All Obituaries

Shrewsbury- Jose Antonio Ramirez, 86, of Shrewsbury died Saturday May 11, 2019 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center.  His wife Graciela (Guiro) Ramirez died in 2011. He was born, raised and educated in Bogota, Colombia, the son of the late Marco Velazquez and Mercedes Ramirez. Jose was a self-employed commercial contractor for many years and worked at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham for 15 years. He enjoyed dancing the Tango, singing, spending time with his family and he loved...

De Christopher, Steven Age 59, of Marlborough, MA, passed away on May 7, 2019, at UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA surrounded by loving family and friends, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born June 10, 1959, in Brockton, MA. Survived by his mother, Ruth Leary and predeceased by his father Robert De Christopher. Also survived by his children Nicholas, Gino, Angelica, Desiree, Faith and Christian, and his several brothers and sisters. Steven leaves his loving...

Marlborough- Jason W. Metivier, 34, of Marlborough died unexpectedly Saturday May 4, 2019 at his home.  He was born in Worcester, raised in Framingham and was the son of Patricia Bergeron and the late Wilfred Metivier.  Jason worked for Evergreen Landscaping.  He was a tattoo artist and loved spending time at the ocean. Besides his mother, he leaves a sister Rebecca Medina and her three children Kiara Mac Donald, Joey Mangual, Alliyah Mangual . A memorial service will...

Marlborough- Madeline Quiles-Rivera, 40, of Marlborough died Thursday April 25, 2019 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Rosaura Rivera and the late Antonio Quiles. She was a 1997 graduate of Jayuya High School. Madeline moved here in 2013 and was a member of St. Stephen’s Church in Framingham.  She enjoyed singing, baking, cooking and helping others.  She leaves a son Joshua Quiles and a daughter...

Fabiana Alicea, 86, born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, daughter to the late Pedro Rodriguez and the late Cruz Zayas (Rodriguez), of Puerto Rico and formerly of Waltham, was called home to our Lord on Monday, April 15 at Marlborough Hospital surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. Fabiana, or “Tabita” as she was lovingly known by her family and close friends, leaves behind her seven children Anna Garcia of Tampa, FL, Carmen Christmas of Tewksbury, Francisca Smith,...

Regina V. Maselli-Northrup, 92, of Hudson, Massachusetts, a former editor and technical writer at Raytheon Company, died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia on April 14, 2019, in the Hospice Care of Marlborough Hospital.  Ms. Northrup was with Raytheon for 14 years until she retired.  Her editing expertise made her invaluable and incomparable. Regina was a perfect example of an executive secretary, from her glamorous appearance to her attention to detail.  She worked for...

Marlborough- Wilfred J. Scott, Jr. 74, of Marlborough died Thursday April 11, 2019 at his son’s home in Leominster. His wife Mary Ellen (Dupuis) Scott died in 2006. He was born in Worcester, raised in Auburn, the son of the late Wilfred J. Scott, Sr. and Anna J. (Finn) Scott.  He was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in Worcester Class of 1962.  Wilfred was a United States Air Force veteran during the Vietnam War and served in the Philippines as an aircraft...

Maurice J. Laffin, 69, of Marlborough and formerly of Somerville died Thursday March 28, 2019 at his home.  He was the partner of Kathleen E. (Unger) Laffin for the past 45 years. They were married in 1999.  He was born in Cambridge, the son of the late John Laffin and Lucretia Greene and was raised in Somerville.  He was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School and Newbury College where his received an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts. Maurice was a chef in the Boston...

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...

Marlborough- Peter I. Sobol, 70, of Marlborough died Sunday March 3, 2019 at Franklin Health Center.  He was born in Kankakee, IL the son of the late Peter and Angeline (Garski) Sobol. He was raised and educated in Marlborough and was an Assembler in the Shoe industry.  Peter loved baseball, especially the Red Sox.  He always was helping others and taught them true kindness.   He leaves a sister Lydia A. Sobol of Marlborough; three aunts and many cousins.  His...