Obituaries

Obits: Daycare Worker, School Employee and Seamstress

We list area obituaries.

She was a member of the former St. Mary's Parish, Our Lady of the Assumption Guild, the COF, and active at the Marlborough Senior Center.

ShrewsburyMildred G. (O'Brien) Leach, of Shrewsbury, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Dodge Park Rest home in Worcester with her family gathered by her side at 91 years-old.

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Leach was a lifetime member of First Congregational Church where she volunteered in various groups.

MarlboroughLaurel B. (VonSchoppe) Trolla, 65, died unexpectedly Friday April 5, 2013.

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Trolla was currently working with her daughter Meredith as a daycare provider at their home in Marlborough, where she was loved by all of her kids.

NorthboroughMary Genco, 98, of Northborough, formerly of Marshfield, died Friday, April 5, 2013 in the Coleman House in Northborough after an illness.

GraftonGilberte "Bette" M. (Desrosiers) Chenette, 88, died at home, surrounded by her family, on April 4, 2013.

Chenette was born and raised in South Grafton, and graduated from St. Anne's Boarding School in Marlborough and Becker College in Worcester.

ShrewsburyBetty (Mitchell) Schold, of Shrewsbury, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at 93 years old.

Schold worked for more than 21 years in the Shrewsbury School System as a secretary, primarily at Paton School, retiring in 1982.

NorthboroughVictoria (Martinez) Miller, 96, died on Thursday March 28, 2013 at Beaumont of Northborough.

Miller was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on Dec. 23, 1916. She met her husband Harry Miller during World War II when he was stationed in Puerto Rico while serving with the Army Air Corps. Victoria moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., with her husband and worked at the Seagoing Uniform Corporation as a seamstress for 30 years.


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