Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

WHITMAN — This week's column carries notices for two Whitman-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service.

Karen A. (Thomas) Dunn, 76, of Whitman, MA, died suddenly at home on Thursday, September 3, 2026. She was born and raised in Weymouth, MA, the third of five children of the late Joseph and Ruth (Jacobson) Thomas. Service information was not included in the source obituary; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/karen-dunn-obituary?id=62357653.

James (Jim) Steven Joyce, 80, of Whitman, Massachusetts, died on September 5, 2026, from complications of dementia. He was remembered as a supportive and loving husband, father, and grandfather. Service information was not included in the source obituary; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-joyce-obituary?id=62361971.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com (Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service), Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Whitman Patch. Echovita and Tribute Archive returned no additional Whitman notices with a date of death or publication in this coverage period; Whitman Patch's obituaries page listed no individual notices this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.