Obituaries

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

SOUTHBOROUGH – Faith K. Peltekis, 59, of Southborough and formerly of Marlborough, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Hudson, the daughter of the late James A. and Mary (Midouhas) Peltekis. A graduate of Marlborough High School, Class of 1970, she later received a bachelor of Read the full article → from Obituary: Faith K. Peltekis, 59

SOUTHBOROUGH – Elson Mun Hee Hung 64, of Southborough, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the Blaire House in Worcester, after a long illness. Born in Honolulu, and lived in Hawaii and Washington before settling in Southborough. He was a graduate of Gonzaga University, and went on to served in the United States Army Read the full article → from Obituary: Elson Mun Hee Hung, 64

HARVARD – Katinka Podmaniczky Coleman of Harvard, Massachusetts died peacefully in her sleep, at home, with her family around her on March, 14, 2012 at the age of 94. She was born on September 28, 1917 in Budapest, Hungary, the daughter of the late Baron Tibor von Podmaniczky and the late Virginia Hegeman Walker. She Read the full article → from Obituary: Katinka Podmaniczky Coleman, 94