Richard Francis Curry,
90, formerly of Hamilton, passed away on June 24, 2015 at
Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield, surrounded by his
family. He was the husband of the late Jane C. (Chesley) Curry, with
whom he had shared fifty-one years of marriage before she passed
away in 2002.
Richard was born in
Lynn on October 16, 1924 to the late Harold Walker and Mary Alice
(Haley) Curry. He attended school in Lynn, graduating from Lynn
English High School in 1942. Following graduation he enlisted in
the U.S. Navy and was stationed on a Liberty Ship during World War
II, spending over two years at sea in Europe and in the Phillipines.
With the ending of the war he returned to Lynn and went on to
attend and graduate from Suffolk University in Boston. Richard was
employed as an auditor for Sylvania and then worked for many years
in accounting at the Essex County Bank in Peabody. He also served
the several years before retirement as the accountant for the Town
of Hamilton.
Richard and Jane were
married in 1950, making their home for several years in Lynn and
moving to Hamilton in 1956 where they raised their four daughters.
After selling his home
of over fifty years in Hamilton, Richard resided for four years at
Emeritus at Cherry Hill in Danvers.
Richard is survived by
his four daughters, Susan Soucy and her husband, Charles of Boxford,
Cynthia Gray of Georgetown, Patricia Feenan and her husband James II
of Windham, NH and Mary Lou Curry of Strafford, NH; nine
grandchildren, Michael Soucy, Ellen Soucy Reece and husband Cameron,
Laura Soucy; Margaret Curry Fratus and husband Kyle, Richard and
Robert Gray; Molly Feenan Smith and husband Matthew, James Feenan
III and Kathryn Feenan. He leaves four great-grandchildren, Clara,
Harrison and Anne Smith and Owen Reece. He also leaves his dear
brother Jack and wife Claire of Lynn, and several nieces and
nephews.
His funeral service
will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in the Christ Church
Chapel, 149 Asbury Street, Hamilton followed
by interment with Naval Honors in the Hamilton Cemetery. Family and
friends are respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours are 5 to 8 pm
Monday in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich.
Memorial contributions in his name may be made to WGBH,
One Guest Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02135
or to Care Dimensions,
75 Sylvan Street,
Suite B102, Danvers, MA 01923
