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MarlboroughMary (Dolan) Toohey, 94, died Saturday after a short period of failing health.

Toohey was a long time member of the Immaculate Conception Church.  She was an avid fan of horse racing, scratch tickets and loved going to Foxwoods Casino.

NorthboroughHartley T. Grandin Jr. , 80, died on March 20 at his home in Northboro.

Hartley was the son of the late Reverend Hartley T. Grandin Sr., former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Holden, and Ruth Grandin. He graduated from Holden High School and subsequently received both Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from WPI in Worcester.

MarlboroughMichael “Mikey” Emerson Maloney, 24, of Marlborough died Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

He was born in Framingham, raised and educated in Marlborough, and was a graduate of Marlborough High School, Class of 2007. He loved music, playing the guitar, skateboarding, snowboarding, boating and fishing on West Hill Lake in New Hartford, Conn.

GraftonPeter P. Germain 86 of Osterville, MA, formerly of North Grafton, MA, died March 22, 2013 at The JML Nursing Facility in Falmouth, MA.

He was a graduate of Worcester Boys Trade High School and a disabled US Army World War II Veteran. He was the founder and owner of Worcester County Machine Company and also worked as a prototype engineering supervisor at Astra Pharmaceutical.

MarlboroughMildred H. (Jankus) Lambert, 87, died Tuesday evening after a short period of failing health.

Lambert worked as a crossing guard for the city of Marlborough for many years, retiring in 1985.  She was a long time member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Marlborough, where she was active in the former St. Jude's Guild.

WorcesterRichard F. Raskett, 72, husband of 25 years to Joyce M. (Proctor) Raskett, died March 21, 2013 after battling cancer.

He was a truck driver beginning with E.L. Dauphinais Inc. in North Grafton and then with Edgerton Associates and Aggregate Industries retiring in 2002.

MarlboroughSister Aureen Rose Virginie Behrend (Sister Rose Virginie) died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Liberty Commons in Chatham after a long illness.

After graduating from high school, Sister Rose entered the Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd Novitiate in Peekskill, N.Y., in 1956. In 1977 Sister was missioned to the Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Marlborough and devoted herself to the Good Shepherd mission of prayer and the baking and distribution of altar breads.

GraftonHoward "Howie" F. Barrell, 88, of Spencer formerly of Grafton, died on Wednesday, March 20th 2013 in Florida after an illness.

He graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on the G.I. Bill and graduated in 1951 with a degree in Animal Husbandry. Howie worked as head herdsman at the Grafton State Hospital until it closed and retired as a locksmith in the carpentry shop at Westboro State Hospital. He had his own herd of cattle and tested milk for other local farmers.


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