All Obituaries

Marjorie R. (Wheaton) Putnam, 90, of Southborough passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, with her son by her side, at Marlborough Hospital after a period of declining health.  She was the beloved wife of the late Willard S. Putnam, who died in 2012.  Marjorie was raised in Weymouth and was a 1946 graduate of Weymouth High School. For over 34 years, she was the executive secretary for the Selectman of the Town of Southborough and retired in 2000. She was a member of the Pilgrim...

Alice M. (Lepore) Kavanaugh, 98, of Southborough passed away at home peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. She was the wife of the late Lee F. Kavanaugh, who died in 1995. Alice was a 1937 graduate of Marlborough High School and worked for New England Telephone for over 50 years.  After she retired she worked for the Southborough Senior Center as an administrative assistant and all around helper.   Alice...

John L. ‘Buzzard’ Walsh, 64, of Hopedale and formerly of Southborough, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, after being stricken ill at his home. He was the son of the late Dorothy R. (Miller) Walsh. Buzzard was a 1972 graduate of Marlborough Trade School where he learned auto body and welding.  John worked as a welder in waste management for B-P Company of Ashland for many years.   He was a motorcycle and gun enthusiast, and was a long time member of...

Mark Joseph Phillips, 61, of Maynard, and formerly of Wayland and Norwood, died on Thursday,  May 24, 2018.  Mark graduated from MIT (BSEE Course VI-1) in 1979 and went on to a distinguished career in hardware and software engineering.  He designed several groundbreaking products in the audio, power, and biotechnical industries.  Mark had a highly inventive and curious mind, reflected in his many interests and hobbies.  He was always generous in his time...

John M. Minnucci, 61, of Yuma, AZ and formerly a long time resident of Marlborough, died on Sunday, May 20, 2018 after suddenly being stricken with another stroke. He was the son of Ruth (Binks) Minnucci of Marlborough and the late William H. Minnucci who passed away in 2006.   John was a 1976 graduate of Marlborough High School and for many years was the co-owner of a manufacturing rep company, Team Northeast, with Larry Christini.     John loved all aspects of the...

  Robert William Eaton, 83 of Sudbury and formerly of Raynham and a past long time resident of Cumberland Center Maine, passed away peacefully at UMass Medical Center in Worcester on Thursday, April 19, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Marjorie E. (Thistle) Eaton of 55 years who died in 2012. Born in Everett, he was the son of the late Harris and Ada (Baggs) Eaton. Bob was a 1952 graduate of Everett High School and attended Wentworth Institute. He lived in Cumberland Center, Maine...

Marianne Story Stapleton, 85, passed away peacefully at her home on April 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife for 59 years to William (Bill) Learnerd Stapleton, who passed away in 2012.  Born in Cambridge, Marianne was the youngest of six children born to Alfred and Honora Barth. Her childhood dream of becoming a Catholic nun was all but forgotten once she was introduced to Bill. For his part, Bill knew he had found the one woman with whom he wanted...

Mary Louise (Miller) Ware,100, of Southborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2017.              She was born in Cannondale, Connecticut in June of 1917, the third of four children of David Henry and Mary Frances (Raymond) Miller. She was a graduate of Wellesley College, Class of 1938, where she majored in music. Even at 100 years old, she remained intellectually curious.    She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Paul...

Vincent Francis “Vinny” Zarrilli,  85, of Bridgeport, CT, Sudbury and Boston, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at St Patrick's Manor in Framingham. Vinny was born  in Bridgeport, Connecticut to the late Michael and Gina (Di Maio) Zarrilli. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 1954, Vinny, newly married, moved to Boston and attended law school for a just under year. But the booming post-war economy beckoned and he answered. He left law...

Timothy Reardon McHugh, 69, formerly of Southborough, set off on his final sail surrounded by family, on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 after a long and courageous battle against early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Born in South Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late James Francis and the late Katherine (Reardon) McHugh.  Tim was a proud graduate of Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island and the University of Notre Dame, where he received a B.A. in Government and International...