Clifford J. O'Rorke

Clifford John O'Rorke, age 83, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. He was the husband of the late Maureen Rita (Golden) O'Rorke who died on August 11, 2014. Born in Natick, he was the son of the late Hugh and Mary (Cavanaugh) O'Rorke. Mr. O'Rorke served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Clifford worked for 30 years for the State of Massachusetts Department of Public Works as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic. Clifford is survived by his three children; Peter O'Rorke, Mary and her husband David Konieczny and Michael O'Rorke and his wife Beth and grandson Luke O'Rorke. He is also survived by his siblings; Rita Leon of Wellesley and Constance Lewis of Shelburne, VT and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his funeral on Saturday, November 22 at 9 AM from the Norton Funeral Home, 53 Beech St. (corner of Union Ave.) Framingham followed by a funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. Patrick's Church, 44 East Central St. (Rt. 135) Natick. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Natick. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Friday, November 21 from 5 to 8 PM. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association MA/NH Chapter, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472. For online directions log onto www.nortonfuneralhome.com.