 15, 2017, surrounded by his family.

Born in Azores, Portugal, he was the son of Alsuino and Olivia (Rogers) Rego. John was the beloved husband of Janet (Suarez) Rego  and was married for 54 years.  John was a...