OBITUARY LISTINGS

Nov 6, 2021

Joseph W. Hebert, 55, of Lancaster and formerly of Westborough, passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at the UMass University Hospital, Worcester.  He is the beloved husband of Andrea L. (Quist) Hebert.

Born in Holyoke, he was a son of the late Leo and Dorothy (Kane) Hebert.  He was raised and educated in Holyoke and earned...

Oct 29, 2021

Radley D. “Lee” Sheldrick passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at UMass/ Memorial Hospital after a long period of declining health. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island to Radley D. Sheldrick and Emma (Downie) Sheldrick.

He attended the public schools in Millbury, MA and was a proud graduate of Brown University, Class of 1958.  After receiving...

Oct 24, 2021

Kathy A. Allen 62, of Northborough, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester.

Born in Rochester, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ethel (Leitzen) Allen. She was raised and educated in Rochester, Minnesota, graduated from Mankato State University and earned a master’s degree at...

Oct 24, 2021

Donna J. White, 67, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Westborough, died on Sunday October 24, 2021 of a brief illness. Donna was born on February 8, 1954, the daughter of Donald and Barbara Temple.

Donna was a loving wife, mother, and proud grandmother. She was a fierce protector of the ones she loved especially her children and...

Oct 22, 2021

Nancy L. Pond, 71, of Westborough, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 at UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard J. Pond.

Born in Norwood, she was the daughter of the late George Haskell and Selma Jean (Dingwell) Haskell-Erickson. She was raised and educated in Norwood and was a graduate of Norwood...

Oct 22, 2021

Patricia "Trish" Reske, 60, of Westborough, MA, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at her home.

Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Alice Cunningham and the youngest of seven siblings. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 1983 and received her Masters in Creative Writing from Harvard Extension...

Oct 22, 2021

On Friday, October 22, 2021, Sylvia Sirignano of Westborough, MA passed away peacefully at UMass Memorial Hospital at the age of 73 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Her husband, sister, daughter, and son were by her side.

Sylvia was born on September 8, 1948 in San Diego, CA to William Paul Sirignano and Verna Davis ...

Oct 21, 2021

Gertrude Hummel, 95, of Westborough, MA passed away peacefully on October 21, 2021.  She was the devoted wife to her late husband, William Hummel for 42 years before his passing.  Born in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary Embesi.    She lived in Westborough for the past 50 years.

She was the...

Oct 19, 2021

Karin Louise (Kavanagh) Bleakney, 88, of Shrewsbury, MA, and Rumney, NH, passed away peacefully at Benchmark Shrewsbury Crossings on October 19, 2021, due to Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19 residuals. Born in Claremont, NH, on July 18, 1933, the second child of William L. and Georgia M. (Frolich) Kavanagh, Karin graduated from Needham High school and the Katharine Gibbs School...

Oct 16, 2021

Eleanor (Kahn) Levine, 88, of Deerfield Beach, FL, formerly of Boynton Beach, FL and Framingham, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at the Broward Health North Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard M. Levine.

Born in Worcester, MA, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Sarah (Gould) Kahn...

Oct 15, 2021

Merrily F. Murphy, of Newbury, NH and formerly of Westborough, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Granite VNA Hospice Home in Concord, NH, surrounded by her family.

Born in Portland, ME, she was a daughter of the late Doug and Marion Holmes.

Prior to retirement, Mrs. Murphy was employed as...

Oct 14, 2021

Dennis J. McMullen, 76, of Westborough and Eastham, Mass., was born on October 30, 1944 and passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 14, 2021.  The following was written by Dennis prior to his illness because he wanted to express himself with his own words.

Dennis was the son of the late John and Rose McMullen.  He was...

Oct 13, 2021

Agnes I. Burgess, 90, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at home. She was the wife of the late Francis P. Burgess.

Born in Lakeville, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Moore) Murdoch. She was raised and educated in Lakeville and graduated from Middleborough High School.

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Oct 10, 2021

Margaret Mary (Gallagher) Schmitt, 83, passed to eternal life on Sunday, October 10, 2021 surrounded by her family.

She leaves her beloved nieces:  Kathleen (Michael) McDevitt of Whitinsville, Ann Rabuffo of Sutton, Joan (Harry) Norman of Glastonbury, CT, Ellen Gallagher of Hopkinton, Mary (Tim) Gallagher of Natick, and Jane (Michael) Conard of Canton.  She is also survived...

Oct 3, 2021

Patricia A. Dwinnell, 63, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2021 at the VERO Health and Rehab of Worcester.

Patti was the daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy Dwinnell of Westboro and was educated in the Westboro Public Schools.  Patti is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Dwinnell of Belchertown, her sister, Joyce Dwinnell Purdy...

Oct 1, 2021

Marion was born in the Bronx, NY on May 13th 1937 to the late Max and Anna (Liff) Cobert.  She attended NYC public schools and due to her academic gifts, graduated Taft High School at the age of 16. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College by the age of 19 and held her first...

Sep 28, 2021

James B. “Jimbo” Leland, 59, of Framingham, formerly of Northborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at The Reservoir in Marlborough.

Born in Waltham, he was the son of the late Roger B. and Joan M. (Franzosa) Leland. He was raised in Northborough and was a graduate of the Fay School. He lived his entire...

Sep 26, 2021

Donald Lawson Mahan 91, of Westboro, MA, slipped away to be with the Lord on Sunday September 26, 2021. Born in Clinton Massachusetts, he was the son of Clarence and Elsie (Wright) Mahan and was educated in the Clinton Public Schools. Don served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. He was a longtime crane operator for...

Sep 25, 2021

Soloist Gloria White

HUDSON- After a life filled with making music, singing, painting, entertaining and performing, on September 25, 2021 the final curtain fell for Gloria C. White. She was the loving wife of Denis White.

Gloria was the daughter of Domenica and Adolph Paolini and was raised in a loving home filled with music....

Sep 23, 2021

Patricia J. Wood, 59, of Orange, formerly of Westborough, passed away on September 23, 2021 at home.

Born in Marlborough, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Strzelewicz) Wood.

She is survived by three brothers, James Wood of Northborough, Edward Wood and Michael Wood both of Westborough; four sisters, Mary Root of...