Feb 1, 2016

Irene K. Huddleson, 91, of Ashland passed away Monday Feb. 1st. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose (Loughlin) Henry. Irene worked as a switchboard operator for 34 years with Raytheon Co. retiring in 1989. She was an active member of the Ashland Senior Citizens group and loved to...

Jan 24, 2016

Margaret Eschenburg of Marlborough, MA passed away at UMASS Memorial, University Campus on January 24. She was 95. Mrs. Eschenburg was born in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.  The family moved from Nova Scotia to Hartford, CT when Margaret was six.  She married Eddie Eschenburg in 1945 and they resided in West Hartford, CT for 50 years. Margaret...

Jan 24, 2016

Gilda Mary Sonsini, 86, of Framingham passed away Sunday Jan. 24, 2016. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Mario and Mary (Spezzano) Bellino and wife of the late Anthony Sonsini who died in 2002. Gilda was a resident of Framingham since 1959, worked as a seamstress and homemaker, and would later work as...

Jan 20, 2016

John M. Leacu, 86, of Ashland passed away Wednesday Jan. 20th after a period of declining health.  Born in Natick, he was the son of the late Michael and Euridice (Zengo) Leacu and husband of the late Eileen (Hill) Leacu who died in 2006.  Mr. Leacu was the owner and operator of Eastern Excavating Co. of Ashland and longtime...

Jan 18, 2016

Jean Marie Booth, 77, of East Dennis, MA, formerly of Ashland passed away Monday January 18, 2016. Born in Quincy, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Bernice (Spaulding) Biladeau and beloved wife of Bradley J. Booth. A longtime resident of Ashland, Jean and her husband owned and operated B&M Fuel Supply in Ashland for many years. In...

Jan 12, 2016

Cerillo Henry Pontremoli, 84, of Framingham passed away Tuesday Jan. 12th after a period of declining health. Born in Framingham, he was the son of that late Egido and Julia (Otenti) Pontremoli. He was the husband of Ruth (Smith) Pontremoli. Henry worked as a truck driver with the Teamsters Local 170 retiring in the late...

Jan 11, 2016

Isreal (Bud) Martin, formally of Southborough, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2016 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, with family by his side. He was born on January 23, 1931 in Lemington, Maine, the son of John and Marie Martin.

Bud was a graduate of Cornish, Maine High School in...

Jan 11, 2016

Rachel N. Collins, 94, of Framingham passed away Monday Jan. 11th after a period of declining health.  Born in Canada, she was the daughter of Joseph and Bertha (McFadden) McLellan.  Rachel grew up in Framingham and moved to Ashland in 1960 where she resided for 35 years.  She worked as a telephone operator early in her life and would later...

Jan 7, 2016

Xiaojie Chen, 38, of Ashland died unexpectedly Thursday Jan. 7th. Born in China, he was the only child of Liang Chen and Yuanfeng Wang. He spent his boyhood in China and moved to US in 1992 with his family. He attended New Mexico State University, University of Arizona, and received his PhD degree from Arizona State University in 2008....

Jan 5, 2016

Ann B Rossini, 91, of Ashland passed away Tuesday Jan. 5 th after a period of declining health. Born in Needham, she was the daughter of the late Serafino and Rosa (Repani) Paoletti. She was the wife of the late Nello Rossini who died in 1994. Ann worked as a seamstress for many years in...

Dec 30, 2015

Edmund A. Weiss, age 96, of Ashland, MA passed away on December 30, 2015.  Born in Boston, MA he was the son of the late Clara M. (Moran) and William R. Weiss.  Edmund (Ed) was a 1942 graduate of Boston College.  He served in World War II as a Radio Officer in the...

Dec 29, 2015

Frank R. Lammerding, 84, of Framingham , formerly of Ashland passed away Tuesday Dec. 29th after a period of declining health. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Frank and Ida (Alder) Lammerding. Mr. Lammerding worked as a general contractor in the Metrowest area for many years. He was a former member...

Dec 21, 2015

Hopedale - Susan Rockett Quinn, 74, of Hopedale, died peacefully Monday December 21, 2015 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland, following complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Susan was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Quinn, her best friend, with whom she was married for almost 40 years. Born on August 29, 1941, Susan was...

Dec 10, 2015

Gilbert Nunes, 79, of Ashland passed away Thursday Dec. 10th after battling cancer for over 10 years. He was surrounded by the family he loved. He was the devoted husband of Nancy (Klock) of Framingham for 54 years.   Gil was born and raised in Framingham.   He graduated from Framingham HS in 1954.   He attended and graduated from Northeastern University in...

Dec 9, 2015

Robert, (Bob), A. Kadra Sr., 82, of Ashland passed away Wednesday Dec 9th in the presence of family.  He was the son of the late Toffa and Mabel (Thomas) Kadra.  He was a loving husband to Valerie (Ghilani) Kadra for 61 years.  Bob worked at Carling Brewery before founding Mushroom Products Inc., a food brokerage company.  He later worked as...

Dec 7, 2015

Cynthia A. Martin, 69, of Manchester, NH formerly of Natick, MA passed away Monday December 7th. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of Ralph and Catherine (O'Brien) Meade and the former wife of Edward Martin. Cynthia was a longtime employee of Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH working in environmental services, retiring in 2013. She will be remembered as a...

Nov 30, 2015

Phyllis G. Shaw, 77, of Ashland passed away Monday, November 30th surrounded by her family due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Doris (Blake) Pascoe. She was the wife of Don D. Shaw.   Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were married for 59 wonderful years and spent 55 years residing in...

Nov 28, 2015

Anthony DeCollibus, 88, of Hopkinton passed away Saturday Nov. 28th at his home surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of Adele (Misalsky) DeCollibus for 68 years. Anthony was born and raised in Framingham, the son of the late Anthony P. and Clara (Creasia) DeCollibus. He graduated from Framingham High School in 1944 where he served as Class Treasurer...

Nov 24, 2015

Kathleen Anne Saunders, 86, of Ashland passed away Tue. Nov. 24th surrounded by family. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late James and Josephine (Rose) Nolan. She was the beloved wife of Francis L. Saunders Sr. and would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary Dec. 6th. Mrs. Saunders worked for NE Telephone and Telegraph as an...

Nov 20, 2015

Alvin J. Lapina, 89, of Murrieta, California passed away November 20th surrounded by his family.  He was born in Framingham, the son of the late Louis and Domenica (Berte) Lapina.  Following his graduation from Framingham High School, Alvin enlisted in the United States Navy.  He served in Okinawa as a Construction Battalion "Sea Bee" during WWII and later aboard the...