Bernice E. "Bea" (Delaney) Thayer
Mar 26, 2009
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Bernice E Bea (Delaney) Thayer ,93, long time Franklin resident and community activist, died Thursday March 26, 2009 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center following an extended period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Thayer Sr., who died in 1981. Born in Walpole, March 24, 1916 a daughter of the late...
Jean E. (Guardabascio) Dunn
Mar 15, 2009
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WAREHAM—Jean E. (Guardabascio) Dunn 77, of Wareham, and a former longtime Franklin resident, died Sunday March 15, 2009 at Boston Medical Center. She was the wife of Roland E. Dunn for over 48 years. Born in Dedham, July 13, 1931 a daughter of the late Anthony & Anna (Sanacore) Guardabascio, she was raised and educated in Dedham and...
Sara Apalakian
Mar 14, 2009
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FRANKLIN—Sara Apalakian 79, of Franklin died Saturday March 14, 2009 at the Milford Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. Born in Franklin, November 30, 1929 a daughter of the late Senekerim and Elizabeth (Zorzopian) Apalakian, she was a lifelong town resident. She was educated in local schools, and was a 1947 graduate of Franklin High School. She...
Louise M. (Pellegri) Brown
Mar 14, 2009
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FRANKLIN—Louise M. (Pellegri) Brown 86, of Franklin, died Saturday March 14, 2009 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, following a brief illness. She was the wife of Raymond P. Brown. Born May 19, 1922 in Franklin, a daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude (Dumas) Pellegri, she was a lifelong resident of Franklin. Mrs. Brown was...
Phyllis E. (Everhart) Bertapelli
Mar 12, 2009
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MANCHESTER, CT—Phyllis E. ( Everhart) Bertapelli 76, of Manchester, Connecticut died, Thursday March 12, at the home of her daughter in Franklin, surrounded by her family following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late LeRoy L. Bertapelli who died in 2004. Born December 30, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois a daughter of the late Clyde and...
Anita (Guinard) Ralyea
Mar 12, 2009
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Anita (Guinard) Ralyea, 81, of Franklin, died Thursday, March 12, 2009, at Caritas Norwood Hospital, following a long illness. She was the wife of Albert C. Ralyea for 61 years. Born in Franklin, September 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Wilfred and Alice (Fraser) Guinard, she was a lifelong town resident. She was educated in Franklin schools,...
Elvira P. "Vera" (Pichierri) Steeves
Mar 11, 2009
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Elvira P. "Vera" (Pichierri) Steeves, 86, of Mansfield, a Franklin native and former longtime resident, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at home, surrounded by her family. She was the former wife of the late Milton Steeves. Born in Franklin, March 2, 1923, a daughter of the late Arthur and Filomena (Faenza) Pichierri, she lived in Mansfield since 1964....
Filomena Bertone
Mar 10, 2009
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Mrs. Filomena (Bertone) Bertone 89, of Norton and a former longtime Franklin resident, died Tuesday March 10, 2009 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for more than a week. She was the wife of the late Nicola Bertone who died in 1990. Born in St. Angelo in Grotte, Italy May 22, 1919 she came...
Rachael A. "Rae" Mitchell
Mar 9, 2009
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Rachael A. Mitchell, 79, of Franklin, died Monday, March 9, 2009, at Milford Regional Medical Center. Born in Boston, Sept. 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Arthur E. and Helen A. (Hearring) Mitchell, she formerly lived in the Hyde Park section of Boston, and resided in Franklin since 1978. She was raised and educated in Maine, and...
Dohn A. Cluff
Feb 24, 2009
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FRANKLIN Dohn A. Cluff, 83, of Franklin, died suddenly, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at his home. He was the husband of the late Marilyn A. (Mahoney) Cluff, who died in 2003. Born in Rochester, N.H., Sept. 4, 1925, a son of the late Algien and Lora (Perrault) Cluff, he lived in Franklin since 1974. He was raised and...
Katherine M. (Shepherd) Harden-Peciaro
Feb 17, 2009
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Katherine M. (Shepherd) Harden-Peciaro 75, of Franklin, died Tuesday February 17, 2009 at the Milford regional Medical Center, where she had been a patient for 1 week. She was the wife of the late Albert D. Peciaro who died in 2000, and Herbert G. Harden who died in 1984. Born in Melrose, May 8, 1933 a daughter of...
Brigadier Ruth E. (Carleton) Banta, Sa
Feb 15, 2009
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Brigadier Ruth E. (Carleton) Banta SA, 90, of Franklin, died Sunday February 15, 2009 at Sunbridge Care Center in Milford, following a long illness. She was the wife of Brigadier Harold G. Banta, SA. Born in New Haven, CT., October 15, 1918 a daughter of the late Robert W. and Jennie (Hande) Carleton, she was raised and educated...
Frederick W. Griffin
Feb 12, 2009
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FRANKLIN—Frederick W. Griffin 97, of Franklin, and a former longtime resident of Roslindale, died Thursday February 12, 2009 at the Madonna Manor Nursing Home in North Attleboro, following an illness. He was the husband of the late Rita F. (Davis) Griffin who died in 1994. Born February 1, 1912 in Boston, a son of the late John and...
Samantha Marion Boudreau
Feb 12, 2009
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Samantha Marion Boudreau infant daughter of Joseph M. and Katherine L. (Muir) Boudreau of Franklin, died Thursday February 12, 2009 at Children's Hospital in Boston five days after her birth. She leaves her paternal grandparents Willis and Linda (McDermott) Boudreau of Franklin, her maternal grandparents Michael and Annetta (Rockney) Muir of Twinsburg, Ohio, formerly of Franklin, and a...
Doris I. (Moore) Antico
Feb 7, 2009
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Doris I. (Moore) Antico 82, of Franklin died Saturday February 7, 2009 at the Milford Regional Medical Center, following a long period of failing health. She was the former wife of the late Joseph J. Antico who died in 1993 and the late Leigh Dwelley. Born in Waite, Maine April 9, 1926 a daughter of the late Raymond...
Lenore E. "Betty" (Austin) Williams
Feb 6, 2009
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Lenore E. "Betty" (Austin) Williams, 75, of Randolph, and a former longtime Franklin resident, died Friday, February 6, 2009 at Caritas Carney Hospital in Dorchester following a long illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Williams. Born in Franklin, February 8, 1933, a daughter of the late Harold F. and Agnes (Woodman) Austin, Mrs. Williams...
Eileen Rose (Shields) Peabody
Feb 4, 2009
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WESTBOROUGH—Eileen Rose (Shields) Peabody 65, of Westborough, and a former longtime Franklin resident, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family, following a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of Patrick J. "Joe" Peabody her elementary school friend and the love of her life, for over 45 years. Born in Brighton,...
Charlene C. Stone
Feb 1, 2009
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Charlene C. Stone 57, a former longtime Franklin resident, died Sunday February 1, 2009 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Center, following a long illness. Born in Milford, August 12, 1951 a daughter of the late James F. Stone Sr. and Pearl (Vaughn) Stone, she was raised and educated in Franklin and was a 1970 graduate of Franklin High School. Miss...
Helena (Simarrian) Cunningham
Jan 31, 2009
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FRANKLIN—Helena (Simarrian) Cunningham 74, of Franklin, died Saturday January 31, at the Milford Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late James J. Cunningham who died in 2007. Born in Millis, December 12, 1934, a daughter of the late John and Aznive (Calusdian) Simarrian, she was a longtime resident of Millis,...
Thomas J. Wozniak
Jan 24, 2009
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Thomas J. Wozniak, 63, a lifelong Buffalo, N.Y., area resident, died suddenly at his home Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. Born in Buffalo, April 22, 1945, a son of the late John J. and Irene H. (Ornowski) Wozniak, he was raised and educated in Buffalo. Mr. Wozniak was a retired line supervisor for Westinghouse Corp. He was a veteran...
