Marlborough – Yolanda M. (Giorgi) Mangs, 93, died Feb. 6, 2019 after a short period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Roy E. Mangs, who died in 1998. They were married for 50 years.
She was born in Marlborough, the daughter of the late Attilio and Ada (Nicodemo) Giorgi, and lived there all of her life.
Mrs. Mangs worked as a payroll clerk for the former BA Corbin and Son shoe manufacturers and the former Frye Boot, both in Marlborough, until leaving to raise her family.
She was a longtime member of the former Saint Ann’s Church in Marlborough where she served as both secretary and president of the Holy Rosary Sodality and the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was currently a member of Saint Bernadette’s Church in Northborough and volunteered regularly for Our Fathers Table in Marlborough.
She is survived by one son, Kevin Mangs and his wife Deborah of Vermont; one daughter, Karen Gauthier and her husband Albert of Upton; one brother, Bernard Giorgi of California; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Her funeral Mass will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m., in Saint Bernadette’s Church, 266 Main St., Northborough. Burial will follow in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Marlborough. Visiting hours will be held Saturday morning, from 9-10:30 a.m., in the William R. Short and Son Funeral Home (www.shortfuneral.com), 95 West Main St., Marlborough.
