Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026

FRANKLIN — This week's column carries notices for three obituaries of people with ties to Franklin, drawn from postings by Charles F. Oteri and Son-Franklin Funeral Home & Cremation Service and Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin.

David M. Darling, 88, of Bellingham, formerly of Medfield, Franklin and Mashpee, died Monday, September 21, 2026, at Medway Country Manor after a short illness. He was born August 12, 1938, in Milford, MA, the son of Jesse Darling and Eva (Symmes) Darling, and was raised in Medfield. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-darling-obituary?id=62593764.

Gail Theresa (Mitchell) Rogers, 80, of Franklin, died Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at her home following a long illness. She was born in Fall River, MA, on August 22, 1946, and was the wife of Joseph E. Rogers, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Full obituary at Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin, via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gail-rogers-obituary?id=62610062.

Willis L. Boudreau, 72, of Franklin, died Thursday, September 24, 2026, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Linda McDermott Boudreau, and his children, Nicole and her husband Christian, and Joseph and his wife Katherine. Full obituary at Charles F. Oteri and Son-Franklin Funeral Home & Cremation Service: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/willis-boudreau-obituary?id=62610042.

Notices compiled from Charles F. Oteri and Son-Franklin Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin, Legacy.com, and Echovita. Tribute Archive and Franklin Patch were also checked; no qualifying Franklin, MA notices were found in those sources this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.