OBITUARY LISTINGS

Oct 1, 2017

Zane H. Arnold, a lifelong resident of Westborough, died suddenly on Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was married to his late wife, E. Evelyn (Stanford) for over 70 years. Zane was born in Westborough, the son of the late Russell and Hilda (Nichols) Arnold.

He attended Westborough schools, and worked at Wardell’s Gas Station, Walter...

Sep 27, 2017

WESTBOROUGH- Raymond V. Spring, 70, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Notre Dame Health Care Center in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Kathryn H. (Buonagurio) Spring.

Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Raymond and Violet (Voss) Spring. He was raised and educated in Wheaton,...

Sep 20, 2017

Donald Lee Thatcher, 86, a longtime music teacher in the Milford Public Schools and respected musician and soloist, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 after a long illness.

Don is survived by his five children, Michael Thatcher and wife Heather, Careywood, ID, Suzanne Barsamian and husband Gregory, Boylston MA, Sally Johnson, Sandra Kerr, and...

Sep 20, 2017

Joseph Alexander Pryharski, 22, of Westborough, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 after a long illness.

Born in Concord, MA, he is the son of Michael J. and Robin L. (Publicover) Pryharski of Westborough.

Joseph was a graduate of Westborough High School where he played football and baseball. He had also attended...

Sep 6, 2017

Marga L. Wolff, 86, of Westborough, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester.  She was the beloved wife of Herbert Wolff.

Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Richard W. and Luise (Romer) Pletsch.  She was raised and educated in Germany and then moved to Westborough, where...

Sep 4, 2017

John R. Thompson, 85, of Westborough died on Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was the husband of Norma A. (Wentworth) Thompson.

Born in Independence, Kansas, he was the son of the late John H. and Helen M. (Quitzau) Thompson. He was raised and educated in Texas and...

Sep 1, 2017

Dr. John J. O'Neill, Superintendent Emeritus of Nantucket Public Schools, died on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Community Hospice in Ft. Worth, TX.

John was born in Worcester, MA son of the late Michael F. and Helen (O'Leary). He received his Bachelor's Degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1951 and a...

Sep 1, 2017

Jean C. DiProfio, 94, of Westborough, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late William F. DiProfio.

Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Harold H. and Ethel D. (Clark) Hacker. She was raised on Coburn Ave., in Worcester and...

Aug 23, 2017

Cecil A. Griffin, 98, of Westborough, died peacefully on August 23, 2017 at the Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham surrounded by family.  He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy E. (Cowling) Griffin.

Born in Derby, VT, he was the son of the late Arland D. and Florence E. (Cobb) Griffin.  He was a graduate...

Aug 21, 2017

DONALD PERA JAMES, 85, OF WESTBOROUGH, FORMERLY A 45 YEAR RESIDENT OF FRAMINGHAM , DIED PEACEFULLY AT HOME ON MONDAY, AUGUST  21, 2017, IN THE CARE OF HIS  FAMILY WHO LOVED HIM GREATLY, HOSPICE AND A GROUP OF DEDICATED CNA'S.

HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS WIFE OF 56 YEARS,  ANITA (HARTON), HIS DAUGHTER,  LISA JENZEH OF...

Aug 15, 2017

Rondel Da’twaun Clark, 26, of Sutton, formerly of Westborough, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at the Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Boston from injuries sustained during a Mixed Martial Arts Fight.  He was the son of Arianne Clark and Joseph Afutu.

Born in Worcester, Rondel was raised and educated in Westborough and graduated from Westborough...

Aug 9, 2017

Ford G. Tingley, 81, of Westborough, formerly of Natick, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at the Knollwood Nursing Center in West Boylston.  He was the beloved husband of Josephine F. (Fitzpatrick) Tingley, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Attleboro, he was the son of the late Hulbert L and Naomi (Brasier) Tingley.  After...

Aug 1, 2017

Leonard C. Harris, 69, of Westborough, died on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital in Worcester.

Len grew up in Framingham and graduated from Wentworth Institute with two degrees: mechanical engineering and machine processes. He lived most of his adult life in Westborough. He leaves behind his wife of 39 years, Nancy Tucker Harris, and...

Jul 18, 2017

HOPKINTON- Jerry Meldon, 69, of Hopkinton, Massachusetts passed away unexpectedly in Southmont, North Carolina on July 18, 2017. Jerry was born in New York City on October 23, 1947 to Helen and George Meldon. He attended Stuyvesant High School, earned his Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of...

Jul 16, 2017

William Blair Woodring passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2017 of complications due to a heart attack.  He was the eldest son of Helen and Blair Woodring of Reynoldsville, PA.  Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the US Air Force.  His service years were spent in the Burma China theatre serving as a radio control operator...

Jul 16, 2017

Clare M. (Reardon) Stein of Westborough, passed away peacefully with family on July 16, 2017 at the age of 85 after a brief illness.   She was the beloved wife of the late Richard J. Stein for over 50 years.   Loving sister to Peggy Killeen and her husband Jim of Westborough, Judy Kelley and her late husband Don of Hingham,...

Jul 11, 2017

Donald Herbert McGlory, PhD, 95, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Rehoboth, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at home.

Born November 17, 1921 in Westborough, he was the son of the late Howard and Margaret (Johnson) McGlory He attended Westborough schools and graduated High School in 1940.

During WW II he served with the United...

Jul 11, 2017

Jacqueline S. Tisdell, 83, of Northborough, formerly of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at home. She was the wife ofthe late Joseph A. Tisdell.

Born in Bandana, NC, she was the daughter of the late E. L. and Hurtha (McNeil) Silver. She was educated in Bandana schools and was a graduate of Bandana...

Jul 10, 2017

Peter S. Kaminski, Jr.  69, of Grafton, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Milford Regional Medical Center after being stricken ill.  He was the husband of Roxanne (Ward) Kaminski.

Born in Baltimore, Md, he was the son of the late Peter S. Kaminski and Mildred (Gieron) Carey.  He was educated in Baltimore and...

Jul 7, 2017

Thomas Russell Bottger, 4, of Westborough, died on Friday, July 7, 2017, at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Campus in Worcester, after a difficult battle with congenital heart disease.

He leaves behind his parents, Troy and Karen Bottger; his grandparents, Richard and Linda Letendre and Melvin and Saundra Bottger; his uncles and aunts, Jeffrey and Lisa Letendre and Martin...