Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

WAYLAND — This column carries a notice for one obituary this week with a Wayland connection, drawn from a listing posted to Legacy.com.

Walter VanWert Rockwell III, 64, of Maynard, who was born at home in Wayland, Massachusetts and grew up in Wayland, died August 29, 2026, after a prolonged battle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), according to his obituary. Service arrangements were not included in the portion of the obituary available for this notice; readers should consult the full obituary for visitation and funeral details. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Boston Cremation, Malden Care Center): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/walter-rockwell-obituary?id=62352722.

Notices compiled from John C. Bryant Funeral Home, John Everett & Sons, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Wayland Patch.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.