Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

This week's column carries notices for 4 obituaries connected to Brookline, drawn from notices posted by the Boston Globe (via Legacy.com), Roan Family Funeral Home of Epsom - Still Oaks Chapel, and Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, and aggregated by Legacy.com and Echovita.

Bradley Allen Snell, of Brookline, died in June 2026. According to the notice, he was the brother of Lisa, friend of Scott Egdahl, and grandson of Stanley Blinstrub, owner of the Blinstrub Village in South Boston; he was also a cousin of Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. Services have not been announced. Full obituary at Boston Globe, via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/bradley-snell-obituary?id=62440537.

Alan D. Kear, 74, of Chichester and formerly of Brookline, died on September 16, 2026, after a short period of declining health. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, and grew up in Brookline, where he received his education. Services have not been announced in the available notice. Full obituary at Roan Family Funeral Home of Epsom - Still Oaks Chapel, via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/alan-kear-obituary?id=62446265.

Varda Shaked, 72, of Brookline, died on September 16, 2026. Services have not been announced. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/brookline/varda-shaked-22130447.

Felix Shandalov, 88, of Brookline, died on September 17, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Stanetsky Memorial Chapel in Brookline. Services have not been announced in the available notice. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/brookline/felix-shandalov-22136922.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Brookline Patch, drawing on postings from the Boston Globe, Roan Family Funeral Home of Epsom - Still Oaks Chapel, and Stanetsky Memorial Chapel.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.