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Obituaries

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

Two Sterling obituaries were published this week: Holske, Peter L. II, and Mitchell, Lois A. (Lee). Holske, 68, a Sterling resident born in Attleboro and raised in Mansfield, died Monday, September 7, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester; his notice appears through Miles-Sterling Fune…

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STERLING — This week's column carries notices for two Sterling-resident obituaries published by local funeral homes and aggregators: Peter L. Holske, II and Lois A. (Lee) Mitchell.

Peter L. Holske, II, 68, of Sterling, died Monday, September 7, 2026, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was born in Attleboro and raised in Mansfield, the son of the late Peter L. and June C. (Rust) Holske. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Miles-Sterling Funeral Home & Tribute Center): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/peter-holske-ii-obituary?id=62386626.

Lois A. (Lee) Mitchell, 88, of Sterling, died Wednesday, September 9, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Tiltonsville, Ohio, and was described as a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Full obituary at Legacy.com (McNally & Watson Funeral & Cremation Service, Clinton): https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/batesville/name/lois-mitchell-obituary?pid=212222999.

Notices compiled from Miles-Sterling Funeral Home & Tribute Center, McNally & Watson Funeral & Cremation Service, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Sterling Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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