Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27

This week's column carries a notice for one Dalton-resident obituary published this week, from Dery-Foley Funeral Home.

Donald Rand Lear, 93, of Dalton, MA, died peacefully at home on September 20, 2026. He was born February 7, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of Louis and Mary Hefty Lear, and was a graduate of Downingtown High School and Peirce College. He served in the United States Army in Korea. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 9 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Dalton, with Reverend Jennifer Livermore officiating; burial with military honors will follow. Full obituary at Dery-Foley Funeral Home (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/donald-lear-obituary?id=62608586. Additional notice at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/dalton/donald-lear-22167532.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com (The Berkshire Eagle, Dery-Foley Funeral Home), Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Dalton Patch.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.