James Dennis Clifford Sr.

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Pyne Keohane Funeral Home - Hingham

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Hingham, Massachusetts

James Clifford Obituary

CLIFFORD, James Dennis, Sr. Of Norwell, died on Sunday, January 23, 2011 surrounded by his family, he was 87. The beloved husband of the late Nancy Clifford. Loving father of Laura Clifford and her husband Russ O'Haver of New Canaan,CT, Elaine Lloyd and her husband Stuart of New Canaan, James D. Clifford, Jr. and his wife Antonia of Norwell, and Robert Clifford and his wife Donna of Hingham. Grandfather of Kirsten and Briana O'Haver, Keri, Henry and Alexandra Lloyd, Lily and Sofia Clifford and George, Coleman and Francis Clifford. Jim is survived by his only living brother a William Clifford of Taunton. Brother of the late Ralph, Arthur, Richard and Francis Clifford, Natalie Bondarek and Edith Shillue and Mary Ellen Lawler. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Jim was a proud World War II Navy veteran, he was an accomplished golfer who won the Norfolk Country Club Championship back in 1951. Jim was a daily communicant for more than 25 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours Thursday 4 - 8 PM in the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald St. (off Central St.), HINGHAM. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 915AM on Friday prior to the Funeral Mass in Saint Paul's Church at 10:00 AM. Burial in St. Paul's Cemetery, Hingham. Donations in memory of Jim may be made to South Shore Hospital, 55 Fogg Road, Weymouth, MA 02190 See www.Keohane.com or call 1-800-Keohane for directions and online condolences.

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 24 to Jan. 25, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for James Clifford

8 Entries

Sandra Cornelius

May 9, 2011

To James Clifford's family...I had the privilege of meeting your Dad...a few years ago online...I was looking for information on a cousin of mine that was killed in World War II...James knew him and told me numerous stories of the two of them...My cousin was a Navy HellCat pilot...my last email from Jim was that he was going to the hospital and when he came home he was going to write a tribute to my cousin on his last night before his plane collided with another in the closing months of the war. Jim's first words to me were in an email in 2008 was " Sandy you hit the
jackpot..I was the crew chief for the VFN-109 planes...."
I am so sorry for your loss...Jim was such a sweet and caring man...I will miss his emails...May God Bless All of you...Sandra Cornelius Rockton, IL [email protected]

Matthew Hassan

February 19, 2011

To the Clifford Family(ies): It was our pleasure to meet cousin Jimmy a few years back at Lynne (Hassan) Matson's home. Please be assured of our prayers, thoughts, and sincerest sympathies on his passing. May God grant him eternal rest and peace. God Bless. Matt Hassan and Family

Edie Shillue

February 4, 2011

Laura, Laney, Jimmy and Bobby
My sympathies on this sad occasion. Jimmy's warm personality and sense of humour will be missed. All the best,

Ellie McCann

January 31, 2011

Eternal Rest to Jim. We at St.Helen were shocked to learn this Morning about Jim's Passing. We had missed seeing him every day at Mass for the Last few Months. In fact my husband and I sat in the same bench with him. I am so glad that I have the laminated Card with his picture on it about his WW11 participation as a Naval Aviation Mechanic for the U.S. Navy. We always looked forward to the stories he told about his family and War Adventure. We enjoyed seeing his Grand daughters with him, he was so proud. We loved you Jim, Ellie and Mike McCann, Norwell

karen piantedosi

January 30, 2011

i missed being with you at the end, but will cherish all the stories, and how you always kept me busy and very entertained, god bless, karen

January 27, 2011

Our prayers and sympathy to the Cliffords,on this sad occasion,God Bless you all,Frank and Eleanor Carpenito

January 24, 2011

Never a day went by that Mr.Clifford didn't tell us a story. He always came in with a list from his lovely wife. First the story then the list. It may have been about the war or what he did that day. His eyes always looked so proud when he talked about his kidz or grandz. Once in a while a joke was told. Funny or not we laughed. We are so glad to have been a part of his life. We miss him allready. Love to all...Jon, Melissa, and Diane (Stop & Shop Pharmacy)

Stephen Kougias

January 24, 2011

Laura, Laney, Jimmy and Bobby,

Please accept my condolences.

Peace to you all.

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