OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Westborough, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas

Peter J. Farland
Feb 27, 2017
Peter J. Farland, 57, of Shrewsbury, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 27, 2017 at home. He was the husband of the late Susan H. (Schwer) Farland.
Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy (Czechowski) Farland. He was raised and educated in Westborough and was a graduate of Westborough High School....

Marjorie A. Tetreault
Feb 27, 2017
Marjorie A. Tetreault, 97, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2017 at the Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Arthur Tetreault and was also predeceased by her first husband, Raymond McDaniel, Sr.
Born in Cranston, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Etta (Benner)...
Rosemary V. Matthews
Feb 24, 2017
Rosemary V. Matthews, 76, of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 24, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Ralph M. Matthews.
She was the daughter of the late Robert and Florence (McGlone) Malone and was raised in Somerville and was educated in Somerville schools.
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Lillian M. Cooper
Feb 21, 2017
Lillian Marie Cooper, 87, of Westborough, Massachusetts, formerly of Raleigh, NC and Wilton, CT, died peacefully on February 21, 2017 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough, MA. Born June 4, 1929 in Ft. Worth, TX, she is predeceased by her parents, Stefan and Lillie Matusevich of Ft. Worth, TX and her late husband of...

John W. Anderson, Jr.
Feb 17, 2017
John W. Anderson, Jr., 87, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at the UMass/Memorial Medical Center - University Campus in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. (Enman) Anderson, to whom he had been married for 63 years.
Born in Westborough, he was the son...
David B. Crosier
Feb 11, 2017
David B. Crosier, 67, of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 11, 2017 in New Hampshire. He was the beloved husband of Mary-Jo (FitzGerald) Crosier for the past 42 years.
Born in Pittsfield, MA, he was the son of the late Hubert and Mary (Murchie) Crosier. He was raised and educated in Westfield and...
Mark F. O'Connell
Feb 11, 2017
Mark F. O’Connell, of Westborough, died unexpectedly on his 62nd birthday, Saturday, February 11, 2017 snowmobiling on Lake Winnipesaukee, the lake he loved. He was the proud husband of Debra A. (Marek) O’Connell, of 38 years.
Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of Barbara O’Connell and the late Thomas O’Connell. He was raised...

Fernand "Pete" Dubois
Feb 4, 2017
Fernand R. “Pete” Dubois, 91, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at home. He was the husband of the late Simone R. (Frappier) Dubois.
Born in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son of the late Henry and Alexandrina (Durand) Dubois and was educated in Woonsocket...

Kenneth J. Hill
Feb 1, 2017
Kenneth J. Hill, 91, of Westborough, formerly of East Falmouth and Acton, on February 1, 2017. Husband of the late Dorothy I. (Downey) Hill. Father of Kathleen H. Browne and her husband, James, of Cape Canaveral, FL, Dorothy M. Hill of Kingston, Patricia A. Hill of Arlington, VA, Janet H. Clayman of Warner,...

Merrill H. Stratton
Jan 31, 2017
Merrill H. Stratton, 86, a veteran of the Korean War, of Westborough, MA passed away on January 31, 2017. Born in Hopkinton, MA on November 25, 1930
he is preceded in death by his parents Alvin E. and Doris W. Stratton, a brother Alvin R. Stratton, his lovely wife...
Phyllis F. Moroney
Jan 30, 2017
Phyllis F. Moroney, 83, of Westborough, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late George W. Moroney, Jr.
Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Lang) Dame. She was educated in St. Stephen’s Parochial School and was...

Marjorie A. Bolen
Jan 29, 2017
Marjorie A. Bolen, 89, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Carl H. Bolen, Jr.
Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Alson and Ethel (Booth) Dow. She was educated in...

Lorraine G. Lindsay
Jan 27, 2017
Lorraine Grace Tully Lindsay passed away on January 27, 2017. A 50 year resident of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Lindsay was pre-deceased by her husband, long time Washington Post and Newsweek correspondent, John J. Lindsay. Lorraine is survived by her daughter, M. Tully Lindsay of Kensington, MD and her son Mike Lindsay of Laurel, MD as well as...
Joseph R. Barry
Jan 17, 2017
Joseph R. Barry, 85, of Westborough, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the CareOne at Millbury. He was the husband of Janet W. (Howard) Barry to whom he was married for 51 years.
Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late William F. and Helen F. (Sullivan) Barry and was educated...

Judith A. Berquist
Jan 14, 2017
Judith Alyce Berquist, 79, of Naples, FL, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Clewiston Nursing and Rehab Center in Clewiston, FL.
Born in Newport, NH, she was the daughter of the late Morton and Mildred (Sweet) Berquist. she was educated in Westborough schools and was a 1955 graduate of Westborough High...
Edward W. Balicki
Jan 11, 2017
Edward William Balicki died peacefully Wednesday, January 11th, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.
Ed was born and spent his childhood in Hartford, CT. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and an Army Veteran of WWII. He was a man of many talents and accomplishments, and had storied careers in advertising, real estate and...

Richard W. Casavant
Jan 8, 2017
Richard W. Casavant, of Westborough, formerly of Needham, age 88, passed away on January 8, 2017. Beloved husband of Elaine (Jordan) Casavant. Loving father of Denise Johnson and her husband John, Richard A. Casavant and his wife Elizabeth, Fred Casavant and his wife Dee, Janine Lep and her husband John, and Sheri Casavant. Cherished grandfather of twelve...

Shelagh K. Ricker
Jan 6, 2017
Shelagh K. Ricker, 74, of Northborough, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital, Worcester. She was the wife of Bernard “Ted” Ricker.
Born in Brookline, MA, She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Edna (Bordelais) Ford. She was a graduate of Melrose High...

Charles E. Naples
Jan 3, 2017
Charles E. Naples, 77, of Westborough passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at home.
Born in Westborough, he was the son of the late Michael and Catherine (O’Hearn) Naples. He was educated in Westborough schools and was a 1958 graduate of Westborough High School.
He served with the National Guard from 1958-1960...
Dennis G. Wadsworth
Jan 3, 2017
Dennis G. Wadsworth, 64, of Holland, MA formerly of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. He was the husband of Mary A. (Walden) Wadsworth to whom he was married for 35 years.
Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Maurice...