RICHARD L. WHITTAKER

WHITTAKER, Richard L. 88, of Stoneham, July 4, 2018. Loving husband of the late Pauline (Hunter) Whittaker. Beloved father of Terie L. Diat and her husband Jon of New York, NY, Gregory R. Whittaker and his wife Penny of Stoneham and Suzanne L. Nolan and her husband Robert of Stoneham. Loving Papa of Jacquelyn and Ryan Nolan, Thomas and Sophia Whittaker all of Stoneham. Also survived by his dear companion Virginia Kelly of Stoneham, his sister-in-law Barbara MacArthur of Tampa, FL and several nieces and nephews. Brother of the late Ruth Roberts and Emily Finnie formerly of Scituate. Funeral service will be held Monday, July 9th at 11 A.M. at Anderson-Bryant Funeral Home, 4 Common St., Stoneham, followed by burial with military honors in Fairview Cemetery, Scituate at 12:30. Visitation at the funeral home, Sunday, 4-7 P.M. Please consider donations in his memory to Kaplan Family Hospice House; 78 Liberty St.; Danvers, MA 01923 or New England Woodcarvers, Inc.; PO Box 538; New Boston, NH 03070.