All Obituaries

Elaine (LaPerle) Olson, 83, of Southborough, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Saturday, November 24, 2018, while enjoying the holiday weekend with family. She was the beloved wife of the late Sherman V. Olson, who died in 2012. Born and raised in Gilbertville, by William “Pépé Billy” and Lillian “Mémé” Bordeau LaPerle. Early in Elaine’s life her capacity for love and caregiving became apparent when she chose to forgo...

Barbara Lorraine (Willis) Mullins, 79 of Templeton,  formerly a long time resident of Southborough, passed on Friday, November 23, 2018 after a battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of the late James Mullins Sr. who died in 2002. Barbara was a registered nurse and loved to help people in need. She worked for many years as a nurse at the Framingham Detox Center and MCI Prison for Women.  Barbara  taught Catechism for St. Matthew Church and umpired for the girl’s...

Ronald Joseph Edwardsen, Jr., 62, of Leominster, died Friday, November 2, 2018 in his home surrounded by close family members.  He was the beloved husband of Anita –Marie (Wiedergott) Edwardsen for the past 35 years, and the son of the late Barbara M. (O’Toole) and Ronald J. Edwardsen Sr. Ron was a graduate of Maynard High School, class of 1974.  Following graduation, he joined the Army where he was an Airborne Green Beret with the 10th Special Forces Unit.  After...

Sylvia D. (Bloch) Wiedergott, 84, of Northborough and formerly a long time resident of Southborough, died Thursday November 1, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She was the beloved wife of the late William A. "Fritz" Wiedergott, Jr, who passed away in 2017 Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sylvia graduated from Allentown High School. Following graduation, she worked a number of years at Bell Telephone until deciding to marry the love of her life, moving to be with...

Jean L.(O'Connell)  McCarthy, 88, of Marlborough and formerly a long time resident of Southborough, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Beaumont of Northborough.  She was the beloved wife of Paul McCarthy who passed away in December 2017. Born in Framingham, she was daughter of the late Alfreda Mae(Thistle) and Charles E. O'Connell. Jean was a 1948 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough. Prior to having children she was a banker, then took on...

Paul J. Conti, 86,  of Southborough passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. He was the devoted husband of Jean (Scott) Conti who died in 2013. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Egidio and Ruth (Wetherby) Conti.  Paul graduated from Worcester Academy in 1950 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Norwich University in 1954. After graduation he was commissioned as a second Lieutenant and...

John H. ‘Jack’ Maley, Jr., 95, of Southborough peacefully died at his home  on Saturday, October 27, 2018. He was beloved husband of the late Jean (Carter) Maley who passed away in 1996. Born in Endicott, NY, he was the son of the late Elizabeth (Byrne) and John H. Maley, Sr.  Jack was a graduate of the former Peter’s High School in Southborough, class of 1941, and was a decorated US Army veteran serving in WWII.  After his tour of duty in the Army Jack...

Betsy M. (McDonald) Llanwarne, 32 of Arlington and formerly of Southborough,  passed away on Wednesday, October 24 with her loving family at her bedside.  She was the beloved wife of Chris Llanwarne. Betsy endured a rugged two years fighting an aggressive cancer, but at the same time taught us all how to respond with dignity, grace and grit in the face of adversity.  Never once did any of us hear her ask, "why me?"  Instead she lived her life triumphantly in...

Erika Elizabeth Alvarez, 58, of Southborough, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on October 5, 2018.  Erika lived to enrich the lives she touched. A gifted listener, voracious reader and exquisitely logical thinker, Erika was passionate about understanding the people and issues around her. She accumulated a bevy of powerful theories and methods to organize and problem solve. With her unique talents, she supported countless family members, friends and clients as they...

Ann Beatrice (Cummings) McGrath, 97, of Marlborough and formerly of Southborough passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of Ralph T. McGrath for the past 51 years. Ann (Betty) was a 1940 graduate of the former Peter’s High School in Southborough and earned a LPN from Framingham Union School of Nursing. She worked at Framingham Union Hospital as a nurse for 18 years before  working at Mass Container of...