Chester W. "Chet" Ashley Jr.

Chester W. “Chet” Ashley, Jr., 91, of Power Street, Norton, formerly of Attleboro; died on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Norton where he had been a resident for less than two weeks. He was the husband of Catherine A. “Kay” (Drumgoole) Ashley to whom he was married on March 9, 1979. He was the husband of the late Alys (Crupa) Ashley who died in 1969.

Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on November 24, 1913, he was a son of the late Chester W. Ashley, Sr. and Elizabeth Ward (Atwood) Ashley. He was raised and educated in Attleboro later moving to Norton and then returning back to Attleboro. For the past 24 years he had been a resident of Norton. He was a 1931 graduate of Attleboro High School where he played the saxophone with the high school orchestra. In 1934, he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston.

Following graduation from pharmaceutical school, Mr. Ashley founded Ashley’s Drug Store in the Ashley Building in downtown Attleboro and remained the owner and operator from 1934 – 1969. After selling the drugstore, he continued to work part-time at the store until 1981.

He was a longtime member of the Second Congregational Church, Attleboro.

An avid golfer, he was a member of the Wading River Gulf Club in Norton for many years and golfed well into his late 80’s.

He was a former member of the Attleboro Lions Club. Mr. Ashley was an avid reader.

In addition to his wife of 25 years, he leaves a daughter: Janice Pacofsky and her husband, Kenneth Pacofsky, of Arroyo Grande, California; four sons: Dr. Roger W. Ashley and his wife, Inga-Lill (Arusell) Ashley, of Wakefield, RI; Thomas A. Ashley and his wife, Joan (Gehrig) Ashley, of North Scituate, RI; Bradford C. Ashley and his wife, Barbara (Wetland) Ashley, of Cockeysville, Maryland and Peter J. Ashley and his wife, Judy (Ricci) Ashley, of Catonsville, Maryland; 10 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Winthrop A. Ashley and Virginia Goff.

Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend a funeral service on Saturday, December 11, 2004 at 1:00 PM at the Second Congregational Church, Park Street, Attleboro with the Rev. Dr. Lynne C. Holden, Senior Interim Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in North Purchase Cemetery, Attleboro.

Visitation has been respectfully omitted.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mr. Ashley’s name may be made to the Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 531313, Henderson, NV 89053

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Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro.