All Obituaries

Boyd, Marilyn D. (nee Meagher), 76, of Marlborough, Mass, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA after a long battle with lung disease. Born in Boston on June 21st, 1947, she was the youngest daughter of H. Richard and Grace Meagher.  As the baby of five girls, she was pampered by her parents and her four older sisters who doted on her. Marilyn especially had...

DINITTO, Nickolas Joseph of Marlborough passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 22, at The Reservoir Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Marlborough. He was 88 years old. Nickolas was born and raised in Somerville, MA, the son of the late Frances (Cota) and Phillip DiNitto. He enrolled at Schillinger House, now known as the Berklee College of Music, in Boston. Nickolas also joined the army and was stationed in Fort Dix, NJ, and was honorably discharged. He then began a career as...

Raymond Alfred Wheeler, born May 30, 1943, in Marlboro, MA, Passed away on Sunday November 12th at his home in Center Barnstead, NH after a long battle with Agent Orange. He was the son of Lloyd and Thelma (Vaillancourt) Wheeler of Marlboro and Hudson, who predeceased him. He was predeceased by his grandparents Elizabeth Mae (Baker) Vaillancourt, Florida Gour, Lloyd Howe Wheeler and Eleanor Jones Wheeler. He was also predeceased by his daughter Laurie Ann and his sister Shirley. He is...

Colleen M. (Emond) Kerrigan, 58, of Shrewsbury, MA formally of Marlborough, MA, entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at UMASS Hospital, Worcester, MA surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Steven W. Kerrigan for 35 years, and together they raised a beautiful family filled with love and precious memories. She was born in Marlborough, MA, to the late Raymond W. Emond, Sr. and Marie P. (D'Amico) Emond. In her professional life, Colleen worked as a Medical...

Mary B. (Hennessey) Mario, 63, of Marlborough, died Sunday, October 22, 2023. She was the daughter of the late William J. and Joan C. (Flemming) Hennessey and the wife of Robert Mario, to whom she’d been married 23 years. Mary was predeceased by her brother, Billy Hennessey. Besides her husband, Mary is survived by her brother, Michael Hennessey and his wife Patricia of Marlborough. Visiting hours for Mary will be held Monday, October 30, 2023, from 9:00-10:30AM at the Slattery...

Ed Cassinelli died in his sleep at home on October 15th 2023. Reading an announcement of death only tells a very small part of the story of a person, and in this case tells so little of our father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. Instead this is an announcement of life, and to begin his life story, we'll start with a quote from Carl Sagan, a man Ed greatly admired: “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff”.  Edgar Roger Cassinelli, born of...

Gerard Francis King Major, USAF Retired Major Gerard Francis King died on October 4, 2023, at Cedar View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Methuen, Massachusetts. Jerry was born in Jamaica, NY on 13 Feb 1935 to Dorothy (Bennett) and Frank King. On 8 February 1956, he and his college sweetheart, Adrienne Rasmussen, graduated from Queens College in Flushing, NY. They received their respective degrees and Jerry was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAF. Four days later they were...

Mary “Polly” Dacus, 87, died Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at her home surrounded by her four children. She was the daughter of the late Langston and Irene (Hartley) Tolbert and wife of the late Kermit Dacus Jr. Mary was predeceased by her daughter, Theresa Lynn. She was also predeceased by her siblings, Edward “Buddy” Tolbert, Dorothy Price, Mozelle Ford, Edna Harmon and Owen Tolbert. Mary was born and raised in North Carolina. She attended Blowing Rock High School...

Clementina L. Kennedy, 99, died Tuesday, October 3, 2023.  She was the daughter of the late Massimo and Alberta (Alessandrini) Testa and wife to the late William F. Kennedy Jr. She was predeceased by her daughter Dianne Kennedy.  Clementina lived on Brigham Street in Marlborough for 50 years. She was active in the community being a longtime parishioner of the Immaculate Conception Church in Marlborough. She was also a longtime employee of Bethany Healthcare Center and Framingham...

Guy N. Thomas, 61, retired Special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), of Marlborough, died Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at home. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Faith A. Santos and James Thomas. Guy is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 24 years, Diana Cruz-Thomas, daughter, Ana Sabina Thomas Cruz, son, Andres Thomas Cruz. He is also survived by two sisters, Sharon E. Thomas of New Haven, CT, and Pamela Thomas Roots of Silver Spring, MD, his...