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

NATICK — This week's column carries notices for 2 Natick-resident obituaries published this week, drawn from Legacy.com, Echovita, and John Everett & Sons Funeral Home: Gerald H. Wadness and Maria Vincenza DeLuca (D'Ortenzio).

Gerald H. Wadness, 88, of Natick, died September 3, 2026. He was the beloved husband of Margery (Geri) Wadness for 58 years and the devoted father of Michael Wadness (and his wife, Cindy) and Amy Wadness Welch (and her husband, Bill). Services information was not specified in the source text reviewed; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/person/gerald-h.-wadness-62257256. Additional notices: Boston Globe (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/gerald-wadness-obituary?id=62352291; Brezniak Funeral Directors, Newton (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gerald-wadness-obituary?id=62353575; Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/natick/gerald-wadness-22069452.

Maria Vincenza DeLuca (D'Ortenzio) [listed as "Maria DeLuca" on Echovita], 89, of Natick, died September 3, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in 1937 in Castiglione a Casauria, Province of Pescara, Italy, and moved to America in 1949 at the age of 12. Services information was not specified in the source text reviewed; see the full obituary for updates. Full obituary at John Everett & Sons Funeral Home at Natick Common (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/maria-deluca-obituary?id=62355760. Additional notices: Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/person/maria-vincenza-deluca-(d'ortenzio)-62260725; Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/natick/maria-deluca-22068790.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, Brezniak Funeral Directors (Newton), Boston Globe, and Natick Patch.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.