COMMUNITY OBITUARIES

The Community Advocate will post obituaries online (and in print, as space allows). Please send information (and a picture if desired) to tracy@communityadvocate.com. Here is a complete list of individual obituaries posted on the Community Advocate website (www. communityadvocate.com).

Deaths

Bates, Jeanne of Shrewsbury

Boyer, Sr. Annette (Sr. M. James

Edward) a Sister of St. Anne

Coonan, Rita formerly of North Grafton

Cotter, Jacqueline of Northborough

De Sousa, Fernando of Marlborough

Dean, Dorothy of Shrewsbury

Duffy, Joanne of Marlborough

Gallup, Ann of Marlborough

Gauthier, Robert of Marlborough

Gillam, Judith of Shrewsbury

Lampi, Rauno Westborough

Mastrovito, M. Dorothy formerly of Shrewsbury

Miller, Francis formerly of Westborough

Minot, Beverley of Hudson

Nicholson, Joyce of Grafton

Noel, Barbara of Grafton

Richardson, David of Shrewsbury

Roseen, Carol of Grafton

Rossi Jr., Edward formerly of Shrewsbury

Shea, Sophie of Shrewsbury

Sutherland, Theresa of Marlborough

Willis III, Frederick of Burlington

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Theresa C. Sutherland, 72

MARLBOROUGH - Theresa C.

“Gi” (MacKinnon) Sutherland of Marlborough passed on Thursday, July 6, 2023 peacefully at home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Nova Scotia Canada, she was the daughter of the late D. Douglas and Mary (Campbell) MacKinnon. Terry was the beloved wife of Joseph “Joe” Sutherland for 38 years, who predeceased Terry in 2019.

Terry is survived by her son James “Jimmy” Poirier and his wife Tara of Marlborough and their two children Brendan and Madison. She is also survived by her brother Gilbert E. MacK- innon and his wife Joanne. The Short and Rowe Funeral Home of Marlborough assisted with arrangements.

Rauno A. Lampi, 93

WESTBOROUGH - Dr. Rauno A. Lampi, 93, a long-time Westborough resident, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2023 in Leominster, Mass. surrounded by his family. Born on August 12, 1929 in Gardner, Massachusetts, he was the son of Oiva and Olga (Tapola) Lampi.

Rauno is survived by his brother Allan O. Lampi of Oregon, and by his four children: Steven and his wife Terrie, of San Leandro California; Martin Lampi, of Westborough; Karin and her husband Cameron Hutt of Shrewsbury; and Eric and his wife Sally of Westborough. He also leaves his grandchildren, Christopher Lampi, Evan and Vanessa Lampi, Ryan Lampi, Heather (Hutt) and Sri Iyer, Leandra (Hutt) and Matthew Pfleger, Dr. Andrew and Stephanie Lampi, and Patrick Lampi; his great grandchildren, Laurel Pfleger and Kiran Iyer; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. He is predeceased by Betty (Noponen) Lampi, “Boop,” his beloved wife of 67 years.

The Pickering & Son Westborough Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.

Fernando Pereira

Rodrigues De Sousa, 73

MARLBOROUGH - Fernando

Pereira Rodrigues De Sousa, 73, of Marlborough died Wednesday July 5, 2023 at his home. He was the husband of Maria I. (De Paula) Rodrigues for the past 22 years.

He was born, raised and educated in São Miguel Azores, Portugal, the son of the late Jaime Rodrigues De Souza and Clotilda (Resendes) Rodrigues.

Besides his wife Maria, he leaves two sons, Miguel and Fernando Rodrigues both of Marlborough; three brothers, Dinart, Jaime and Noé Rorigues both of Portugal; along with many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his brother João and two sisters, Ermelinda and Bibiana.

The Collins Funeral Home of Marlborough assisted with arrangements.

Robert R. Gauthier, 85

MARLBOROUGH - Robert R. Gauthier, 85, of Marlborough died Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Born in Marlborough, he was the son of the late Rene and Lillian (Archambeault) Gauthier.

Robert is survived by his daughters, Robin Makani and her husband John Makani of Clinton, Karen Harding and her husband Michael Harding of Clinton, and Sylvia Rumsey and her husband Jim Rumsey of Leominster, his son, Robert R Gauthier Jr. and his wife Mary Gauthier of Iowa, his grandchildren, Ryan, Sara, Matthew, Emily, Kate, Robbie, Maren, Madison and Jimmy and his great grandchildren, Ryan JR, Lily and Connor. He is also survived by his sister Yvonne Lizotte and his brother Paul Gauthier.

The Slattery Funeral Home, Inc. of Marlborough assisted with arrangements.

Rita B. Coonan, 96

DUDLEY - Rita B. (St. Denis) Coonan, 96, of Dudley and former longtime resident of North Grafton, died Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at home with loving family members by her side.

Rita was the proud mother of 10 children and is survived by Everett Coonan, Jr. and his wife, Bonnie of The Villages, Florida, Mary Geary of Tampa, Florida, Carol Cahill of McCordsville, Indiana, Thomas (Tom) Coonan of Putnam, CT, Nancy McGill and her husband, Fred of Dudley, Patricia Lucero of North Grafton, Dianne Coonan and her husband, Miguel Villega of Worcester, John Coonan of Putnam, CT and Robert (Bob) Coonan of Worcester. She also leaves 22 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson. Rita is also survived by her brother, Arthur St. Denis and his wife, Jeanne of Worcester and dozens of nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Everett W. Coonan, Sr. and by her daughter, Jeanne Yuknavich; her grandson, David Bengtson; her 3 brothers, Ernest St. Denis, Lawrence (Larry) St. Denis and Leo St. Denis; one sister, Lucille Sanborn and a great grandson, Spencer Salce.

Roney Funeral Home of North Grafton assisted with arrangements.

Sr. Annette Boyer, 96 a Sister of St. Anne

MARLBOROUGH - Sr. Annette Boyer (Sr. M. James Edward), a Sister of St. Anne, for 65 years, died July 7 at Alliance Health at Marie Esther Center in this city following a period of declining health. Born in Worcester, she was the eighth of 8 children born to Arthur and Blanche (Rondeau) Boyer.

Sister Annette was predeceased by her parents and by six of her siblings: Claire Krzyzewski, Eugene, Paul, Jeanne Defosse, Renée, and Edward. She leaves to grieve her brother James, her loving nieces and nephews and extended family, her dear best friend for 70 years, Sr. Muriel Audette SSA and all her Sisters of St. Anne Family.

The Collins Funeral Home of Marlborough assisted with arrangements.

Barbara J. Noel, 95

GRAFTON - It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Barbara J. Noel on Thursday, July 6th, 2023, at home in Grafton, at the age of 95. Born in Milford, MA on June 10th, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Edith (Lemanski) Noe. Barbara was the wife of Francis M. Noel, Sr. for 51 years, until his passing in 1998.

She will be forever missed by her children, Linda Gosselin of Sutton, Suzanne Knapik and her husband Ted of Moultonborough, NH, Frank Noel, Jr. of Grafton, Karen Levia and her husband Gene of Rising Sun, MD, Mike Noel and his wife Kimberly of Grafton and her caregiver, Barbara (BJ) Alex and her husband Craig of Grafton. She leaves a sister, Patricia Russo, of Indian Rocks Beach, FL. Affectionately known as Memere, she leaves her 10 surviving grandchildren, Danielle Trainor (Scott), Ryan Gosselin (Christie), Tania Harris (Anthony), Kimberly Zelch (Kurt), Amy Leggett, Matthew Gonynor, Seth Gonynor (Julie), Robert Gonynor, Michelle Granger, Casey Koerner (Timothy), Ashley Noel (Craig Mroczka) and her 19 greatgrandchildren, one greatgreat-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her grandson, Francis M. Noel III in 2001. Grafton assisted the family.

Frederick F. Willis III, 75

Founder of local Willy’s restaurants

BURLINGTON - It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Fred Willis, on July 4, 2023 at the age of 75 with his loving wife of 16 years Darlene (Shiner) at his side. He forged an enduring legacy as a formidable NFL running back and successful restaurant entrepreneur.

Fred leaves behind five children Drew Willis, Brett Willis, Hunt Willis, Taylor Willis, and Layne Willis and two stepchildren Angela (D’Ambrosio) O’Connor and Trevor Adams along with 9 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister and five brothers, Kevin Willis and his wife Kathleen of Medway, Mary Bardellini and her husband Robert of Northborough, Patrick Willis and his wife Marilyn of Scottsdale, AZ, Michael Willis and his wife Joanne of Nashua, NH, Daniel Willis and his wife Mia of Franklin, Joseph Willis and his wife Andrea of Natick.

After his football career, Fred was a founding partner of Fuddruckers restaurant in 1979 and grew the franchise by building dozens of locations nationwide. He would go on to establish several other successful restaurants throughout his life: Steamers Bar & Grill in Hyannisport, Willy’s Bar-B-Q in Westboro, Willy’s Steakhouse Grill & Sushi Bar in Shrewsbury, and Willy’s Tuscan Trattoria in Shrewsbury.

The Conway Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home of Peabody assisted with arrangements.

Jeanne Bates, 79

SHREWSBURY - Jeanne Marie (LeBlanc) Bates, 79, of Shrewsbury, a dedicated mother and grandmother, passed away Thursday, July 6th, 2023, surrounded by the ones she loved. She joins in heaven her husband Richard A. Bates and infant daughter, Jeanne. Jeanne is survived by her three children, Christine Tonelli and her fiancé Shion Philbert with whom she lived, Nicolas Bates and his wife Kathleen Shaffer of Melrose, Richard E. Bates and his partner, Kellee Kores of Leicester; four sisters, Geraldine Hoose, and Janice Sokol both of Worcester, Annette Mitchell of Charlton and Christine Bahde of Shrewsbury; 4 grandchildren she cherished Rino Tonelli, Zachary Bates, Joseph O’Brien and Pheonix Bates; her grand dog who never left her side, Mr. T.; many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

The Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel of Worcester assisted with arrangements.

Ann M. Gallup, 90

MARLBOROUGH – Ann M. (Bucelwicz) Gallup, of Marlborough, died Sunday, July 2, 2023. She was 90. Ann was born in Brighton, a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Pivariunas) Bucelwicz.

She leaves her daughters, Constance G. MacDonald (Daniel) of Stoneham and Rebecca H. Ford (late Albert) of Belmont; her grandchildren, Robert and Sandra MacDonald; her brother and sister, Michael BucelewiczBucell of Cambridge and Carol Neville of Brighton and her longtime companion, Marion Rabinowitz. She was predeceased by her brother Francis Richard Bucelwicz.

The Joyce Funeral Home of Waltham assisted with arrangements.

Legal Notices

Hudson Legal Public Hearing Notice

The Hudson Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing relative to the following filing under the Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40) as requested by Shrewsbury Homes, Inc. The owner of the property is Paul Carney. The work is located at 302 Brigham Street (Map-Parcel 72-14 and 72-15). The proposed project is Resource Delineation. The Public Hearing will be held via remote video conference on August 3, 2023 at 7:00 pm. Please contact the Conservation Commission Office for information on joining the meeting: phelinek@townofhudson.org or 978562-2948.

All interested parties are urged to attend. The application can be obtained through email by contacting the Conservation Commission Office.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS & SMOKING ACCESSORIES REGULATION

The Hudson Board of Health will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium, 78 Main Street Hudson, MA. The Board will consider approving regulations “Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products and Smoking Accessories (Regulation # 23-1).” A copy of the proposed regulation is available at the Board of Health Office located within Town Hall at 78 Main Street Hudson, MA. The Board invites public comment.

Michael Delfino Chair, Hudson Board of Health

Shrewsbury

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARINGS

July 31 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Guillermo Garcia, 248 Spring Street, Shrewsbury, MA for a Special Permit to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VI-Table I; to convert a single family dwelling to a two - family dwelling without changing the outward appearance upon property located at 147-151 South Street in the residence

A zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 29 Plot 06100.

July 31, 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Dean Sokos, 25 Kingston Street Shrewsbury MA for a Variance to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VII.B Table II to build an addition of a two car garage seventeen and seven tenths feet (17.7’) from the side yard setback upon property located at 50 Brook Street in the Rural A zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 44 Plot 006003.

July 31, 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Patrick Collins, Shrewsbury Public Schools Shrewsbury, MA for Variance to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VII.E.2.a to install thirty-six square feet (36 sq. ft.) sign upon property located at 557 Main Street in the Town Center zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 22 Plot 021000.

July 31, 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Duncan MacRae, 17 Merriam Avenue, Shrewsbury MA for two Variances to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VII. Table II, to build an addition thirty - three and one tenth feet (33.1’) from the rear yard setback and a deck twenty-three and one tenth feet (23.1’) within the forty feet (40’) rear yard setback allowed by the bylaw upon property located at 17 Merriam Avenue in the Residence B-1 zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 16 Plot 085000.

July 31 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Castle Development LLC, 590 Pleasant Street Barre, MA 01005 for a Special Permit to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VITable I to construct an in-law apartment upon property located at 5 Old Barn Road in the Residence B-1 Zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 39 Plot 240003.

July 31 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Lake 20 LLC, 360 Hartford Turnpike , Shrewsbury, MA for a Variance to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VI.E.5.a.to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw to place a sign within the twenty-five foot (25’) setback upon property located at 360 Hartford Turnpike in the Commercial Business zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 53 Plot 041004.

July 31, 2023 6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Carlin Grenier, 45 Roman Drive, Shrewsbury MA for a Variance to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VII.C.2 to build an inground pool ten feet (10’) from the rear yard setback and five feet (5’) from the side yard setback upon property located at 45 Roman Drive in the Residence B-1 zoning district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 40 Plot 220000.

Peter C. Mulcahy, Clerk

Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that Naji Rostom, on behalf of Al-Masa Group, LLC., d/b/a IHOP, 70 Boston Turnpike, has applied to the Select Board for a Common Victualler license.

A public hearing on this application will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 7:05pm at the Richard D. Carney Municipal Office Building, Selectmen’s Meeting Room,100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

Beth Casavant, Chair Select Board

Marlborough Legal Notice

THAT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 OF CHAPTER 40A OF THE GENERAL LAWS, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH THAT CHAPTER 650 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH, AS MOST RECENTLY AMENDED, BE FURTHER AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

I. By amending Chapter 650 (Zoning), Section 650-36 (Executive Residential Overlay District), Subsection C(1), to read as follows (new text shown as underlined):

(1) The City Council shall be the permit granting authority for special permits and site plan approvals in the EROD. Special permits shall require a two-thirds-vote of the City Council, except when only a simple majority vote is required pursuant to MGL c. 40A, § 9; site plan approvals shall require a simple majority vote.

II. By amending Chapter 650 (Zoning), Section 650-36 (Executive Residential Overlay District), Subsection D(2), to read as follows (deleted text shown as strikethrough, new text shown as underlined):

(2) The following additional uses are permitted by special permit in the EROD:

(a) Multifamily dwellings, provided that the total number of units within the entire EROD shall not exceed 475 950.

(b) Restaurant, cafe with or without table service (including outside seating and service) without drive-through.

(c) Restaurant, cafe with or without table service (including outside seating and service) with drivethrough, provided that said facilities have no dedicated driveway with a curb cut on a public way.

(d) Health, sports and fitness clubs (indoor and/or outdoor) and related facilities.

(e) Retail sales and services.

(f) Brew pubs.

(g) Distilleries with attached restaurants.

(h) Accessory solar energy installa- tions, including but not limited to rooftop systems and solar parking canopies.

(i) Uses allowed by special permit in the underlying zoning district.

(j) Mixed-use development, consisting of a combination of by right or special permit residential/business uses as listed in this section (§650-36, et seq.).

III.The effective date of these amendments shall be the date of passage.

APPROVED.

First Reading, suspended; Second Reading, adopted; Passage to Enroll, adopted;

Passage to Ordain; adopted. No objection to passage in one evening.

ADOPTED

In City Council Order No. 23-1008872B

June 26, 2023

Copies of the Zoning Ordinance may be examined and obtained at the Office of City Clerk.

Claims of invalidity by reason of any defect in the procedure of adoption of the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance set forth in this summary may only be made within ninety (90) days after this second publication of this summary.

Westborough

Legal Notice Of Public Hearing Notice Of Intent

In accordance with the Westborough Wetlands Protection Bylaw, the Conservation Commission will conduct a Public Hearing held on August 1, 2023 after 6:30 PM at the Forbes Municipal Building, 3rd Fl meeting room, 45 West Main Street, Westborough, MA, for a Notice of Intent for 0 Barred Owl Dr. (Map 10 Parcel 191) submitted by Silver Hollow Estates, LLC for proposed three subdivision roads and four stormwater/infiltration basins, utilities, shared septic system, and associated grading within jurisdictional resource areas.

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IT Business

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Notice Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (intention), Amen.

If you pray, three consecutive days, you will receive your intention, no matter how impossible it may seem.

Praise and Thanksgiving please the Heart of God.

~ Believer

ATTENTION:

Repairs

If you worked at BAY STATE ABRASIVES, Westborough, MA between 1965-1985, please contact Asbestos Investigator Sherry Day at (231) 625-2734 or sherry@SLDinvestigations. com. We are looking for people who worked with our deceased client.