1922
Richard
2011
Richard Lewis Randall
October 25, 1922 — November 13, 2011
Richard L. Randall, 89, of Upton, died Sunday in his home after an illness. He was the husband of Estelle G. (Johnson) Randall, who died in 2003 after 57 years of marriage.
An eleventh generation direct descendent of John Randall, who incorporated the settlement of Westerly, RI in 1657, Mr. Randall was born in Natick, a son of the late Lewis A. and Bessie L. (Murphy) Randall. He graduated from Natick High School in 1941, Huntington Prep School, and the Fisher School of Accounting in Boston, and had worked for the H. P. Hood Company in Charlestown for 19 years, retiring in 1967. A Navy veteran of World War II and Korea, he was a Past Commander of the Marshall-Leland American Legion Post and a member of the George L. Wood VFW Post and the United Parish of Upton, where he was a former deacon.
Active in town government, he was the chairman of Upton's first Personnel Board, served as Upton's representative to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission and the State Community Service Welfare Board, and had been a member of the Upton Cemetery Commission, Director of Veterans' Graves, and an Election Warden in Upton for over 20 years.
He was a member and Past Master of Franklin Lodge of Masons in Grafton, a Past Commander of Milford Commandery #11 Knights Templar, and a member of the Aleppo Temple Shriners, Milford Council of Royal and Select Masons, and Mt. Lebanon Chapter Royal Arch Masons. He was also a Past Patron of the former Columbian Chapter OES in Upton and Rachel Chapter OES in Grafton, and Past Dad Advisor for Whitinsville Assembly of Rainbow Girls for many years.
He leaves one son, Richard N. Randall of Upton; a daughter, Marlene E. MacNeil and her husband James of Bellingham; one brother, Gordon H. Randall of Upton; two sisters, Dorothy L. Chuimento and Virginia L. Fairbanks of Natick; five grandchildren, Diane Wright and her husband James of Douglas, Richard Randall and his wife Julie of Northbridge, Robert Randall and his wife Allison of Clayton, NC, and Margie and Mark MacNeil of Blackstone; and eight great-grandchildren. He was also the brother of the late Norman Randall, who was killed in action with the US Navy in the South Pacific during WWII, and Lois Stockman.
If desired, the family suggests memorial donations may be made to the VNA & Hospice of Greater Milford, 37 Birch Street, Milford, MA 01757.
in the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, Upton,
with the Rev. Jan Gregory-Charpentier, pastor of the United Parish of Upton, officiating.
Burial with military honors will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
Calling hours at the funeral home are Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.,
during which a Masonic ritual will take place.
An eleventh generation direct descendent of John Randall, who incorporated the settlement of Westerly, RI in 1657, Mr. Randall was born in Natick, a son of the late Lewis A. and Bessie L. (Murphy) Randall. He graduated from Natick High School in 1941, Huntington Prep School, and the Fisher School of Accounting in Boston, and had worked for the H. P. Hood Company in Charlestown for 19 years, retiring in 1967. A Navy veteran of World War II and Korea, he was a Past Commander of the Marshall-Leland American Legion Post and a member of the George L. Wood VFW Post and the United Parish of Upton, where he was a former deacon.
Active in town government, he was the chairman of Upton's first Personnel Board, served as Upton's representative to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission and the State Community Service Welfare Board, and had been a member of the Upton Cemetery Commission, Director of Veterans' Graves, and an Election Warden in Upton for over 20 years.
He was a member and Past Master of Franklin Lodge of Masons in Grafton, a Past Commander of Milford Commandery #11 Knights Templar, and a member of the Aleppo Temple Shriners, Milford Council of Royal and Select Masons, and Mt. Lebanon Chapter Royal Arch Masons. He was also a Past Patron of the former Columbian Chapter OES in Upton and Rachel Chapter OES in Grafton, and Past Dad Advisor for Whitinsville Assembly of Rainbow Girls for many years.
He leaves one son, Richard N. Randall of Upton; a daughter, Marlene E. MacNeil and her husband James of Bellingham; one brother, Gordon H. Randall of Upton; two sisters, Dorothy L. Chuimento and Virginia L. Fairbanks of Natick; five grandchildren, Diane Wright and her husband James of Douglas, Richard Randall and his wife Julie of Northbridge, Robert Randall and his wife Allison of Clayton, NC, and Margie and Mark MacNeil of Blackstone; and eight great-grandchildren. He was also the brother of the late Norman Randall, who was killed in action with the US Navy in the South Pacific during WWII, and Lois Stockman.
If desired, the family suggests memorial donations may be made to the VNA & Hospice of Greater Milford, 37 Birch Street, Milford, MA 01757.
Service Details
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m.in the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, Upton,
with the Rev. Jan Gregory-Charpentier, pastor of the United Parish of Upton, officiating.
Burial with military honors will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
Calling hours at the funeral home are Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.,
during which a Masonic ritual will take place.
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