Gone, But Not Forgotten

OBITUARY: Evie Wood

Evie (Haynes) Wood died last week at 92, during her life she worked at Hopkinton Town Hall.

We mourn the loss of Evie (Haynes) Wood, 92, who passed away June 5. 
She is lovingly remembered by family and friends for her warm, loving personality and constant smile. Her home was the gathering place for all the neighborhood children, friends, and relatives.  She helped support our troops in WWII, then helped run the family business “Wood’s Friendly Superette”. She later worked at the Hopkinton Town Hall and was an active participant of the Framingham Heart Study. She loved painting in her spare time. Evie is predeceased by Walter Wood, her husband of 65 years. She leaves behind her 3 children, Peter Wood of McClellanville, SC; Lucinda (Cindy) Miller of Alton, NH; and Gail Fawson of Hopkinton, MA and their families. She had numerous …

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Obituaries: Nicholas J. Dugan Jr.

Dugan, 59, was born in Allentown, PA and resided in Holliston.

Courtesy Chesmore Funeral Home  Nicholas J. Dugan Jr., 59, of Holliston, passed away Saturday, May 26. Born in Allentown, PA., he was the son of Margaret (Zealberg) Dugan of Holliston and the late Nicholas J. Dugan, Sr.  He is survived by six siblings, Kathleen Weeks of Anchorage, AK, Rev. Claire Osinkosky of Ontario, Diane DiGiacomo and her husband Richard of Danville PA, Mary Beth Numbers and her husband William of Holliston, MA, William G. Dugan and his wife Mary of Gettysburg, PA, and Dr. Theresa Dugan Gonzalez and her husband William of Holland, PA.  A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, June 16, at 9 a.m at St. Mary's Church in Holliston. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Mary's Church, Holliston, or to the Evergreen …

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Obituaries: Nor­man B. Mor­ri­son

Morrison was a World War II vet, serving in North Africa, and a Holliston resident for 35 years.

Courtesy Chesmore Funeral Home Nor­man B. Mor­ri­son Jr., 92, of Engle­wood, FL and formerly Holliston, passed away after a short ill­ness on Mon­day, May 28. Born in Boston, Nor­man grad­u­ated from Brook­line High School in Mass­a­chu­setts in 1937 and from Nor­wich Uni­ver­sity in North­field, Vt., in 1941. A World War II vet­eran of the United States Army, he served in North Africa. A res­i­dent of Hol­lis­ton, Mass., for 35 years, he was elected to the Hol­lis­ton School Com­mit­tee for sev­eral terms, also serv­ing as chair­man. He was a mem­ber of the Hol­lis­ton His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety and was appointed to var­i­ous town committees. Nor­man was always active in church affairs. He was a found­ing mem­ber, senior war­den and vestry­…

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Gone, But Not Forgotten

OBITUARY: Mary Ann Bird, Age 83

Mary Ann Bird Died on May 9 at the age of 83. Bird was a freelancer for various Massachusetts newspapers as well as a Foxboro police secretary.

Courtesy of Chesmore Funeral Home Mary Ann Bird of Hopkinton, Ma: Formerly of Wilbraham, MA, Plantation, FL and Foxboro, MA., age 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at The South Shore Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 23, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY to Henry and Evelyn (Worle) Voltmann. She was a 1946 graduate of Midwood High School. She married her beloved life long partner, Willis A. Bird on March 8, 1947. They celebrated 62 years of marriage prior to his death in 2009. She was an accomplished and widely published free-lance writer, was formerly a reporter for The Patriot Ledger, and also wrote a weekly human interest column “A Bird’s Eye View” for the Foxboro Reporter for many years. She was …

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Gone, But Not Forgotten

Patrick Whalen Leaves Behind Wife, Sisters

The Hopkinton resident loved Boston sports and lobstering in Maine.

Patrick White Whalen, 58, of Hopkinton, passed away, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the
Kindred Healthcare Center in Westborough after a battle with Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). Born in Dover, NH., he was the son of the late Arlene (White) and Richard B. Whalen. Patrick will be sadly missed by his wife Kathleen S. (Sheehan) Whalen of Hopkinton, his sisters, Sharon DeChiara and her husband Michael of Gloucester, Rebecca DeSantis of Fitchburg; his nieces and nephews, Lindsay and Philip Mills, and Anthony and Angela Paulini; his mother- in-law, Dorothy M. Sheehan, and sister-in-law, Lisa S. Paulini

. Raised in Danvers, Patrick enjoyed sports, especially the Red Sox, Bruins and Patriots. He loved fishing and as a child he lobstered with …

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Obituaries: Robert E. Adams

Adams taught at the Caryl School in Dover for 29 years.

Information provided by Chesmore Funeral Home Robert E. Adams, 83, of Holliston and Moody, Maine, passed away Wednesday, April 18, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born in Holden, he was the son of the late Elsie (Nyberg) and Robert F. Adams. He was the husband of Barbara (Snow) Adams of Holliston. Robert was a 1946 graduate of Worcester Academy and earned a business degree from Boston University as well as a Master’s Degree from Boston State Teacher’s College. He taught for 29 years at the Caryl School in Dover. In addition to his wife of 52 years, he is survived by his children, Elizabeth S. Adams of Boston and Robert S. Adams and his wife Monica Ruiz of Natick; two sisters, Doris Adams Nunnemacher of Wells, Maine, and June Pearson and…

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Obituaries: Neil Palomba

Despite a lifelong physical handicap from polio, Palomba played baseball and coached the Bay Ridge Indians softball team

Courtesy Chesmore Funeral Home Neil Palomba, 81, of Holliston, died peacefully at home, on April 13. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 20, 1930, son of Rose (Giglio) and Luciano Palomba. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Dolores (Flynn), children Nora Palomba Wagman, of Maynard MA, Lois Palomba Robbins, of Hopkinton and Alan Palomba and wife Ann, of Wylie, Texas and four grandchildren: Christopher Wagman of Maynard, and Daniel, Caroline, and Alyssa Palomba of Wylie Texas. In 1973 he moved his family from Brooklyn to Massachusetts, having transferred from Bell Telephone New York to New England Telephone and retired in 1993 from AT&T in Framingham. He was a Fourth Degree Knight with the Framingham Chapter of the Knights of …

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Obituaries: Adriana J. Costanza

Costanza was born in Holland and lived in Holliston for 46 years.

Adriana J. Costanza, 75 , born in Holland and a resident of Holliston for 46 years, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 29, after a brave battle with cancer.  Adriana was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed boating, working out in her yard and spending quality time with her family. Along with her husband George, of 47 years, she leaves a daughter, Christina Costanza of East Sandwich, two grandsons Tristan and Trevor, a son Johannes Stolk & his wife Angela, two granddaughters Jennifer and Jessica.  She also survived by her brother Johannes van der Wal and his wife Karin of Franklin as well as nephews Johannes and Eric van der Wal and two sisters residing in Holland, Marijke Knoster and Coby Groenweg. Visitation will took place on …

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Obituaries: Linda Carrol-King

Carrol-King, a Holliston resident, is survived by her four siblings.

Information provided by Chesmore Funeral Home.  Linda M. Carroll-King, 60, of Holliston, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 21. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Gerard and Margaret Carroll and the wife of the late Charles King. She is survived by four siblings: Arlene Wall and her husband Bobby of West Roxbury, Gerard Carroll and his wife Louise of Epsom, NH, Patricia Monsini and her husband Ronald of Peabody, and Susan Barry of Roslindale. She leaves stepchildren Stephen King of Yarmouth, Maine, Susan Parisher of Greenville, NC, and Michelle Flinn of Austin, TX. She also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Michael, Jason, Marc, Charles Jr., Jimmy, Anna Marie, Isabelle and Xaz. Visitation was held on Sunday, March …

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Obituaries: Louis Rocco Raneri

Raneri was a veteran of the Korean conflict and resident of Holliston since 1962.

Information provided by Chesmore Funeral Home. Louis Rocco Raneri, 86, of Holliston, passed away Monday, March 19 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born in Watertown, he was the son of the late Mary (Pirrela) and Pasquali Raneri. He was the former husband of Janet (Rockwood) Raneri of Hopedale. A Corporal in the Army, Louis was a veteran of the Korean conflict. A resident of Holliston since 1962, he was a member of the Mt. Hollis Masonic Lodge in Holliston and was a musician who played throughout New England. He is survived by two sons, Douglas Raneri of Montague, MA and James Raneri of Dana Point, CA; a sister, Gloria Arone of Watertown and three grandchildren. He also leaves behind his companion, Meryl Thompson of Millis and her …

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