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James F. Urban
April 4, 1938 - January 8, 2010

Shelby and Jim
James F. “Jim”
Urban died at home, Friday morning January 8, 2010, after a
lengthy illness, he was 71. Jim was born on April 4, 1938 the
son of Walter J. & Theresa (Murphy) Urban. He was born and
educated in Ware, MA.
Jim met his true
love, Claudine A. Wentziger and the couple later married in
Boston on September 17, 1963. They settled in East Boston and
raised their two son’s Philip & Christopher. Jim & Claudine
were married for forty-six years until Jim’s passing.
Mr. Urban was a
former employee with the Stride Rite Shoes Company of Boston for
fifteen years and retired in 1995. Jim and Claudine had resided
in Malden for the last seven years.
Jim was an avid
sports fan and enjoyed following all the Boston teams. He
enjoyed spending time with his loving family and his cherished
grandson Shelby. In his spare time he enjoyed walks with his dog
Maverick around the neighborhood.
Mr. Urban was the
husband of Claudine A. (Wentziger) Urban. Father of Philip A.
Urban of Malden and Christopher F. Urban and his wife Florence
of Lynn. He was the brother-in-law of Frances Mannix of
Watertown & Yvette Bressler and her husband Sidney of Maitland,
FL. He was the cherished grandfather of Shelby L. Urban of
Lynn and numerous other relatives. Loving brother of the late
Lisa Sherson formerly of Ware.
Funeral service for
Jim will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in the Weir-Mac
Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, at 12
noon.
Relatives and friends may call at
the funeral home 2 hours prior to the service from 10AM – 12
noon.
Contributions in Jim’s memory
maybe made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St.,
Framingham, MA 01701
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