Carol A. Hoglund, 74, of Nashua, NH passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua. She was born December 11, 1940 in Boston, MA, THE daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Dooley) Gately.
Mrs. Hoglund was a resident of Nashua for the last three and a half years, formerly living in Litchfield, NH for 39 years. She was proud of her Catholic faith and was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist in Hudson, NH and lately at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Nashua. Holidays were very important to her, especially the religious holidays in Easter and Christmas. Mrs. Hoglund loved her Irish heritage and also Irish music. She was a most selfless person, always looking out to help others. She was a great mom, an even better grandmother and friend and it was commented more than once at how close she was with her loving husband Bob. Together they celebrated an important milestone, their 50 year wedding anniversary.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years; Bob Hoglund of Nashua, three children; Kathy Fisher of Nashua, Colleen Martin and her fiancé Doug Flannery of Hopkinton, MA and Michael Hoglund and his wife Laura of Hudson, four granddaughters; Samantha and Michelle Martin, Taylor Fisher and Madison Hoglund, a great granddaughter; Kylee Marie Martin, two brothers; John Gately of Weymouth and Bill Gately and his wife Rosemary of Weymouth and two sisters in law; Ginny Swenson and her husband Richard of Newbury, VT and Charlotte Tremblay and her husband Arthur of Florida.
Visiting hours will be held Sunday, March 8, 2015 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm in the Zis-Sweeney Funeral Home, 26 Kinsley St., Nashua. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 9, 2015 at 10:00am in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 216 E. Dunstable Rd., Nashua. Interment will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery, Hudson. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital Research, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016.
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