OBITUARY LISTINGS

Oct 12, 2023

John "Jack" W. Kennedy, 89, of Holden, died on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester.  He was the oldest of seven children and the son of James P. Kennedy and Mary Jamieson Kennedy.

Born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, he graduated from high school in 1951, and then went on to seminary in Canada...

Oct 9, 2023

Allison Q. "Al" Sanborn, 94, of Westborough, MA, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 9, 2023.  He was the husband of Elaine (Johnston) Sanborn, whom he met at the University of New Hampshire, and married on April 19, 1952.

Born on December 15, 1928, in Laconia, NH, Al was the son of the late Howard and Elenora...

Oct 5, 2023

Mesrob M. "Marty" Maljanian, 85, of Westborough, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital.

Born in Westborough, he was the son of the late Martin and Takoohi (Najanian) Maljanian. He was raised and educated in Westborough.

Mesrob was employed as a barber at the family barber shop, Sanitary Barber Shop...

Oct 3, 2023

Nancy (Randolph) Walker, 91, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

She was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, and was the daughter of the late Harold and Mabel (Harringer) Randolph. She was a resident of Medfield, MA for 31 years, moving to Westborough, MA in 2000, to a condominium complex aptly named Walker...

Sep 12, 2023

Curtis W. DuFries, 53, of Auburn, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at home.

Curt was the son of Ronald W. DuFries and Lois (Parker) Ginsburg and the brother of Lisa D. Hall and Bradley W. DuFries. He grew up in Westboro where he enjoyed youth sports like Pop-Warner football and youth basketball coached by his...

Sep 12, 2023

Harry W. Roberts, Jr., of Burt, New York, lately of Worcester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2023, after a long illness.

Harry was born on April 11, 1943, in Buffalo, New York, to Harry W. and Marie (Boehringer) Roberts. After moving to Grand Island, New York as a child, he graduated from Riverside High School,...

Sep 8, 2023

Barbara "Jeanne" Uhlman, 79, of Westborough, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 8, 2023. She was the wife of William G. Uhlman of 61 years.

Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Barrows. She was raised and educated in Ashland and Westborough and was a 1961 graduate of Westborough High School....

Sep 5, 2023

Kathryn M. (Juckas) Coleman, 76, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at her home.  She was the wife of the late Timothy W. Coleman, who died in 2021.

Born in Pittston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kathryn Subal and Joeseph B Juckas.  She was a devout Catholic and loved to spend...

Sep 5, 2023

Carolyn C. Traxler, 91, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Sterling Village in Sterling, MA.  Carolyn was born in Oakdale, LA on September 2, 1932 to the late Eula and Yvon Cain.  Carolyn grew up in Port Arthur, TX, graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and later earned a B.A. at the University of Rhode Island.

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Sep 3, 2023

Harry P. Hooper, of Needham, passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2023, in Framingham, MA; he was 79 years old.

Harry was born on May 23, 1944, son of the late Thomas Jasper Hooper and Wilhelmina (Hutchins) Kimball, and grew up in Westborough and Needham, MA. Harry attended Needham High School and UMASS-Amherst, and worked as a...

Sep 2, 2023

Richard Weber, 74, of Acton, MA, passed away on September 2, 2023. Richard was born on February 3, 1949, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Marwood and Berde Weber.

Richard was a man of many accomplishments and passions. He took great pride in earning his Master of Christian Ministry degree at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. Additionally, he...

Aug 24, 2023

Ellen Marie (McNamara) Swirsky

The world said goodbye to the beautiful soul of Ellen Marie Swirsky on August 24, 2023, as she was welcomed into eternity by God's loving arms.

Ellen was born on July 11, 1957. After graduating from Boston College, she moved out to California where she met her husband Brian. They spent...

Aug 24, 2023

Paul M. Fallon, 74, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Nancy M. (Sowa) Fallon.

Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late William and Marion (Hewey) Fallon. He was raised and educated in Northborough and Westborough and was a...

Aug 10, 2023

Lawrence "Larry" Boyd, age of 88, of Bradenton, FL and formerly of Westborough, MA, passed peacefully on August 10, 2023.  Larry was the son of the late Frank J. Boyd, Sr. and Bernice M. (Randall) Boyd.  Larry was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on October 24, 1934.

Larry graduated from Howard High School in West Bridgewater in 1953. ...

Aug 7, 2023

Richard W. "Dick" Kruse, 88, of Westborough, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jane P. (Pero) Kruse for 56 years.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was the son of the late Richard and Jane (Woodyard) Kruse. He was raised and educated in Sandusky,...

Aug 4, 2023

June F. Miller, 89, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Millbury and Westborough, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023 at home. She was the wife of Francis E. "Spanky" Miller who passed away on July 11.

Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late John and Rita (Cote) Caracciolo. She was raised and educated in Worcester...

Aug 2, 2023

Robert A. Boyle, 60, of Bourne passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at the Seven Hills Group Home in Yarmouth.

Born in Framingham, he was raised in Westborough and was educated in Westborough and various other towns.

He was an avid sports fan, especially the Special Olympics and was the biggest and oldest fan...

Jul 16, 2023

Joseph "Jay" Fournier, 76, passed away peacefully at his Hopkinton home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Pauline Byrne Fournier, his son, John, his sister Joyce Jacobsen of Paxton, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Joseph G. and Stella (Magerowski) and his sister, Lucille Westberg...

Jul 11, 2023

Francis E. "Spanky" Miller, 95, of Millbury, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. He was the husband of June F. (Caracciolo) Miller.

Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary (Sistito) Miller and was educated in Worcester Schools.

During the Korean Conflict he served with the...

Jul 2, 2023

Brigitte Moesta, 68, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at home surrounded by her family.

Born in Bad Homburg, Germany she was the daughter of the late Hans and Anna (Donat) Tornow. She received her Master's in Chemistry from the University of Giessen in Germany, and also attended the University of Freiburg.  Brigitte's...