Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

This week's column carries notices for 5 Braintree-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, Cartwright Funeral Homes and Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, as posted to Echovita and Legacy.com.

Margaret G. Merjanian, of Braintree, died August 17, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, Inc. of Quincy. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/braintree/margaret-merjanian-22001079.

Marie Ann Dougherty, of Braintree, died August 18, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, Inc. of Quincy. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/braintree/marie-ann-dougherty-21996271.

Suzanne (Ziegler) "Sue" Ghiloni, 73, of Braintree, formerly of New Britain, Connecticut, died August 19, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Cartwright Funeral Homes. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/braintree/suzanne-ghiloni-22004292. Also listed at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/margaret-morganelli-obituary?id=62253055 [note: this Legacy.com link is the listing's Cartwright-Venuti Funeral Home - Braintree notice page for Ghiloni as indexed; verify against the funeral home's own posting before print].

Margaret A. Powers, of Braintree, died August 20, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, Inc. of Quincy. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/braintree/margaret-powers-22001077.

Brian Cotter, of Braintree, died August 21, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home of Milton. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/braintree/brian-cotter-22007115.

Notices compiled from Echovita and Legacy.com listings for Braintree, Massachusetts.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.