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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 26 through November 1

This week's Paxton obituary notices name two longtime Paxton, Massachusetts residents: Gauch, Ruth M., 93, who died October 28, 2026, and Johnson, Melinda A. (Lindberg), 83, who died October 27, 2026, at her son's home after being predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Ronald E. Johnson, Sr. The…

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PAXTON — This week's column carries notices for 2 Paxton-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Callahan Fay & Caswell Funeral Home and Echovita.com.

Melinda A. (Lindberg) Johnson, 83, of Paxton, died Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in her son's home, surrounded by her family. Her husband of 60 years, Ronald E. Johnson, Sr., died October 8, 2025. She is survived by her son Ronald "Ronnie" Johnson, Jr. and his wife Nancy (Way), of Bourne, MA. Services were not specified in the available notice. Full obituary at Callahan Fay & Caswell Funeral Home via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/melinda-johnson-obituary?id=62856259.

Ruth M. Gauch, 93, of Paxton, died October 28, 2026. No further details were available in the notice reviewed. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/paxton/ruth-gauch-22326634.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Callahan Fay & Caswell Funeral Home, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Paxton Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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