August 1, 2003 The Country Gazette Franklin, Ma USA and surrounding area Ruth E. (Blakely) Pontolilo, 87 of Hopedale, died June 14, 2003 . She was the wife of The late Thomas A. Ponolilo who died in 1976. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada on Dec 15, 1915, she was the daughter of the a late Stillman A. and Cora V. (Weeks) Blakely. She was a resident of Hopedale for the past 20 years and previusly resided in Bellingham but spent he majority of her life in Medway. She is survived by a son Kenneth Pontolilo of Bellingham; a daughter: Linda Lake of Hopedale. She is also survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Medway.