Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
Two Hingham, Massachusetts obituaries published this week: Kerr, Margaret Anne, age 85, formerly of Hingham and Brewster, remembered in her obituary as a dedicated educator and devoted mother and grandmother.
HINGHAM — This week's column carries notices for 2 Hingham-resident obituaries published this week, with names surfaced through Legacy.com's aggregation of the Boston Globe and The Hingham Journal: Margaret Anne Kerr and Mary R. (Sestito) Schiavo.
Margaret Anne Kerr, 85, formerly of Hingham and Brewster, Massachusetts, died on October 1, 2026. Her obituary describes her as a dedicated educator and a devoted mother and grandmother. Full obituary at Boston Globe via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/margaret-kerr-obituary?id=62774306.
Mary R. (Sestito) Schiavo, 96, of Hingham, died on Tuesday, October 12, 2026. She was born in Italy and came to Hingham, where she lived on Canterbury Street; her obituary remembers her as a fabulous cook who loved spending time in her garden. Full obituary at The Hingham Journal via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wickedlocal-hingham/name/mary-r-sestito-schiavo-obituary?id=62759454.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Hingham Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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