Obits: Short Order Cook, Counselor and Nun

Marlborough — Robert W. O’Connor Jr., 79, died April 27, 2013 after a long period of failing health.

He lived in Marlborough for 51 years and worked for many companies in this area including Commonwealth Builders, Better Electric and Percy’s whom he worked for the longest.

Shrewsbury — Scott T. Wade, 64, died April 25, 2013 following an illness.

He earned his M.T.S. in Pastoral Care from Boston University while working in area nursing homes as a social worker. He also worked at the Henry Willis Substance Abuse Center as he continued to advance his career as a mental health professional.

Marlborough — Robert E. Sullivan, 73 of Marlborough, MA, formerly of Watertown, MA, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

He served in the US Army Reserves. Mr. Sullivan had been employed as an Electronic Technician at Raytheon Corporation in Waltham and Sudbury.

Westborough — Albert W. Whitcomb, 86, of Westborough, died on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. Mary Healthcare Center in Worcester.

During WW II he served with the United States Air Force. Whitcomb was a manager of group life insurance for State Mutual Insurance Company prior to his retirement.

Marlborough — Sister Lorraine Bernier, R.G.S. 68, of Waltham died very suddenly at home  on April 26, 2013.

In 1981 Sister Lorraine was missioned to Madonna Hall for Girls in Marlborough, MA where she administered the Pelletier Diagnostic Program.

Shrewsbury — Eleanor F. (McNamara) Rand, of Shrewsbury died Saturday, April 27, 2013. She was 89.

Her father owned and operated a diner in Leominster where she worked as a short order cook. Her family recalls that it was here that she learned how to cook everything on the only heat she knew "high".

Marlborough — Kenneth E. Knapp, 86, formerly of Wareham and Sudbury, MA, died peacefully in Marlborough, MA on March 25, 2013.

He served in the Navy during WWII aboard the U.S.S. Wayne, a troop carrier that was one of the first ships to arrive in Nagasaki after the atom bomb was dropped. Ken was most thankful for the G.I. bill which made it possible for him to earn an engineering degree at Purdue University.