All Obituaries

Marlborough- Donald F. Zanca,90, of Marlborough died Thursday March 7, 2019 at Woburn Nursing Center after a long illness.  He was the husband of Elizabeth A. (Rowan) Zanca for the past 20 years. He was born in Marlborough, the son of the late John F. and Anna (Lenois) Zanca and was a 1946 graduate of Marlborough High School.  Don worked as a supervisor at Marlboro Wire Goods for over 40 years retiring in 1993. He served in the Army National Guard for ten years during the Korean...

Marlboro: Sr. Doris Babin (98) (Sr. M. Rose Anna), a Sister of St. Anne, died March 2 in Marie Esther Health Center in this city. Born in Worcester, she was the fifth child and second daughter born to George and Clarinda (Morin) Babin. She was a graduate of St. Joseph School in Worcester and the former St. Anne Academy in Marlboro. She joined her older sister, Lucienne (Sr. M. George Edmond) already a vowed religious with the Sisters of St. Anne in Lachine, Quebec. Sr. Doris pronounced vows...

  Marlboro- Sister Yvonne Millman,74, (Sr. M. Susan Margaret), a Sister of St Anne, died February 16, 2019 in Marie Esther Health Center in this city. A Marlboro native, she was the youngest of three daughters born to George and Regina (Martel) Millman.  She was a graduate of the former St. Anne Academy, joined the Sisters of St. Anne in Marlboro and pronounced vows in 1964. She began her teaching ministry in schools staffed by the Sisters in Worcester, Easthampton, Holyoke,...

After a protracted battle with cancer, Cezalpino “Cesar” S. Miranda 65, of Framingham died Thursday February 14, 2019 at Beth Israel Hospital. He was born in Tarumirim, Minas Gerais, Brazil and was raised in Sao Paulo, the son of Nersina Julia (Arruda) de Miranda and the late Antonio Soares de Miranda.  Cesar took extreme pride in his work while working for Labadini Landscapes Corporation  for over twenty years.  He was a member of St. Tarcisius Church, and...

Marlborough- Victoria M. (Butler) Gavin, 66, of Marlborough died Wednesday February 13, 2019 at Marlborough Hospital.  She was the wife of Edward J. Gavin for the past 27 years.  She was born in Nahant, the daughter of the late Theodore and Shirley (Mason) Butler and was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School Class of 1969.  She was a medical transcriptionist for Boston Children’s Hospital for the last 20 years.  She enjoyed the beach, mountains, long drives with...

Framingham- Kevin Luiz Pereira Assis, 26, of Framingham died at home Friday February 8, 2019.  He was born in Framingham, the beloved son of Luiz C. and Maria A. (Pereira) Assis and was a graduate of Framingham High School Class of 2011. He attended Mass Bay Community College.  Kevin worked for Any Fence Company and for his brother’s company Cruz Solutions in Framingham for many years.  While in high school he played football, soccer and lacrosse.  Kevin loved...

Marlborough- Frances H. (Mullahy) Sullivan, 82, of Marlborough and formerly of Milford died Thursday February 7, 2019.  She was born in West Roxbury, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Reilly and was raised in Watertown. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School in Watertown and later received an Associate’s Degree in Accounting from the former Holliston Jr. College.  Frances worked for Lowes’s Theater for 20 years retiring as Manager at the Natick...

Esteban Torres, 75, died Monday January 28, 2019 at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Maria (Lebron) Torres for the past 53 years.  He was born, raised and educated  in Salinas, Puerto Rico the son of the late Eduardo and Julia (Mangual) Torres  Esteban was a baker at Rich’s Corporation in Marlborough for 17 years retiring in 2009.  He enjoyed fishing, music, cleaning his car and spending time with his family.  Besides his wife, he leaves...

Milford- Ana Paula Rodrigues Dos Santos, 37, of Milford died Saturday January 26, 2019 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.  She was the wife of Helio Lobo Cabral Filho for the past five years.  She was born in Inhumas, Goias, Brazil the daughter of Silvio Rodrigues Dos Santos and Iraci Alves (Da Silva) Dos Santos.  She taught elementary school in Brazil before moving here many years ago.  She enjoyed music, travelling, shopping and spending time with family and...

  Marlborough- Debra A. (Ney) Beauregard, 63, of Marlborough died at home on Friday January 25, 2019 while surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of Edward J. Beauregard for the past 36 years. She was born, raised and educated in Marlborough, the daughter of Shirley A. (Brown) Ney and the late Russell H. Ney. Deb was a graduate of Marlborough High School Class of 1973. She was a buyer for Space Age Electronics for the past 24 years.  She previously worked for Frye...