Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

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

Edward Colace, 91, of Franklin, died Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Milford Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Maria (Ferri) Colace, who died in 2024. Service arrangements were not included in the obituary excerpt available at deadline; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com listings: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/local/massachusetts/franklin.

Kathleen M. Cummings (Slade), 64, of Blackstone, Massachusetts, and formerly of Franklin, died September 8, 2026, at home, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Donald Cummings and the mother of Shannon Frias. Service arrangements were not included in the obituary excerpt available at deadline; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/kathleen-cummings-obituary?id=62394689.

Pamela Raye (Rojee) Crosby, 76, of Bellingham, who was raised in Franklin, died September 9, 2026, at her home. She was the wife of Gary J. Crosby for the past 33 years and was born in Milford, MA, on December 10, 1949, the daughter of the late Naif and Patricia (Bukis) Rojee. Service arrangements were not included in the obituary excerpt available at deadline; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/pamela-crosby-obituary?id=62395975.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com listings for Franklin, Massachusetts. Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Franklin Patch had no accessible content this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.