Caroline M. Walden

Caroline M. Walden BELLINGHAM Caroline M. (Roberts) Walden, 62, passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2008, at home with her family by her side. She was a resident of Bellingham for 36 years, formerly of Framingham, Holliston and North Adams, where she was born and raised. Caroline has been the office manager at Hillside Nursery of Franklin for over 20 years, and previously worked for many years at Dennison in Framingham, and also the Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. She was a communicant of St. Blaise Church. She was a Cub Scout leader for eight years of Pack 120, and member of the Pack Committee. She was also active in the Bellingham Baseball and Basketball booster clubs, enjoyed bowling for many years, and was an avid reader. Mr. and Mrs. Walden were married June 11, 1966 in Notre Dame Church, North Adams. She was devoted to her family and friends and will be greatly missed. She was the beloved wife of 42 years of Michael D. Walden. Born in North Adams, on May 7, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Doris (Rondeau) Roberts; loving mother of Michael D. Walden Jr. and his husband, Stephen Fletcher, of Lancaster, Jon P. and his wife, Amy Walden, of Bellingham, and Dawn-Marie K. and her husband, Scott Solod, of Millbury. She was the devoted grandmother of Emily, Kylie and Luci Walden, and Grace and Samuel Solod; sister of Jacqueline Copeland of Bellingham, and daughter-in-law of Martin and his wife, Blanche Walden, of North Adams, and sister-in-law of Judith and her husband, Donald Collins, Nancy and her husband, Steve Yoshida, all of Las Vegas, and Robin and her husband, Christopher Zochi, of Brandon, Fla. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Her funeral will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m., from Cartiers Funeral Home, 151 So. Main St., (Rte. 126), Bellingham, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m., in St. Blaise Church, 1158 So. Main St., Bellingham. Visiting hours are Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942, or to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Floor 6, Brookline, MA 02445-9924 would be appreciated.