Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026

This week's column carries notices for 12 Worcester-resident obituaries, with names drawn from the funeral homes that posted them this week: Rice Funeral Home, Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel, Comfort Cremation Inc., O'Connor Brothers Funeral Home, Miles Funeral Homes, Fay Brothers Funeral Homes, and Nordgren Memorial Chapel.

Marguerite J. (Lantagne) Demers, 90, of Worcester, died October 5, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/marguerite-demers-22239619.

Linda M. Gaimari, 78, of Worcester, died October 5, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/linda-gaimari-22233114.

Christopher Andrew Gates, of Worcester, died October 6, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Comfort Cremation Inc. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/christopher-gates-22241905.

Miguel Sostre, of Worcester, died October 6, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by O'Connor Brothers Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/miguel-sostre-22234497.

Maria Paroulidis, of Worcester, died October 6, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by O'Connor Brothers Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/maria-paroulidis-22234495.

Irene "Chykie Leviton" Feldman, 97, of Worcester, died October 6, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Miles Funeral Homes. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/irene-feldman-22233856.

John J. Condon Jr., 82, of Worcester, died October 6, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Nordgren Memorial Chapel. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/john-condon-jr-22224602.

Jay Whearley, 78, of Worcester, died October 7, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Rice Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/jay-whearley-22242687.

Wilfredo Quinones, of Worcester, died October 7, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/wilfredo-quinones-22241935.

Edward "Eddy" Stein, 94, of Worcester, died October 7, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Miles Funeral Homes. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/edward-stein-22235366.

Ronald F. Hidenfelter, 80, of Worcester, died October 8, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Fay Brothers Funeral Homes. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/ronald-hidenfelter-22240758.

Beverly R. Panarelli, 78, of Worcester, died October 9, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/worcester/beverly-panarelli-22241934.

Notices compiled from Rice Funeral Home, Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel, Comfort Cremation Inc., O'Connor Brothers Funeral Home, Miles Funeral Homes, Fay Brothers Funeral Homes, and Nordgren Memorial Chapel, via Echovita; also checked this week were Legacy.com, Tribute Archive, and Worcester Patch, which yielded no additional qualifying Worcester-resident notices for this period.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.