All Obituaries

Cheryl L. Shade, 52, of Northborough died Friday March 24, 2023 at Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester MA.     She was born in Norwood, the daughter of the late Eugene P. and Leona A. (Wysocki) Shade and was raised in Norton. Cheryl loved music, board and video games and puzzles. She had a terrific sense of humor and loved sharing her contagious laugh with the people she cared about.   She leaves her son Andrew M. Frost and his fiance Christine Morse of Mendon; four...

Marlborough- Deirdre Butts, 66, of Marlborough died Thursday March 23, 2023 at UMASS Memorial Hospital in Worcester after a righteous 5 year battle with cancer. She was born in Stoneham, MA, the daughter of the late Franklin R. and Catherine  (Sullivan) Hart and was a 1974 graduate of Arlington High School.  She graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and later Mass Bay Community College.  As an RN she worked in the Operating Room at MetroWest Medical Center...

Thiago Lacerda Roque, 20, died Friday March 18, 2023, at UMass Memorial Health Alliance in Leominster after suffering a pulmonary embolism.    He was born on October 26, 2002, in Framingham, MA. The son of Eder Campos Roque and Jacqueline Lacerda De Oliveira. He was raised and educated in Marlborough.  Thiago worked as an installation technician for Timeless Stone in Bloomfield, Connecticut for several years. He loved cars, listening to music with bass and soccer. ...

Worcester- Matthew J. Santella, 39, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday March 8, 2023. Matty was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend.   Matty is survived by his beloved wife of over 20 years, Alisha (Welch) Santella; his cherished daughter Mia and dearest son, Nico, both of Worcester; his parents Michael J. Santella and Donna (McMahon) of Marlborough; a brother Michael J. Santella, Jr. and his wife Ciji of Rutland; a sister, Carley P. Lapomardo and her husband...

Marlborough-Lynda J. (Osborn) Milliken, 75, of Marlborough died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, February 24, 2023.  She was the loving wife of Arthur L. Milliken, Jr. for the past 55 years.  Lynda was born and raised in Waltham, the daughter of Richard and Jeanne (Casey) Osborn and was a graduate of Waltham High School Class of 1965 where she met Art and her lifelong best friends whom she cherished so much. One of her greatest joys in life was being a mom and...

Ronald G. McGilvray, 88, of Marlborough, MA died peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at his home surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was the husband of Mary A. (Quaranto) McGilvray for the past 68 years.  He was born, raised and educated in Waltham, MA; the son of the late Reece and Florence (Larosee) McGilvray. He owned and operated Castle Metal Finishing Services in Hudson, MA for many years. Ron and Mary moved to Canton in 1963, where they raised their family and...

Marcia Aparecida De Araujo Gomes, 42, died Wednesday February 22, 2023 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.  She was the wife of Wemerson Moreira for the past 10 years.   She was born in Barra de São Francisco, Espirito Santo, Brazil, the daughter of Margarida Ferreira De Araujo, and was raised and educated in Itaipe, Minas Gerais where she  received a Bachelor's Degree in  Education.     Marcia’s dream was to move to the...

Jonathan B. Damas, 30, died unexpectedly at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham on Saturday February 18, 2023. He leaves his fiancé Luisa F. Velasquez with whom he lived and his soon to be son. He was born in Framingham, the son of Luis Damas and Vilma Florian Damas and was a graduate of Milford High School Class of 2011, where he played Varsity Soccer. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and loved to work on his car. He worked with his father at Magic Auto...

Marlborough- Blossom Laverdure, 87, of Marlborough died Saturday February 18, 2023 at Blackstone Valley Health & Rehabilitation after a long illness with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was the wife of the late David T. Laverdure, who died in 1986.   She was born, raised and educated in Worcester, the daughter of the late Henry and Muriel (Rafuse) Brunelle.     She was a former member of Immaculate Conception Church in Marlborough.  She enjoyed bowling,...