Obituaries

Harvey D. Bigelow Sr., 80, a lifelong resident of Southborough, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, after a period of declining health. He was the devoted and loving husband of Elizabeth Betty (Murray) Bigelow for the past 54 years. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Francis and Mae Bigelow. Harvey attended Southborough Read the full article → from Obituary: Harvey D. Bigelow Sr., 80

Esther E. (Ercolani) Lesieur, 76, of Southborough, MA passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Esther battled cancer for over 35 years. She was born in Sudbury, MA and raised in Marlborough. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Edna (Dufault) Ercolani and married for almost Read the full article → from Obituary: Esther E. (Ercolani) Lesieur, 76

Virginia Wiese Challen Virginia passed away on February 25, 2012, after a brief illness at age 89. Born in Spokane, WA, she lived in Olympia for more than 70 years. She was a graduate of Olympia High School and attended the University of Washington until leaving to work as a mechanic at Boeing during WW Read the full article → from Obituary: Virginia Wiese Challen – February 25, 2012

Dr. John Edward Bullock, D.D.S., 68, died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. He was born in Baltimore, Md., the son of the late Lawrence Bullock and Doris (Carr) Bullock. Dr. Bullock is survived by his beloved wife of 38 years, Susan J. (Duckworth) Bullock of Framingham. He was the devoted and loving father of Christopher Read the full article → from Obituary: John Edward Bullock – February 23, 2012

Mary L. (Hartnett) Stadig, 90, of Southborough and formerly of Ashland, died at home surrounded by her family on Monday morning, February 27, 2012. She was the wife of the late Ralph Stadig, who passed away in 1974. Mary was a nurse and worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for many years until Read the full article → from Obituary: Mary L. Stadig – February 27, 2012

Victor J. Graves, 75, of Southborough and formerly of Somerville, died on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Wayland he was the son of the late Victor F. and Mary F. (Sullivan) Graves. Victor was a US Marine veteran and worked as a driver for Schuster Trucking for many Read the full article → from Obituary: Victor J. Graves – February 23, 2012

Rachel (Janus) Panzeri, of Newton, February 12, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Panzeri. Devoted mother of Allen and his wife Paulette of Ontario, Canada, Judith Panzeri-Hill and her husband Charles of Southboro, Debra Duffy and her husband Thomas of Wilmington. Dear sister of George Janus of Canada and the late Betty Janus, Mary Read the full article → from Obituary: Rachel (Janus) Panzeri – February 12, 2012

Thomas Joseph Potenza, age 74, of Northbridge, formerly of Framingham, died, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at his home in Northbridge surrounded by his family. He was the husband of 50 years to Patricia (Annesi) Potenza of Northbridge. Born in Franklin, NH, he was the son of the late Bennie and Marie (St. Pierre) Potenza. Mr. Read the full article → from Obituary: Thomas Joseph Potenza – February 11, 2012

Paul Weber of Clinton, Connecticut died February 8, 2012, at Apple Rehabilitation Center in Guilford. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Florence, his daughter Nancy Guindon (William Lastomirsky) of Clinton, CT. and his son Paul (Catherine) of Southborough, MA. He was predeceased by his daughter Susan from Clinton, CT. He will Read the full article → from Obituary: Paul Weber – February 8, 2012

Minnie J. Savoca, 78 of Shrewsbury died in her home Feb 5, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was born in New Brunswick, NJ and lived there for many years. She also lived with her family in Woolrich, PA and Delmar, NY before moving to Westbrook Crossing in Shrewsbury in 2005. She leaves behind three Read the full article → from Obituary: Minnie J. Savoca – February 5, 2012

Robert M. Ercolani, age 77, a lifelong Marlborough resident died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 31, 2012, while vacationing with his wife, Theresa, in Aruba. Born in Marlborough, MA on February 23, 1934, he was the son of the late Fred and Edna (Dufault) Ercolani. He was raised and educated in Marlborough and was a graduate of Read the full article → from Obituary: Robert M. Ercolani – January 31, 2012

For nearly thirty years, Dick Curran was the friendly face behind the counter at what old-timers call ‘The Spa’ (now Mauro’s Cafe). On Friday Mr. Curran died at the age of 82 after a long illness, and with his passing Southborough has lost another of its treasures. Mr. Curran was born in Framingham, and after Read the full article → from Dick Curran, former owner of ‘The Spa’, has died

Richard P. ‘Dick’ Curran, 82, of Southborough, died on Friday, January 27, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of Eileen (Henry) Curran for the past 50 years. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late William and Katherine (Brady) Curran. In 1947 he graduated from St Mary’s High School Read the full article → from Obituary: Richard P. ‘Dick’ Curran – January 27, 2012

Richard A. Castelda, 77, of Southborough and formerly of Utica, NY died on Friday, January 27, at Metro West Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Jeanette (Couzen) Castelda for the past 51 years. Born in Utica, NY he was the son of the late Anthony and Pauline (Dombrawski) Castelda. Richard was an Insurance Read the full article → from Obituary: Richard A. Castelda – January 27, 2012