19 May, 2012
Dorothy M. “Dotty'” Nugent, 84, passed away, Friday May 18, 2012, after a long illness. She was the widow of Arthur J. “Brud” Nugent, Jr., who died in April 1986. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late George and Emma (Rowan) Gallagher. She was a longtime resident Hopkinton, MA, where she and her husband built a home and raised their family. She was a charter member of the Worcester Eagles. She was involved in her community as a Scout leader, an advocate for preserving Lake Maspenock, and was a fixture at Town Meetings until the onset of her illness. What was most important to Dotty was spending time with her family, doting on her grandchildren, and sharing coffee breaks with her special friends.
She is survived by her sons Arthur "Buster" Nugent and his wife Marianne of Cambridge and James and his wife Lucy of North Grafton; her daughters Nancy Buck and her husband Leo and Kelly Whitney and her fiance Charles Masterman, all of Southborough; and Pamela Frechette and her husband Daniel of West Boylston. She also leaves 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and her siblings George Gallagher of Salem, NH, James Gallagher of Wilmington, and Emma McLeod and Barbara Keohane, both of Somerville.
The funeral will be held Saturday, May 26 at 9 a.m. from the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church St. (http://www.callanancronin.com). A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 20 Church Street. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Hopkinton. Calling hours at the funeral home are Friday, May 25, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Donations may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
