Everett William Harrington

Everett William Harrington, 88, of Shrewsbury and Boylston, died Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester.

He was born in Worcester, son of the late Frank Newell Harrington and Ethel Mae (Davis) Harrington. He was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret (Farrow) Harrington, died in 1970; by his second wife, Evelyn (Gingras) Halpin Harrington in 2009; his son, William Frank Harrington in 1994 and his great granddaughter, Grace Ann Adams.

He leaves his two daughters: Charlotte Louise Dishke and her husband Gordon and Virginia Mae Thomson and her husband Scott; his daughter-in-law, Nancy (Ashman) Harrington Davis. He also will be missed by his step children: Robert Paul Halpin, James Francis Halpin, Janet Ellen (Halpin) Stevens, Carolann (Halpin) Pellerin. He leaves his seven grandchildren: Sara Christine Dishke, David Gordon Dishke and his wife Deanna, Joy Elaine (Harrington) Adams and her husband Darrin, Chad Ashman Harrington and his wife Melissa, Seth William Harrington and his wife Natalie, Jonathan Scott Thomson, and Timothy Adam Thomson; his five step grandchildren: Kimberly Halpin, Carter Stevens, Laura Pellerin, Spencer Stevens and Christine Pellerin; his seven great grandchildren: Megan Alice Trimble, Clark Enrico Dishke, Gordon Ryan MacDonald, Ava Grace Dishke, Holly Elizabeth MacDonald, Matthew Stuart Adams, and Jessica Katherine Adams; his two step great grandchildren: Eduardo Cintron and Alicia Cintron. He was also predeceased by his sister, Eleanor L. Hunter. Everett was a resident of Shrewsbury until 1984, when he moved to Boylston. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury. Everett was a proud veteran of World War II, serving in the US Army Signal Corp in China and Burma during 1944-45. He devoted much of his time to the Order of the Eastern Star, the Masonic Temple, the Aleppo Shriners and the Mayflower York Rite. A lifelong lover of travelling, Everett visited most of the USA and Canada by car and Airstream. Everett was an inveterate storyteller, and loved to talk to a captive audience. Employed for many years by the FAA, Everett proudly maintained the instrument landing systems at several airports, including his last assignment at Logan International Airport. He was also a HAM radio enthusiast.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Wednesday, August 31st from 4-7 PM in the Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury. Burial will take place in Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston. A memorial service honoring his life will be held on Thursday, September 1st at 11 AM at the First Congregational Church, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children (Boston), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607. To leave a message of condolence or share a memory with Everett's family, please visit

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