OBITUARY LISTINGS

Dec 13, 2019

Elaine Alden Rolfe, a Northborough resident for 62 of her 94 years, passed away on December 13, 2019.  Elaine was born on November 4, 1925 and raised in Medford, MA. She graduated from Medford High in 1943, and Katherine Gibbs School in 1945.

Elaine was employed at Digital Equipment for many years in the Taxation and Documentation...

Dec 10, 2019

Joseph P. Orlando, 91, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare in Worcester after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Ada (Sabatini) Orlando.

Born in Westborough, he was the son of the late Michael and Antoinette (Antonio) Orlando. He was educated in Westborough schools and was...

Dec 10, 2019

Donald W. Collins, Sr., 84, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Marlborough Hills Nursing Facility. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Sharpe) Collins.

Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Mary (Collins) Schwartz and was educated in Boston schools. During the Korean Conflict he...

Dec 10, 2019

Kenneth A. Burke, 89, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Mildred J. (Hoyle) Burke to whom he was married for 65 years.

Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Milton and Ethel (Tode) Burke. He was...

Nov 28, 2019

Nancy J. Orlando, 64, of Westborough, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was the loving wife of her Westborough High School sweetheart Steven L. Orlando.

Born in Boston, Nancy was the daughter of the late James M. and Alice (Hooton) Meikle. Nancy was raised and educated in...

Nov 27, 2019

Mark W. Herz, 35, of Costa Mesa, California, passed away unexpectedly after a short illness on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at South Coast Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, California.

Born in Glen Cove, New York, he is the much-loved son of George W. and Julie A. (Downey) Herz of Westborough, Massachusetts.

Mark graduated from...

Nov 26, 2019

David E. Kerns, 74, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare in Worcester. He was the husband of Susan (Addison) Kerns.

Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Edward F. and Phyllis (Champagne) Kerns. He was raised and educated in Westborough and was a 1963 graduate of Westborough...

Nov 20, 2019

Helen J. Barton, 96, of Westborough passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the Coleman House in Northborough. She was the wife of the late Luke P. Barton.

Born in Westborough, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anastasia (Gebhart) Goggin. She was educated in Westborough schools and was a 1941 graduate of...

Nov 19, 2019

Marco L. Cornaro, 97, of Westborough, formerly of Easton, MA, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at home. He was the husband of the late Mary J. (Veneto) Cornaro.

Born in Marlborough, he was the son of the late Achille and Sylvia (Zompetti) Cornaro. He was raised and educated in Marlborough and was a 1938 graduate...

Nov 16, 2019

David A. Fay, 81, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2019. He was the husband of Carolyn M. Black and was predeceased in 2013 by his first wife, Anne M. Fay.

Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Andrew and Katherine (Kelley) Fay. He was raised and educated in Needham and...

Nov 10, 2019

WESTBOROUGH- Nancy A. Brodeur, 77, of Westborough, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Paul R. Brodeur, Jr.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late William and Beatrice (McLaren) Mahoney. She was educated in Westborough schools and was a graduate of Algonquin...

Nov 9, 2019

The world has lost one of its most loving souls, greatest wits, and most faithful sports fans with the passing of Michael Curtis, 59, of Ashland (originally of Westborough). Mike was one of the funniest (definitely punniest) guys most of us ever met. He was also the kindest, his huge heart brimming with love for his family, friends, and...

Oct 31, 2019

Ivan Ramirez, 79, of Worcester, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Cheryl (Lee) Ramirez.

Born in Medellin, Columbia, he was the son of the late Conrado and Josefina (Gaviria) Ramiirez and was raised and educated in Columbia.

Ivan was employed...

Oct 30, 2019

Professor David Goland, 78

David Goland of Shrewsbury, formerly of Westborough, passed away peacefully October 30, 2019 at UMass Hospital in Worcester. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, the former Jane Hawkins. He was the son of Shirley and Ernest Goland.

David was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Loeb and...

Oct 25, 2019

Malinda St. Clair (Showalter) Lareau, 94, a long-time resident of Warren, Pennsylvania, died on October 25, 2019 in Rhode Island where she had been living for the last 7 years. She was born Sept. 16, 1925 in Snowden, Virginia to William Nathaniel Showalter and Lura Malinda (St. Clair) Showalter. She answered to the name "Malinda" even after her discovery,...

Oct 22, 2019

Claudia Marie (Owen) Steigler, born on September 18, 1943, in Fort Myers, Florida to Thomas and Doris Owen (deceased). Raised in Kensington, Maryland among extended family from around the area. She enjoyed spending time with cousins and her brothers Chip (Thomas Jr.) and Ken, with whom she was very close. She was raised with a strong sense of family...

Oct 22, 2019

Mary C. Cunning, 86, of Rutland Town, Vermont, formerly of Grafton and Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Meadows of East Mountain in Rutland Town. She was the wife of the late William F. Cunning.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late James and Josephine (Sponcie) McCarthy and was educated...

Oct 19, 2019

Albert Dwyer Wilbur 4-1-1926 to 10-19-2019 Born in Chelsea, as a 10th generation American to his father Alger H. Wilbur, a descendant of Samuel Wilbur who established the Boston Common and founded Portsmouth Rhode Island and as a first generation American to his mother Elizabeth M  Dwyer Wilbur of Castletownbere, Ireland. He was a resident of Roxbury, Carver, Dorchester,...

Oct 15, 2019

Rachel Xu Wang, 57, of Westborough and formerly of Raritan, NJ, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Her passing was preceded by a resilient, decade-long fight with breast cancer.

Born in Shanghai, China, she is the daughter and only child of Changtai Xu and Jialan Pan. After...

Oct 8, 2019

Jean Marie Posk of East Greenwich, RI passed away on October 8, 2019, with family by her side.

Jean was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of Henry Birong and Alice Birong (nee Durrigan).

She grew up in Cranston, RI and attended St. Patrick’s High School. Jean worked at Narragansett Electric, where she met...