Ernest F. "Ernie" Sears

SHREWSBURY- Ernest F. “Ernie” Sears, 88, of 466 Lake Street, Shrewsbury died Tuesday evening in Saint Vincent Hospital after an illness.

He leaves his beloved wife of 62 years, Ellenor H. (Howe) Sears; two sons, David Sears of Waterford, Maine and Howard Sears of Shrewsbury; two daughters, Ellen Kingman of Attleboro and Alice Anderson of Kansas City, Missouri; also survived by a sister, Edith Kuhn of Westland, Michigan; 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Ernest was born in Hyannis, son of the late Luther and Edith (Hubley) Sears and had lived in Shrewsbury most of his life. He graduated from both Braintree High School and Quincy Trade School. During World War II, Ernie had been employed as an armament machinist by the Department of the Army for the U.S. Government. After the War, Ernie then had worked for the Norton Company for over 25 years before he retired in 1976.

One of Ernie’s passions was music and he loved to play in all sorts of bands. He was a member of the Matthew Whittall Masonic Lodge in Shrewsbury and played in the brass bands of the Aletheia Grotto, and Aleppo Temple Shrine. His other memberships include the Worcester Musicians Union, the Shrewsbury Grange and the Shrewsbury Historical Society.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the calling hours for Mr. Sears on Thursday, December 9th from 6-8 P.M. in the Britton Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury. His funeral will be held on Friday, December 10th at 12:30 PM in the funeral home, followed by burial in the family lot in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Shriner’s Burn Institute, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114-2699. For directions and online memorial guestbook, please go to www.brittonfuneralhomes.com.