Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
Three Westwood-resident obituaries were published this week: McNulty, Rita M., 77; Cook, Laurence J., 87; and Corcoran, Nancy (Harrington), 83. McNulty, who died August 31 after a long illness, was the widow of the late Paul S. McNulty. Cook died September 1; the notice available did no…
WESTWOOD — This week's column carries notices for 3 Westwood-resident obituaries published this week, with names from the funeral homes that posted them, led by Holden-Dunn-Lawler Funeral Home.
Rita M. McNulty, 77, of Westwood, died Monday, August 31, 2026, at her home. She was born in Boston on September 28, 1948, and was the beloved wife of the late Paul S. McNulty. The obituary notes she died after enduring a long illness of cancer. Service arrangements were not detailed in the source notice; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/westwood/rita-mcnulty-22074180.
Laurence J. Cook, 87, of Westwood, died September 1, 2026. He was born June 8, 1939. Service arrangements were not detailed in the source notice; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/westwood/laurence-cook-22061884.
Nancy (Harrington) Corcoran, 83, of Westwood, MA, died September 3, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 22, 1943, in Wellesley, the daughter of the late Gladys Bulger Harrington and James Hazen Harrington, and grew up in Wellesley with her four siblings. Service arrangements were not detailed in the source notice; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com (George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/nancy-corcoran-obituary?id=62364904.
Notices compiled from Holden-Dunn-Lawler Funeral Home, George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Westwood Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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