1932
Craig
2014
Craig Macdonald
May 12, 1932 — November 23, 2014
Westborough
WESTBOROUGH- Craig MacDonald, 82, of Westborough, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the Marlborough Hospital. He was the husband of Carole A. (Taylor) MacDonald.
Born in Fitchburg, he was the son of the late Arthur and Sarah (Craig) MacDonald. He was educated in Groton schools and was a graduate of Groton High School where he excelled in Basketball and was voted ‘Most Athletic’. He also earned an Associates Degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University and a Bachelors Degree from Central New England College.
During the Korean Era he served with the U.S Navy.
Craig was employed as an engineer for Bay State Abrasives for 32 years prior to his retirement and has been a resident of Westborough since 1958.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Lynn E. MacDonald and her husband, Mark Prus, of Moravia, NY, Sally Beth MacDonald of Worcester, Susan C. Kaye and her husband, Gary, of Westborough and Craig D. MacDonald and his wife, Linda, of Alexandria, VA; four grandchildren, Seth Couturier, Alyssa Couturier-Herndon and her husband, Jesse, Sara MacDonald and Steven Kaye; two step-grandchildren, Gary Kaye and Jennifer Kaye and one great-grandchild, Lennox Kellemu.
He was the brother of the late Sally Razzaboni and Scott MacDonald.
His funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 29, at 10:00 A.M. in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial will follow in St. Luke’s Cemetery.
Calling hours at the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home, 62 West Main St., Westborough, are Friday, Nov. 28, from 4 to 7 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 1150, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Born in Fitchburg, he was the son of the late Arthur and Sarah (Craig) MacDonald. He was educated in Groton schools and was a graduate of Groton High School where he excelled in Basketball and was voted ‘Most Athletic’. He also earned an Associates Degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University and a Bachelors Degree from Central New England College.
During the Korean Era he served with the U.S Navy.
Craig was employed as an engineer for Bay State Abrasives for 32 years prior to his retirement and has been a resident of Westborough since 1958.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Lynn E. MacDonald and her husband, Mark Prus, of Moravia, NY, Sally Beth MacDonald of Worcester, Susan C. Kaye and her husband, Gary, of Westborough and Craig D. MacDonald and his wife, Linda, of Alexandria, VA; four grandchildren, Seth Couturier, Alyssa Couturier-Herndon and her husband, Jesse, Sara MacDonald and Steven Kaye; two step-grandchildren, Gary Kaye and Jennifer Kaye and one great-grandchild, Lennox Kellemu.
He was the brother of the late Sally Razzaboni and Scott MacDonald.
His funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 29, at 10:00 A.M. in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial will follow in St. Luke’s Cemetery.
Calling hours at the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home, 62 West Main St., Westborough, are Friday, Nov. 28, from 4 to 7 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 1150, Chicago, Illinois 60601