Obituary notices, week of October 26 through November 1, 2026
Two Wellesley residents were remembered in obituary notices published this week: Brickett, Anita Carol, 88, and Hansen, Richard O., 91. Hansen, who died at home on October 29 surrounded by family on what would have been his 91st birthday, was the husband of Arlene Rae (Smithpeters) Hansen.
WELLESLEY — This week's column carries notices for 2 Wellesley-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Echovita and George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home.
Anita Carol Brickett, 88, of Wellesley, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/wellesley/anita-brickett-22331116.
Richard O. Hansen, 91, of Wellesley, died on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family; it was his 91st birthday. He was the husband of Arlene Rae (Smithpeters) Hansen, and a father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Full obituary at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home - Wellesley (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-hansen-obituary?id=62875928.
Notices compiled from George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Wellesley Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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