Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026
Two Medfield-connected obituaries were published this week: Cavan, Phyllis A. (Capone), of Medfield, formerly of Sherborn, who died August 14, 2026, and Andrews, Karen (Schell), 83, formerly of Medfield and Wellesley, who died August 15, 2026, in Las Vegas after two decades there. Both …
This week's column carries notices for 2 Medfield-resident obituaries published this week, with names from listings posted via Legacy.com: Phyllis A. Cavan and Karen Andrews.
Phyllis A. (Capone) Cavan, of Medfield, formerly of Sherborn, died on August 14, 2026, following a prolonged illness. She is survived by her son, James, and his wife, Julia, of Dover; her daughter, Jennifer, of Medfield; and her sister, Marilyn Capone, of Medfield. Services were arranged through George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Boston Globe): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/phyllis-cavan-obituary?id=62285818.
Karen (Schell) Andrews, 83, formerly of Medfield and Wellesley, died on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Las Vegas, where she had lived for the past 20 years. She is survived by her two sons, Scott, and wife Rana, of Las Vegas, NV, and Mark, and wife Laura, of Novato, CA. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Boston Globe): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/karen-andrews-obituary?id=62304360.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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