Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

WELLESLEY — This week's column carries notices for 4 Wellesley-resident obituaries published this week, with names from George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, and John Everett & Sons Funeral Home.

Joseph W. "Joe" Tierney Jr., 75, of Wayland and Harwich Port, formerly of Wellesley, died September 6, 2026, at Cape Cod Hospital. Full obituary at Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joseph-tierney-jr-obituary?id=62386200.

Carole A. Hughes, Ph.D., LCSW, of Wellesley, formerly of Jamaica Plain, died September 8, 2026. Full obituary at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/carole-hughes-obituary?id=62412346.

Linda Rose Uttero, formerly of Wellesley, died September 8, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Cosmo R. and Erika A. (Hagenab) Uttero and is survived by her siblings Mary Carlson, Roberto Uttero, Elizabeth Casey, Margaret Cline, Peter Uttero, John Uttero and Ann Marie Regan. Full obituary at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/linda-uttero-obituary?id=62393984.

Douglas Everett Kennedy, 68, of Wellesley, MA, died September 9, 2026. Full obituary at Echovita, arrangements under the care of John Everett & Sons Funeral Home: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/wellesley/douglas-kennedy-22096592.

Notices compiled from George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Henry J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Wellesley Patch.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.