Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026

This week's column carries notices for three Saugus-resident obituaries published this week: Barbara Jean Coocen, Adelaide S. "Lil" (Staffieri) Shay and Raymond O. Couillard, posted by Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home and Solimine Funeral Homes.

Barbara Jean Coocen, 87, of Saugus, died September 30, 2026. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/saugus/barbara-coocen-22201491.

Adelaide S. "Lil" (Staffieri) Shay, 99, of Danvers, formerly of Stoneham and Saugus, died Thursday, October 1, at Beverly Hospital. She was the widow of the late Paul P. Shay. Born and raised in Everett, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Louisa (Bonotti) Staffieri. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/adelaide-shay-obituary?id=62661606.

Raymond O. Couillard, 90, of Saugus, died October 2, 2026, while receiving hospice care. He was a lifelong Saugus resident, the husband of Maryann (Misiano) Couillard for 67 years of marriage, and the son of the late Oscar and Estelle (Auger) Couillard. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/raymond-couillard-obituary?id=62669634.

Notices compiled from Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, Solimine Funeral Homes, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive and Saugus Patch; Tribute Archive and Patch returned no additional qualifying local notices for this period.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.