All Obituaries

Robert Salah, 96, of Westborough, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020, surrounded by his family. Robert was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Michael and Beatrice (Wright) Salah and attended Commerce High School, Clark University, as well as Berklee School of Music. Robert leaves three daughters, Sr. Roberta Salah, Michele Cimmino and her husband Christopher, and Ann Marie Salah and her partner Maureen who lived with and cared for him.  Robert also leaves two sons, Robert...

Rudolph F. “Rudy” Carlson, Jr., 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at home. He was the husband of the late Jean M. (Carlucci) Carlson and was also predeceased by his first wife, Nancy J. (Krumsiek) Carlson. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Anna (Anderson) Carlson. He was raised and educated in Westborough and was a 1950 graduate of Westborough High School. During the Korean Conflict he served with the U. S. Army attaining the rank of Corporal....

Phyllis A. Stone, 76, of Northborough, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. With the love of her life, Robert J. Stone close by. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late William and Blanche (Milliken) Schenker. Phyllis was raised in Westborough, a graduate of Westborough High School and an attendee at the Green Mountain College in Vermont. Phyllis worked with her Dad at Comey Oil, then took over the business after he retired.  She...

Mark H. Hasso, Ph.D., 73, of Chestnut Hill, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Monday, March 16th, 2020. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, he was the son of the late Habib Hasso and Reina Ballo. He was the third of four children, and is survived by one brother, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Mark received master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Construction Management from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and another master’s degree in Civil Engineering in the field of Highway...

Adelard A." Red” Cote, 94, of Westborough, died peacefully on March 16, 2020 surrounded by his family at the Milford Regional Medical Center.  Red was predeceased by his cherished and loving wife Louise A. (Orlando) Cote on October 10, 2017. They had been married for 69 years at the time of her death. He is survived by his children, Janice (Cote) Laptewicz and her husband Robert, of Westborough and Dennis Cote and his wife, Cynthia (Duce) of Sutton. His grandchildren, Robert...

John Robert Reither, Sr. of Westborough, Massachusetts, died peacefully and surrounded by his family on March 12, 2020. John is survived by his wife, Marla Millen Reither of Westborough, Massachusetts; children, John Reither, Jr. and Elizabeth Beasley of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts and Doug and Laura Marcotte of Westborough, Massachusetts; grandchildren, Henry and Alice Marcotte of Westborough, Massachusetts and Skyla Marcotte of Providence, Rhode Island; and brother,...

Austin B. Thompson, Jr., 97, of Westborough, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northborough. He was the husband of the late Jane (Greene) Thompson. Born in Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Austin and Bessie (Allsop) Thompson. During WW II he served with the United States Army Air Force attaining the rank of Corporal. He also attended and graduated from Brown University in 1948. Austin was employed as a manufacturer...

Aileen S. Kraditor of Westborough died on March 8, 2020 at UMass University  Hospital, Worcester, after a courageous, five year battle with melanoma. She was 91. Aileen was born in Brooklyn on April 12, 1928. She was the daughter of Abraham and Henrietta Kraditor. Her sister, Bernice Kraditor Haber, also predeceased her.  Aileen is survived by two nieces and a nephew:  Judith Deborah Haber of Brookline, MA, Carole Robin Haber of Charlotte, NC, and Roger Haber of Studio City,...

Mary F. (Joyce) Olsen, 73, of Westborough, MA died on March 7, 2020 at the UMASS Medical Center in Worcester, MA, after a brief but sudden illness. She was the daughter of the late Stephen Joyce I. and Loretta Niland Joyce who immigrated from County Galway, Ireland and settled in Norwood, MA. It was in the town of Norwood where Mary met her beloved husband of 52 years Ralph F. Olsen. She is survived by her son Ralph F. Olsen II of Grafton, MA and her daughter Laura A. Olsen of Sandwich, MA,...

Noah A. Grains, 66, of Westborough, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at home. He was the husband of Cynthia J. (Perron) Grains. Born in Osaka, Japan, he was the son of the late John and Imako (Okuma) Grain. He was raised and educated in Worcester and was a graduate of Burncoat High School. Noah also attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. From 1976 to 1980 he served with the United States Navy. Noah was employed for many years in the Pump Maintenance Department at...