Avis de décès de John-Francis Leary

John Francis Leary Of Chelmsford; 81 CHELMSFORD John F. Leary, 81, formerly of Winthrop, died Sunday August 9, 2009 at the Lowell General Hospital surrounded by his family. He was married to Betty (Colson) Leary with whom he celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on March 25.Born in Cambridge, MA on January 3, 1928, he was the son of the late Francis and Edna (McCarthy) Leary. John was raised in Winthrop, MA and graduated from Winthrop High School with the class of 1945. During the World War II, he served in the US Army in the 743rd AAA Battalion. After the War he earned his Bachelor's degree from Merrimack College graduating with the Class of 1953.A resident of Chelmsford since 1962, he worked as a Contract Procurement Administrator at Hanscom Air Force Base for over 25 years before retiring in 1990. He previously worked at Raytheon Corp. in Andove A man of many talents, John was an accomplished photographer, auto mechanic and woodworker, who even made golf clubs and cabinets. He played the bagpipes and bass drum in the Stuart Highlanders. He held a private pilot's license. He enjoyed life and was an avid runner who loved chocolate ice cream. John was a communicant of St. Mary's Church where he served as Eucharistic Minister and Lecturer. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Association.Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons and two daughters in-law; Frank and Carri Leary of West Bloomfield, MI, Mark Leary of Billerica, MA and Jack and Lisa Leary of Chelmsford, MA; two daughters and a son in-law, Janice Loughman and Jennifer and Paul Silverman all of Chelmsford; ten grandchildren, Christine, Daniel, Meghan,Erin, Kathryn, John III, Colson, Taylor, Nicole and Lauren; three great grandchildren, Ryan Grace and Kelsie.LEARY John F. Leary, 81, of Chelmsford, formerly of Winthrop. Visiting hours are Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 01863. Funeral Thursday at 8:00 A.M. from the Funeral Home with a Funeral Mass at 9:00 A.M. in St. Mary's Church 25 North Road Chelmsford, MA 01824. Burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford, MA. For those that wish memorials may be made in his name to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ALZ'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=lowellsun'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=Alzheimer\'s Association'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5080&5080.donation=form1&set.TributeType=MEMORIAL&set.custom.honoree_name=John Leary&set.TributeMessage=A+gift+has+been+made+in+remembrance+of+John Leary'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=John'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Leary'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=469925640'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=469925640'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>Alzheimer\'s Association<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }()); 311 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA 02472. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com