19 April, 2022
Carol Ann (Luukko) Kaminsky, 81, of Hopkinton, MA, passed on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford, MA.
Carol was the middle daughter of the late Edward and Helen Luukko. She lived in Westborough, MA, until her marriage to Frank Kaminsky on September 20, 1958. They were residents of Hopkinton for the entirety of their marriage.
Carol was a dispatcher for the Hopkinton Police Department and served Hopkinton’s youth for many years as a baker at both Center and Elmwood schools. She later worked at Framingham Union Hospital. Carol loved the beach. When her children were young, summers were spent at Sandy Beach, Hopkinton State Park, down the Cape and at Ocean City, MD. She enjoyed travelling to the coast of Maine in later years. Carol loved collecting antique and vintage bottles as well as finding treasures at yard sales far and wide. She was especially proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband of 63 years, Frank Kaminsky, Carol leaves her daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and Fred Prince of Seven Lakes, NC; son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Laurie Kaminsky of Winchendon, MA; and her daughter Lynn Beecher of Hopkinton, MA. She leaves 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Carol was preceded in death by her sisters, Patricia Campbell and Nancy Gaucher.
Calling hours will begin at 10 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Callanan Cronin Funeral Home located at 34 Church Street, Hopkinton, MA. The family will receive friends for viewing from 10 AM to 12 PM and a brief service will be held at 12 PM. Internment will follow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Hopkinton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Carol’s memory to Baypath Humane Society, 500 Legacy Farms North, Hopkinton, MA 01748. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.callanancronin.com.
