Ralph F. Barrows, Jr., 77, went to be with his Lord on March 31, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Carolyn, and his four children: Suzette Barrows and her husband, Din Omar of Malaysia, Ralph E. Barrows and his wife Betty of Whitinsville, Peter Barrows and his wife Linda of Northbridge, and Kristine Froment and her husband David of Whitinsville. Proud grandfather of Michael Burroughs and his wife Kristen, Kayla Barrows and her fiance...

Sandra (Cooper) Calhoun, aged 82, died peacefully on March 28, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Douglas, Massachusetts. Sandy was born on July 6, 1937 in Northampton, Massachusetts to Henry E. and Leah (Randall) Cooper. Her formative years were spent in Roslindale and Wrentham, Massachusetts. Following graduation from Wrentham High School, Sandy attended Becker Junior College in Worcester, majoring in Medical Secretarial Science. Following graduation, she relocated to Washington, DC where...

Whitinsville--Edward W. Kearns, 75, died Thursday, March 26, at Genesis Health Center in Milford.  He leaves a daughter, Michelle Case, of Washington, two sisters, Patricia Ramsey and Donna Picard-Kennedy, both of Whitinsville, and several nephews.  Ed graduated from Northbridge High School and was a life-long resident of Whitinsville.  He worked at Nelmor, in North Uxbridge prior to retiring from Retrofit, in Milford, several years ago.   He was a proud Air Force...

Richard P. G. Lachapelle, 89, died at home, Sunday, March 22, following a period of declining health. His wife, Ida (Laflamme) Lachapelle, died in 2013. He is survived by a son, Edward R. Lachapelle, and his wife, Pamela, and a daughter, Maryann Ouillette, and her husband, David, of Whitinsville; five grandchildren, John, Joanna, and Elena Ouillette, and Hannah and Holly Lachapelle; two brothers, Norman and Robert Lachapelle; three sisters, Florence Kilmurray, Jacqueline Blinkhorn, and Anne...

My dad, Richard Joseph Yonika, was one of the most incredible people I have ever known. I know a lot of children say that about their parents, but I really mean it. Have you ever seen the move Big Fish? It is about a man whose stories about his life that are so fantastical you can hardly believe them. My dad had a life like that. He built a plane with his own hands, without ever receiving an engineering degree. He built boats that float and drones that fly. Until his last days he had a...

 Millbury--Annette L. (Vitagliano) Swartz, 88, passed away peacefully, at Care One Millbury,  with loving family by her side after a long battle with many health issues, which she fought with great courage and grace.  She leaves a daughter, Karla Parnell, of S. Hamilton,  a son, Peter Swartz and his wife Maryanne, of Sutton, a brother Edward Vitagliano and his wife Bernice, of Deerfield Beach, FL, a sister Judy MacPherson and her husband Ronald, of Salisbury, NH, three...

Clinton--Matthew B. Thomas, 40, died Monday, March 9.  He leaves his father, William Thomas, with whom he lived, his brother, Ian Thomas, also of Clinton, a daughter, Sage Lajeunesse, of Taunton, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.  He is predeceased by his mother, Cathleen Norris, in 2010.   Matthew was born in Milford,  December 17, 1979.  He was raised mostly in Northbridge and Sutton, but lived for two years in Florida as a teen.  Matthew always...

Whitinsville--Kenneth J. Lange, 60, died Tuesday, March 3,  in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester, after a period of declining health.  He is survived by his father, Donald K. Lange,  his brothers; Jeffrey Lange and his wife Susan, and Kurt Lange and his wife Donna, all of Whitinsville; his long time girlfriend, Christina Simonian, also of Whitinsville, and  nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by his mother, Elinor (Kelliher)...

Matthew A. Evans, 42, died suddenly, at home, Tuesday, February 4. He is survived by his wife, Melissa (Brown) Evans; a son, Aiden Evans, a daughter, Zoe Evans, of Sutton; his parents, Arnold and Deborah (Costello) Evans, of Milford; and a brother, Daniel Evans, and his wife, Jaime, of San Antonio, Texas. He was predeceased by a daughter, Kaitlyn. Matthew was born in Framingham, June 4, 1977, and  grew up in Framingham and Uxbridge. He was a graduate of Uxbridge High School, and...

Whitinsville--Patrick J.  "Paddy" Mawn, Sr., 79, died Friday, January 31, at Saint Vincent Hospital with family by his side.   He leaves two sons, Sean M. Mawn and his wife Holly, of Northbridge, Danny B. Mawn and his wife Stephanie, of Whitinsville; a daughter Erin Mawn and her fiancé Sean Madore, of Webster; 6 siblings: Peggy, Charlie, Jimmy, Mae, Ita and Vinny; 10 grandchildren: Chloe, Megan and her fiancé Brian, Wesley, Patrick, Calvin, Morgan,...