Obituary notices, week of October 26, 2026 through November 1, 2026
This week's roundup carries one Whately obituary: Harubin, Walter J., 105, whose obituary identifies him as the oldest Whately, Massachusetts resident at the time of his death on or around October 30, 2026.
WHATELY — This week's column carries a notice for one Whately-resident obituary published this week, drawn from Williamsburg Funeral Home - Haydenville and confirmed via the Legacy.com and Echovita aggregators: Walter J. Harubin.
Walter J. Harubin, 105, of Whately, MA, died in 2026. His obituary, published Friday, October 30, 2026, states that he was the oldest person in Whately at the time of his passing and describes a life "marked by hard work and independence" spanning more than a century. Full obituary at Williamsburg Funeral Home - Haydenville: https://www.hampshirecremation.com/post/walter-j-harubin-1921-2026.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Whately Patch. No qualifying notices were found this week from Williamsburg Funeral Home's own listings beyond the Harubin notice, and Whately Patch's obituaries page carried no obituary postings for this period.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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