Harold W. Anderson Sr.

Harold W. Anderson, Sr. HOPEDALE Harold W. Anderson, Sr., 90, died on Wed. Sept. 23, 2009 after a period of declining health. He was husband of the late Mildred L. (Modig) Anderson, who died in 2000. He is survived by two sons, Harold Anderson, Jr. of Hopedale, and Alan and his wife Dawn Lawrence Anderson of Uxbridge, and one daughter Karen and her husband Warren Williams of Hopedale. Harold also has six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews in the local area. He was predeceased by his daughter Priscilla Anderson who passed away in 1994 and three brothers Robert Anderson, Howard Anderson, and Francis Anderson. Born in Pawtucket, RI, the son of the late Carl S. and Anna (Johnson) Anderson, Harold spent most of his youth growing up in Milford. He resided in Hopedale for the past fifty years. He attended Milford Schools and graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School, Class of 1938. He also attended Franklin Institute in Boston studying heating and ventilation. He held both a journeyman and masters plumbing license. Harold started work at Draper Corp. in Hopedale in 1940, retiring in 1980 as superintendent of plant maintenance. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Sergeant with the 9th Air Force, spending 2 1/2 years in the European theater. He was awarded four battle stars. A member of the Community Covenant Church in Hopkinton, Harold sang in the church choir for many years, served on many committees and volunteered as a custodian. Mr. Anderson also served as a member of the Hopedale Water and Sewer Commission, and held the position of assistant plumbing inspector in Milford for a number of years. He was also a member of the Medway VFW Post 1526, Milford Montgomery Lodge of Masons AF & AM, and the Mt. Lebanon Royal Arch Chapter of the Masons, Milford. Funeral services with Full Military Honors will be held Sat. Sept. 26, 2009 at 10 AM in the Community Covenant Church, West Main St. and South St., Hopkinton, MA 01748. Interment will follow in the Hopedale Village Cemetery, Hopedale. Calling hours will be Fri. Sept. 25, 2009 from 4 - 8 PM in the Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home, 42 Congress St., Milford, 01757 (www.bumafuneralhome.com). Memorial donations may be made to VNA Care Network & Hospice, Development Office, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923 (www.vnacarenetwork.org).