Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
Two Townsend-resident obituaries were published this week: DuBreuil, Louis ("Mit"), 99, who died August 24 at home after 73 years of marriage to Dorothy Ann (Collins) DuBreuil, with notice posted through McGaffigan Family Funeral Home; and Sawyer, Kathie R., 58, who died Wednesday, Sept…
TOWNSEND — This week's column carries notices for 2 Townsend-resident obituaries published or reported this week: Louis DuBreuil and Kathie R. Sawyer.
Louis Edward DuBreuil ("Mit"), 99, of Townsend, MA, died August 24, 2026, at home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Dorothy Ann (Collins) DuBreuil, with whom he shared 73 years of marriage; he was born in Lynn, MA on January 17, 1927. Service arrangements are detailed in the full obituary. Full obituary at McGaffigan Family Funeral Home (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/louis-dubreuil-obituary?id=62300130. Also published in The Chelmsford Independent: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wickedlocal-chelmsford/name/louis-dubreuil-obituary?id=62321415.
Kathie R. Sawyer, 58, of Townsend, died Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Health Alliance, Leominster Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 24, 1967, the daughter of the late Melvin and Kathie Sawyer White Sr., and grew up in Leominster. Service arrangements are detailed in the full obituary. Full obituary at Anderson Funeral Home, Townsend (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/kathie-sawyer-obituary?id=62361717.
Notices compiled from Anderson Funeral Home, Townsend; McGaffigan Family Funeral Home; Legacy.com; Echovita; Tribute Archive; and Townsend Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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