Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
Two Franklin obituary notices were published this week: O'Rourke, Kevin Patrick, 58, who grew up in Mansfield before making his home in Franklin and died October 4, 2026, after a battle with leukemia.
This week's column carries notices for 2 Franklin-resident obituaries published this week, with names submitted by Dyer-Lake Funeral Home and Cremation Services - North Attleboro and Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin.
Kevin Patrick O'Rourke, 58, of Franklin, died on October 4, 2026, after a battle with leukemia. He was born in Boston and grew up in Mansfield, MA, playing Mansfield Little League, before later making his home in Franklin, MA. Service arrangements were not detailed in the available obituary text; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Dyer-Lake Funeral Home and Cremation Services, North Attleboro): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/kevin-o-rourke-obituary?id=62765321.
Jean M. (Flynn) DeAndrade, 79, of Franklin, MA, died on October 9, 2026, with her family by her side, after a battle with metastatic lung cancer. She was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Leonard and Etta Mae (Tanner) Flynn. Service arrangements were not detailed in the available obituary text; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jean-deandrade-obituary?id=62757891.
Notices compiled from Dyer-Lake Funeral Home and Cremation Services - North Attleboro, Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin, Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive. Franklin Patch listings were checked but returned no new content this week.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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