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Clarence “ Sonny” B. Fortier Jr. Clarence “ Sonny” B. Fortier Jr., 72, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford, MA. Sonny was educated in the Malden Schools and was a graduate of Malden High Class of 1950. He worked for the Cambridge Chronicle in Cambridge for fourteen years, the Herald Traveler and the Boston Globe as a stereotyper for many years, later retiring in 1997. Sonny was a former Boy Scout Leader and a hard worker and an avid reader. He loved doing woodworking projects at home, cooking and spending time with his family. Sonny and his wife Betty enjoyed traveling to the southwest and Hawaii on vacations. Betty and Sonny had just celebrated their fifty-third wedding anniversary. Sonny was a life long resident of Malden. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Fortier of Malden, his children Steven Fortier and wife Dianne of Malden, Ronald Fortier of Saugus, Betty Ann Brown and husband Bill of Stoneham, Donna Mayberry of Everett, Jeanette Fortier, Michael Fortier, Frederick Fortier and wife Michele all of Malden. His cherished grandchildren, Anne Marie, Robert, Elizabeth, Steven, Jennifer, Timothy, Patricia, Frederick Jr., Jamie, and great-grandchildren Jessica, Robert, Genevieve. He was preceded in death by his father Clarence Fortier Sr., and his mother Edna Fallstich. He was born August 28, 1932 in Malden, MA the son of the late Clarence and Edna (Fallstich) Fortier Sr. Visitation will be held at Weir - MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., and Malden on Wednesday from 7-9 PM Contributions may be made to National Kidney Foundation, 11 Vanderbilt Ave. Suite 105, Norwood, MA 02062, Funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the Weir -MacCuish Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeff Hancock will be officiating. Burial will be in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody. |
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