Last Updated on June 16, 2026

In Memoriam – Past Months

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of the following Charlestown residents:

May Residents’ Deaths
Linked names point to published obituaries. See obituaries for additional funeral information.

OLOA|July 17

Resident Death Date Funeral
Benny Townsend May 4
Karola Ferte May 7
Patricia Bettridge May 10
Kate Jacobsen May 15 OLOA|June 25
Sharon Sturch May 18
Mary Lou Austin May 18 OLOA|June 4
James Hauf May 19
Oliver Kahler May 20 OLOA|July 6
Laura Mianulli May 28
James Thompson May 28
Emet Carmen, Jr. May 29 June 25

April Residents’ Deaths
Linked names point to published obituaries. See obituaries for additional funeral information.

Resident Death Date Funeral
Helen Bennett Apr.3 Apr. 8
Helen Slaughter Apr. 5 Apr. 8|OLOA
Catherine (Cass) Brusini Apr. 6 Apr. 17|OLOA
William Herberich Apr.11  
Katherine Selig Apr.11  
Judith Miller Apr.11 May 20
Irene Morgan Apr. 15 June 13
Margaret Smith Apr. 19 Apr. 24|OLOA
Anna Coburn Apr. 22 May 1
Katherine Hutchins April 28 May 28|OLOA

March Residents’ Deaths
Linked names point to published obituaries. See obituaries for additional funeral information.

Resident Death Date Funeral
Louis Murphy Mar. 6 Mar. 9 | OLOA
Ronald Boucher Mar. 8 Apr. 18|OLOA
Lois Schwarz Mar. 9  
Dr. Richard Stader Mar. 12  
Stephanie Robbins Mar. 16 Mar. 26|WO
Irene Sass Mar. 20 May 9|OLOA
Margaret Thomas Mar. 21 Mar. 28|OLOA
Irene Decker Mar. 21  
Paul Polyniak Mar. 26  
Phil Benzil Mar. 26 Mar.29|Gallery
Arthur Craytor Mar. 29 May 2

February Residents’ Deaths

Linked names point to published obituaries. See obituaries for additional funeral information.

 

 

Resident Death Date Funeral
Carmen Bauer Feb. 3 Feb. 7|OLOA
Linda Lloyd Feb. 3  
Bruce Nordstrom Feb. 7  
Frank M. White, III Feb 8 Apr.29|OLOA
Joan Farabaugh Feb. 11 Feb. 17|OLOA
Rosalie McGuire Feb. 13 Feb. 20|OLOA
Mary Badger Feb. 18  
Elaine Roman Feb. 18 Mar. 7|OLOA
Carolyn Decker Feb. 19 Mar. 9|OLOA
Frances Wode Feb. 22  
Barbara Derreth Feb. 27  

January Residents’ Deaths

Linked names point to published obituaries. See obituaries for additional funeral information.

Resident Death Date Funeral
Joan Bonham Jan. 2, 2026 Jan. 10 |OLOA
Barbara Lomonaco Jan. 4, 2026 Jan. 24 |OLOA
Helen Wehberg Jan. 8, 2026  
Diane Collins Jan. 10, 2026 Mar. 20
Catherine Panizari Jan. 13, 2026 Jan. 21
David Dittman Jan 19, 2026 Apr. 13
Barbara Kelly Jan. 23, 2026 Feb. 13|OLOA
Alan Eason Jan. 23, 2026  
Joseph Murtha Jan. 25, 2026 Feb. 5
Sara Money Jan. 25, 2026  
Brenda Mason Jan. 26, 2026 Feb. 3|OLOA
Lauralee Whitmore Jan. 28, 2026 Mar. 7
James Soucy Jan. 28, 2026 Feb. 9
Gilbert Fisher Jan. 30, 2026 Apr. 6|OLOA
Hubert Verecke Jan 31, 2026  
Martha Engler Jan.31, 2026  

December Residents’ Deaths

Linked names point to published obituaries. See obituaries for additional funeral information.

Resident Death Date Funeral
Edward Piechowiak Dec. 2, 2025 Dec. 8 | OLOA
Billie Jean Taylor Dec. 2, 2025 Dec. 10 |OLOA
Gerald Malone Dec. 2, 2025 Dec. 6 |OLOA
Dolores Steinnagel Dec. 3, 2025 Dec. 6 |OLOA
Maxine E. Beaulieu Dec. 4, 2025 Dec. 17 |OLOA
Lucille Goodwin Dec. 6, 2025 Dec. 29
Charles Clarke Dec. 9, 2025 Dec. 18 |OLOA
Mark Koppelman Dec. 11, 2025 Dec. 15
Dolores Gallagher Dec. 14, 2025 Dec. 23
Concetta Pierrelli Dec. 20, 2025  
Eleanor Stone Dec. 20, 2025  
Lillian Nelson Dec. 20, 2025 Jan. 31
Nancy Cox Dec. 21, 2025  
Cynthia Lorraine Dec. 22, 2025  
Clara Napper Dec. 25, 2025