Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026
Two Mattapoisett-resident obituaries were published this week: George M. Graham Jr. ("Jock"), 91, who died August 23 at Parlin Hospice in Wayland after a brief illness, and Freda E. (Hall) Ruel, who died August 24. Graham's arrangements were handled by Boston Cremation; Ruel's by Hathaw…
This week's column carries notices for 2 Mattapoisett-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Boston Cremation and Hathaway Family Funeral Homes as reported on Legacy.com and Echovita.
George M. Graham Jr., "Jock," 91, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, died August 23, 2026, at Parlin Hospice in Wayland, Massachusetts, after a brief illness. He was born June 30, 1935, in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of the late George M. Graham Sr. and Helen Knowlton Whedon. Services were arranged through Boston Cremation. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/person/george-m.-graham-62182969.
Freda E. (Hall) Ruel, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, died August 24, 2026. Services were arranged through Hathaway Family Funeral Homes. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/mattapoisett/freda-ruel-22030188.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive; no qualifying notices were found this week from John C. Bryant Funeral Home, John Everett & Sons, or Mattapoisett Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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