OBITUARY LISTINGS

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Westborough, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas

Bola V. Rao

Bola V. Rao

Dec 8, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Bola V. Rao, 85, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2012 at the Kindred Transitional Care in Westborough. He was the husband of the late Malathi (Nayak) Rao. Born in India, he was the son of the late Bola R. and Indira (Pai) Rao. Mr. Rao is survived by one son, Vivek B. Rao of Plano, TX;...

Barbara M.  Kimball

Barbara M. Kimball

Dec 7, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Barbara M. Kimball, 96, of Westborough passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2012, in the presence of her children, at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Basil C. Kimball. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Flora O. (Brown) Landon. She was educated in...

Virginia M.  Cove

Virginia M. Cove

Dec 5, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Virginia M. “Ginny” Cove, 86, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William R. Cove, Sr. Born in Westborough, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Anna (Kelleher) McDonald. She was educated in Westborough...

Joseph M.  Breen

Joseph M. Breen

Dec 3, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Joseph M. Breen, 74, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2012 at the Shrewsbury Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Linda M. (Cole) Breen. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Ruth (Clement) Breen. He was educated in Worcester schools, earned a master’s degree...

Kaye I. (Cochrane)  Kelley

Kaye I. (Cochrane) Kelley

Dec 1, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Kaye Irene (Cochrane) Kelley, 82, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Thomas J. Kelley, Jr. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Wilfred and C. Irene (Cote) Cochrane. She was educated in Westborough schools and was a graduate...

Richard J. Holt

Richard J. Holt

Nov 29, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Richard J. “Dick” Holt, 80, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 29, 2012. Dick was born in Marlborough, the son of Ernest and Eva (Fortin) Holt. He received his Bachelor and Master’s of Science degrees from Boston College and he was also a PhD candidate and Teaching Fellow at Harvard, which he left to co-found Weston Geophysical...

David Grey Collins

David Grey Collins

Nov 23, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- David Grey Collins, 26, of Grafton, formerly of Westborough, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 23, 2012 in Grafton. He was the husband of Cassandra L. Furbish. Born on December 4, 1985, in Ft. Worth, TX, he is the son of David L. Collins, Jr., of Millbury and Janet Grey Collins of Westborough. David was a graduate of Westborough...

Phyllis L. Shelton

Phyllis L. Shelton

Nov 19, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Phyllis L. Shelton, 92, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was the wife of Paul S. Shelton to whom she was married for 71 years. Born in White Plains, NY, she was the daughter of the late Avery and Wilbur (LaPaugh) Lord. She was educated in...

Philip Salah

Philip Salah

Nov 13, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Philip Salah, 87, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. (Hemstead) Salah. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Michael and Beatrice (Wright) Salah and was educated in Worcester schools. Phil was a musicians, musician. Not only...

Richard J. Stein

Richard J. Stein

Nov 11, 2012

NORTHBOROUGH- Richard J. Stein, 82, of Northborough and Schenectady, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 11, 2012 in Schenectady. He was the husband of Clare M. Stein. Born in Palmerton, PA, he was the son of the late Luther and Olive (Handwerk) Stein. He was a graduate of Palmerton High School, earned a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry at Penn...

Evelyn  M.  Collins

Evelyn M. Collins

Nov 3, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Evelyn M. Collins, 87, of Brandon, FL, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Hawthorne Village in Brandon. She was the wife of the late David L. Collins, Sr. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Lawrence Bilodeau of Hudson and sister Helen Sharon of Marlborough. Born in Boston, she was the daughter...

Elaine E. Gesell

Elaine E. Gesell

Oct 25, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Elaine E. Gesell, 73, of Westborough, died on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at   the Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northborough after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her son, Russell Randall and his fiancé Heather Hill of Willington, CT; daughters, Deborah Randall of Northborough, Laurie Morse and her husband Keith of Millbury, Jeanne Davies...

Thomas W. Lorraine

Thomas W. Lorraine

Oct 16, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Thomas W. Lorraine, 63, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the Tidewell Hospice and Palliative Care, Ellington House in Palmetto, FL. Born in Marlborough, he is the son of Rosemarie (Rockwood) Loranger of Bradenton, FL and step -son of the late Paul Loranger. Thomas was educated in Westborough schools and...

Dorothy Harris Freeston

Dorothy Harris Freeston

Oct 12, 2012

Dorothy Harris Freeston, 91, of Westborough, MA, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2012.  She was the beloved wife of H. Russell Freeston, Jr. for 26 years. She was born in Bethlehem, PA and was the daughter of the late Byron and Elsie (Rosenberger) Hagerman.  She was predeceased by her two sisters, Alice Howard, of Maine, and Grace Young, of...

Joseph Gates Nason

Joseph Gates Nason

Oct 12, 2012

WESTBOROUGH-Joseph Gates Nason died October 12, 2012 at UMass Hospital at the age of 93.  In a sense this was the second time Nason had died since he was declared “presumed dead” by the U.S. Navy when his dive-bomber was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over a Japanese airstrip on Bougainville in 1943.  Nason avoided capture for a week, but...

Charles Santaguida

Charles Santaguida

Oct 4, 2012

WESTBOROUGH - Charles Santaguida, 88, of Westborough, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 surrounded by his family at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital in Worcester. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Modesta and Lydia (Eynard) Santaguida, brother of George Santaguida of El Paso Tx, brother of the late Henry Santaguida and Louise Pisano.  He...

Alvin "Joe" Joslyn

Alvin "Joe" Joslyn

Oct 4, 2012

WESTBOROUGH-Alvin C. “Joe” Joslyn, Jr., 83, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving wife, his family and his special nurse “Leigh”. He was the husband of Bernice A (Rose) Joslyn. Born in Greenfield, MA, and the son of the late Alvin and Hazel (Stevens) Joslyn .  Joe was a graduate of...

Mike Lobov

Mike Lobov

Oct 1, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Mike Lobov, 79, of Westborough, formerly of Holliston, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was the husband of Ingeborg (Lindquist) Lobov. Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, he was the son of the late Leo and Helen (Suskova) Lobov and came to the United States in 1950 settling in the North End of...

Robert H. Greenberg

Robert H. Greenberg

Sep 30, 2012

WESTBOROUGH - Robert H. Greenberg passed away peacefully on September 30, 2012.  He was predeceased by his Loving wife of 32 years: Cathy Corkey Greenberg. He is survived by 3 children, Ron Greenberg, David Greenberg & Maria Greenberg, and 3 step-children: Christy Belli, Beth Campi, John Campi, 9 grandchildren, and 7 great grand-children. He was born in Boston, MA, Sept...

Norma M.  Smith

Norma M. Smith

Sep 24, 2012

WESTBOROUGH- Norma M. Smith, 84, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012 at the North Bay Manor in Smithfield, RI. She was the wife of the late John H. “Jack” Smith. Born in Princeton, MA, she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Maude (Stearns) Mason and was a graduate of Northboro High School. Norma worked...