Roy A. Franzen Jr.

BROCKTON Roy Alfred Franzen Jr., 76, of Brockton, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, in Brockton, after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of the late Rose Virginia (Cameron) Franzen. Born Jan. 16, 1932, in Brockton, he was a son of the late Roy A. Franzen Sr. and Mabel (Ryder) Franzen. Raised in Brockton, he was a graduate of Brockton High School. He then served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Mr. Franzen attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and then was the owner and operator of Franklin Pharmacy in Brockton. He also worked for The Enterprise in Brockton, in the circulation department, and the Raynham-Taunton Dog Track. He was a communicant of St. Margaret Church in Brockton and St. Ann Church in West Bridgewater. He was a longtime member of the Bertocci Memorial Club in Brockton. He is survived by his loving children, Ellen M. Farrell and her husband David of Brockton, John C. Franzen and his wife Patricia of Bourne, Andrew J. Franzen and his wife Denise of Taunton and Leah A. Franzen of Marstons Mills; his sister, Marcia Franzen-Hintze of Germany. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was the brother of the late Jeanne Gillis. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Friday, at 9 a.m., thence to St. Ann Church, 103 North Main St., West Bridgewater, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Calling hours Thursday 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bertocci Scholarship Fund, 594 Montello St., Brockton, MA 02301. For directions and obituary, visit www.RussellFuneralHome.com.