Obituary notices, week of Monday, October 5, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026
Brockton's weekly obituary notices list three residents this week: DeSousa, Justin Manuel, 25, who died October 6; Lyon, Paula J., 69, who died October 6; and Reid, George H. Jr., 91, who died October 7. Two of the three, DeSousa and Lyon, were handled by Russell & Pica Funeral Home of …
BROCKTON — This week's column carries notices for three Brockton-resident obituaries published or posted this week, with names drawn from Russell & Pica Funeral Home, Cartwright Funeral Homes, Legacy.com and Echovita: Justin Manuel DeSousa, Paula J. Lyon, and George H. Reid Jr.
Justin Manuel DeSousa [also listed as Jayden "Justin" Manuel DeSousa on Echovita; the funeral home's own obituary text opens with "Jayden 'Justin' Manuel DeSousa"], 25, of Brockton, died October 6, 2026, at home, unexpectedly. He was born July 13, 2001, in Brockton and was the son of Claudio DeSousa and Maria Henriques, and stepson of Vicki DeSousa, according to the obituary. Service arrangements were not detailed in the published notice. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Russell & Pica Funeral Home, Brockton): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/justin-desousa-obituary?id=62724590. Also listed at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/brockton/justin-manuel-desousa-22242438.
Paula J. Lyon, 69, of Brockton, died October 6, 2026. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Russell & Pica Funeral Homes. Service arrangements were not detailed in the published notice. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/brockton/paula-lyon-22225967.
George H. Reid Jr., 91, of Brockton, died October 7, 2026. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Cartwright Funeral Homes of Holbrook. Service arrangements were not detailed in the published notice. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/brockton/george-reid-jr-62617547 [also at https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/brockton/george-reid-jr-22242952].
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Russell & Pica Funeral Home, and Cartwright Funeral Homes; Tribute Archive and Brockton Patch were checked but yielded no qualifying Brockton-resident obituaries for this coverage period.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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