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Kenneth Wesley Liddell Kenneth Wesley Liddell, 76, died Thursday, October 31, 2002
at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford, MA after a lengthy illness.
Ken was born in Malden and grew up in Everett where he was educated,
graduating Everett High School with the "Class of 1943". When he
graduated from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, when W.W.II broke out.
He served as Yeoman Second Class Aboard the USS Thorn hill, Destroyer DE 195 in
the European, African, Asiatic and Pacific Theaters until the end of the war.
After his discharge he became a salesman for North Shore Heating Supply Co. in
Lynn. He soon met his wife Helen and they were married July 15, 1950 at The
Everett Congregational Church. He later went to work as a salesman for Walden
Pipe of Wakefield where he was employed for a number of years until his
retirement. He was a long time Northern Little League Coach in Malden and a
member of the Youth Committee at the Malden YMCA. He was an avid bowler and
loved to read and do cross word puzzles. He loved to play bridge at the DAV of
Malden where he was a member and was devoted to his wife, children and grand
children. Mr. Liddell lived in Malden, Massachusetts for 52 years and
was previously from Everett . He is survived by his wife Helen L. (Maynard) Liddell of
Malden, his sons: Roy W. Liddell of
Attleboro & Kenneth C.
Liddell of IL, his daughters: Dorothy J. Holmgren of Wakefield &
Nancy A. Cutino
of Tyngsboro, his sisters: Marjorie
Kelleher of Malden & Barbara Conway of
Burlington, nine Grandchildren and three Gt.-Grandchildren. He was born December 16, 1925 in Malden, MA the son of the late Frank and Inez (Mitchell) Liddell. He served in the Navy during World War II having attained the rank of Yeoman, Second Class. Enlisting on August 7, 1943 at Boston, MA and discharged on May 4, 1945 at Boston, MA Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144
Salem St. Malden on Sunday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM Contributions in Ken’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 25 Stuart Street, Boston MA 02116 4700 Funeral services will be held Monday, November 4, 2002 at 10:00 A.M. at the Weir Funeral Home. Fr. Jack Kelleher Ken’s Nephew will be officiating. Burial will be in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.
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