Obituaries

Oct 10, 2020

Sylvia A. Wheeler passed away peacefully at home on October 10, 2020.  Born in Marlborough, daughter of Waino and Dorothy (Stone) Tervo, Sylvia attended Berlin/Hudson schools and lived in Berlin for 85 years.  She married Donald Wheeler in 1955.  She leaves her children:  Claire Pond and Kevin of Berlin, Robert Wheeler and Beverly of Berlin, Crystal Rice and Mike...

Oct 9, 2020

Bridget F. McSweeney, 86, died peacefully Friday, October 9, 2020 in the comfort of her home, with her devoted husband Morgan J. McSweeney by her side.  She was born to the late Timothy and Bridget “Delia” (O’Donoghue) Fitzpatrick, on June 27th, 1934 in Corofin, County Clare Ireland and immigrated to the United States at the age of 16.  She...

Oct 9, 2020

Sterling Dante Chaves, 28, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020, after years of battling the disease of addiction. Sterling was born on September 15, 1992, and is the son of Jose (Ernie) and Paula Chaves. Sterling is survived by his loving sister, Cassandra B. Chaves; his grandmother, Ermelinda Chaves; his aunt, Elsa Panneton, and cousins DJ & Hunter;...

Oct 9, 2020

Richard Chicoine, 81 of Marlborough, MA, passed away peacefully, on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Marlborough Hospital, after a period of declining health.

Richard was born on December 20, 1938, a son of the late Maurice and Jane B. (Levesque) Chicoine. He was raised in Hudson, where he graduated from Hudson High School...

Oct 6, 2020

Abilio A. Chaves, 63, of Clinton, MA passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 6, 2020 surrounded by his family.  He is survived by his wife Elvira (Leandres) Chaves of Clinton, MA whom he was married to for 27 years; his children Melanie Chaves of Clinton, MA; Timothy Chaves and fiance Joshua Carr of Boston, MA; Nicholas Leandres of Leominster, MA,...

Oct 5, 2020

Joao “John” Loura Luz, of Hudson, MA and formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, aged 64 passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 4th, 2020.  John is survived by his daughter Jennifer (Luz) DiCandia and her husband Jamie of Sterling, MA; his brother, Jose “Joe” L. Luz and his wife Maria Lurdes of Hudson; and his sister Maria L....

Oct 4, 2020

John "Jay" J. Cady, 80, of Hudson, MA passed away peacefully while resting in his favorite chair at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2020.  He is survived by his cousin, John Cady and his wife Lynn of Milford, MA; his nieces: Susan Cady and her husband Michael Schmidt of Candia, NH and Marcia Trudeau of Candia, NH; his...

Oct 3, 2020

Richard “Rick” F. Smith, 68, of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on Saturday, October 3, 2020. He leaves his beautiful wife of 44 years, Audrey (Carter) Smith.

Rick was born in Hudson, MA, on September 11, 1952, a son of Kathleen (Anastas) Markou and her husband Michael...

Oct 3, 2020

Martin “Marty” L. Tamulevicz, 56, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 3, 2020.  He survived by his son, Ryan Tamulevicz and his partner Alvaro Dafonte Imedio of Boston, MA; Ryan’s mother, Michelle Tebo of Uxbridge, MA; his sister, Mary Beth Tamulevicz of Quincy, MA; cousins: Chickie Barry of Hudson, MA, Michael Barry and his wife Kim...

Oct 2, 2020

Ronald J. Rogers, 59, of Hudson, MA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, October 2, 2020. He is survived by his beloved companion, Helena G. Bettencourt.

He is also survived by his two sons, Thomas J. Rogers of Gray, ME and Johnathan M. Rogers of Scarborough, ME; his parents, Ronald Rogers,...

Sep 30, 2020

Aidan John Lafauce, 13, passed away due to complications of epilepsy. He was surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.  He is survived by his parents, John Lafauce Jr. and Patricia "Patty" Neill-Lafauce; his twin brother, Sebastian Lafauce; his grandmother, Maureen Lafauce of Framingham, MA; his dog Benji and birds Layla and Max; his aunt, Carol...

Sep 29, 2020

William F. Larkins, 81, of Acton, passed away on 9/29/20, after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife, Janice; children Ben, Emily, Keith, Tracy, Virginia and their spouses, five grandchildren, a great-grandson, and other treasured relatives and friends.

Bill was a tile man by trade and examples of his artistry...

Sep 27, 2020

Constance M. Barter, 95, of Northborough, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2020.  She is predeceased by her husband of 32 years, Bruce M. Barter, her sister, Barbara L. Neuhaus and her brother, Carl G. Ziegler.

She is survived by her sister in law, Jackie Ziegler of Northborough; her nieces: Susan Rucho and her husband...

Sep 25, 2020

Kathryn E. Delaney, 63, of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2020, at Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester, after a short battle with cancer.

Kathryn was born in Marlborough, MA on January 13, 1957, daughter of the late Francis X. and Pauline M. (Dwyer) Delaney. She was a life-long resident of...

Sep 16, 2020

Fernando S. Melo, 40, of Hudson, MA passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020.  He is survived by his parents, Jose and Maria (Sousa) Melo of Hudson, MA; his sister, Olga Forrest and her husband Brendon of Wareham, MA; two brothers: David S. Melo of Clinton, MA and George S. Melo of Hudson, MA; along with several loving nieces, nephews,...

Sep 14, 2020

Manuel M. Carvalho, 80, of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully, on Monday, September 14, 2020, at Marlborough Hospital, after a brief illness. He leaves his beloved wife of 50 years, Maria Rosa (Monteiro) Carvalho.

Manuel was born in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, on September 18, 1939, a son of the late Manuel and Maria (Puim) Carvalho. He...

Sep 10, 2020

Rosemary (Medeiros) Prater, 56, of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her beloved family, on Thursday, September 10, 2020, when her 20 year battle with cancer came to an end. She leaves her beloved husband of 33 years, Robert D. Prater.

Rosemary was born in Waltham, MA on April 16, 1964, one of 5...

Sep 9, 2020

Robert "Bob" James Hughes, 52, of Berlin, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.  He was born and raised in Paramus, NJ the loving son of Carl "Bill" W. Sellen and the late Valerie  (DePaola) Sellen.  Bob graduated from Paramus High School and earned his Bachelors Degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey before he...

Sep 4, 2020

Barre, Massachusetts resident Michael J. Hannon, 65, died September 4, 2020.

He is survived by his daughter, Katie Hannon; his partner, Brenda Helleberg; his mother Pierina Hannon; his siblings, Sandra Manseau and her husband Dennis and their son Adam; Kathleen Munson and her husband Alan; his brother Joseph Hannon and his daughter Haley; he is also survived...

Sep 4, 2020

David A. Saarinen, 71, a lifelong resident of Worcester, MA, passed away peacefully, on Friday, September 4, 2020, at UMass Medical Center, after a period of declining health.

David was born in Worcester, MA,  on October 23, 1948, a son of the late Leo W. and Lorenza (Raboin) Saarinen. He was an Alumni...