All Obituaries

North Attleboro - S. Michael Officer, 61 of North Attleboro, died after a short illness on April 2, 2021, in Providence, RI. Michael was born in Lowell, on December 8, 1959, a son of the late Samuel Officer and Sarah Officer of Westford who survives him. He grew up and was a long time resident of Forge Village, Westford. Known to many as "Fess," he will be missed by all for his silent nature and crass sense of humor. Born and raised a devoted...

CHELMSFORD - Nancy J. (Carey) DuFresne, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Chelmsford after a brief illness. She was born in Lowell on October 29, 1940, a daughter of the late Ralph and Sadie (Luke) Carey. Nancy was a lifelong resident of Chelmsford and attended local schools. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a technical assembler at Raytheon in Andover for 35 years. Nancy enjoyed playing bingo with her friends...

Barbara A. (Farrell) Mahanna, a resident of Mansfield, and formerly a long time resident of Westford passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the age of 81 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brockton on August 8, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Irene (Dunn) Farrell. She graduated from Brockton High School in 1957 and from St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing in Boston in 1960. Barbara later returned to receive...

Paul G. Mulgrew, a Westford resident, formerly of Malden and beloved husband of Eileen R. (Smith) Mulgrew passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, March 19, 2021. He was 74. Born in Cambridge on April 19, 1946, he was a son of the late George and Mildred (Brennan) Mulgrew. Paul spent his early years in Cambridge and moved with his family to Medford where he lived until he and Eileen were married. They lived in Malden for 50 years,...

Richard Rice, husband of the late Joan (Marcos) Rice, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his Westford Residence. He was 92 and a few days away from his 93rd birthday. Richard was born in Westford on March 23, 1928, a son of the late S. Elizabeth (Hildreth) Tallard. He was educated in the Westford schools and a life long resident of the town. Richard loved Mack trucks. When he was younger he worked for Wright Trucking and in 1960...

WESTFORD - Daniel P. Provost, 82, of Westford, died at his residence on Saturday, March 6, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Trudy (Seidner) Provost with whom he celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on June 29, 2020. Born in the Forge Village section of Westford on October 1, 1938, he was a son of the late Gerard S. and Pierrette (Moreau) Provost. Daniel graduated from Cameron School, attended Keith...

Frances M. Rinehart, 92, a Westford resident, formerly of Somerville, NJ, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Norman, mother of Mary and her husband Tony, Ann and her husband Thomas and Bill and his wife Anne; grandmother of Amy, Matthew, Andrew and Tim; daughter of the late Bernice and William; sister of the late Kathleen, William and Margaret. Trained as a registered nurse, Frances worked at area...

James (Jay) MacGregor Meikle, III, age 62, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 at his home in Westford surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness. He was born in Boston on April 30, 1958, beloved son of Sally A. (Bealand) Meikle of Port St. Lucie, FL and the late James MacGregor Meikle, II. Jay was raised in Westford and a graduate of Westford Academy where he excelled in sports. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air...

Elizabeth Ann (O'Reilly) Musello, age 96, passed away at home on February 27, after a brief illness. Elizabeth was born on May 9, 1924 in Manhattan, New York to John O'Reilly and Mary Catherine McAleese, from County Cavan and Belfast, Ireland. John owned pubs in Manhattan and the Queens Beach Hotel in Rockaway Beach where the family summered. She is predeceased by nine brothers and sisters. She was married for over 50 years to Christopher...

Marion I. (Gruber) Clough, 78, a resident of Westford, MA passed away peacefully on February 21, 2021. She was born in Boston, MA to the late Stella (Adler) and Emil Gruber on May 23, 1942. Marion's parents were citizens of Austria and came to America to escape the advance of Hitler. Marion graduated from Waltham High School in 1959. She then attended and graduated from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston. About this time, Marion met...