Obituary notices, week of August 24 through August 30, 2026
This week's Mashpee obituary column lists three residents: Shaw, Ralph B. "Bud" (98), DeForest, Michele (Gaulin) (75), and McDonald, Joan M. (91). Shaw, a longtime Mashpee resident originally from Taunton, was days from his 99th birthday when he died August 13. DeForest, a Mashpee resid…
This week's column carries notices for 3 Mashpee-resident obituaries published or reported this week, drawn from Legacy.com and Echovita listings for Ralph B. "Bud" Shaw, Joan M. McDonald, and Michele DeForest (Gaulin).
Ralph B. "Bud" Shaw, 98, of Mashpee, MA, died on August 13, 2026. He was born in Taunton, MA, and attended Taunton schools including Monsignor James Coyle High School. He would have celebrated his 99th birthday on October 1. Services were arranged through John F. Tierney Funeral Home. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ralph-shaw-obituary?id=62161997.
Joan M. McDonald, 91, of Mashpee, died on August 24, 2026. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/mashpee/joan-mcdonald-22037621.
Michele DeForest (Gaulin), 75, of Mashpee, died peacefully on August 28, 2026. Born in East Providence, RI, to the late Maurice Gaulin and Doris F. Jordan (LeBoeuf), she was the beloved mother of Marcus DeForest and his wife, Amanda of Arlington, and Marshall DeForest and his wife, Michele of Burlington. Services were arranged through Keefe Funeral Home in Arlington. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michele-deforest-obituary?id=62298524.
Notices compiled from John F. Tierney Funeral Home, Keefe Funeral Home, Chapman Family Funeral Homes, Legacy.com, Echovita, and Mashpee Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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