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Dorothy Fairclough Obituary

HOPKINTON Dorothy Mae Fairclough, 84, of Hopkinton, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at the Westborough Healthcare Center in Westborough. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Emma (LaMontain) Boudreau. She was the wife of Harry H. Fairclough, who passed away in 1979. A Hopkinton resident since 1971, she was a member of the St. Johns Choir. She is survived by one daughter, Joan M. Lozeau and her husband, Joseph, of Milford, and one son, Harry F. Fairclough and his wife, Janet, of Cincinnati. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren, Joe, Joanne, Chris, Brian, Jennifer, Lisa and Maria, and 13 great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by two brothers, Joe and Leo Boudreau and two sisters, Barbara Kane and Mary Jane Pratt. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton (www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com), 57 Hayden Rowe St. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m., in St. John the Evangelist Church on Church Street in Hopkinton. Burial will follow in the Parish Cemetery.

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Published by MetroWest Daily News on Aug. 12, 2008.

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