All Obituaries

Dorothy A. (Donovan) Creamer, 94 of Marlborough, peacefully passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, surrounded by family at Knollwood Nursing Center, West Boylston, MA.                    Born and raised in South Boston, MA she was the daughter of the late Edward C. and Dorothy (Mullen) Donovan. Her family would like to thank the medical professionals and support staff at Knollwood Nursing Center, the staff at Summit Elder Care, and the staff...

Arthur J. Marsan, 98, of Northborough and formerly of Marlborough, died July 14, 2021 at Coleman House in Northborough. Born August 25, 1922 in Marlborough, he was the son of the late George and Marie (Vigeant) Marsan. He was born and raised on Broad Street in Marlborough, and after graduating from St. Anthony’s School, he attended trade school in Worcester to pursue training as an electrician. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, where he put his skills to work as an electrician on the...

Lawrence J. Grella Jr., 84, of Marlborough, passed away on July 9, 2021 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Phyllis (Coletti) and three sons, Lawrence J. Grella III and his wife, Gail Biedermann, Steve Grella, Jeffrey Grella and his wife, Sue (Martin) and grandchildren, Gina Joyce and her husband, Robert Maiden, Angela Grella and her partner Joe Uryasz, his grandson, Jake Grella and his daughter-in-law Rhonda Taylor Grella.  He so...

Roderick (Rod) H. Myers Roderick H. Myers, 89, of Marlborough, formerly of The Woodlands, TX, and Manchester, CT, beloved husband of Laura R. Myers, died July 8, 2021. Born July 27, 1931 in Chelsea, MA, Rod was the son of the late George and Grace (Huselton) Myers. Raised and educated in Saugus, Rod graduated from Saugus High School in 1949. He graduated from Franklin Technical Institute in 1951 and began an electrical engineering career with General Electric in Schenectady, NY. At...

The Rev. Dr. Harold Russell Lohr died on July 4th 2021 at home peacefully after a long struggle with end stage emphysema at 98 years of age, two months short of his 99th birthday. Harold was born in Gary, South Dakota on August 31, 1922 to Lester and Nora (Fossum) Lohr. He earned a B.S. from South Dakota State University; a Ph.D. (Nuclear Chemistry) from UC Berkeley; an M.Div. from Augustana Theology Seminary (LSTC) Chicago, IL.  Member Phi Kappa Phi. He served in combat as a 1st Lt....

Barbara Louise (Christensen) Tatarunas, 91, of Berlin, died Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Mabel (Gammell) Christensen and wife of the late Stanley Tatarunas. She is survived by her nieces Barbara Priest and Linda Wheeler both of Berlin with whom she made her home with, and her nephew Warren Priest, his wife Meghan and their daughter Priscilla of Eliot, Maine and her great nephew, Michael Wheeler and his wife Casey and...

Doreen V. (Walker) Morin, 97, of Franklin and formerly of Marlborough, died, Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late William H and Edith S. (Harrison) Walker and wife of the late Eloie L. Morin who died in 1995. Doreen worked as a registered nurse at Marlborough Hospital prior to working for Raytheon Company in Sudbury and Wayland. Doreen is survived by her sons, David Morin of Hudson, MA and Donald Morin and his wife Christine of...

Janet “Jackie” Mary (Jaworek) DiBuono, 80, passed away at her home on Monday, June 21, 2021. She had been cared for and was surrounded by her family, while courageously battling pancreatic cancer for almost 2 years. Born in Marlborough and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late John and Jeannette (Wright) Jaworek. She graduated from St. Michael High School in Hudson, Massachusetts, and Worcester State College with a teaching degree; later she earned her Masters of...

Gary A. Hollis, 70, of Hudson, passed away peacefully at his home on June 1, 2021. His passing came after a four-year battle with cancer that ultimately ended, but did not define his extraordinary life.  Gary was the son of the late Fred L. and Ann E. (Robbins) Hollis born on June 14, 1950. A graduate of Marlborough High School class of 1968, he went on to work at Raytheon for over 50 years, where he worked until his retirement in 2018. He was a member and past president of the...

William “Bill” M. McCulley, 80, of Bellingham, died Monday, May 31, 2021, at Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. He was the son of the late George F. McCulley, Jr. and Dorothy (Gleason) McCulley and husband of Mary (Roy) LeMarbre-McCulley who were married for 28 years. Bill was predeceased by his daughter, Michele (McCulley) Box and his brother, John McCulley. Bill graduated from Clinton High School in 1958 and went on to join the Navy, serving as a radarman on the USS...