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

This week's column carries notices for 2 Rowley-resident obituaries published or newly listed this week, both posted through F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home.

Michael C. Doane [Echovita spells the name Michael Chrstopher Doane], 60, of Rowley, died September 22, 2026. The notice was listed by F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. No biographical details or family information were included in the notice available for this listing. Service information was not available in the notice reviewed for this listing. Full obituary at F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-doane-obituary?id=62638130.

William Henry Murphy ("Bill"), 66, of Rowley, died September 27, 2026 at his Rowley home. He is survived by his wife, Donna, and his children, Kaitlin Hughes, Courtney Freeman, and William Murphy Jr. He was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Catherine Murphy. Service information was not available in the notice reviewed for this listing. Full obituary at F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-murphy-obituary?id=62626674.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com and Echovita, drawing on listings from F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home. Rowley Patch's obituaries page carried no local notices this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.