Robert F. Maher
...retired from Palmer & Parker Lumber; age 78
TEWKSBURY - Robert F. Maher, 78, a Tewksbury resident for seven decades, died Sundayafternoon, May 12, at his home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Katherine M. “Kay”(Hall) Maher, with whom he had celebrated a 42nd wedding anniversary this past August 29th.
He was born in Malden, March 18, 1924, a son of the late Joseph and Matilda (MacDonald)Maher, and lived for his first 6 years in Malden. His family then moved to Tewksbury in 1930,where he had remained throughout his life.
During WWII, he served in the US Army. He earned the Victory and Good Conduct Medals, andthe American Theater, and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbons.
He began his career at Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance Company in Boston, worked forSears and Roebuck, and retired from Palmer and Parker Lumber Company in Tewksbury.
He was a communicant of St. Dorothy’s Church in Wilmington, and was a life member of theTewksbury D.A.V. Post 110. In his later years he was active in the Tewksbury Golden Age Club,and a frequent visitor to the Tewksbury Senior Drop-In Center, where he was active in Dance andBingo.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Lisa (Secchiaroli)Maher of Tewksbury, a brother and sister-in-law, John and Insuk “Sandy” Maher of Tewksburyseveral nieces and nephews, including Unmi Maher of Tewksbury, Patricia Hall of R.I., andseveral cousins including Joseph and Dorothy Cormier of Tewksbury.
His Funeral Mass was held Thursday, May 16, in St. Dorothy’s Church. Interment was in Tewksbury Cemetery.
Memorials to the TewksburySenior Center, Building Fund, 175 Chandler St. Tewksbury, MA 01876 will be appreciated.