Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
This week's Rutland obituary notices column carries two entries: Riffelmacher, Donald B. (Don), 68, of Rutland, who died May 20, 2024 following a battle with Parkinson's disease and later cancer, with his obituary newly posted this week; and Savasta, Barbara M. (Luciano), 84, of Rutland…
This week's column carries notices for 2 Rutland-resident obituaries published this week, with names from the funeral homes that posted them: Kelly Cremation & Funeral Care of Worcester and Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel of Worcester.
Donald Bruce "Don" Riffelmacher, 68, of Rutland, Massachusetts, died May 20, 2024, at home, following a battle with Parkinson's disease and, later, cancer. His obituary was newly posted to Legacy.com this week. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Kelly Cremation & Funeral Care, Worcester): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/donald-riffelmacher-obituary?id=62436933.
Barbara M. (Luciano) Savasta, 84, of Rutland, died Friday, September 18, 2026, at home. She was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Achille R. and Jennie (Giacobbe) Luciano. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel, Worcester): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/barbara-savasta-obituary?id=62498274.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive. No qualifying Rutland obituaries were found this week on Rutland Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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