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North Grafton MA Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, September 05, 2016Panama Theatre during the War, serving as a gun technician.After returning home from the service, Kenneth married the love of his life, Rita Carlucci on September 6, 1947 at Saint Mary's Church in North Grafton. Kenneth was a gifted carpenter and craftsman, winning awards in High School for his furniture. As a young man, he worked with his father on various building projects, including the South Grafton Main Street bank which now stands in Mill Park, and on the construction of several regional air bases in the lead up to the War. After returning from the Aircorp, he joined his father in the family business, W. J. Larrivee Mfg. Co., Inc., and helped the firm gain a reputation as an innovator in shop display technology. Eventually, he took over the business, retiring in 1978. In the 1990s, Kenneth and Rita retired to Palm Harbor, Florida. The couple volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul cooking meals for the homeless, and Kenneth was active in the Catholic Men’s Club. They returned to Auburn, MA in 2000, where Kenneth volunteered and delivered Meals on Wheels well into his 80s. Kenneth was a member of the VFW Branch 1497 in South Grafton and a lifelong member of Carpenter’s Local 107. Kenneth was also a member of St James Catholic Church in South Grafton, St. Luke Catholic Church in Palm Harbor, Florida and most recently a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Auburn. His endearingly dry sense of humor will be missed by all who knew him. Kenneth is predeceased by his wife, Rita in 2002; son, Wayne in 2008; brother Norman in 1993; sister Phyllis (Larrivee) Mallalieu in 1985; and daughter-in-law Marjorie (Schnare) Larrivee in 2003. He leaves behind three children: Gordon of Worcester, Alan and wife Linda of Worcester, Donna and husband Dean Cohen of Cleveland Hts., OH, as well as daughter-in-law Maryann (Mayhue) of Niagara-on-the-Lake, ...
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Monday, September 05, 2016Panama Theatre during the War, serving as a gun technician.After returning home from the service, Kenneth married the love of his life, Rita Carlucci on September 6, 1947 at Saint Mary's Church in North Grafton. Kenneth was a gifted carpenter and craftsman, winning awards in High School for his furniture. As a young man, he worked with his father on various building projects, including the South Grafton Main Street bank which now stands in Mill Park, and on the construction of several regional air bases in the lead up to the War. After returning from the Aircorp, he joined his father in the family business, W. J. Larrivee Mfg. Co., Inc., and helped the firm gain a reputation as an innovator in shop display technology. Eventually, he took over the business, retiring in 1978. In the 1990s, Kenneth and Rita retired to Palm Harbor, Florida. The couple volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul cooking meals for the homeless, and Kenneth was active in the Catholic Men’s Club. They returned to Auburn, MA in 2000, where Kenneth volunteered and delivered Meals on Wheels well into his 80s. Kenneth was a member of the VFW Branch 1497 in South Grafton and a lifelong member of Carpenter’s Local 107. Kenneth was also a member of St James Catholic Church in South Grafton, St. Luke Catholic Church in Palm Harbor, Florida and most recently a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Auburn. His endearingly dry sense of humor will be missed by all who knew him. Kenneth is predeceased by his wife, Rita in 2002; son, Wayne in 2008; brother Norman in 1993; sister Phyllis (Larrivee) Mallalieu in 1985; and daughter-in-law Marjorie (Schnare) Larrivee in 2003. He leaves behind three children: Gordon of Worcester, Alan and wife Linda of Worcester, Donna and husband Dean Cohen of Cleveland Hts., OH, as well as daughter-in-law Maryann (Mayhue) of Niagara-on-the-Lake, ...
