Gail (Dudgeon) Honen, 76, of Framingham passed away Friday Dec. 11, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late David P. Honen who died in 2014. She was born in Boston in 1939 and was the daughter of the late Albert and Jeannette (Jeanne) (Sheehan) Dudgeon. She grew up in Boston and later, Wayland. She was a longtime resident of Framingham and Wellesley. In the very early 1980's she developed an interest in politics. She and her husband worked on many local and state elections, leading to her work as a congressional and senatorial aide at the Massachusetts State House. She had been retired after 20 years there. She is survived by her daughter Tracey H. and her husband Mark Orsborne of Milford; two sisters Diane Ferguson and Stephanie Kowalczykowski both of Framingham; 3 grandchildren, a niece and nephew. Funeral services will be private. Arrangements by Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home, Milford. www.bumafuneralhome.com