Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

CHELSEA — This week's column carries notices for two Chelsea-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Carafa Family Funeral Home, Inc. - Chelsea and Legacy.com: Malcolm Marvin Bittel and Jean Elizabeth (Hagan) Chapman.

Malcolm Marvin Bittel, 100, formerly of Chelsea, died Monday, September 7, 2026, at Mariella of Reno, in Reno, Nevada, days after celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends. He was born and grew up in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and graduated from Chelsea High School. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/legacy/malcolm-bittel.

Jean Elizabeth (Hagan) Chapman, 101, of Chelsea, died Monday, September 7, 2026, at Newton Wellesley Hospital. She lived her entire life as a resident of Chelsea, Massachusetts, and married Charles Chapman Sr. at the start of World War II at age 18; the couple had almost 75 years together. Full obituary at Carafa Family Funeral Home, Inc. - Chelsea, via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jean-hagan-chapman-obituary?id=62393254.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Chelsea Patch, drawing on postings from Carafa Family Funeral Home, Inc. - Chelsea, Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home, Torf Funeral Service, Inc., Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, McCarthy, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home, and Hallett Funeral Home.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.