Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026
Two Saugus obituaries were noted this week: Chung, Richard Sun-Kang, 77, and Maggio, Christopher A., 39. Chung, a longtime City of Boston Inspectional Service Administrator of 48 years who also worked as a wedding photographer and formerly tended bar at the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus,…
SAUGUS — This week's column carries notices for two Saugus-resident obituaries published or reported this week, from postings by Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home and Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals.
Richard Sun-Kang Chung [listed as Richard S.K. Chung in aggregator listings], 77, of Saugus, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 13. He was a former Inspectional Service Administrator for the City of Boston for 48 years, a wedding photographer for many years, and a former bartender at the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus. Service details were not included in the material available for this listing. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-chung-obituary?id=62240369. Also posted via the Boston Globe: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/richard-chung-obituary?id=62243550.
Christopher A. Maggio, 39, of Saugus, died Monday, August 17. Arrangements are under the care of Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals in Revere. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/saugus/christopher-maggio-22007842.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Saugus Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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