Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's Wendell obituary column carries one qualifying notice: Blackbird, Theles J., 79, of Bullard Road, a longtime Wendell resident who died at his home on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. Blackbird was born in Winchendon in 1947. The notice was post…
This week's column carries a notice for one Wendell-resident obituary published this week, posted by Witty's Funeral Home with additional coverage from the Athol Daily News.
Theles J. Blackbird, 79, of Bullard Road, Wendell, MA, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, surrounded by loved ones, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Winchendon on September 19, 1947. Service details were not included in the obituary text available to this column; readers should consult the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Witty's Funeral Home (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/theles-blackbird-obituary?id=62611644. Additional obituary at Athol Daily News (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atholdailynews/name/theles-blackbird-obituary?id=62615416.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Witty's Funeral Home, the Athol Daily News, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Wendell Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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