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William Oliver Wise Jr.

William Wise Obituary

88 of Newburyport, MA died Feb 26, 2007 at the Meadows in North Andover. Born in St. Albans, VT the son of the late William O. Wise Sr and Anna Hale (Ellis) Wise. Mr. Wise served in the United States Air Force during WWII, was a member of the Golden Age Club in Newburyport and worked in the Trust Department at the Bank of New England for 30 years. He is predeceased by his wife of 46 years Ruby (Kent) Wise and is survived by a son William O. Wise III of Witchita Kansas, a daughter Cynthia Ann Wise-Hardy of Wellesley, MA, 4 grandchildren, a sister Miriam Saunders of Sherbourne, VT as well as several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701-9376 or to the American Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049. Funeral arrangements by the Merton E. Roberts Jr and Conte Funeral Home, 14 Pleasant St, GEORGETOWN, MA 01833.

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Published by Boston Globe from Mar. 3 to Mar. 4, 2007.

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