OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Westborough, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas
Herbert Jack Adams, Phd
Dec 22, 2017
Herbert “Jack” Adams, PhD, 93, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Rosalie “Lee” (Goldfarb) Adams.
Born in Hamburg, NY, he was the son of the late Herbert and Helen (Schunk) Adams. During WW II he served...
Wendell F. Hayward
Dec 8, 2017
Wendell Frank Hayward II, 88, of Flanders Road, Westborough, died in Ocala, Florida on December 8, 2017.
Born in Framingham on February 27, 1929 and raised on the family farm on Flanders Road, he was the son of Mildred (Fuller) and Donald S. Hayward.
He was the loving husband of Ann (Berry) Hayward, of Woodville,...

John T. Callahan
Dec 8, 2017
John T. Callahan, 68, of Northborough, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at home. He was the husband of the late Donna M. (Anderson) Callahan.
Born in Brookline, he was the son of the late Patrick L. and Margaret L. (Finn) Callahan. He was raised in the Gallivan Blvd development in Mattapan and was a member...

Thomas F. Flanigan
Dec 2, 2017
Thomas F. Flanigan, 87, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Westborough, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at home.
Tom Flanigan was born in Milford Ma., son of the late John T. Flanigan & Catherine (Clancy) Flanigan. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years Marilyn “Pudgy” (Ridley) Flanigan. He leaves his sons Thomas F. of...
George R. Caron, Jr.
Nov 30, 2017
George R. Caron, Jr., 87 of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Valerie T. (Tennett) Caron to whom he was married for 61 years.
Born in Putnam, CT, he was the son of the late George and Winifred (Brown) Caron....

Cynthia D. Belcastro
Nov 25, 2017
Cynthia D. Belcastro, 92, of Westborough, died on November 25, 2017 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Belcastro. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Dorothea (Stebbins) Dodge. She was educated in Lexington schools and graduated from...

Weiwei Ma
Nov 24, 2017
Weiwei Ma, 60, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2017 at home. She was the wife of Xianping Zhang.
Born in Beijing, China she was the daughter of the late Heng Ma and Shujuan Zhang. She was educated in China where she earned her bachelor’s degree and graduated from Strayer University in Washington, DC...
Sgt Stephen J. Mckenna
Nov 21, 2017
SGT Stephen J. McKenna, 41, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Tracy A. (Gorman) McKenna.
Born in Boston, he is the son of Harry McKenna of Westborough and the late Jeanette (MacDonald) McKenna. He was raised and educated...
Maurice A. Gove
Nov 16, 2017
Maurice A. Gove, 81, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Mildred A. (Ertola) Gove to whom he was married for 54 years.
Born in Newport, NH, he was the son of the late Paul and Arline (Thurber) Gove. He was...

Eileen K. Kender
Nov 11, 2017
Eileen K. (Donnellan) Kender, 55, of Worcester, passed away peacefully following a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was the wife of David B. Kender.
Born in Holyoke, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Starbard) Donnellan....
Mary L. Mcgrail
Nov 9, 2017
Mary Leonora McGrail, 89, of Westborough and formerly of Framingham, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at the Kindred Transitional Healthcare and Rehabilitation Facility in Westborough. She was the wife of the late John J. McGrail who died in 1967.
Born in Boston on August 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John...

Elizabeth Anne Moss
Nov 9, 2017
Elizabeth (Liz) Anne Moss (nee Alderton) of Westboro, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2017.
Liz was the beloved wife of Charles (Tim) Moss, celebrating 65 years of marriage in 2017. She was married to her soul mate who treasured her each and every day.
A communicant of St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Westboro,...
Paul J. Mottla, Sr.
Nov 9, 2017
Paul J. Mottla, Sr., 88, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at home. He was the husband of Elizabeth A. (Ferguson) Mottla.
Born in Arlington, MA he was the son of the late Pasquale and Sarah (Raciti) Mottla. He was educated in Arlington schools and was a graduate of Boston University.
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Carolyn F. Knight
Nov 7, 2017
Carolyn F. Knight, 78, of Westborough passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Robert A. Knight.
Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Doris (Bolinder) Dalton. She was educated in Brockton and Framingham schools and...
Richard D. Wojtaszek
Nov 5, 2017
Richard D. Wojtaszek, 70, of North Grafton, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 5, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Charlotte L. (Busby) Wojtaszek, and the couple had celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in May of this year.
Richard was born in Acushnet, MA and was the son of Josephine...
Robert J. Mclaughlin
Oct 29, 2017
Robert J. McLaughlin, 79, of Westborough, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 29, 2017. He was the husband of Felicia (Farnsworth) McLaughlin to whom he was married for 55 years.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 5, 1937, he was the son of the late John and Agnes (Eitelgeorge) McLaughlin. He was educated in Philadelphia...

Joan T. Murray
Oct 27, 2017
Joan T. Murray, 82, of Milford, formerly of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Murray.
Born in Fitchburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Glenny) Perrault.
She has been a resident of Milford since 2016...
Maryann Halterman
Oct 25, 2017
Maryann Halterman, 56, of Westborough, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was the wife of David L. Halterman.
Born in Marlborough, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Cantrell) Sauvageau and was educated in Marlborough schools.
Maryann was the...
John F. Martin
Oct 20, 2017
John F. Martin, 91, of North Grafton, formerly of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ann M. (Moran) Martin to whom he was married for 60 years.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio he was the son of the late Harry and...
Joan M. Gionfriddo
Oct 14, 2017
Joan M. Gionfriddo, 86, of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Coleman House in Northborough. She is the beloved wife of 61 years to Maurice P. Gionfriddo.
Born in Allston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Irene (Smith) Powers. She was a graduate of the Brighton High School...