Obituaries

Obits: Cafe Owner, Korean and WWII Vets

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She was born in Marlborough and was a 1981 graduate of Marlborough High School. After graduation, she was employed by the Atkins and Merrill Corp. for may years.

ShrewsburyFrancis J. "Frank" Rudden, Jr., 86, died at home at "Southgate at Shrewsbury" on February 27.

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Rudden served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Notre Dame and remained an ardent fan of the "Fighting Irish" football team for the rest of his life.

GraftonLouis R. "Lou" D'Angelo, 83, died February 26, 2013.

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D'Angelo enlisted in the US Navy and served during the Korean Conflict after he had enrolled at Northeastern and he finished his degree upon his discharge from the Navy. Just prior to leaving to serve in the Navy while in New Jersey he met the love of his life on the steps to a church in Asbury Park, whom he was married to for 61 years.

NorthboroughDiane M. (Devens) Pane, 68, died on February 20, 2013 in UMass/Memorial (University Campus) after a sudden illness.

Pane co-owned the former Centre Café in Northborough during the 1990s.

GraftonJean A. Deschenes, III, 80, died March 1, 2013.

GraftonRobert C. Fox, 84, died March 2, 2013 peacefully with his family by his side.

Fox was a Korean veteran enlisting in The US Army in 1951 and served as a 1st LT Combat Engineer Unit Commander with the 332nd Topographic Co. Fox began his civilian career in engineering in W VA then to NJ and then to MA with Hayden, Harding, Buchanan Engineering and then Cullinan Engineering in Auburn retiring in 1992.


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