Funeral Homes in Dover, MA

Facts about the city

Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2010 census.Located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost all of the residential zoning requires 1-acre (4,000 m2) or larger. As recently as the early 1960s, 75% of its annual town budget was allocated to snow removal, as only a mile and a half of the town's roads are state highway. Dover is bordered by: Natick, Wellesley and Needham to the North, Westwood to the East, Walpole and Medfield to the South, Sherborn to the West.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Dover, please see the article Dover (CDP), Massachusetts.Dover is also home to the Dover Demon.

Dover Obituaries

It was noted on July 10th, 2018 that Robert "Bob" Defusco passed away in Dover, Massachusetts.  Defusco was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert "Bob"'s life.

History

In the 1960s there was a renewed interest in the Historical Society which led to the general overhaul and refurbishing of the building. According to newspaper accounts and later investigative reports, it was seen by three teenagers at different times at different places. The Sawin Building has been a home for thousands of Dover relics, books, photographs and artifacts for almost a hundred years. Their descriptions varied somewhat but all three said the eerie looking creature was about four feet high with a large watermelon-shaped head and no ears. The population was 5,558 at the 2000 census.

The first recorded settlement of Dover was in 1640.

The official website for the city of Dover is https://www.doverma.gov/.