Heather Marie Regan, 53, of Everett, Mass. passed away peacefully on April 19, 2026, surrounded by her family.
Born in Saugus, Mass. to her parents Paul and Beverly Regan of Milton, South Woodstock, and presently Hingham, Mass. Heather graduated from Milton High School and Colgate University where she received a BS in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
Growing up in Milton Massachusetts Heather joined a Blue Hill Reservation Pony Club called “The Ponka-Pog Pony Club” which led to her attending a two week summer horse camp here in Woodstock at Green Mountain Horse Association in South Woodstock.
Future summers were spent with her parents at their home in South Woodstock, surrounded by the Green Mountain Horse Association. During some of those summers, Heather worked at both The Grand Union Food Market and The White Cottage Restaurant.
Throughout her college years, she was active in support of Habitat for Humanity.
After college, Heather joined The Peace Corp. and served in Niger, Africa.
Upon her return to the States, skills developed at Colgate University led her to her positions at both Harvard Medical School, running a lab overseeing retina research for the National Health Institute and then on to Boston University Medical School putting to use her expertise in electron microscopy.
Heather’s passionate “What’s next?” curiosity meant career moves through the years, becoming a talented baker working at Boston top hotels with James Beard recognized chefs; starting her own company “The Collared Canine;” and finding her niche in bartending at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel for over 20 years.
She was an extraordinary cook, involved and caring neighbor, creative collector, and a master gardener.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis St. Aubin, her parents Paul and Beverly Regan, her closest friend Beth Degen and her numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, close neighbors, and many of her favorite patrons.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Agatha Church, 432 Adams Street, Milton on May 15 at 11 a.m. Family and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, prior to the mass from 9-10:30 a.m. Burial will be private.
