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Alfred P. Baratta

Of Woburn formerly of Somerville, May 11th.
Beloved husband of Rita (Bavelas). Devoted father of Karen Baratta of Somerville and her fiancé Brian Eberlin of
Hopkinton, Alison Petrino and her husband John of Billerica.
Loving grandfather of Mandy Farhoodi, Nicholas and Jesse Petrino.
Brother of John Baratta of Woburn, James Baratta of San Antonio,
TX, the late Irene Holmes, Robert Baratta and Eleanor Cantwell.
Funeral from
the McLaughlin-Dello Russo Funeral Home, 60 Pleasant St.,
WOBURN, Wednesday at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass
celebrated in St. Barbara Church, 138 Cambridge Rd., Woburn, at
10 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend. Visiting hours Tuesday 4 thru 8. Services will conclude
with burial at
Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.
Late U.S. Navy
Veteran of WWII. It has been requested that in lieu of flowers
memorial contributions may be made in Alfred's memory to the
Children's Hospital Oncology Unit Fund,
300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115. For directions, obituary and
guest book,
mclaughlindello
russo.com Dello Russo Family Funeral Homes 781 933 0083
Woburn - Medford - Wilmington
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Joseph M. McGrath Jr., 59
Joseph M. McGrath Jr., 59,
of Holliston, died
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at his home with his
family after a lengthy, bravely fought battle with cancer.
Born in Boston, he was the son of Joseph McGrath Sr. of Natick
and the late Helen (Daly) McGrath of Natick. He was the beloved
husband to Diane (Colella) McGrath for 29 years.
He was a Vietnam veteran, having served four years in the U.S.
Navy. He was also in the Navy reserves for 6 years and had been
employed for the
past 33 years at the Army Natick Labs. During his career at
Natick, his leadership and technical capabilities have been
recognized with numerous awards. He was most recently project manager
and technical leader of a guided airdrop delivery system that
can bring supplies to the soldier on the ground with such
precision, that the ground and air personnel are placed in far
less vulnerable positions. This program was recently fielded to
Afghanistan and Iraq. He was also an avid scuba diver and member
and past president of the Metrowest Dive Club. He was the
founder of Highland Millwork, one of the largest manufacturers
of scuba tank bands. His boundless intelligence and curiosity
was admired and served as an inspiration to many.
Besides his father and wife, he is survived by his brother,
James McGrath and his wife Maureen of Holliston, a sister, Mary
Garry and her husband Peter of Upton, a nephew Joseph McGrath
and a niece Anne McGrath of Holliston.
At his request, there will be no funeral service. Arrangements
are from the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton.
www.ChesmoreFuneral
Home.com
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Pamela M. Davis, 82,
Hopkinton-
Pamela M. Davis, 82,
of Hopkinton, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Leo LaChance
Nursing Home in Gardner, MA. Born in England, she was the
daughter of the late Alfred and Edith (Barlow) Martlin. She was
the wife of James L. Davis of Hopkinton.
A Hopkinton resident for over 50 years, she worked at the
Hopkinton Public Library.
Besides her husband James, she leaves 1 daughter, Melanie M.
Noonan and her husband Joseph of Gardner, MA., 1 brother, Edmund
Martlin of Virginia Beach, 1 sister, Barbara Howard of Maine,
and 3 grandchildren, Meghann, Joey and Kristina.
A graveside service will take place on Monday, May 12, at
12:00p.m. at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Hopkinton. Arrangements are
under the direction of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton.
www.ChesmoreFuneral
Home.com |
Hazel Wheeler
DANVERS -
Hazel Dalrymple
Wheeler, 71, of Danvers, died
Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Born in Framingham
on September 3, 1936, she was the daughter
of the late James and Florence (Johnson)
Dalrymple.
She was raised
and educated in Hopkinton and was a
graduate of Hopkinton High School and
Framingham State Teachers College. Hazel was
a loving mother and partner who enjoyed
spending time with her family, ocean
kayaking, reading and traveling.
She is survived
by her partner, Fred Menschel of Danvers;
four children, Bruce Wheeler of Chelmsford,
Scott Wheeler of Newport, R.I., Mark Wheeler
of Chelmsford, and Lynne Swanson of
Carlisle; four grandchildren, and two
brothers, James Dalrymple of Westerville,
Ohio and Charles Carlstrom of Dennis. She
was the wife of the late John D. Wheeler.
Funeral Services
are private and burial was in Evergreen
Cemetery, Hopkinton.
In lieu of
flowers, donations in Hazels name may be
made to the NSMC Cancer Center, 17
Centennial Dr., Peabody, MA 01960.
Arrangements are by C.R. Lyons and Sons
Funeral Directors (www.LyonsFuneral.com),
28 Elm St., Danvers Square.
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Rita F. Eisner, 91
HOPKINTON - Rita F. Eisner, 91,
died at her home Thursday, April 30,
2008. She was the wife of the late Fred J. Eisner. Born in
Newton, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth
(Hartwell) Horan. She was a foster mother and a member of
Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by her children Christine Cavanaugh and her
husband William of Hopkinton, James and his wife Penney and John
Riley and his wife Mary Ann of Hudson, and Frederick and his
wife Eileen of Daytona,
FL. She also leaves her sister, Patricia Anderson of VA, and 16
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m. from the
Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street. A funeral Mass
will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist
Church. Burial will be May 31, 2008 at 10:a.m. in Village
Cemetery, Bartlett, NH. Calling hours at the funeral home are
Sunday, May 4 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20
Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701-4688 |
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Florence R. Stewart, 78
HOPKINTON -
Florence R. Stewart, 78,
of Hopkinton, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at
the Bolton Manor in Marlborough. Born in Framingham, she was the
daughter of the late Vernon and Mary (Bigelow) Rice. She was the
wife of Arthur P.
Stewart who passed away in 2002.
A lifelong Woodville resident, she was a member of and very
active in the Woodville Baptist Church for over 60 years. She
was involved in the food pantry and was very active and enjoyed
caring and the upbringing of her grandchildren.
She is survived by 4 sons, David, John and his wife Susan,
Andrew and his wife Peggy, and James and his wife Janet, and 1
daughter, Cynthia Capobianco and her husband Joseph. She also
leaves behind 1 brother, Wendel Rice of FL., 1 sister Dorothy
Pickard of South Carolina, 10 grandchildren, Daniel, Nichole,
James, Brian, Jenna, Meghan, Jonathan, Raymond, Joel, and Anna,
sister in law Dorenda Rice of Woodville, and Florence's late
husbands brother and sister Dick Stewart and Janet Stewart. She
is predeceased by 1 brother, Alden Rice.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2008 from 3-7p.m.
at the Chesmore Funeral Home, 57 Hayden Rowe St. Hopkinton.
www.ChesmoreFuneral
Home.com
A
funeral service will be held on Monday, at 11:00a.m. in the
Woodville Baptist Church with burial following at Evergreen
Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to either the
Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew St. Hopkinton, MA. 01748,
Woodville Baptist Church, 249 Wood St. Woodville, MA. 01784, or
Project Just Because Food Pantry, 45 South St. Unit G Hopkinton,
MA. 01748
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Russell E. Adams, 72
HOPKINTON - Russell E.
Adams, 72, a lifelong resident of Hopkinton, died
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Framingham Union Hospital. Born in
Framingham, he was the son of the late Edgar and Sarah (Carlstrom)
Adams. After graduating Hopkinton High School in 1953, he went
on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
Northeastern University in Boston. He was a First Lieutenant in
the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1958 to 1961 in
Korea and Fort Belvoi, Virginia.
While working for Bowl-Mor Company, he traveled to Japan, the
Philippines, Australia, and Hong Kong where he met his
bride-to-be, Liem Lan Yieng. They married in Hong Kong in 1965
and moved back to Hopkinton, where Lan Yieng took the name,
Christine.
Russell worked for the Draper division of Rockwell International
Corporation from 1966 to 1968. He spent the rest of his
professional career as a Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager
at Dennison Manufacturing Company, and later Avery Dennison in
Framingham from 1968 to 1997. After retiring, he worked part
time for his son, Roger, at Saddle Hill Country Club in
Hopkinton, and more recently, at Highfields Golf & Country Club
in Grafton.
Besides his loving wife, Christine of 42 years, he leaves his
two sons and their families; Carl, Maura, Gabriel, and Carly
Adams, of Hopkinton, and Roger, Sue, Jack, and Cooper Adams of
Sutton. He is also survived by his sister, Mildred Kessler, of
Yarmouthport.
At the request of the family, a private service is being held. A
celebration of his life
is being planned at Highfields Golf & Country Club in the coming
weeks pending completion of construction of the clubhouse.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Callanan-Cronin
Funeral Home, 34 Church Street, Hopkinton. |
Mark R. Kelley, 44
HOPKINTON -
Mark R.
Kelley,
44, died
unexpectedly Saturday, April 12, 2008 in Milford. Born in
Natick, he was the son of the late Philip and Helen (Foster)
Kelley. He was a 1982 graduate of Hopkinton High School. He
worked as a self-employed house framer and carpenter in the
Hopkinton area.
He leaves five children, Kayla, Derek, Erynne, Zachary and
Haley, all of Hopkinton, and his sister Kim Jefferson and her
husband Daniel of Shrewsbury. He also leaves his former wife,
Jennifer (Hughes) Kelley of Milford, a close friend, Kelly
Marino of Hopkinton, and many nieces, nephews, aunts and
uncles.
Calling hours at the Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34
Church Street, will be held Wednesday, April 16 from 3:00 to
6:00 p.m. Private funeral services will take place at the
convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mark's children c/o
Kim Jefferson, 25 Vega Drive, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.
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Perry Fitzpatrick,
72
BLUFFTON.
S.C. Perry Fitzpatrick died
at his home in Sun City Hilton Head, S.C., on Saturday, April
12, 2008, after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
The
husband of Claudia Godsil Fitzpatrick, he was 72. Born Irving
Perry Fitzpatrick, in Glen Ridge, N.J., he was the son of the
late Irving Fitzpatrick Jr., and the late Elizabeth Trenbath
King. Raised in Montclair, N.J., he was graduated from The Kent
School, Kent, Conn., and attended Haverford College, Haverford,
Pa., before enlisting in the United States Air Force.
A Korean
War veteran, he served in Korea with the 58th Fighter Bomber
Wing and later in Japan as a reporter with Pacific Stars and
Stripes. While in the Far East, he also served as a
correspondent for United Press. He returned to the United States
in 1958, joining the Newark News, New Jersey, as a reporter,
covering labor and politics. After brief stints on newspapers in
Philadelphia and New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick went into the family
food business, serving as sales and marketing director for
Knickerbocker Mills Company in New York City, and subsequently,
another spice and seasoning company, Archibald & Kendall Inc.,
also of New York. In 1974, he became president of Cross Country
Enterprises Inc., a South Brunswick, N.J., based sales and
marketing firm with a strong political public relations unit. He
later served as sales and marketing chief of a NYSE listed food
company and as president of a Boston-based food ingredient
company, and as president of a food brokerage firm.
He
returned to his first love the newspaper business in 1992,
joining Bentley Publications in Massachusetts as news editor for
its three weekly newspapers. When the papers were later sold to
Community Newspaper Company, he remained as a columnist until
being forced to retire because of poor health in 1999. He
continued his column until 2005 in the Hopkinton Independent.
Mr.
Fitzpatrick retained a lifelong interest in politics and in
civic affairs. He was proud of the fact that Cross Country
Enterprises had never lost an election in which it had
participated as a part of the management team. He lost the only
election in which he ever ran as a candidate and later vowed to
remain behind the scenes for the future. After 22 years in
Massachusetts, the Fitzpatricks moved to Sun City Hilton Head,
S.C., in October 2005. He was a member of the American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sun City Veterans Assoc., the Sampson
(N.Y.) AFB Veterans Assoc., Nagoya-Komaki, Japan, Air Base
Alumni Assoc.; and the National Rifle Assoc.
Besides
Claudia, his wife of 38 years, Mr. Fitzpatrick leaves two sons,
Kevin P. of Orlando, Fla., and Sean P. (Lisa) of Hopkinton; two
daughters, Karen A. (Tony) Grazia of Sherman, Conn., and Shannon
L. Fitzpatrick of Southborough; four grandchildren, Grayson,
Sierra, Saige and Jolie Grazia; two brothers, Robert L. of Los
Angeles and David S. (Jenny) of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Carol
(Denis) Commette of Mantoloking, N.J.; and a stepbrother,
William A. (Liz) King of Lincoln Burial services will be held at
the convenience of the family in Old Saybrook, Conn. |
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ASHLAND -
Francesco P. "Frank" Perrone, 79, died
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in Natick. He was the husband of
Jacqueline (Batty) Perrone, to whom he was married for 41 years.
In addition to his wife, he is also survived by his children
Marc and his wife Jeanine of Cohasset, Kahron Dieter and her
husband Jeffrey of Hopkinton, and five grandchildren. He also
leaves his sisters Lena Christopher of Mashpee and Gina Fanelli
of Fitchburg and his brothers
Nicholas Perrone of Nevada and George Perrone of Natick.
Private funeral services will be held Friday, April 11, 2008.
The Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street, Hopkinton is
directing arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, a blood donation may be made at your local
Red Cross in Frank's memory.
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HOPKINTON
- Eleanor M.
McBride, 80, died at home
Sunday, April 6, 2008 after
battling
cancer. Married 59 years to Hopkinton native Richard M. McBride,
she was soothed by family and friends at bedside. Born in
Framingham, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice
Marion (Flynn) MacDonald and predeceased by four brothers, John,
Francis, Bobby and Paul MacDonald.
Ellie attended Framingham High School, and graduated from
Framingham Union School of Nursing in 1948. After raising five
children, she worked at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham for
nearly 30 years. An avid reader and gardener, she was known for
her quick, but quiet, wit.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children:
Kathleen Bryant and husband James of Hopkinton; Mary Flynn and
husband Joseph of Wayland; Janet Moss and husband Thomas of
Upton; Nancy McBride of Ocean Park, Maine; and Patrick McBride
of Boston. She also leaves her grandchildren: Matthew and Jesse
Bryant; Julie Segars; Shannon, Colleen and Brian Flynn; and
Margaret and Christian Moss. She delighted in the company of her
great grandchildren Abigail, Aidan and Owen. She is survived by
her sister Rita (MacDonald) Connelly and husband Ted, of
Brimfield IL.
The funeral will be held Thursday, April 10 at 9:00 a.m. at the
Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street, Hopkinton with a
Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church.
Burial will follow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Hopkinton. Calling
hours at the Funeral Home are Wednesday, April 9, from 3:00 to
7:00 p.m.
Donations may be made in Ellie's honor to Natick Visiting Nurses
Association, 209 W. Central Street, Natick, MA 01740 or the
Hopkinton Public Library, 13 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748.
Note: Photo taken on 80th birthday. |
Hopkinton -
Jean Rousseau, 77,
of Hopkinton died peacefully at the MetroWest Medical Center
after fighting a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear
Palsy (PSP). She would have celebrated her 78th birthday on
April 9th.
Jean is survived by her loving husband Fred of fifty five years.
She is also survived by two daughters and their husbands,
Michelle and Tom Fillingim of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, Denise
and Bill Stickney along with their three children, Christopher,
Emily and Jonathan all of Hopkinton and several loving granddogs.
She also leaves one sister, Charlotte Pescosolido and her
husband Joe of Marshfield. Jean is predeceased by a brother
Dominic. Besides her immediate family, Jean leaves behind many
wonderful and caring sisters-in-laws, brother-in-laws, cousins,
nieces and nephews.
Jean grew up in Wayland, the daughter of Dominic and Emily (LaRoque)
Anzivino and graduated from Natick High School. After marrying,
Jean and
Fred lived in Framingham before moving to Hopkinton. Jean and
Fred founded the Golden Spoon Coffee Shoppe in Hopkinton in the
early 1980s, where you would find her on most days until she
retired.
Jean took great pride in her children and grandchildren. Being a
sports enthusiast, her greatest joy was watching her grandsons,
Chris and Jon, play high school sports, nothing would keep her
away. She especially treasured her granddaughter Emily, who
blessed her with her companionship, compassion and great sense
of humor.
Calling hours will be Sunday March 30, 2008 in the Chesmore
Funeral Home 57 Hayden Rowe St. Hopkinton from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m
www.Chesmorefuneral
Home.com A Mass of Christian Burial will be held
Monday, March 31, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist
Church in Hopkinton. Burial will follow at the Evergreen
Cemetery.
Donations in Jean's name may be made to: Cure PSP, Executive
Plaza III, 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 906, Hunt Valley, MD
21031or to :MetroWest HomeCare & Hospice 85 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 01702 |
UPTON -
Dorothy F. Hodgdon,
71, died Tuesday March
11, 2008 in Framingham. She was the wife of George Hodgdon, to
whom she was married for 52 years.
Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late James and
Louise (Driscoll) Gorman. She was employed for many years as a
nurse's aid and had lived in Hopkinton for over 40 years.
In addition to her husband, she also leaves her children Deborah
Pierce and husband Richard Jr. of Douglas, Darlene Gormally and
husband Thomas of Southbridge and George "Lennie" Hodgdon Jr. of
Upton. She also leaves her brothers James and wife Ann of FL and
Raymond and Kathleen Schilowski of Milford, and her sisters
Sheila Morey and husband Bob of Hopkinton and Sharon Flannery
and husband David of Northborough. In addition, she leaves six
grandchildren.
Memorial calling hours will be held Friday, March 14 from 2:00
to 5:00 p.m. at the Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church
Street, Hopkinton. |
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HOPKINTON –
Mary B. “Bunnie” Nealon, 89,
of Hopkinton passed away at St.
Patrick’s Manor, in Framingham on Monday, March 10, 2008,
surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of the late Robert T. Nealon, former Hopkinton
Town Counsel and Town Clerk, who died in 1971.
A lifelong resident of Hopkinton, Mrs. Nealon was born in 1918,
one of three children to the late Joseph F. and Anna Clinton
Sullivan and the sister of the late Joseph Sullivan and the late
Claire Sullivan.
She was a 1936 graduate of Hopkinton High School and a 1940
graduate of Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. She enjoyed
a rewarding and
fulfilling career as a teacher and guidance counselor to many
students in the Hopkinton school system for many years until her
retirement in 1981.
In addition to her career in the Hopkinton school system, Bunnie
served as the Town Clerk in Hopkinton from 1971 to 1997, having
succeeded her husband, Robert T. Nealon who was the Town Clerk
from 1951 to 1971.
Bunnie is survived by her eight children, Robert T. Nealon and
his wife Roberta of Pocasset, J. Timothy Nealon and his wife
Jeanne, of West Dennis, Ann Click of Hopkinton, Pamela
Langenbach and her husband James of Mystic, Connecticut, M.
Kathleen Nealon of Sagamore, Elizabeth Edwards and her husband
Ralph, of Hopkinton, Thomas P. Nealon and his wife Anne, of
Hopkinton, and John A. Nealon and his wife Lorraine, of
Ashland.
During her lifetime, Bunnie was a dear friend and colleague to
many. She had a lifelong affection for and connection to Cape
Cod which she instilled in her children and grandchildren. She
was an avid reader, a loyal sports fan of Holy Cross, Boston
College and all the Boston sports teams and was a student of
state and national politics.
Bunnie took great pride in her children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren, all of whom loved her dearly and will miss her
immensely.
Besides her children, Bunnie was survived by twenty-three
grandchildren, Robert T. Nealon, III, Joseph E. Nealon, Jon P.
Nealon, Christian D. Nealon, Timothy P. Nealon, Elizabeth N.
Ridgley, Kelley A. Petralia, Thomas M. Click, David M. Click,
Pamela Ann Settar, Amie L. Edwards, Kathleen K. Langenbach,
Bethany M. Langenbach, Peter M. Edwards, Stephen J. Edwards,
Matthew C. Nealon, Patrick S. Nealon, Callie H. Nealon, Andrew
H. Nealon, Jack C. Nealon and Mary Catherine W. Nealon,
Christopher R. Nealon and Jeffrey A. Nealon, all who
affectionately called her “Gramma”. Bunnie was also survived by
twenty-three great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
from the Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street,
followed by a funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church at
10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Calling
hours at the funeral home will be Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from
4:00 p.m. To 8:00 p.m.
Donations in Mrs. Nealon’s name may be made to St. Patrick’s
Manor, 863 Central Street, Framingham, Massachusetts. |
Katherine (Soter) Argir, 94,
a resident of Natick for 72 years, passed away peacefully on
Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Bethany Healthcare Center in
Framingham surrounded by her children.
Born in Gjanci, Albania, she was the loving daughter of the late
Dimitri and Arthemi (Nikola) Soter. Katherine emigrated from
Albania when she was 6 years old and was raised in Worcester,
Massachusetts.
She was the beloved wife of the late Charles “Koci” Argir for 37
years until he passed away in 1971.
Katherine worked for Horne & Short Shoe Company of Natick when
she first moved to Natick, and then Dennison Manufacturing
Company for 30 years in Framingham until her retirement in 1975.
Katherine is lovingly remembered by her family and friends as a
person they could always go to when they needed advice, support,
or understanding. She was a trusted confidant who always had
time for others in need and would never judge you. She always
believed in trying to focus on the good in people. People were
drawn to her because of her kind, generous spirit and terrific
sense of humor. Everyone knew her door was always open and she
would welcome you with her endearing smile and a big hug and
kiss. Katherine is also remembered for being a wonderful cook,
who loved spending time in her kitchen baking and cooking
Albanian breads, pastries, and meals. She enjoyed looking at
cookbooks and watching cooking shows in order to learn new
things to make.
Katherine enjoyed spending time with her friends going to
stores, lunch and church, and would often be seen driving around
Natick in the passenger seat of her dear friend, Olga’s, blue
mustang on their way to visit friends or go to lunch. One of
their favorite places to go was to MacDonald’s on Route 9 in
Natick to socialize and people watch. She loved visiting with
people, and even in her later years when she was not as mobile
and in pain when she walked, she never complained and always
maintained her sunny disposition.
Katherine was an active member of the Albanian Orthodox Church
in Natick and its women’s society “Vetetima”. She had a great
faith in God and her church was an important part of her life.
Katherine’s greatest pride was her family who loved and adored
her. She made every member feel special and so loved. Her
happiest times were spent with her children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren who she saw on a daily basis.
Katherine is survived by her sister, Violet Assad of Shrewsbury;
her brother, Michael Soter of Shrewsbury; her children James and
Lana Argir of Harwich, Thomas and Arlene Argir of Framingham,
and Linda and Thomas Lloyd of Natick; her grandchildren, Jim
Argir of Holliston, Michael Argir of Natick, Andrea McHugh of
Holliston, David Lloyd of Hebron, NH, Scott and Mark Argir of
Framingham, and great-grandchildren, Corey Argir, Brianna Argir,
Garrett Argir, Averie Argir, Chase Argir, and Makayla McHugh.
She was the sister of the late Mary Zhunga and Samuel Soter.
Words cannot describe how much she will be missed.
A funeral to celebrate Katherine’s life will be held in the
Albanian Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Natick on
Thursday at 10:30 AM. Burial will be at Dell Park Cemetery in
Natick. Visiting hours are on Wednesday from 3:00 to 7:00 PM at
John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park Street, at Natick
Common (www.everettfuneral.com)
Expressions of sympathy in Katherine’s memory may be made to the
Albanian Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 37 Washington
Street, Natick, MA 01760 or the Natick Visiting Nurses
Association, 209 West Central Street, Natick, MA 01760. |
HOPKINTON
- Rita L. Paradis,
85, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at her home. Born in
Sherborn, she was the daughter of the late William and Ella
(Rock) Heaton. She was married to her husband, Alverie G.
Paradis for the past 59 years.
Mrs. Paradis was a registered nurse and served as a second
lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corp. She was later employed by
various nursing homes in the area. She was a member of St.
John's Church and for many years volunteered at the annual
rummage sale. She managed the Thrift Shop at the Hopkinton
Senior Center. She enjoyed gardening and watching the many birds
that fed at the feeders in her yard.
First and foremost, she enjoyed her large family.
In addition to her husband, she leaves her daughters Leona
Montville and her husband Harold of Bellingham, Helene Matyi and
her husband Frank of Franklin and Jean Tatro and her husband Al
of Milford; her sons George and his wife Janet of Oakham,
William and his wife Rita of Ayer, Andrewand his wife Lisa of
Hudson, Joseph and his wife Laurie of Hopkinton and Philip of
Oxford. She also leaves her grandchildren Jennifer Briggs,
Christine Duggan, Philip Matyi, Michael and Sarah Montville,
Elizabeth Raiche, Amiee Velaso, and Julie, Keri, Gregory, Tina,
Dylan and Daniel Paradis. In addition, she leaves eight great
grandchildren.
She is pre-deceased by her son Michael who died in March 1972,
and her siblings Conrad Heaton and Pauline Tomasetti.
The funeral will be held Saturday, March 1 at 10:00 a.m. from
the Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church Street with a
funeral Mass in
St. John the Evangelist Church at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in
St. John's cemetery at a later date. Calling hours at the
funeral home are Friday, February 29 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Donations: Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew Street, Hopkinton,
MA
07148. |
Hopkinton — Evelyn (Etsell)
Cahill, 84, of Mayhew Street died
February 15, 2008 at Umass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester
from complications of a stroke.
She leaves her husband of 50 years, Irving Campbell Cahill; a
daughter Sue and husband Jim Gosnell of Sutton; three
granddaughters Kristin, Heather and Rachael also of Sutton; 2
sisters, Martha E. Hall of Lakeville; Thelma Long of Hingham and
many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by four siblings; Edna Alice MacDonald of
Melrose, Marion Florence Baier of Rhode Island, Elsie Marie
Christenson of Melrose, William Everett Etsell of Florida.
Evelyn was born in Melrose on January 25, 1924 and was the
daughter of the late Joseph and Elsie Elizabeth (Rolls) Etsell.
Prior to raising a family, she worked in Boston at the Boston
Five Cents Savings Bank in the mortgage department.
In accordance with her wishes, a private graveside service is
planned at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Hopkinton. Arrangements are
from
Chesmore Funeral Home in Hopkinton.
Donations in Evelyns name may be made to American Cancer
Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or on line
at
www.cancer.org |
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