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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026

Two Princeton-connected obituaries were published this week. Starr, Elizabeth Ann, 77, formerly of Princeton, died September 18, 2026, arrangements by Mack Family Funeral Homes' Gardner Chapel. Kelley, Susan, of South Gardner, formerly of Princeton and Orleans, died September 20, 2026, …

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PRINCETON — The column carries notices for 2 Princeton-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Legacy.com and Echovita: Elizabeth Ann Starr and Susan Kelley.

Elizabeth Ann Starr, 77, of Princeton, died unexpectedly on September 18, 2026. She was born August 12, 1949, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was remembered as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Services were not detailed in the notice available at publication. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Mack Family Funeral Homes, Gardner Chapel): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/elizabeth-starr-obituary?id=62502600.

Susan (Desautels) Kelley, of South Gardner, formerly of Princeton and Orleans, Massachusetts, died early Sunday morning, September 20, 2026, at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, surrounded by her family. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ronald and Honora Rose (Steckel) Desautels. Services were not detailed in the notice available at publication. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Miles Funeral Home, Holden): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/susan-kelley-obituary?id=62583895.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Princeton Patch, with arrangements named through Mack Family Funeral Homes (Gardner Chapel) and Miles Funeral Home, Holden.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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