Obituaries

Obits: "Lunch Lady," Business Owner and Air Force Vet.

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Marlborough — Dexter Brigham, 90 of Marlborough, MA, died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the Chelsea Soldier's Home, Chelsea, MA.  
A graduate of Marlborough High School, Class of 1940, Brigham served in the US Air Force.  He retired in 1980 from Alcan Aluminum in Marlborough, where he had been employed for many years as a warehouse manager. 

Natick — Margaret M. (Morgan) Karr died Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Beaumont Nursing Home of Natick.   
Love at first sight changed the journey for Margaret and John. They met while he attended Dartmouth College. They won accolades for their "dance style" across ballroom floors during the Big Band Era. Rock and roll--through the Depression, World War II, small business ventures, and more than one could capture in their 73 years of blissful marriage. 

Northborough — Carlene M. Sargent-Leonard, 60, died on June 27, 2013, at home after a courageous, 10-year battle with breast cancer.
Carlene worked 20 years at Milford Hospital as a social worker from 1976-1996. She went on to work as a therapist at Behavioral Medicine Inc. for eight years.

Shrewsbury — Paula J. (Joyal) O’Donnell, 66, of Shrewsbury, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Paula had worked and was known as a “Lunch Lady” for the Shrewsbury Public Schools from 1975 until 1981. She later worked for Price Chopper and the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the Housekeeping Department.

Natick — Robert “Bob” Wagner of Southborough died on Friday, June 28, 2013.

Born in Natick, Massachusetts on May 5, 1966, he was the devoted son of Dorothy Miller & the late Henry D’Angelo of Twins Enterprise. Bob was raised in Natick, attended the Joseph Keefe Regional Technical High School and graduated from Natick High School, class of 1984.  

At the age of twenty, he started, owned and operated the Robert Wagner Plumbing & Heating Company of Framingham. He began working out of his car and eventually built his company into a fleet of trucks.


Westborough — Anthy (Kraly) Thayer, 96, of Westborough died peacefully on June 27, 2013 at the Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough.  
Anthy was a member of the St. Stephen's Episcopal church for many years and enjoyed working on the alter guild in her earlier years. Later, visits from ministers and church members kept her spiritually connected to the church when she could not make the trip. 

Natick — Patricia A. (Bilodeau) Peveri of Natick died on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the Metro West Medical Center of Framingham. She was 74 years old
She was the devoted wife of Eugene A. Peveri of Natick, with whom they shared fifty-one years of marriage.

Northborough — Stephen G. "Moose" Morris, 55, of Northborough, MA, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Ave.,Worcester, MA, following a lengthy illness
Morris had been employed by the Hewlitt Packard Corp.,as well as various computer and technology companies as a Technical Manager. 
He was a member of the Bolton Street Association, and an avid sports fan. 

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