Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

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.