Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026
This week's Nahant obituary column carries one notice: Kirkman, Jane L. (Jane Louise Kirkman), 77, who died August 17, 2026. The obituary, carried by the Daily Item and syndicated on Legacy.com with a corroborating Echovita listing, describes her as a lifelong Nahant resident and third-…
NAHANT — This week's column carries a notice for one Nahant-resident obituary published this week, drawn from Legacy.com and the Daily Item, with a corroborating listing from Echovita.
Jane L. Kirkman [listed as "Jane Louise Kirkman" by Echovita], 77, of Nahant, died August 17, 2026. She was a lifelong Nahant resident, a third-generation "townie," the daughter of Richard and Jean Kirkman. Service arrangements were not detailed in the sources reviewed; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Daily Item (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/itemlive/name/jane-kirkman-obituary?id=62246292. Also listed at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/nahant/jane-kirkman-22003923.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, the Daily Item, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Nahant Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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