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William Purtell Obituary

PURTELL, William F., Sr. In West Roxbury, October 7, 2008, at the German House, formerly of Lowell and Tewksbury, Ret. Foreman, City of Lowell DPW., Veteran WW II, U.S.Army, husband of the late Irene C. Purtell; father of Pamela Knapp and her husband Richard of Tuftonboro, NH and Atty. Rosemary Purtell and her husband Atty. William J. Walsh, BPD; grandfather of two Lauren Purtell of Andover and Aisling Walsh of West Roxbury.Friends may call at the O'Donnell Funeral Home, 276 Pawtucket St., in LOWELL, from 4 to 8 P.M. Friday. Funeral will take place from the Funeral Home Saturday morning at 9:30 A.M. Funeral Mass at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in West Andover at 10:30 A.M. Burial in St. Patrick Cemetery. Contributions in his memory to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Fwy., Suite 250, Dallas, TX, 75244 or the N.E. Shelter for Homeless Veterans, 17 Court St., Boston, MA 02108. E- condolence/Dir. at www.odonnellfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Boston Globe on Oct. 9, 2008.

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Mike Casey

October 19, 2008

Mr. Purtell,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served in the U.S. Army during WW II and for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Dan and Josie Connor and Family

October 12, 2008

Dear Rosemary and family  Our thoughts and prayers are with you.Bill was so very special to me and all my family.He loved you all so much.

Dilia Melo

October 9, 2008

Lauren,
I wanted to extend my deepest sympathy on the loss of your grandfather. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

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