Norma G. (Owens) Conroe
Nov 26, 2009
Obituary
Norma G. (Owens) Conroe 93, of Franklin, died Thursday November 26, 2009 at the Maples Rehabilitation & Nursing Home in Wrentham. She was the wife of the late Kenneth G. Conroe. Born in North Warren, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1916 a daughter of the late Wesley E. and Nellie S. (Hoag) Owens, she was raised and educated in Pennsylvania,...
Joseph B. Padula
Nov 19, 2009
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Joseph B. Padula 83, a lifelong Franklin resident, died Thursday November 19, 2009 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, following an extended period of failing health. He was the husband of Madelyn H. (DeMarzi) Padula. Born in Franklin, July 11, 1926 a son of the late Angelo and Pauline (Rufrano) Padula, he was raised and educated in Franklin....
Mildred A. (Nassif) Blakesley
Nov 19, 2009
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Mildred A. (Nassif) Blakesley 80, a resident of Franklin since 1962, died Thursday November 19, 2009 at the Franklin Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Blakesley, who died in 1991. Born in Boston, December 14, 1928 a daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Kulokouskus) Nassif, she was raised and...
Williamina "Mina" Chmielinski
Nov 12, 2009
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Mrs. Williamina A. "Mina" (Rae) Chmielinski 70 of Franklin, died Thursday Nov. 12th, 2009 at the Harrigton House in Walpole, following a short illness. She was the wife of the late Donald J. Chmielinski, who died in 2002. Born in Boston, January 19, 1939 a daughter of the late Edwin W. and Pauline M. (White) Rae, she was...
Jeanne Mucciarone
Nov 6, 2009
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Jeanne (Monohon) Mucciarone 84 of Dedham, and a former longtime Franklin resident, died Friday Nov. 6, 2009 at Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. She was the wife of the late Albert D. Mucciarone, who died in 1991. Born in Boston, Aug. 11, 1925 a daughter of the late Eugene E. and Hazel E. (Heckman) Monohon, she lived in...
James J. Reilly Jr.
Nov 3, 2009
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James J. Reilly Jr. 64, of Franklin, died peacefully at his home Tuesday November 3, 2009. He was the husband of Joanne G. (Bailey) Reilly. Born in Quincy, May 26, 1945 a son of the late James J. Reilly Sr. & Edith (Billings) Reilly, he was raised and educated in Woods Hole, and was a 1963 graduate of...
John W. Macfarland
Oct 31, 2009
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John W. Macfarland 88, a longtime Franklin resident, died Saturday October 31, 2009 at the JML Care Center in Falmouth, following an extended period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Doris E. (Lavoie) Macfarland, who died in 2006. Born in Sherborn, July 3, 1921 a son of the late Fred and Edith (Jackson) Macfarland,...
Richard L. Lavasseur Sr.
Oct 26, 2009
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Richard L. Lavasseur Sr. 61, of Franklin, died Monday October 26, 2009 at home surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Denise J. (Dion) Lavasseur. Born February 23, 1948 in Boston, a son of Dorothy A. (Ryan) Lavasseur of Ebden, Maine and the late Richard Lavasseur, he had been a resident of...
Michael A. Getchell
Oct 26, 2009
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Michael A. Getchell 53, a lifelong Franklin resident, died peacefully Monday October 26, 2009 at the home of his sister, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Katherine A. (Fraser) Getchell. Born in Natick, November 2, 1955 a son of the late Warren E. and Mary A. (Cassidy) Getchell, he was raised and educated in...
Martha F. (Godfrin) Circone
Oct 24, 2009
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Martha F. (Godfrin) Circone, 95, of Brewster and a former longtime Franklin resident, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, following an extended period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Circone Sr., who died in 1969. Born in Woonsocket, May 6, 1914, a daughter of the late Henri and Catherine (LeCruivre) Godfrin, she...
Charles J. Bernard
Oct 20, 2009
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Charles J. Bernard 79, of Franklin, died Tuesday October 20, 2009 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Margaret C. (Greene) Bernard. Born December 15, 1929 in Elmwood, Connecticut a son of the late Clifford and Alice (Landry) Bernard, he had been a resident of West Hartford,...
Pauline A. Helphinstine
Oct 18, 2009
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Miss Pauline A. Helphinstine 80 of Brockton, and a former resident of Marlborough, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at the Bay Point Nursing Home in Brockton. Born in Milford, Sept. 28, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Paul M. and Adelena (Costello) Helphinstine. She formerly resided in Marlborough for many years, before moving to Brockton. Miss...
James A. Church
Oct 16, 2009
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James A. Church 69, of Beaverton, Oregon, died Friday October 16, 2009 at Milford Regional Medical Center, shortly after his arrival there. He and his wife Myrna Y. (Nichols) Church were visiting with family in Franklin. Born in Bedfordshire, England August 24, 1940 a son of the late Edward and Evelyn Florence (Scarborough) Church, he was raised and...
John J. "Jack" Garden
Oct 7, 2009
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John J. "Jack" Garden 82, of Franklin, died Wednesday October 7, 2009 at home surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Florence M. (Antonucci) Garden. Born in Revere, August 8, 1927 a son of the late John and Marion (White) Garden he had resided in the Boston area before moving to...
Patricia Y. (Robillard) Ridge-Penque
Oct 3, 2009
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FRANKLIN—Patricia Y. ( Robillard) Ridge-Penque 56, of Franklin, died Saturday October 3, 2009 at the Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. She was the former wife of the late John Penque. Born April 8, 1953 in Ozark, Alabama, a daughter of the late Edmund J. and Johanna (Winklehoffer) Robillard, she had...
Robert W. "Woody" Wood
Sep 19, 2009
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FRANKLIN—Robert W. "Woody" Wood 36, of Franklin, and formerly of Bellingham, died unexpectedly Saturday September 19, 2009. He was the loving husband, and best friend of Jennifer E. (Strong) Wood. Born August 27, 1973 in Dallas,Texas a son of Cheryl "Cherie" A. (Pennington) Houston and her husband Daniel of Plainville and Lake Havasu City, Arizona and Richard Wood...
Ingmarie (Johanson) Wiggin-Morrissey
Sep 12, 2009
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BELLINGHAM—Ingmarie (Johanson) Wiggin-Morrissey 85, of Bellingham, died Saturday September 12, 2009 at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Gordon Wiggin who died in 1965 and William Morrissey who died in 1997. Born July 11, 1924 in Stockholm, Sweden a daughter of the late Erik and...
Ruth A. (Hinsman) Salamone
Sep 12, 2009
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Mrs. Ruth A. (Hinsman) Salamone, 93, a former Franklin resident, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, following an extended period of failing health. She was the wife of Louis Salamone, who died in 1979. Born in Concord, on Nov. 27, 1915, a daughter of the late Ernest B. and Alice (Whitney) Hinsman, she...
Charles P. Caporrella
Sep 6, 2009
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Charles P. Caporrella 62, of Franklin, dies Sunday September 6, 2009 at the Stanley Tippett Hospice Home in Needham, following a long illness. He was the loving husband of Janice E. (Tedeschi) Caporrella. Born in Boston, September 19, 1946 a son of Gilda (Alimenti) Caporrella of Foxboro, and the late Anthony Caporrella, he was raised and educated in...
Thomas J. Armstrong
Sep 2, 2009
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Thomas J. Armstrong, 70 of Norfolk, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Caritas Norwood Hospital, upon his arrival there. He was the husband of Ethelyn M. (Ellis) Armstrong, and the late Eva M. (Muirhead) Armstrong, who died in 2005. Born in Woonsocket, October 18, 1938, a son of the late Adam E. and Dorothea (Carney) Armstrong, he formerly...
