obituaries
Lionel C. "Pete" Masse
Dec 25, 2016
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Lionel C. "Pete" Masse 59, of Bellingham, died Sunday December 25, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of Cynthia L. (Steeves) Masse. Born March 19, 1957 in Woonsocket, a son of the late Lucien and Annette (Remillard) Masse, he was a longtime resident of Bellingham. He was raised and educated in Bellingham, and was the owner...
John C. Tulli
Dec 23, 2016
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John C. Tulli (age 93), of Franklin (MA), died peacefully in the early morning hours on December 23rd following an illness. He was the beloved husband of Eileen A. (Buffone) for 67 years. Born August 15, 1923 in Franklin, he was the son of Clementino and Michelina (Bertone) Tulli. John was a long-time Franklin resident - raised and...
Rosemarie "Rose" (Vignone) D'Ascenzo
Dec 19, 2016
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Rosemarie "Rose" (Vignone) D'Ascenzo 78, of Franklin, died peacefully, with her family at her side, Monday December 19, 2016 following a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Ovidio D'Ascenzo, who died in 1997. Born in Milford, March 22, 1938 a daughter of the late John and Anna (Darezzo) Vignone, she was a lifelong Franklin...
Katharina M. (Promeuschel) Schrade
Dec 15, 2016
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Katharina M. (Promeuschel) Schrade 84, of Norwood, died peacefully, Thursday December 15, 2016 with family by her side, at the Charlwell House in Norwood, following a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Horst Schrade who died in 1990. Born May 6, 1932 in Siegsdorf, Germany, a daughter of the late Fritz & Maria (Lang)...
Mary I. "Issy" (Rohan) Banville
Dec 15, 2016
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Mary I. "Issy" (Rohan) Banville 87, of Milford, died peacefully, Thursday December 15, 2016 at the Whitcomb House in Milford, following a long illness. She was the wife of the late John J. Creedon, who died in 2009 and the late Henry P. "Hank" Banville, who died in 1981. Born December 1, 1929 in Norwood, a daughter of...
Virginia L. "Ginny" (Stoutenburgh) Nasuti
Dec 12, 2016
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Virginia L. "Ginny" (Stoutenburgh) Nasuti 74, of North Port, Florida and a former longtime Franklin resident, died peacefully, Monday December 12, 2016 at a family residence in North Falmouth, following a long illness. She was the beloved wife of John P. "Jack" Nasuti. Born in Abington, Pennsylvania November 1, 1942, a daughter of the late John L. and...
Robert Joseph "Bob" Wolfe Sr.
Dec 10, 2016
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Robert Joseph Wolfe Sr., "Bob", age 86, a longtime resident of Norwood and later of Franklin, died peacefully with family by his side, on Saturday, Dec 10th. Devoted husband of Jacqueline M. (Curley); beloved father of Robert Wolfe Jr. and his wife Michele of Hampstead, NH; Kevin Wolfe of Franklin, MA; Jane Kay and her husband Scott of...
Jean C. (Pelosi) Bravoco
Dec 7, 2016
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Jean C. (Pelosi) Bravoco 78, of Franklin, died peacefully, Wednesday December 7, 2016 at Milford Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Vincent Bravoco, Jr. and had just celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Nov. 30th. Jean, formally of Boston's North End, a daughter of the late Anthony and Bernadette (Terranova) Pelosi,...
Norma M. (Mcintosh) Chalmers
Dec 6, 2016
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Norma M. (McIntosh) Chalmers 82, of Franklin, died peacefully, with her family at her side, Tuesday December 6, 2016 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Donald C. Chalmers, Jr., who died in 2000. Born May 2, 1934 in Boston, a daughter of the late Allan D. and...
Eleanor M. (Delucia) Vipraio
Dec 5, 2016
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Eleanor M. (DeLucia) Vipraio 94, of Milford, and a former longtime Franklin resident, died peacefully, Monday December 5, 2016 at home following an illness. She was the wife of the late Patrick V. Vipraio, who died in 1973 and the late Andrea P. Iacono, who died in 2003. Born February 23, 1922, in Franklin, a daughter of the...
Jane D. (Casey) Christy
Dec 3, 2016
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Jane D. (Casey) Christy, of Franklin, formerly of Medfield and West Roxbury, December 3, 2016. Born in Roslindale to the late Henry and Hazel (Morrison) Casey. Beloved wife of Donald Christy, Sr. for 57 years. Treasured mother to Karen and her husband Christopher Warren of Franklin, Donald Christy and his partner Julie of Bellingham and Katherine and her...
Mary J. Flynn
Nov 28, 2016
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Mary J. Flynn, 92, wife of the late William Flynn and daughter of the late Bernard and Josephine Desmond, passed away on November 28, 2016 at home with her family at her side. She is survived by her son William of Franklin, daughters Priscilla of Framingham and Paula Bonetti and her husband Gary of Milford. She also leaves...
Joan E. (Garrity) Fagan
Nov 19, 2016
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Joan E. (Garrity) Fagan, 86, a Franklin resident since 1960, died peacefully, Saturday November 19, 2016 at the Maples Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wrentham, following an extended period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of Gerald T. Fagan, former Director of the Franklin Department of Public Works. Born in Boston, March 3, 1930, a daughter...
Kenneth F. Vozzella
Nov 19, 2016
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Kenneth F. Vozzella 82, a longtime Foxboro resident, died Saturday November 19, 2016 at the Maples Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wrentham, following an extended period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Delores (Goodman) Vozzella. Born in Franklin, February 20, 1934 a son of the late Marino and Irene E. (Thibodeau) Vozzella, he was...
Mary I. (Cameron) Kinchla
Nov 14, 2016
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Mary I. (Cameron) Kinchla 91, of Medway, died peacefully, Monday November 14, 2016 at the Medway Country Manor, following a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Kinchla. Born May 19, 1925 in Malden, a daughter of the late James T. and Eleanor M. (McGrath) Cameron, she was a longtime resident of Yarmouth, before...
Alan J. Wooding
Nov 12, 2016
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Alan J. Wooding 76, of Wrentham, died peacefully, Saturday November 12, 2016 at the Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge, following an illness. Born January 24, 1940 in Boston, a son of the late Theodore F. Wooding, Sr. and Gertrude E. (Colwill) Wooding, he was a longtime Wrentham resident. He was raised and educated in Westwood and worked for...
Robert E. Kelley
Nov 10, 2016
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Robert E. Kelley 78, of Medway, died peacefully, Thursday November 10, 2016 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston following an illness. He was the beloved husband of Helen M. (O'Connell) Kelley. Born March 8, 1938, in Framingham, a son of Melrose T. and Mary B. (Kelley) Carrington, he was a former resident of Cambridge and Boston,...
Lois Virginia (Denley) Hedtler
Nov 9, 2016
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Lois Virginia (Denley) Hedtler, a long time resident of Franklin, MA died peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. She was 84 years old. Born Lois V. Denley in Newton, MA, to Fletcher and Cora Denley, she was the sister of the late Norma Bruce and the wife of Richard (Dick) Hedtler. After marrying in 1952, she...
Dolores C. "Del" (Cotellesso) Gosselin
Nov 5, 2016
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Dolores C. "Del" (Cotellesso) Gosselin 84 a Franklin native, and a former longtime town resident, died peacefully at her home in Providence on Saturday Nov. 5, 2016. She was the longtime loving companion of the late Edwin Ricci, who died in August. Born in Franklin, August 22, 1932 a daughter of the late Michael and Philomena (Lombardi) Cotellesso,...
Tod L. Whitcomb
Nov 1, 2016
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Tod L. Whitcomb 58, of Medway, died suddenly Tuesday November 1, 2016 at Milford Regional Medical Center, shortly after his arrival, following being stricken ill at home. He was the beloved husband of Cheryl Tonra-Whitcomb, with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Framingham, on July 8, 1958 a son of Dorothy (Mack) Staffier of Medway...
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