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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Suffolk County, Massachusetts · Change town
Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of Monday, October 26, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026

Two Boston residents were remembered in obituary notices this week: McLachlan, Douglas F. "Murphy," 61, whose services were handled by Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home & Cremation Service, and Pham, Vinh, 56, whose visitation and Mass were held at McHoul Family Funeral Home in Dorchester on October 31.

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This week's column carries notices for 2 Boston-resident obituaries published this week, with names submitted via Echovita from Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home & Cremation Service and McHoul Family Funeral Home.

Douglas F. "Murphy" McLachlan, 61, of Boston, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Services were handled by Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home & Cremation Service; specific service details were not listed and will be announced. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/boston/douglas-mclachlan-22332656.

Vinh Pham, 56, of Boston, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. A visitation and Mass were held Saturday, October 31, 2026, at McHoul Family Funeral Home, 354 Adams St, Dorchester, MA 02122. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/boston/vinh-pham-22328254.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Boston Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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