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RAYMOND BARRY Obituary
Beloved husband of 56 years to Gail (Chiros) Barry. Proud father of his sons and daughters-in-law Christopher and Debra of Ashby, Timothy and Donna of Abington and Dennis and Jennifer of Rockland. He was the cherished "Grandpa" to Nicholas, Brendan, Michael, Jessica, Ryan and Spencer Barry. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and is sorely missed by his favorite feline, Flora.
Raymond was born in Newton, MA to the late Raymond F. and Catherine (Nally) Barry. He was predeceased by his brothers Edward, Ralph, Donald and his sisters Claire Barry and Catherine Sullo.
Raymond graduated in 1954 from Our Lady's High School in Newton, was a proud Army veteran and was employed for over 40 years by the former BLH Electronics Co.
He always found a way to attend his sons' athletic and musical events and continued to do so when the grandchildren started their activities. He had been named "Number One Fan" of whatever musical group his son Dennis was playing in at the time. He was a lifelong fan of all the Boston sports teams and still complained about the day the Braves left Boston.
In his younger years he was known as an excellent bowler and participated in several leagues. Ray was a devout parishioner of Holy Ghost Church in Whitman for 56 years and for many of those years served as a friendly usher and greeter at the Sunday Mass. He was described as a "Nice Guy" by so many people and will be deeply missed.
Family and friends are invited to attend his Visiting Hours on Friday, October 2, from 5:00-7:00 PM in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 58 at the rotary), WHITMAN. A private family Mass will be held Saturday, October 3 at 9:00 AM in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman, with Burial to follow in the St. James Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Standish Humane Society, P.O. Box 634, Duxbury, MA 02331 or Catholic TV, P.O. Box 9196, Watertown, MA 02971. For online condolences and directions, please visit
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Memories and Condolences
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Ann Young
October 5, 2020
Dear Gail,
I am so sorry to hear of your husband’s passing. I will always remember his smile and the twinkle in his eyes when we bowled together back in the 80’s. Take comfort in your memories and have faith you will meet again.
richard stanton
October 1, 2020
We are very sorry to hear of Ray's passing. We have wonderful memories of Him in Whitman. His Family is a testament of the special Man he was. God Bess you all and may He rest in peace. Norma and Richard and the Stanton Family
September 30, 2020
I am so sorry to hear about the families loss of one of their loved one.May the families keep the wonderful memories of joyful times the family shared together with the dear loved one lost in death.Keep those precious memories close to the families hearts ♥. As the families cherished a wonderful life that was well lived and loved by families and friends.My deepest sympathy and condolences goes out to the families during this difficult time of grief and pain.
-Granny P & Lynn P
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Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service666 Plymouth Street Route 58, Whitman, MA 02382
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