All Obituaries

Patricia A. (Garvey) Aspinwall, 87, of Southborough, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. Born in Natick, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Dorothy E. (Thompson) Garvey and wife of the late Frank R. Aspinwall, to whom she was married for 29 years and who passed away in 2000. She was predeceased by her brothers, Patrick, Joseph, and Robert. Patricia attended St. Patrick’s School and Natick High School. She had a career of 38 years as...

Dale A. Mathes, 79, of Southborough, died Monday, April 8, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late John and Barbara (Lincoln) Mathes and the husband of Ann (Petrie) Mathes, who were married for 59 years. He was predeceased by his sister, Eleanor Reinhold. Dale was born in Dexter ME in 1944 and grew up in Natick MA. He moved to Southborough in 1965 shortly after getting married. He owned and operated 2 gas stations in Framingham MA. From there he worked for the Ahlquist...

Gertraud (“Trudi”) A. Bessom passed away in the presence of family Sunday afternoon. She was 85. Born in Germany on July 16, 1938, to Fritz and Elise Winkler, Trudi spent her early life in Waldkappel, a small village in Germany, before moving to America in her late teens. She married Richard T. Bessom of Newton in 1958 and had four children whom they raised in Natick and later Southborough, Massachusetts where they lived together for over 30 years. Trudi dedicated her early...

Rosalie Isabel Davis was born in 1929 in the little village of Woodville, Massachusetts to a family of modest means. She had nine siblings. In the shady woods above a gurgling trout stream, the Davis kids stuck together and learned the lessons of hard work, faith and families and honoring the Golden Rule. Along with the chores and the chickens – one of which created Rosalie’s lifelong nickname “Diddy” with the peculiar sounds it made – that little white house...

Cynthia G. (Gibson) Hanson, 79, Of Northborough, formerly of Southborough, died Monday, February 12, 2024, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA. She was the daughter of the late F. Swift Gibson, II and Elizabeth (Houdlette) Carlton. Cynthia is survived by her son, Jeffrey G. Hanson of Northborough and Elizabeth D. Hanson and her husband Robert W. Wild of Fernley, NV and her stepson Christopher G Hanson and his wife Maria M Hanson of Northborough and their two children Eric and...

June A. (Paskavitz) Kentel, 83, of Southborough, died January 31, 2024, at her home in Southborough. She was the daughter of the late Bernard and Stacia (Prokopovich) Paskavitz and wife of the late Peter S. Kentel who died in 2023. She was predeceased by her son Paul, who died in 2017 and her sister, Carol (Paskavitz) Horne, who died in 2013 in Florida. June is survived by her children, Susan Simmons and her husband Robert of Wolfeboro, NH, Richard and his wife Teresa of Hudson, Linda...

Charles K. Napoleon, 80, a long-time Southborough resident, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Charles was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August, 26th 1943 to Nicholas Napoleon and Betsy Petrakes. He is survived by his wife, Palmira “Pam” (Cedrone) Napoleon, his son, Alex Napoleon of Douglas and his daughter, Nicole Jaworski, and her husband Nathan of Berlin. At a young age, Charles discovered his passion, retail. He would work his way up and become one of the...

G. Michael “Mike” Hostage II passed away peacefully at his home in Southborough, Massachusetts, on January 12, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy Ann “Dot” Noll, his beloved wife of 69 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933, Mike was the eldest child of Gilmary Michael Hostage I and Dorothy Reese Hostage. He was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy “Dody” Conner and leaves behind a sister, Kathleen Miller. Mike...

Estelle (Stelli) Ann Johnson (Durden) born September 3rd 1945 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Hellen and Eddie Durden Jr, who her children referred to as Ray Ray, and wife of David W Johnson, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ January 11,2024.  Estelle was predeceased by her granddaughter, Adryanne Brady. Besides her husband, she is survived by her son, Michael Duhamel of Acton, grandchildren Kelly Gutoski and her husband Greg, Brendan Duhamel, Cormac Duhamel,...

Nancy E. (Oleson) Shoucair, 77, of Ashland, formerly of Southborough, died Sunday, January 7, 2024, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Noyes) Oleson and wife of the late John A. Shoucair who died in 2019. Nancy was a kind, compassionate person that loved to travel, enjoyed good food (especially Lebanese), and her faith. She was extremely proud of her grandchildren and would talk about them all the time. She loved her church...