Obituaries

MARLBOROUGH – Joseph “Joe” V. Haggerty, 93, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 7, 2012, at home. Joe was born October 31, 1918, raised in Medford, MA, was the son of the late John P. and Mary E. (Fitzgerald) Haggerty and was a graduate of Medford High School. He was a Marlborough resident for 58 Read the full article → from Obituary: Joseph “Joe” V. Haggerty, 93

SOUTHBOROUGH – Elizabeth “Betty” DePina, 77, of Southborough, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at her home after a battle with cancer. She was the wife of Napoleon “Pete” DePina for 60 years. Betty was a computer technician for the former Data General of Southborough. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her Read the full article → from Obituary: Elizabeth DePina, 77

John A. Slocum, 80, of Leominster and formerly of Southborough, died on Monday, April 9, 2012 at his home, after being stricken ill suddenly. He was the husband of Marion (O’Leary) Slocum and is predeceased by his 1st wife Shirley (McQuiggan) Slocum, who died in 1985. John was a US Air Force veteran, and worked Read the full article → from Obituary: John A. Slocum, 80

BLACKSTONE – Joseph L. Marchand, 66, passed away peacefully April 3, 2012 after a brief illness and now rests in the arms of his Lord. He was born September 5, 1945 in Needham, MA. and was the son of the late Mildred A. Geyer Marchand and Joseph L. Marchand. Joe spent most of his early Read the full article → from Obituary: Joseph L. Marchand, 66

MARLBOROUGH – Mr. Bang Trinh, 89, of Marlboro and previously Houston, Tx passed away Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at home with his loving family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ngoc Thi Luong; his sister Hang Thi Trinh of Vietnam; his 3 sons, Trung Le Trinh and his wife, Read the full article → from Obituary: Bang Trinh, 89

WESTBOROUGH – Ida R. Galiardi of Westborough, MA, formerly of Wellesley, MA and Teaneck, NJ, on March 26 in her 105th year. Beloved wife of the late Giocondo Gagliardi, loving mother of Laura Stettner and her husband Edward of Southborough, MA; grandmother of Victoria Sundgren and her husband Jan of Waltham, MA, Jeffrey Stettner and Read the full article → from Obituary: Ida R. Gagliardi, 105

FARMINGTON, CT – Kathleen “Kally” Hayes McGuinness passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 31. She was born on December 22, 1934, to the late Edmond J. and Ellen (Landers) Hayes and was raised in the Frog Hollow section of Hartford, CT. She was a graduate of Hartford Public High School, Class of 1952 and Saint Read the full article → from Obituary: Kathleen “Kally” Hayes McGuinness, 77

Adrienne F. (Pessini) Ball, 72, of Southborough, MA, died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at MetroWest Medical Center Framingham, after a lingering illness. Born in Ridgefield, CT, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Adrienne (Pichette) Pessini and the wife of Sherman Ball of Southborough A graduate of St. Ann’s Academy, Marlborough and the Read the full article → from Obituary: Adrienne F. (Pessini) Ball, 72

PITTSFIELD – Shirley Ann Lyons Spiewak, 82, died peacefully Saturday, March 24th, surrounded by her loving family, at the Providence Care Center of Lenox, where she had resided since June 2011. Shirley was born in Highland Park, Michigan on Nov. 3, 1929, to Edward D. Lyons and Jeanette A. Kidd Leslie. She attended local Detroit Read the full article → from Obituary: Shirley Ann Lyons Spiewak, 82

Shaun J. Kelly, 63, a former longtime Natick resident, died Wednesday night, March 20, 2012, at Merrimack Valley Hospital. Born, raised and educated in Natick, he was a son of the late Patrick J. and Marjorie E. (Nelson) Kelly. He was a 1967 graduate of Natick High School, where he enjoyed various sports, particularly hockey. Read the full article → from Obituary: Shaun J. Kelly, 63

Mary Catherine (Brown) Gorman, 85, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012, during a brief illness, and was surrounded by family and friends. She was the wife of Leonard E. Gorman, who passed away in 2001. She was a graduate of Wellesley High School and LaSalle Junior College, and she worked at Grover Cronin and then Read the full article → from Obituary: Mary Gorman, 85

MARLBOROUGH – KARIS, Christopher G. 90, of Marlborough and formerly of Foxborough, died on March 20, 2012. He was an electrical engineer for the former Boston Edison, and the beloved husband of Doris (Snow) Karis for the past 62 years; devoted father of Jonathan Karis and his wife Nancy of Southborough; Kathleen Karis of Jupiter, Read the full article → from Obituary: Christopher Karis, 90

HUDSON – Jean Louise (Cummings) Hartford, 80 died on March 17th at Marlborough Hills following a brief period of declining health. Jean was a lifelong Hudson resident and homemaker, and the wife of John A. Hartford, who passed away in 1976. She was the daughter of Florence Nightingale and Edgar Cummings. She leaves two daughters, Read the full article → from Obituary: Jean Hartford, 80

FRAMINGHAM – William J. Smith Jr., 85, of Framingham and Milford, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the Westborough Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a period of declining health. His wife, Doris A. (Leland) Smith, died in 1999. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late William and Arlene (Brown) Smith. He Read the full article → from Obituary: William J. Smith Jr., 85