Alva Louise (Hipson) Hoadley, a longtime resident of Stoughton passed away after a period of failing health on Monday July 23, 2012. She was 86 years old and the beloved wife of the late Melvin R. Hoadley.
Born April 26, 1926 in Boston,Massachusetts she was a daughter to the late Athelston Y. and Eva E. Hipson. Alva attended and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. She married her late husband in 1949, resided in Dorchester and later moved to Stoughton in 1954. Mrs. Hoadley was employed by the Masoneilan Company in Avon,Massachusetts for over 17 years. She retired in 1996.
Her survivors include her son Wayne of Stoughton, a daughter Lynne and her husband Tim Farina of Carver, her son Alan and his wife Donna also of Stoughton, three grandsons Eric, Jason and David, two nieces and a nephew.
Alva enjoyed all of her summers with her family and friends at her cottage on Long Pond in Lakeville, Massachusetts. She also took numerous ocean cruises with her late sister Marie Wilson. Destinations included the Carribean, a Panama Canal Passage and a voyage on the Queen Mary II.
Alva was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by all that knew her.
A visiting hour will be Thursday July 26, 2012 at 10 A.M. Followed by her funeral service at 11:00 A.M. from the Sheehan, Lowe & Powers Funeral Home, 115 Monk Street, Stoughton. The Reverend Rebecca L. Cho, officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton.Flowers are welcome.