All Obituaries

John C. Strickland, 95, of Westborough, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020. He was the husband of the late Vasilika (Christi) Strickland. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late William and Sarah (Frost) Strickland and was raised and educated in Newfoundland. During WW II he served with the U.S Navy attaining the rank of Shipfitter, Third Class and received the World War II Victory Medal.  He was proud to serve as a Navy Seabee. John was employed as Site Supervisor for...

Elaine P. Roberts of Burt, New York, lately of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at her home in Shrewsbury on 19 October 2020 in her 76th year, after a brief illness. She was born on 22 October 1944 in North Tonawanda, New York, the only child of Helen A. (née Zazycki) and John F. Zielinski. She attended Mount St. Mary Academy and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English at D’Youville College, then married her husband, Harry W. Roberts, Jr., on 16 July...

Robert F. Milewski, 81, of Westborough, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Charlotte A. (Kopcinski) Milewski. Bob was born and raised in Worcester and after graduating from St. Mary’s High School, Worcester, he went on to Wentworth Institute and Northeastern University in Boston. After graduation Bob went to work for Sprague Electric in Worcester. Sprague was acquired by Allegro Microsystems and he retired from there...

Paul D. Fugere, 41, of Worcester, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was the husband of Melissa P. (McLaurin) Fugere. Born in Worcester, he is the son of Gary and Theresa (Belisle) Fugere of Worcester. He was raised and educated in Westborough and was a 1997 graduate of Westborough High School. Paul was employed as a cook at Friendly’s Restaurant in Worcester prior to his illness and he enjoyed fishing. In...

Raphaela M. Plante, 90, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Vitaliano and Ersillia (Belcufine) Monfreda and was raised and educated in Worcester. She also took college courses at Clark University and Assumption College. Raphaela was the owner of Advance Personnel Associates in Burlington prior to her retirement. She has been a resident of Westborough for 57 years and enjoyed...

Frank Yendriga, 83 years, of Watertown MA, formerly of Westborough, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at his daughter Jill’s home in Waltham, MA.  He was born on April 13, 1937, in Pierpont, Ohio, the son of Josephine (Uchwal) and Joseph Yendriga. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Nancy J. Yendriga. Father of Lisa Yendriga-Norberg and her husband Derek of Brighton, Jill Y. Finnegan and her husband David.  Brother of Jennie...

Douglas T. “Duke” MacLean, 76, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Joan (Imbeault) MacLean. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Henry A. and Corrinne C. (Taylor) MacLean. He was raised and educated in Lincoln, MA and graduated from Belmont Hill School in 1963 where he was a three sport athlete and captain of the football team.  He then went on to Franklin and Marshall...

   Joan (Hynes) Coveney, 92,  of The Willows, Westborough passed away on September 14, 2020 after sustaining a hip fracture at home.     She was born on July 8, 1928 in Brighton, MA the daughter of John Leo and Theresa (Devereaux) Hynes. She grew up in Watertown and Newton, the eldest of five siblings and attended Sacred Heart in Newton and Katharine Gibbs School in Boston.     She married Paul W. Coveney, her loving husband of nearly 50 years, on May...

John W. Miller, III, 71, of Worcester, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 at UMass/Memorial Medical Center-University Campus after a period of declining health. He leaves a daughter Jennifer Lee and her husband, Geoff, of Fitchburg, a granddaughter Samantha Lee, a son John W. Miller, IV of Worcester, a sister, Joanna Donahue of Shrewsbury and a brother Joseph Miller of Whately. He was born in Elmira, NY, son of J. William Miller, Jr. and Laura (Scali) Miller. John owned and operated A &...

Joseph E. Darling, 88, of Mashpee, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. He was the husband of Jean (Oldfield) Darling and was predeceased by his first wife Faye L. Darling in 1988. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Frederick and Florence Mae (Christian) Darling. He was raised in Worcester and educated in Worcester schools. During the Korean Conflict he served with the United States Air Force...