Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026
One Plympton-resident obituary was published this week: Ruggiero, Maria Rose (known in her obituary as "Poppy"), 80, of Plympton, Massachusetts. She died August 18, 2026, at her home in Plympton after a long battle with dementia. Her arrangements are being handled by Shepherd Funeral & …
PLYMPTON — This week's column carries a notice for one Plympton-resident obituary published in the past week, drawn from Shepherd Funeral & Cremation Service of Kingston as posted on Legacy.com and Echovita: Maria Rose Ruggiero.
Maria Rose Ruggiero, 80, of Plympton, MA, died August 18, 2026, at her home in Plympton, after a long battle with dementia. She was born in Cambridge, MA, to John and Marjorie Costello. Service arrangements were not specified in the portion of the obituary available; full details are in the linked obituary. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Shepherd Funeral & Cremation Service, Kingston): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/maria-ruggiero-obituary?id=62232384.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Plympton Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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