All Obituaries

Ruth Ann (Tavares) Madden, 92 of Sudbury, formerly of Hudson, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Wingate of Sudbury, after a period of declining health. Ruth was born on November 8, 1925, in Hudson, Ma, daughter of the late Ralph and Ruth (Lawson) Tavares. Ruth graduated from Hudson High School and shortly after married the love of her life Francis L. Madden. Ruth was widowed at an early age, and devoted her life to raising and supporting her four young boys on her...

Jose B. Monteiro, 52, of Hudson, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Marlborough Hospital, surrounded by his family, after a period of declining health. Jose was born on July 26, 1966 in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, a son of Maria Helene (Braga) Monteiro and the late Manuel Monteiro. He immigrated with his family to Hudson in 1975, where he still currently resided. Jose loved sports and especially of the local New England teams and FSU. He also enjoyed spending time...

Judith Anne (Armstrong) LaFountaine, 76, of Hudson, passed away peacefully, on Friday, September 14, 2018, at the Reservoir Center in Marlborough, surrounded by her loving family. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 56 years, Peter D. LaFountaine. Judith was born on January 7, 1942 I n Worcester, MA, a daughter of the late Frances McCaffrey and Arthur Armstrong. She was raised in Leominster, where she attended high school. Judith devoted her life to her family and raising her...

Richard Ernest Cassidy, 93, of Hudson, Massachusetts, passed away on September 12th, 2018 surrounded by his family after a short illness. Richard was born in Concord, Massachusetts to Edward and Clara (Graves) Cassidy on January 14th, 1925.  Forever a tinkerer, he worked building models for Atkins and Merrill. He served in the Army and was a veteran of World War II, stationed in Italy. He was a member of the Ty Rods (a classic car club). Richard is preceded in death by his parents,...

John Robinson Clark III 1942 - 2018 Hudson - John Robinson Clark III, of HUDSON, also known as "Doboy" or "Clarky", passed away early Monday morning at his home in Hudson.  John was the son of Kenneth "Pat" Clark and Catherine (Kerrigan) Clark who were also long time residents of Hudson. John went to Hudson High School where he was a 4 Star Athlete Captain of his Football, Basketball, and Baseball teams. After High School he went on to attend The...

David Ricky McGrath , age 73, passed peacefully in his sleep on Sunday September 9th, 2018, which would have been his mother’s birthday, in Marlborough, Massachusetts.   David is survived by his wife, Edythe McGrath, of 35 years and his children. Lyssa McGrath, Shaun McGrath and his fiance Ana Fernandes of Marlborough. His oldest daughter Terese Leger and her husband William (Bill) Leger, and David’s only grandson William (Billy) Leger Jr all of Framingham. His sister...

Barbara Wilkins, 97, of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 7, 2018, at Coleman House in Northborough, Ma. She was born on March 6, 1921, as the daughter to Theodore Francis and Emily Lilian Wilkins. Barbara graduated from Hudson High School in 1939. Barbara proudly served in the U. S. Army from 1942 until 1946, with the distinguished entitlement as a U.S. Army “Captain”. Barbara graduated from Radcliffe College, following the service. Following College,...

Carl G. “Ziggy” Ziegler, 91, of Hudson, died September 7, 2018 surrounded by his family at Beaumont of Northborough.  Ziggy is survived by the love of his life Jacquelyn (Rougeau) Ziegler.  They would have celebrated 68 years of marriage on September 23.  He leaves seven children: Susan Rucho and her husband Donald of Matthews, NC; Kyle Ziegler and his wife Susan of Berlin; Karen Longtine and her husband Brian of Hudson;  Sheri Fuller and her husband Robert of...

Veronica (Casey) McManus, 93, of Northborough, Ma, formerly of Roslindale, Ma and Hernando, Fl, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2018 at Coleman House, Northborough. Veronica was born on January 29, 1925 in Boston, Ma, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Andrews) Casey. She is the wife of the late William H. McManus, who passed away in 1992. She is the mother of the late Joseph McManus and Robert McManus. She is also predeceased by her loving dog Sitka. Veronica is survived by...

Jose “Barrinha” C. Medeiros, 80, of Hudson, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2018, at Framingham Union Hospital, surrounded by his beloved family. He leaves behind his wife of 52 years Ines B. (Bairos) Medeiros. In addition to his wife, he is also survived by his two daughters, Lucia M. Chaves and her husband Jose of Hudson and Paula F. Fernandes of Hudson; six grandchildren, Kevin Chaves, Brian Chaves, Jeffrey Chaves, Michael Chaves, Steven Chaves and Alicia Chaves; a...