Timothy James Thorsen, born October 28, 1980 passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 8, 2014 at his home in Ashland. He is the beloved son of Michael, Sr. and Virginia (Carnicelli) Thorsen. Timothy attended Ashland High School and was in the class of 1998, and studied at the New England Technical Institute. Timothy was the Owner and Operator of TJ's Lawn...
George J. Rice, 92, of Ashland passed away Monday March 3rd at his home surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of Helen (Molloy) Rice to whom he was married 68 years. Mr. Rice was employed with Raytheon Co. as a documentation engineer for many years in addition to working as a TV repairman in the Ashland area. George...
Maria J. Machicado, 86, of Ashland, born in Sucre Bolivia, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Maria was the beloved wife of 59 years to the late Hernan Machicado. Maria is survived by her daughter Beatriz and husband Richard of Ashland, son Hernan and wife Kathy of Houston TX and daughter Rosario...
Steven R. Aitken, 51, of Hopkinton died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, February 24, 2014, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Gradie) Aitken and father of Ryan, Kyle, and Tom Aitken. Steven was born to the late William Aitken and Carol (Slater) Aitken in Puerto Rico, and grew...
Barbara A. Peters, 79, of Ashland passed away Thursday, February 20th at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. She was daughter to the late Charles Davis and Mildred (Keegan) Davis. She was a loving mother and mother-in-law. She is survived by two sons; Robert Peters and his wife Patricia of Oxford, MA, Charles Peters and his wife Lisa of Fort Meyers,...
James R. Hickey, 73, of Ashland passed away unexpectedly Monday Feb. 17th at his home. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (White) Hickey and husband of Lorraine (Stigas) Hickey. They were married 46 years. Jim was a graduate of Wentworth Institute and went on to found Richmond Development Corporation responsible for many homes...
Deborah (Daniels) Shaurette, 72, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Quincy, MA, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Eleanor (McLaughlin) Daniels. Mrs. Shaurette was a resident of Framingham for many years and grew up in Belmont. She was employed for over 20 years by McLean Hospital in Belmont...
John V. Banda, 49, of Milford passed away Tuesday Feb. 11th at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Born in Marlborough, he was the son of the late John and June (Munyon) Banda. John was self employed as a contractor and carpenter. He started as a framer at the age of 15 and became a skilled carpenter working on custom homes...
Alan Brodzinski of Marlborough died on February 10, 2014 at the age of 53 after several months of declining health. Alan was born and raised in Ashland and graduated from Keefe Vocational Technical School. He worked as an auto and heavy diesel mechanic in the Marlborough-Hudson area for most of his life. Alan leaves his mother Pauline (Piontek) Brodzinski of...
Terese M. (Disnard) Provost, 88, of Natick passed away Monday Feb. 10th at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. She was the wife of the late Emile Provost who died in 1974. Mrs. Provost worked for many years in the retail industry as a buyer and store manager. She is survived by four children; David Provost and his wife Nancy...
Leonard N. Pearson, 71, of Hopkinton passed away Sunday Feb. 9th at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Walter and Alice (Brien) Pearson and the loving husband of Roseni (Ferreire) Pearson. Lenny was the former owner of Sunnyside Café, formerly Wally's Restaurant, in downtown Ashland. He enjoyed spending time with his...
Jan V. Robertson Roberts, 77, of Framingham, MA passed away on February 8, 2014. She was the daughter Veronica Tarasavich Robertson and Frederick Cummings Robertson Sr. and wife of the late Arthur Charles Roberts Sr . She was the Patriarch of the family. Lover of animals, active volunteer of Relay for life, a loyal member of Alanon and loved hanging...
Freeman Theodore Cobb, 87, of Ashland, MA passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on February 7, 2014. He was born July 1,1926 in Roslindale, MA to Freeman T. Cobb, Sr. and Dorothy Duke of Newton, MA . Teddy joined the Navy in 1943 and had many entertaining tales of his adventures. He served on the USS Ernest G....
James B. Canning 82 of Ashland passed away February 1st. He was the husband of Cecylia (Piekarski) Canning. Born in Malden,MA ,He had lived in Ashland since 1985. He was employed with the General Electric Co.as an electrical tester for over 30 years before retiring in 1990. Besides his wife he is survived by one son: Christopher Canning and his...
Constance R. Fish, 85, of Ashland passed away January 27th at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. She was the wife of the late Roger Fish. Born in Woonsocket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Florida (Thibault) Archambeault. She worked for many years as an aide at Metrowest Medical Center. In her spare time she enjoyed decorating,...
Maida Juanita Tompkins, 93, of Hopkinton passed away Sunday Jan. 19th at Kindred Transitional Care in Westborough. Born in Easton, ME; she was the daughter of the late David and Susan (Greene) Kinney and wife of the late James Tompkins who died in 1989. A longtime resident of Hopkinton, Maida was a former employee of the Framingham Co-Op Super Market...
Business and family man, Alfred Garrett (Garry) Hennessy, was known for his infectious smile and shining eyes, ability to include all persons at a table, and delightfully idiosyncratic intellect. This unique human being yielded his body to stomach cancer on January 13th 2014, surrounded by love at his home in Ashland, Massachusetts. Garry Hennessy left an impression on whomever and...
Virginia Frances (Kinnarney) Sibson, 95, a lifelong resident of Ashland, died January 13th at Bethany Healthcare in Framingham, MA. Born in Framingham, she was the eldest child of Hubert Patrick Kinnarney and Margaret Alice (Garvin) Kinnarney. She leaves two sisters, Sr. Eileen Kinnarney of Troy N.Y. and Kathleen (Kinnarney) Geoghegan of Framingham. She was predeceased by her brother, Joseph Kinnarney....
Barbara S. Peirce, 63, of San Pedro, California, formerly of Ashland, Massachusetts, died January 5, 2014, at her home in the company of her brother Jeffrey, who gave her so much personal loving care during her long struggle with cancer. Barbara was the daughter of the late George and Bettie (Martin) Peirce. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1968...