Sep 7, 2017

Lisa (Lavache) Hennessey, 49, of Woodstock, CT, passed away Thursday September 7th 2017 after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Peter and Lin (Bishop) Lavache of Henniker, NH and the wife of Rick Hennessey. Lisa was the director of operations at HBM Inc. in Marlborough, MA. In addition to her parents...

Sep 4, 2017

Eleanor (Fantoni) True, 89, of Framingham passed away Mon. Sept. 4th after a period of declining health. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Enrico and Josephine (Marzetta) Fantoni and wife of the late John F. True Jr. who died in 1998. A graduate of Framingham High School Class of 1945, Eleanor...

Aug 19, 2017

Retired Police Captain Paul Bridges, 69, of Northborough, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Saturday, August 19, 2017. He was born in Framingham and was the oldest son of the late Loretta (Martin) and Harold Bridges. Raised in Ashland, Paul graduated from Ashland High School and proudly served in the...

Aug 18, 2017

Local business owner and Ashland resident, Frederick C. McDonald, died suddenly in his home early Friday morning. Fred was a kind and generous soul, loved by many and his loss will be deeply felt by his large family and anyone else fortunate enough to have known him.

He is...

Aug 2, 2017

Suellen Rosemary (Rance) Wildman, 68, of Holliston formerly of Ashland and N. Venice, FL, passed away Wed. Aug. 2nd at her home surrounded by family. Born in Bermuda, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Mary (Simons) Rance. She was the wife of Harold E. Wildman for 48 years. Sue was a 1967...

Jul 25, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly, 66, of Ashland, died suddenly of cardiac arrest on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. Born in Newton to the late Richard and Marguerite (Peggy) Kelly, Mary attended Our Lady's School and Rosary Academy, Watertown. She graduated from Newton High School and received her Bachelor of Arts in...

Jul 19, 2017

Mark Edward Crosby, 64, of Hopkinton, MA passed away at home on Wed. July 19th surrounded by his loved ones.  Mark was pre-deceased by his wife Cynthia (Ellis) Crosby in 2003.  He is survived by two children, Victoria Ward and her husband Clayton, and Edward Crosby and his fiancé Angela, as well as his handsome...

Jul 4, 2017

Michael Manzo Jr., age 35, of Hopkinton, MA, passed away in Hopkinton on July 4, 2017. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on September 12, 1981, the son of Michael and Janet (Allen) Manzo.

Michael graduated from Hudson High School in 1999 and attended Johnson State University in Vermont. Most recently, he was employed as a driver...

Jun 25, 2017

James English, 83, of Marlboro passed away Sunday June 25th after period of declining health.  Born in New Jersey, "Gentleman Jim" was the only child of Dorothy and James English. Raised in Pleasantville, Jim developed a close bond and life-long connection to his cousin Jim Shepard. His love of cars developed early on and continued...

Jun 21, 2017

Joan Pehoviak, nee Giovanna Biselli, 97, died peacefully at home, a place she loved to be, surrounded by her loving family on June 21st. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Cliff, her sister Angela, and brothers Mike and Silvio.

Joan was first and foremost, a kind...

Jun 9, 2017

Debra A. O'Connor, 60, of Ashland passed away Friday June 9th after a hard fought battle with cancer. Born in Hudson, MA, raised in Framingham, and graduated from Framingham South High School in 1975; she was the daughter of the late James and Iva (Gee) Patterson.  She was a resident of...

Jun 8, 2017

Barbara Ann Fleet (White) 87 of Framingham passed away Thur. June 8th surrounded by her close family and children. She was the daughter of the late Albert James and Christine (Leavitt) White.  She grew up in Framingham and graduated from Framingham High School Class of 1948.  In 1950, she married her sweetheart, Thomas Stanley Fleet...

Jun 7, 2017

Barbara M. Cerutti, 95, of Hopkinton, formerly longtime resident of Ashland passed away Wed. June 7th after a period of declining health.  She was the wife of the late Joseph Cerutti who died in 1991.  Barbara was always active in her community; known as the "Crafty Lady Bug" she created many holiday ornaments and crafts...

Jun 5, 2017

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May 29, 2017

Jean D. Smith, 87, of Ashland passed away Mon. May 29th after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Henry F. Smith who died in 2011. Jean worked as an operator with New England Telephone for over 20 years retiring in 1991. She is survived by two children; Joseph F. Fahey of Bernardsville, NJ; and...

May 25, 2017

Kevin Driscoll of Ashland passed away May 25, 2017 after a long battle with diabetes. He was the son of the late Raymond and Virginia (Schneider) Driscoll. He was born and grew up in Ashland and graduated from AHS in 1970. He played both basketball and baseball and in 1970 was picked as the Class...

May 19, 2017

Larisa Beliaeva, 52, of Kursk, Russia passed away while staying with her daughter in Ashland.  The daughter of Victor and Klavdia Gordeev, she was a self-employed hairdresser. Mrs. Beliaeva is survived by her daughter Ekaterina Naydenova of Ashland.  She was predeceased by her husband Alexander Beliaev. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel of the Matarese Funeral Home,...

May 12, 2017

Jeffrey David Walcott, 38, passed away unexpectedly May 12, 2017 in Canon City, Colorado. Jeffrey was born October 7, 1978 in Dorchester, MA.  In 1996 he graduated from Medfield High School in Medfield, MA.  That same year he moved to Canon City, where he attended college at the University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo.  Jeffrey worked for True Value Hardware...

May 10, 2017

Sarah Emily Shorey, 28, of Ashland passed away suddenly Wed. May 10th after a brief illness. She was the daughter of David and Mary Ellen (Cronin) Shorey.  Sarah was a graduate of Ashland High School Class of 2007 and later graduated Westfield State College Class of 2012.  She worked as an administrative assistant for S.M.O.C....

May 9, 2017

Judith Eleanor Dunn Shapiro, 86, of Ashland, formerly of Needham and Watertown passed away Tue. May 9th.  She was the beloved wife of Martin Lewis Shapiro for 62 years. Daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Ruth (Berman) Dunn.  Judy worked  in the Malden Public School system as the first speech therapist in the early 50's. She was cofounder of...