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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026

One Wayland-resident obituary was published this week: Shaw, Henry Davis "Hank," who died August 16, 2026, at his residence in Wayland. He was survived by his wife, Kathryn "Kathy" Herter Shaw of Wayland, and his children and grandchildren. The notice was carried by Legacy.com's Wayland…

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WAYLAND — This week's column carries a notice for one Wayland-resident obituary published in the coverage period, from Legacy.com's Wayland listings (sourced via the Boston Globe).

Henry Davis "Hank" Shaw, of Wayland, died on August 16, 2026, at his residence in Wayland. He was the husband of Kathryn "Kathy" Herter Shaw of Wayland and the father of Edward R. Shaw and his wife Sarah, and Leslie C. McDonough, of Brainerd, MN. He was the grandfather of Marly and Ruby Shaw and Vikki and Liam McDonough. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available to this column; readers should consult the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Boston Globe (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/henry-shaw-obituary?id=62241125.

Notices compiled from John C. Bryant Funeral Home, John Everett & Sons, Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive. No qualifying Wayland-resident obituaries were found this week from John C. Bryant Funeral Home, John Everett & Sons, Echovita, or Tribute Archive.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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