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Francis Thomas Seery, Jr. died September 15. Of Marlborough, formerly of Arlington, Needham, Monument Beach, and Hudson. Born August 21, 1935, in Cambridge, MA. Loving husband of Lavenia (Honey) Flynn-Seery. Beloved father of Stephanie Seery-Murphy of Sacramento, CA, Mary Frances Fay and her husband Sean Fay of Marlborough, and Thomas P. Seery and his wife Sheila Seery of Tucson, AZ. Cherished grandfather of Timothy O’Malley, Gregory Seery, Kieran Seery, Siobhan Murphy, Kayleigh Fay,...

Jeronimo “Jerry” F. Morales, 90, of Marlboro, died on Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester after enduring a years-long fight with cancer. Jerry was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Jeronimo and Francisca (Sierra) Morales and moved with his family to New York City in his late teens. Not long after his arrival in NYC, Jerry chose to enlist in the U.S. Army and became a medical laboratory specialist whose targeted training in...

Yvonne T. (McLachlan) Thurber, 81, died Thursday September 3, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  She was the wife of Edward Thurber III to whom she was married for 56 years.  She was born in Youngstown NY, the daughter of the late Alexander and Leah (Boudreau) McLachlan and lived in Marlborough for 54 years.      Yvonne worked as a purchasing agent for the United States Army prior to getting married.  After raising her children, she went...

Marlborough – Nicholas D. Scorzelli, 92 of Marlborough died peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.    Mr. Scorzelli was born in Marlborough, the son of the late Guiseppi and Pasqualina (Cerullo) Scorzelli, who emigrated to the United States from Roccadaspide, Italy.   He was a lifelong Marlborough resident and 1947 graduate of Marlborough High School.     He proudly served as a Corporal with...

Dorothy J. O’Connell, a career nursing professional and longtime Health Service Director at Middlesex Community College, well known for her community involvement in Greater Lowell, died Aug. 27 from pneumonia. She was 85.  Dorothy was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., on Oct. 24, 1934, the daughter of S. Dorothy (Howard) van Dresser and Alfred van Dresser, who worked in the machine tools industry. In 1940 Dorothy’s family moved to Marlborough, Mass., where she attended local...

Marlborough – Elaine (Colleton) Skerry, 77 passed away on August 21, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones and has joined her father Richard Colleton in heaven. She leaves behind her husband and best friend Stanley Skerry; a daughter, Laura Bartlett and her favorite son-in-law Gary; a son, Steven McCarthy; her precious grandchildren, Steven Bartlett and his wife Magda, Jessica Tavares and her husband Andrew; her mother, Jeannette Colleton; a brother, Larry Colleton and his wife Paula; a...

     Gerald D. “Jerry” Lincoln, 78, died or in his own words “kicked the bucket”, surrounded by his loving family on Friday August 14, 2020, after a long period of failing health.  He was the husband of Alice M. (Wilson) Lincoln to whom he was married for over 56 years.  He was born in Leicester MA, the son of the late Eugene F. and Irene B. (Fournier) Lincoln and lived in Marlborough for most of his life.      Jerry...

Richard D. Metivier Sr., 69, lost a courageous battle with leukemia on August 14, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born in Hudson, son of the late Donald and Pauline (Tremblay) Metivier and lived in Marlborough until moving to Worcester in 1989. Richard is survived by his wife Donna (St. George) Metivier to whom he was married for 49 years., two sons; Richard Metivier Jr. and his girlfriend Autum Kukowski of Holden and Keith Metivier and his girlfriend Lucinda Wolfe of Worcester, three...

Dorothy (Purdas) Grote, 89, a longtime resident of Marlborough, MA passed away peacefully on August 13, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Bob Grote andson and daughter-in-law, Steven and Donna Grote.  She is survived by her daughter Cindy Grote and her partner, Karen Malatesta of Georgetown, her three grandchildren, Leah Albertini and her wife Andria of Hudson, Nick Grote and his wife Shannon of West Boylston, Chrissy Grote of Clinton,...

     Joyce J. (Grosser) Morse, 89, passed away Friday August 7, 2020 after a brief period of failing health.  She was the wife of the late Atty. Walter Morse who died in 2002.  She was born in Corbitt, Saskatchewan Canada, the daughter of the late Orville and Molly (Erfurt) Grosser and lived in Marlborough for 60 years.      Joyce attended Gettysburg College for two years before leaving to start a family.  After raising her family Joyce...