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     Joanne L. (Delaney) Lafleur, 83, died Thursday March 4, 2021 at the Marie Esther Health Center after a long period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert Lafleur who died in 2008. They were married for 19 years. She was born in Marlborough, the daughter of the late Peter A.  and Mary E. (Boland) Delaney and lived here all of her life. She was predeceased by two brothers; Peter A. and William J. Delaney and two sisters Margaret R. (Delaney) Page and...

The one and only, Eileen Francis Naughton Weaver, 77, passed away peacefully at her home in Marlborough, on Monday, March 1, 2021, after a courageous fight with an extremely lengthy illness. Eileen faced her challenges with the same grace and grit she exhibited throughout her life. She is survived by her husband, Alfred Weaver, to whom she was married for 52 years, her two daughters, Karen Weaver, of Marlborough, Liz O’Keefe, of Rockville Centre, NY, son, David Weaver, of Marlborough,...

    Barbara Earley -- A Life Well Lived By Joel Dunn (her son and a graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury High School)   Barbara Earley, known to be a kind and considerate person, was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1943. Her two younger brothers, Michael and Dan Stack, confirmed that they hadn’t had a disagreement with her in over 70 years. At the same time, Barbara firmly believed in and stood up for equal rights and justice, a woman’s right to choose and environmental...

     James R. “Jim” Holt, 78, of Northborough formerly of Marlborough, died Tuesday February 22, 2021 after a short period of failing health.  He was the husband for 27 years of Patricia “Trish” (Doucette) Holt.  He was born in Marlborough, the son of the late Ernest and Rita (Turner) Holt, and lived in Marlborough most of his life.      Mr. Holt was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam era.  He served on the...

 William F Spitzer (Bill) 80, of Marlboro, passed away, February 19, 2021 due to  complications from COVID Bill has always been involved in many activities such as an Amvet Ambulance driver, his own Home Security Safety System business, and a Constable to name a few. After HS graduation Bill served over 3 years in the U.S. Air Force.  His duties were primarily in the establishment of the missile program in Okinawa. He retired from a lifelong career managing and developing...

Donald “Don” Matchinski, 66, of Marlborough, died Sunday February 14, 2021 after a long battle with cancer.  He was the husband of 31 years of Elizabeth (Warpula) Matchinski.  He was born in Manistique, Michigan, the son of Leonard Matchinski of Kalamazoo, MI and the late Patricia (Archambeau) Matchinski.            Don attended Michigan Technological University on an ROTC scholarship. After earning his B.S in Geology,...

Alan J. Charbonneau, 67, died Saturday February 13, 2021 after an illness.  He was the husband of 32 years of Donna (Colacchio) Charbonneau of Marlborough.  He was born in Worcester, the son of the late Philip and Stasia (Poltorak) Charbonneau and lived in Marlborough for 40 years.      Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons; Adam Charbonneau and his wife Ariel of N. Grafton, Jason Charbonneau of Marlborough, four brothers, Philip, Kenneth, Ronald and...

     James A. McCaw, 87, of Woodbridge VA died Thursday February 11, 2021 after a period of failing health.  He was the husband of the late Jean (Farnsworth) McCaw who died in 2004. He was born in Pawtucket, RI the son of the late William and Elsie (Calvert) McCaw. After living in Southborough for 37 years, he moved to Blufton, SC in 2006, and finally to Virginia in 2018.      Mr. McCaw was a United states Navy veteran of the Korean War and went...

Johnny Serrano, 79 of Westborough, died on Monday, February 8, 2021 at Vibra Hospital in Leicester, MA Johnny was born in Ponce, PR, the son of the late Ramon and Collazo (Cruz) Serrano He is survived by his son, Jonathan J. Serrano and his fiancé Kara of Westborough, his nieces Sheri Serrano Roppolo of Staten Island, Victoria Jackson of Colorado, and Sparrow Moran of California. Johnny was a loving father and friend. He retired from Bay State Abrasives after 22 years and then as a...

     William H. “Bill” Crosson, 91, died Thursday morning after a long period of failing health. He was the husband of Joan (Dekan) Crosson to whom he was married for 37 years. He was born in Camden NJ, the son of the late William and Martha (Gardiner) Crosson and lived many years in New Jersey before moving to Marlborough 26 years ago.      Mr. Crosson graduated from Cornell University in 1951 and was a member of the Naval ROTC,...