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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

Two Princeton, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week, both posted by Miles Funeral Home - Holden: Goodale, Barbara B., 79, who died September 4 after battling multiple escalating medical conditions, and Muhlhauser, Eckhard E., 91, who died September 6 in Worcester. Full noti…

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This week's column carries notices for two Princeton-resident obituaries published this week, both posted by Miles Funeral Home - Holden: Barbara B. Goodale and Eckhard E. Muhlhauser.

Barbara B. Goodale, 79, of Princeton, Massachusetts, died on September 4, 2026, surrounded by her family, after what the notice describes as courageously battling multiple escalating medical conditions. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and came to New England for college at Worcester State. Services were not detailed in the portion of the notice available this week. Full obituary at Miles Funeral Home - Holden (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/barbara-goodale-obituary?id=62368691.

Eckhard E. Muhlhauser, 91, of Princeton, Massachusetts, died on September 6, 2026, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was born July 5, 1935, in Erbach, Germany, the son of Otto Mühlhäuser and Anna Maria Mühlhäuser (Lindner). Services were not detailed in the portion of the notice available this week. Full obituary at Miles Funeral Home - Holden (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/eckhard-muhlhauser-obituary?id=62375927.

Notices compiled from Miles Funeral Home - Holden, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Princeton Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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