James B. Knitter

James B. Knitter STOUGHTON James B. Knitter, 65, died unexpectedly, Friday, Feb. 20. He was the husband of Armanda M. (Avelar) Knitter. Born in Orange, N.J., he was raised in Westwood and was a grad-uate of Westwood schools. He was also a graduate of Wentworth Institute in Boston. Mr. Knitter was a resident of Easton for over 30 years before moving to Stoughton four years ago. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Knitter worked as a senior staff engineer for Datel in Mansfield for over 30 years, before retiring four years ago. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, traveling and fine dining. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother-in-law, Maria Avelar of Stoughton; and his stepchildren, Neal W. Mello of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mello of New York and Janice M. Hom of California. Jim was fortunate to have a loving and caring extended family, in-cluding Nick Tagaris and Jody Tagaris of Florida, Jim Zarros and Nick Zarros, both of Easton; and his longtime friend and casino partner, John Skourlas of Randolph. He is also survived by four grandchildren. Funeral will be held from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rte. 27), Stoughton, Thursday, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church, Stoughton, at 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours Wednesday, 4-7 p.m. Burial will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Directions and obituary at www.farleyfh.com. Farley Funeral Home 781-344-2676