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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

One Northfield, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Handren, Charles "Chuck" (Charles Edwin Handren), 86, who died August 20, 2026, at his home in Northfield. The notice, published August 26, 2026, references his military service without further detail. Lead source: Legacy.c…

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NORTHFIELD — This week's column carries a notice for one Northfield-resident obituary published this week, from The Recorder as posted to Legacy.com: Charles "Chuck" Handren.

Charles Edwin Handren, 86, of Northfield, Massachusetts, died August 20, 2026, at his home. He was born September 1, 1939, in Taunton, and the obituary notes his "proud service to his country." Service arrangements were not detailed in the notice available. Full obituary at Legacy.com/The Recorder: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/recorder/name/charles-handren-obituary?id=62264589.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com and The Recorder. No qualifying notices were found this week from Echovita, Tribute Archive, or Northfield Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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