Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
GLOUCESTER — This week's column carries notices for five Gloucester-resident obituaries published between September 14 and September 20, 2026, with names posted by Greely Funeral Home of Gloucester and Cochran Funeral Home - Hackettstown.
Robert Vincent Brophy, 94, of Gloucester, died September 12, 2026. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, and, before college, served in the Army as an Infantry Weapons Instructor stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Faye. Full obituary at Greely Funeral Home via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/robert-brophy-obituary?id=62449950.
Helen I. Downey, 87, of Gloucester, died Sunday, September 13, 2026, at age 87. She was a 1956 graduate of St. Ann's High School. Full obituary at Greely Funeral Home via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/helen-downey-obituary?id=62429937.
David Paul Noonan Jr., known as D.J., 49, of Gloucester, formerly of Weymouth, died September 13, 2026. Full obituary at Greely Funeral Home via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-noonan-obituary?id=62496744.
Deanna M. Byron (Amaral), 83, formerly of Gloucester and Billerica, most recently of Budd Lake, New Jersey, died Tuesday morning, September 15, 2026. She was born in Massachusetts and moved to New Jersey in 1973. Full obituary at Cochran Funeral Home - Hackettstown via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/deanna-byron-obituary?id=62453578.
Stephanie Marie Ruta, 39, of Gloucester, died Thursday, September 17, 2026, following a battle with leukemia. She was the daughter of Francine G. "Marques" Ruta and the late Stephen F. Ruta. Full obituary at Greely Funeral Home via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/stephanie-ruta-obituary?id=62496745.
Notices compiled from Greely Funeral Home, Cochran Funeral Home - Hackettstown, Legacy.com, and Echovita. Gloucester Patch and Tribute Archive were also checked and had no qualifying obituary listings this week.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.