Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026

This week's column carries notices for three Blackstone, Massachusetts obituaries published or posted this week, drawn from funeral home and aggregator listings for the town.

Robert "Bob" A. Martin, 80, of Blackstone, died Friday, October 2, 2026, at Landmark Medical Center. He was born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Arthur and Cecile (Charette) Martin, and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Full obituary at Legacy.com listings: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/local/massachusetts/blackstone.

Richard Patrick Chippo, 84, of Blackstone, died October 3, 2026. He was the husband of the late Doris Bergeron Chippo and worked for many years as a welder for Electric Boat prior to his retirement. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/blackstone/richard-chippo-22217562.

Maria Virella, of Blackstone, died Monday, October 5, 2026. Full obituary at S. DiPardo Memorial Chapel Funeral Home: https://www.sdipardomcfh.com/obituary/Maria-Virella.

Notices compiled from J.J. Duffy Funeral Home & Four Points Crematory, S. DiPardo Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Legacy.com, and Echovita.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.