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Thomas Erbland Obituary
This education ultimately led Tom to a job with Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1952. There, he met his future wife, Phyllis, an executive secretary. They married in Stoneham, MA, on December 12, 1954. Returning to Saudi Arabia as a married couple, Tom and Phyllis raised their three children and travelled throughout the Middle East and Europe over the next 35 years.
Tom's business travels took him throughout the US; to Ankara and Mersin, Turkey; and to Beirut, Lebanon for nine months prior to the civil war. The family enjoyed Beirut's shopping, restaurants, ornate theatres, and bakeries. Tom's favorite travel locales in Europe included Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where the family visited medieval castles, churches, gardens and museums.
Tom and Phyllis retired to Amherst, NH in 1984. Retirement afforded them the opportunity to take road trips throughout New England and the Atlantic states. They also enjoyed concerts and theatre until Phyllis' death in 2012. Tom will be greatly missed by his children, Robin Erbland of Lowell, MA; April Erbland of Henderson, CO; and Tom Erbland of MO; also by siblings Fr. Philip Erbland and Sr. Elizabeth Erbland of Maryknoll, N.Y; also by church family members of St. John Neumann church in Merrimack, NH. Tom was predeceased by many loving family members.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 10:30 AM at St. John Neumann Church in Merrimack, NH. Burial at a later date.
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bill thomas
December 27, 2020
my wife & i offer our condolences to the family. i would call tom maybe 6 to 8 times a year just to talk. the last time around sept. when we didn't receive a card this year i was afraid tom may have passed.once again we express our sympathy to the family
The Staff of George R. Rivet Funeral Home
October 22, 2020
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