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VINCENT PLANSKY Obituary

PLANSKY, Vincent J. Longtime resident of Dedham, MA, passed away at the age of 93 on October 31, 2022, surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband for 58 years of the late Patricia T. (Toomey) Plansky. Devoted father of Vincent J. Plansky, Jr. of Minnetonka, MN, Julie A. Watterworth of Hampton, NH, Joseph D. Plansky and his wife Wendy of Bedford, MA, Pamela J. Vancoppenolle of Hampton, NH, Patricia P. Paparian and her husband Dr. Seth of Salem, NH and Jean M. Plansky of Dedham, MA. He was cherished as a loving "Grampy" to eleven grandchildren and "Great-Grampy" to one great-grandchild. Brother of Joan Plansky of Quincy, MA and the late Anne Podolski. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Vincent grew up in Quincy, MA and was a graduate of Boston College, class of 1951. He was a Korean War veteran, U.S. Army. Vincent had a successful career as a Sales Executive for Dow Chemical Company and he retired after over 35 years with the company. He had many interests, which included skiing, golf and woodworking, but his main love was his family, who looked up to him as a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and he will be sorely missed. Visiting Hours will be held at the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St., DEDHAM, on Tuesday, November 8th from 3-7pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Wednesday, November 9th at 9am, followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Vincent's memory to St. Mary's Church, 420 High St., Dedham, MA 02026. For online guestbook, gfdoherty.com George F. Doherty & Sons Dedham 781 326 0500

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Published by Boston Globe from Nov. 5 to Nov. 6, 2022.

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Robert Hagerman

December 20, 2022

I was sorry to see, in Dow Friends, that Vince had passed away. I worked with him in the `60s and never forgot his infectious smile nor his fantastic sense of humor. Vince was a winner, contributing a lot to Dow´s bottom line, and I guinely enjoyed working with him. He will be missed.

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