All Obituaries

Mary K. Gillis, 82, of Westborough, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late Donald M. Gillis. Born in Pittsfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Angus and Alice (MacAskill) MacDonald. She was raised and educated in Dedham and was a graduate of Dedham High School. She also took classes at Worcester State College. Mary worked as a telephone operator and then a dental assistant before staying home to raise her family. She returned to work in 1978 as...

  WESTBOROUGH- Dennis R. Brady, 78, of Westborough, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Westborough Healthcare Center. He was the husband of Marilyn M. (Freel) Brady for 44 years. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Henry T. and Nadine E. (Statzell) Brady. He was raised and educated in Westborough and was a graduate of Westborough High School. Dennis was a long distance truck driver for 35 years prior to his retirement. In addition to his wife he is survived by...

Stanley P. Manassa, 96, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of 52 years to the late Eve (Reiss) Manassa who died in 1999. Born in Bronx, NY he was a son of the late Jerome and Estelle (Seelig) Manassa.  He graduated from DeWitt Clinton HS and served four years in the United States Army during World War II, where he was deployed to the Pacific. Stan took over the business founded by his...

  Richard Ernest Samson, 82, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Ann Marie (Kilgarriff) to whom he was married for 60 memorable years. Born in Northampton, MA he was the son of the late Ernest and Stella (Cartotto). He was educated in Northampton and received his degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston and member of Kappa Psi Fraternity. He served with the Army National Guard...

SOUTHBOROUGH- Peter Kapteyn, age 91, died at Beaumont of Northborough on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 after a brief illness. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by four generations of family members. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Marian, and their 4 children, Corey (Lynn), Paul (Kim), Joanna (Wayne) and Mariette (Bill). Nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren will also cherish his memory. Peter was preceded in death by his youngest child Bert, who died in...

  Robert Andrew “Robbie” Skog, age 50, of Natick, formerly of Westborough, passed away Sunday July 29, 2018.  He was born September 2, 1967 in Worcester, MA.  Robbie is survived by his mother, Paula Skog of North Grafton, his sister Kelli Silva and her husband Brian and his beloved nephew and niece, Lucas and Victoria of Westborough, MA.  He also leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.  He was predeceased by his father, Robert Skog and...

  Walter A Kinell Jr., 89, of Westborough passed away on July 23, 2018 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Care Home in Worcester. Mr. Kinell was born on January 22, 1929 in Worcester and was the son of Walter Kinell and Mabel (Webber) Kinell.  He was married to Charlotte H. Blish in 1955. Mr. Kinell was predeceased by his wife Charlotte to whom he was married until her passing in 1996. He leaves his son Jeffrey and wife Susan of East Lyme, CT and his daughter Jennifer Zocco and husband...

  Matthew R. Balliett, 39, of Ware, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Dana Farber in Boston after a brief but intense battle with cancer. Born in Anniston, Alabama, he is the son of Robert W. and Barbara R. (Prengaman) Balliett of Westborough. Matt graduated from Westborough High School in 1997 and from the University of Rhode Island in 2001, earning a bachelor’s degree in Marine Affairs/Marine Geology. Matt was currently employed as a letter...

Eleanor J. Hoyt, 79, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Westport, CT, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family.  She is the beloved wife of 57 years to David B. Hoyt. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Violette (McMann) McSorley.  She was a graduate of Belmont High School and earned her Associates Degree at Westfield State University.  Prior to retirement she was employed as a medical secretary for Stewart...

  Daniel T. Cellucci, 66, of Grafton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Campus in Worcester. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Thomas and Ann (Chaisson) Cellucci. He was raised and educated in Westborough and graduated Westborough High School in 1970. He also attended Worcester Vocational Trade School. Dan was a Master Electrician and the owner of Dan Cellucci Electric. Always the life of the party, and quick...