LANCASTER/LEOMINSTER
David Martin Kelleher, 74, died Friday, November 9, 2018.
He is survived by the love of his life, his high school sweetheart, and wife of 55 years, Eileen B. (McCarthy) Kelleher; their four children: David E. Kelleher and his wife, Mildred, Patrick M. Kelleher and his wife, Kristin, Bridget A. Veracka and her husband, Scott, and Jacqueline Davis and her husband, Tracey; thirteen grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Two siblings, James Kelleher, Jr., and Geraldine Kelleher Wuoti, predeceased him.
David was born and raised in Fitchburg, son of James F. and Evelyn (Newton) Kelleher. He was a graduate of Nashoba Regional High School, Class of 1963. Soon thereafter, David and Eileen married, and settled in Lancaster, where they began their family. They remained Lancaster residents until retiring to Ft. Meyers, FL, in 2008, before returning to Central Mass a short time ago.
For more than 30 years, he was employed by J.F. McDonald, Norwood, as a Union Floor Layer, #2168.
A member of the North Ft. Meyers, FL Lodge of Elks, and a Third-Degree Knight of Columbus, David enjoyed following New England sports teams, and traveling with his wife and family. A true family man, his greatest accomplishment was the life and love that he and Eileen created, and that continues to live through their family.
David’s relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Sunday, November 18, 2018, from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. in the McNally & Watson Funeral Home, 304 Church St., Clinton. A brief service will begin at 2:00 p.m. The Celebration of David’s Life will continue at The Old Timer Restaurant, 155 Church St., Clinton, immediately following the service. For those who wish, the Kelleher family suggests that memorial contributions be made in David’s name for Parkinson’s Disease Research: The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Attn: Donation Processing, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014, or for ALS Research: The ALS Association, 1275 K Street NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005.
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