Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026

NORTH ATTLEBORO —

This week's column carries notices for two North Attleboro-resident obituaries published this week, drawn from Legacy.com listings for Duffy-Poule Funeral & Cremation Services, Sperry-McHoul-Pichi Funeral Home, and the Sun Chronicle.

Karen Elizabeth Ripley, 73, of North Attleboro, died September 17, 2026, following a yearlong battle with dementia. She was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and spent her entire life in North Attleboro. Service details were not included in the notice available at this writing. Full obituary at Duffy-Poule Funeral & Cremation Services (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/karen-ripley-obituary?id=62612109.

Arthur John Spencer, Sr., 86, of North Attleboro, died September 24, 2026, at Madonna Manor in North Attleboro. He was born July 30, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Arthur Rudd Spencer and Viola Catherine (Wood) Spencer. Service details were not included in the notice available at this writing. Full obituary at Sperry-McHoul-Pichi Funeral Home (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/arthur-spencer-obituary?id=62610579. Also reported by the Sun Chronicle: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thesunchronicle/name/arthur-spencer-obituary?id=62607151.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com (Duffy-Poule Funeral & Cremation Services, Sperry-McHoul-Pichi Funeral Home, Sun Chronicle), Echovita, Tribute Archive, and North Attleboro Patch. No qualifying North Attleboro notices were found this week on Tribute Archive or Patch.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.