Robert Ross Dutcher

Robert Ross Dutcher

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173 Albion St, Wakefield, MA 01880

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Robert Dutcher Obituary

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Robert Ross Dutcher, age 85, of Wakefield, passed away on January 31, 2026. He was born on August 15, 1940 in Bristol, CT and was the son of the late Robert E. and Veronica (Walsh) Dutcher.

After graduating from high school, Robert went on to attend Bently College and received his bachelor’s degree. He was a former Vice President of State Street Bank of Boston. He was a devoted parishioner of St. Joseph Church of Wakefield.

His Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield on Friday, February 6 at 10am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Arrangements are in the care of the McDonald Funeral Home, Wakefield. Interment, Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield. 

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Upcoming Events

Feb

6

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10:00 a.m.

St. Joseph Church

173 Albion St, Wakefield, MA 01880

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