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Obituary for

Paul Francis Harhen

of Westford, MA

Mr. Paul Francis Harhen of Westford, MA died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at his home in Westford, MA after a long illness.
 
He was married to Hildred (Burke) Harhen with whom he celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on October 23, 2008.    

Born in Somerville, MA on October 23, 1933, the son of the late Thomas and Etta (Mason) Harhen. 

He was a graduate of Boston Technical High School with the class of 1951 and a graduate of Northeastern University class of 1962 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and Management.

He served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the destroyer, USS The Sullivans, until his honorable discharge in August of 1954.

He was employed with Raytheon Corporation in Bedford, Sage Laboratories in Natick and Tyco Corporation in Waltham, retiring in October of 1998.  He held many different patents in the industry.

He was an active communicant of St. Catherine’s Church of Westford, MA as a lecturer and a Eucharistic Minister. He was also a Youth Minister at St. Basil’s in Methuen.

He was a kind, generous man whose faith was very important to him.

Besides his wife he is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Michael and Lauren Harhen of Thetford, Vt. And Paul K. Harhen of Westford, MA, two daughters and son-in-laws, Kathleen and Robert Gundersen of Glenburn, Maine and Lorraine and Thomas McEnaney of Westford, MA, two brothers and sister-in-laws, Robert and Gretta Harhen of Ipswich, MA and Thomas and Christine Harhen of Bridgewater, MA and one sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Joseph Bedard of Hyde Park, MA.  He is survived by 10 grandchildren.

FUNERAL NOTICE

HARHEN, Paul Francis Harhen of Westford, MA died Jan. 28, 2009. Visiting hours Sun. 2 to 6 p.m. Funeral Mon. at 9AM from the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD, with a funeral Mass at 10AM at St. Catherine’s Church in Westford. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, Westford. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Paul’s memory to Project Lifesaver, c/o the Westford Police Dept., 53 Main St., Westford, MA 01886.  ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com
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