All Obituaries

  Elaine T. Rissmiller, 90, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Coleman House in Northborough. She was the wife of Willard F. “Bill” Rissmiller for 68 years. Born in Bushkill Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Bill) Tombler. She was raised and educated in Easton, PA and graduated from Wilson High School. She also graduated from Lankenau School of Nursing in Philadelphia and earned a Master’s in...

  Colleen M. Herz, 30, of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare in Worcester. Born in Glen Cove, New York, she is the much-loved daughter of George W. and Julie A. (Downey) Herz of Westborough. Colleen graduated from Westborough High School in 2006. She received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and a graduate degree from University of Auckland in New Zealand. Colleen loved traveling, reading, and...

  Liudmila Yakovlevna Adrianova (Liusya) passed away on her 84th year of life after a brave battle with cancer and its complications. She was a wonderful, bright, caring and loving person who touched the lives of everyone around her no matter where she went, truly beautiful inside and out. Liudmila was born in Moscow, Russia and spent most of her life in St. Petersburg, Russia. She received PhD in Mathematics from St. Petersburg University, where she proceeded to work as a professor...

Richard F. “Dick” Tibert has gone to be with his Holy Savior and rejoin his wife Irene on November 9, 2018 after a brief, brave battle with cancer. Mr. Tibert was born in Cambridge, MA in 1930 and lived in Arlington Heights, Northborough and Westborough before moving to Southborough in 1980.  He was a graduate of Northborough High School, University of MA and N.E. School of Accounting and took additional courses of study at Worcester Jr. College, Worcester State College...

  Today we lost one of the good guys.  On November 7, 2018 George Orkin Philip died peacefully at the ripe age of almost 94 years young, preceded in death by his wife Mildred, his brother Manfred, and sister Ulla.  He was born on December 21, 1924 in Berlin, Germany, and immigrated to this country at the age of 14 years old, speaking no English.  With the helping hands of the community in Easton, PA, George became an American citizen.  He served in the U.S. Army...

UPTON- Paula von Kummer, 92, of Upton passed away on Saturday November 3, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Ferdinand “Dick” von Kummer.  Born in St. Louis, MO she was the daughter of Herbert Bruce and Marion (Schibsby) Puffer. She was a graduate of Evanston Township High School and studied at Northwestern University, Evanston IL. Paula was a homemaker, raising 5 children, whom she loved dearly.  At the age of 70, she started her passion of sales at Hay...

  Shirley Stone Sumner, 93, of Westborough, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was the loving wife of the late Charles Sumner III of Fairport and Honeoye Falls, New York. Born in Wolcott, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Linda (Cahoon) Stone. Shirley was raised and educated in Wolcott and was a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology. Shirley was foremost a devoted...

  It is with great sadness that the family of Helen D. Francolini announces her passing. Known to her friends as “Honey” passed on Tuesday, October 30th 2018. Helen was a long time resident of Westborough, MA. A mother of eight children Helene and Bob Aldenberg, Joan Flood, Mary and Stephen Gustafson , Walter Francolini and Ron Remillard, John Francolini, Carol and Ben Mueller, Ann Marie Francolini and the late Francis Stephen Francolini. She leaves behind nine...

Ronald Kells Goodenow, 77, of Northborough, passed suddenly on October 28, 2018 with his wife by his side. He will be remembered for his impressive intellect, good-natured gregariousness, devotion to loved ones, and lifelong commitment to using his gifts for the betterment of the world. Goodenow was born in 1941 in Newark, New Jersey and graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa (B.A.) in 1963. In keeping with his characteristically active and curious mind, he then followed his passion for...

  MARLBOROUGH- Thomas Mason, II, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at home. Born in Littleton, NH, he was the son of the late Elliott and Mildred (Diercks) Mason. He was educated in Westborough schools and was a 1964 graduate of Westborough High School. He also attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. During the Vietnam Era he served with the U. S. Air Force from 1969 to 1971. Tom was employed as a bartender for Kennedy’s...