Daniel C. Plastridge

Daniel C. Plastridge, 94, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in his residence after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of nearly sixty years, Eleanor (Petterson) Plastridge, who died in 1999. He is survived by two sons; Joel F. Plastridge of Newburyport and Peter D. Plastridge and wife Esther of Orange Park, FL; a daughter, Jocelyn Goldman of East Haddam, CT; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by a sister, Nathalie Gardner.

Daniel was born in Bedford to the late Archibald C. and Beatrice (Fletcher) Plastridge and attended local schools. He achieved both Bachelor and Master's degrees from the University of Massachusetts, and began a successful career in sales for the Beacon Feeds Company of Cayuga, New York, from where he ultimately retired after thirty years. Throughout his retirement, Mr. Plastridge proudly served the town of Berlin as town Tax Collector. He was a proud member of the Thomas Talbot Masonic Lodge of Billerica and served as a Knight Templar of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of the Ford Model A Club and an avid sportsman who enjoyed sailing and skiing well into his nineties.

A memorial service is to be held at 11AM on Saturday, December 1, 2007 in the First Parish Church of Berlin, 24 Central St., Berlin. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2007 from 5 until 7PM in the Philbin-Comeau Funeral Home, 176 Water St., Clinton. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Daniel Plastridge to the Learning Disability Programs of Worcester Public Schools, 10 Irving St., Worcester, MA 01609.