OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Westborough, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas
Carolyn M. Chouinard
Jul 28, 2019
Carolyn M. Chouinard, 81, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at home.
Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late William E. F. Thurber, Sr and Bertha (Richards) Thurber. She was educated in Westborough schools and was a graduate of Westborough High School.
Carolyn was employed as a Pharmacy...
J. William Miller
Jul 26, 2019
J. William “Bill” Miller, 91, of Westborough, died on Friday, July 26, 2019 at St. Mary’s Healthcare Center in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Laura S. (Scali) Miller.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late J. William and Sarah (Yeager) Miller. He was a graduate of Elmira Free Academy in...
Charlotte C. Spinney
Jul 24, 2019
Charlotte C. Spinney, 83, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME.
Born in Worcester, MA she was the daughter of the late Winthrop H. and Marjorie E. (Whitaker) Spinney. She was educated in Westborough Schools and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Education at Worcester...
Theresa Marie (Romeo) Rizzo
Jul 21, 2019
A memorial service for Theresa Marie Romeo Rizzo will be held on Thursday, July 25, at 11:00 A.M. in the Jonas A. Stone Chapel at Pine Grove Cemetery, 106 South St., Westborough, MA. All are welcome.
Roland R. Charland
Jul 5, 2019
Roland Roch Charland, 73, of Northampton, died Friday, July 5th, 2019, in his home.
He was born and raised in Worcester, he was a son of the late Roland and Alma (Garry) Charland.
He leaves two sons, Daniel Charland of Boston and Timothy Charland and his wife Christine, along with two Grandsons of Shrewsbury; Two...

Gail Z. Hnatiow
Jul 5, 2019
Gail Sprague Zickler Hnatiow passed peacefully into Heaven on 4 July 2019. Born and raised in West Hartford, CT, she graduated from The Northfield School for Girls (’53), Oberlin College (’57), and earned her Masters in Science degree at the University of Pittsburg. As a research assistant at Pitt, she co- authored a study in audiology published in 1968. ...
Robert C. Mason
Jul 5, 2019
Robert C. Mason, 62, of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital in Worcester. For the past 35 years, he has been the loving husband and best friend of Linda J. (Cellucci) Mason.
Born in Westmoreland, PA on April 17th 1957, he was the son of the late James and...
Dennis E. Fay
Jul 5, 2019
Dennis E. Fay, 72, of Westborough, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the Blair House in Milford. He was the husband of Sheila M. (Minardi) Fay.
Born in Exeter, NH he was the son of the late Robert Fay, Sr. and Ruth (Wheeler) Fay. He was raised and educated in Westborough and was a 1965...
Dorothy E. Zwicker
Jul 4, 2019
Dorothy E. Zwicker, 102, of Westborough, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 4, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Albert L. Zwicker.
Born in Bakers Settlement, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Cora (Faulkenham) Weagle. She was raised and educated in Auburn, MA...
Kile Matthew Pizza
Jun 30, 2019
Kile Matthew Pizza, 35, of Westborough, passed away peacefully at home early Sunday, June 30, 2019 surrounded by family after a courageous battle with ARDS and other health issues.
Born in Worcester, August 2, 1983, Kile was the proud son of the late Carol Ann (Scanlon) Pizza who passed in May of 2017. Educated in Westborough, he...
Nellie G. Mcniff
Jun 26, 2019
Nellie G. McNiff, 92, of North Grafton, formerly of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was the wife of the late John E. McNiff.
Born in Westborough, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Crosbie) McMahon. She was educated in Westborough schools...
Margareta A. Magenis
Jun 17, 2019
Margareta A. Magenis (Greta) passed away Sunday night at her home, surrounded by family, after a brief illness.
Greta was born in 1940 in Stuttgart, Germany. After graduating from Hoelderlin Gymnasium in Stuttgart, she worked in England as an au pair. She moved to Switzerland, living there for two years while working as a secretary and learning...
Mary Jean Wright
Jun 13, 2019
WESTBOROUGH- Mary Jean Wright, 85, formerly of Westborough, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Pawtucket Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Born in Westborough, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Pearl (Ellis) Wright and was educated in Westborough schools.
Mary Jean was a member of the former First Baptist...
Roy L. Trudeau
Jun 7, 2019
Roy L. Trudeau, 92, of Westborough, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was the husband of Mary A. (Wagner) Trudeau.
Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late George and Madeline (McCann) Trudeau and was educated in Worcester schools.
During WW II he...
Ernest V. Bridges, Jr.
Jun 3, 2019
CWO-4 Ernest “Chuck” V. Bridges, Jr , USMC Retired
Dear God, I come before you, June 3, 2019, a weary Marine whose physical body wore out at age 91.
Son, your spirit never diminished. You served to help better mankind while stationed in China 1945 thru 2 tours in Vietnam, retiring after 30 years of...
Corinne C. Sciarappa
Jun 2, 2019
Corinne Cecilia Sciarappa, age 18, of Westborough, Massachusetts left this world on Sunday, June 2, 2019 with her loving family at her side, after a 4+ year battle with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Corinne was born and raised in Westborough and was a 2019 graduate of Westborough High School (WHS). She was passionate about music, science and social justice;...
James A. Willwerth
Jun 1, 2019
James A. Willwerth, 88, of Westborough passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Mary (Mulvey) Willwerth.
Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Kiley) Willwerth. He was a graduate of BC High School and a 1953...
Margaret M. Gure
May 31, 2019
Margaret M. (Concaugh) Gure, 84, of Westborough passed away peacefully on May 31, 2019 with her devoted family by her side. Margaret “Maggie” was born on April 22, 1935 in Boston, MA. Maggie was the only daughter of Patrick and Susan (Mcniff) Concaugh. Maggie was predeceased by her loving husband Charles “Charlie” P. Gure with whom she shared 50...
Connie B. Kiefer
May 23, 2019
Connie Burr Kiefer, 73, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
She was born in Berkeley, CA; lived in Westborough, MA and moved in 2011 to Tampa, FL from Aspen Hill, MD. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wagner College, Class of 1967.
Connie worked for 20 years as a Subject...

Joan L. Ames
May 22, 2019
Joan Louise (Shoppe) Ames, 88, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in the presence of her loving husband.
She leaves her husband of over 68 years, William T. Ames; a son, W. Thomas Ames, Jr. and his wife Priscilla of Uxbridge, MA; a daughter Alison L. Ames and her husband Robert L. Deschamps,...