Westborough – Dorothy J. Grubba, 87, of Westborough, passed away peacefully at home Good Friday, April 3, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Donald C. Grubba.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Wilk) Kot. She was educated in Worcester schools and was a graduate of Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. During the Korean Conflict, she served with the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
Dot was employed as a registered nurse at the Westborough Nursing Home for 15 years prior to her retirement.
She was a communicant of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, a member of the prayer shawl ministry, and an active participant at adoration. She was also a member of the Westborough Garden Club and the Alumni Association at Memorial Hospital.
Dot is survived by her five children, Donald Grubba Jr. of Hilton Head, S.C., Susan Rice of Dover, Michael Grubba of Concord, Ohio, Patrice Giller of Swampscott, and Laurie Diamond of Wellesley; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Andrew Kot.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial, with military honors, will follow in St. Luke’s Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Following services at the cemetery, the family would like to extend an invitation to join them at the parish hall for a time of refreshments. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Special Olympics, 1133 19th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (www.specialolympics.org) or to VNA Care Hospice, 199 Rosewood Dr., Suite 180, Danvers, MA 01923 (www.vnacarenetwork.org).
