Muriel Ayres, formerly of Westborough

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Muriel AyresWestborough – Muriel (King) Ayres passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 from complications of COPD.

She was born in Worcester to Richard E. King and Dorothy M (Bodge) King. She was raised in North Grafton, and graduated from Grafton Jr. Sr. High School and St. Vincent’s Nursing School. In 1958, she married Mr. Philp E. Ayres Sr. and moved to Westborough.

She is survived by four children, Philip Jr. and wife Janice of Westborough, Lawrence E. and wife Betsy of Fryeburg, Maine, Diane L. (Ayres) (Quick) Smith and husband John of Kalispell, Mont., and Timothy H. and wife Kristie. She is also survived by her brother, Richard King Jr. and wife Elaine of North Grafton; sisters Priscilla Malo of Seattle, Wash., Beverly Johnson and husband Ronald of Shrewsbury, Barbara Barnes of Westborough, and Sandra Bianco and husband Richard of Grafton. She is also survived by a wonderful companion, Mr. Ronald Antonucci; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, Philip; brother Fred King; and nephew Wm. Malo.

Muriel was a clerk for the Westborough school department, a nurse in a local nursing home, and a telephone coordinator for the Westborough Community House Senior Center. Muriel worked as office coordinator from 1984 to 1995 for the new Council on Aging prior to moving to Center Conway, N.H.

Muriel loved volunteering. Volunteering for Little League baseball and as the Red Devil Youth Football Cheerleading Coach, and was a friendly home visitor for seniors.

She worked for Flowerland Florist in Conway, was a Meals on Wheels driver for the Gibson Center, a home visitor to seniors and volunteered driving people, especially veterans to doctor appointments.

She was a member and officer of VFW 9013 Westborough Ladies Auxiliary, as well as the Ralph Shirley American Legion, Post 46 of Conway. Muriel was an avid quilter, gardener, watercolor artist, reader, traveler, and had recently built a retirement log cabin in Center Conway.

There will be no visiting hours. The family will have a private graveside service at a later date. There will be a Celebration of Life Saturday, Jan. 13, from 2-5 p.m., at the Shrewsbury Sportsmen’s Club in Shrewsbury.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Muriel’s name to Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County, P.O. Box  432, North Conway, NH 03860.

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