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Frederick Ernest Whitehouse

Frederick
E. Whitehouse, died Tuesday morning, July 31, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield
Hospital, he was 89. Born on February 4, 1918 the son of the late Ernest &
Ethel (Lyddon) Whitehouse. Fred was born in Lynn and raised in Tewksbury and was
a graduate of Lowell High School Class of 1935. Fred served his country for
over twenty years with the U S Army Air Corp and the U S Air Force, serving in
World War II, Korea & Vietnam. He was discharged on September 30, 1962 with the
rank of Technical Sergeant E-6.
Fred worked
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as an insurance salesman, for many
years and would later retire in 1977. Mr. Whitehouse went on to work for the
I.R.S., in their Boston office.
In
his earlier years, he loved playing tennis and was an avid golfer and Red Sox
and Patriots fan. Fred enjoyed visiting his son Joe, when he was away at college
at U Mass, Amherst, a trip he made many times. Fred had been a resident of
Malden for the last forty-five years and was formerly from Tewksbury and Lynn.
He is
survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Margaret (Cuscuna) Whitehouse, his
daughters Rhonda Patterson of Bluffton, SC, Debra A. Kemp of San Anselmo, CA and
his son, Joseph J. Whitehouse of Ipswich, his brother John Whitehouse of
Tewksbury. Fred was the grandfather of six grandchildren and two great
–grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his brother James Whitehouse, formerly of California.
Visitation
will be held in the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St.,
Malden on Saturday, August 4, 2007 from, 11-2 PM. A reflection of Fred’s life
with his family and friends will take place at 1 PM.
In lieu of flowers
contributions in Fred’s memory may be made to the Animal Rescue League of
Boston, 10 Chandler St., Boston, MA 02116.
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