Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026
This week's obituary notices column lists 3 Wellesley-connected deaths published in local funeral home and newspaper notices: Martinez, Milca A. (of Wellesley, died September 12); Schaefer, Mary Miller (formerly of Wellesley, died September 16 of lung failure at age 80 in South Natick);…
WELLESLEY — This week's obituary notices column carries listings for 3 Wellesley-resident obituaries published this week, with notices from George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home and The Wellesley Townsman/Legacy.com.
Richard J. Sweeting, 76, of Wellesley and Wilbraham, died on August 21, 2026, after a battle with Parkinson's disease. Services were not detailed in the available notice. Full obituary at The Wellesley Townsman: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wickedlocal-wellesley/name/richard-sweeting-obituary?id=62481513.
Milca A. Martinez, of Wellesley, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale and the Dominican Republic, died September 12, 2026. She was the beloved wife of Santiago Martinez and loving mother of James Martinez of Syracuse, NY, Michelle Arbeely of Wellesley, and the late Angel Martinez. Services were not detailed in the available notice. Full obituary at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/milca-martinez-obituary?id=62468074.
Mary Miller Schaefer, 80, of South Natick, formerly of Wellesley, MA, and Bethesda, MD, died of lung failure on September 16, 2026, surrounded by her husband and children. Services were not detailed in the available notice. Full obituary at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mary-schaefer-obituary?id=62463757.
Notices compiled from George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, The Wellesley Townsman, Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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