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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026

This week's Leyden obituary notices carry one entry: Gens, Marie Madeleine, 79, who died September 11, 2026, at her home in Leyden, Massachusetts, surrounded by her family. The notice describes her as "looking out over the fields and barns she loved so dearly" at the time of her death. …

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This week's column carries a notice for one Leyden-resident obituary published this week: Marie Madeleine Gens, whose death notice was posted by Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home Inc. of Greenfield.

Marie Madeleine Gens [spelled "Marie Madeline Gens" by Echovita], 79, of Leyden, died September 11, 2026, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born in New York City on February 27, 1947. Service details were not included in the available notice. Full obituary at Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home Inc.: https://www.smithkelleherfuneralhome.com/obituary/Marie-Gens.

Notices compiled from Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home Inc., Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Leyden Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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