Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026
Two Orleans, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Coulter, Lawrence Gordon, 95, who was raised in Bennington, Vermont and died August 31, 2026, with his notice posted by Shea Family Funeral Homes of Bennington; and Kelley, Susan, formerly of Princeton and Orleans, most rec…
ORLEANS — This week's column carries notices for 2 Orleans, Massachusetts resident obituaries, posted by Shea Family Funeral Homes of Bennington, Vermont and Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
Lawrence Gordon Coulter, 95, of Orleans, MA, died August 31, 2026. He was born February 17, 1931, in Cambridge, NY, and was raised in Bennington, VT. Full obituary at Shea Family Funeral Homes, Bennington: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lawrence-coulter-obituary?id=62590254.
Susan (Desautels) Kelley, of South Gardner, formerly of Princeton and Orleans, Massachusetts, died Sunday morning at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was the daughter of Ronald and Honora Rose (Steckel) Desautels and was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Full obituary at Miles Funeral Home, Holden: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/susan-kelley-obituary?id=62583895.
Notices compiled from Shea Family Funeral Homes, Miles Funeral Home, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Orleans Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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