Obituary notices, week of October 12 through October 18

This week's column carries notice for one Pepperell-resident obituary published this week, with the name coming from McGaffigan Family Funeral Home via Legacy.com.

Thelma Minerva (Burton) Vance, 96, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Richard G. Vance, Sr., with whom she shared 72 years of marriage, and was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on January 11, 1930. Service arrangements were not listed in the portion of the published notice available to this column; readers should check the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com (McGaffigan Family Funeral Home): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/thelma-vance-obituary?id=62764339.

Notices compiled from McGaffigan Family Funeral Home, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Pepperell Patch.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.