All Obituaries

Jeffrey C. Watkins, 74, of Northborough passed away at his home on Friday, January 14, 2022 after an illness. He was the son of the late Earle and Eleanor (Woodbury) Watkins. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and are under the care of the Morris Funeral Home,               

  Jennifer (Merrill) Tringali, 50, of Lynnfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. She was the daughter of Gary and Wilma (Russell) Merrill of Sandwich.     Jennifer was a 1989 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough and received her degree in Marketing from U Mass, Amherst in 1993. Jennifer’s professional experience began a sales manager in the hotel industry.  After 2 years of great success, she...

Bernard F. Bradstreet, 76, of Southborough,  passed away at home on Sunday, January 2, 2022 from complications of Multiple Myeloma. He was the beloved husband of Carol (McKenna) Bradstreet for 53 years. Bern was raised in Ashland, attended Marian HS and graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Upon college graduation, he served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot and continued to fly in the Reserves while in business school and into his civilian career. He was forever...

Thomas R. Smith, 86, of Westborough and formerly a long time resident of Southborough, died on Friday, December 31, 2021, after a period of declining health. Tom was the devoted husband of Shirley (Brooks) Smith for over 65 years. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Emmett and Anastasia (Kelly) Smith. Tom was employed by Raytheon Company for 46 years as a computer analyst, retiring in 1999. He was a self taught piano player and loved music. Tom was very proud of his record collection...

Douglas P. Gauvin , 66, of Worcester died on Sunday, December 26, 2021 after a period of declining  health. Born in Milford, he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Dorothy Ann (Martin) Gauvin. Doug was a member of the first graduating class of Assabett Valley Regional Vocational School  in 1974 where he pursued an education in Auto Body.  He worked at several area body shops, among them were 495 Truck Center of Marlborough and Ted’s of Fayville, Inc. He also owned his...

Alfred G. Garavente, 88, of Southborough, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 24, 2021.  He was the devoted husband of the late Ann (Supeck) Garavente who died in 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Rose D. (Pessini) and Alfred J. Garavente.  Al attended the former Peter’s High School and Worcester Boys Trade School.  He was an US Navy veteran serving in the Korean conflict.  Upon being discharged from the service he worked at several...

Ruth E. (Binks) Minnucci, 91, of Marlborough, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late William H. Minnucci who passed in 2006. Born in Framingham and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Helen (Claflin) Binks. Ruth was raised in Holliston. After she was married she moved to Marlborough.  Ruth was a home maker and took pleasure caring for her family.  In the ' 60 she would travel with her husband...

John B.'Jack' Gunning, 59 of Westborough and formerly of Southborough, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 16, 2021 after being stricken ill at home. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Morrison) Gunning for almost 30 years and proud father of Sarah Gunning. Born in Newton and raised in Southborough, Jack was the fourth child of the late James F. Gunning and Katherine H. (Comerford) Gunning. He was a 1980 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School in Northboro...

David C. Weeks, 85, of Southborough, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.  Born in Natick, he was the son of the late Charles and Bertha (Smith) Weeks, and was a former resident of Cochituate, and a graduate of Wayland High School, Class of 1955. David served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1955-1959 and worked at General Electric for forty years before retiring to Southborough. David is survived by his wife of 63 years, Carol...

David A. 'Conan'  Travis, 49, of Webster, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at his home, after an illness.  He was the beloved husband of Kimberly Travis for the past 27 years. They were each others rock and soul mates. David was the son of Beverly Poole and Richard Travis and was a graduate of  Assebet Valley Regional High School. He was the owner and operator of Advantage Services, a construction business, for many years. David...