Obituary notices, week of August 24 through August 30, 2026
Four Chelmsford obituary notices were published this week: Boucher, Leo J., 94; Cruz, Eugenia (Peña), 90; Keefe, Dorothy L., 86, a longtime Chelmsford resident who had more recently lived in Peabody; and Powers, Matthew J., 67, a longtime Chelmsford resident survived by his wife of 41 y…
CHELMSFORD — This week's obituary notices column carries notices for 4 Chelmsford-resident obituaries published this week, drawn from postings by Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home & Cremation Service, The McDonough Funeral Home, Legacy.com, and Echovita.
Leo J. Boucher, 94, of Chelmsford, died August 21, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/chelmsford/leo-boucher-22022442.
Eugenia (Peña) Cruz, 90, of Chelmsford, died August 24, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by The McDonough Funeral Home of Lowell. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/chelmsford/eugenia-cruz-22037491.
Dorothy L. (Evans) Keefe, 86, of Peabody, formerly a longtime resident of Chelmsford, died Monday, August 24, 2026, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles W. Keefe, Jr. Arrangements are being handled by Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/dorothy-keefe-obituary?id=62281030.
Matthew J. Powers, 67, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Lowell General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Nancy M. (McDonald) Powers, with whom he enjoyed 41 years of marriage; he was born in Boston. Arrangements are being handled by Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/matthew-powers-obituary?id=62298146.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home & Cremation Service, The McDonough Funeral Home, Tribute Archive, and Chelmsford Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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