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Obituary for

Mr. Carl Stuart Chaney

of Dunstable, MA

Mr. Carl Stuart Chaney, 93, of Dunstable, MA died Wednesday July 16, 2008 at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, MA.
        
He was married to the late Mrs. Ruth E. (Kennedy) Chaney who died September 5, 1997.     
        
Carl was born in Everett, MA in 1915, the son of the late Eugene E. and Viola (Bowers) Chaney.  He was a graduate of Lowell High School with the class of 1933, and the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst, with an associate degree in horticulture with the Class of 1935.
        
He was a cofounder of Merrimack Valley Apiaries, Inc., which used honeybees in crop pollination.  He worked as the custodian for the Dunstable Town Hall, the Dunstable Congregational Church, and the Swallow Union School. Mr. Chaney was the Assistant Fire Chief of Dunstable for many years, as well as a Dunstable Cemetery Commissioner.
        
He was a member of the Dunstable Congregational Church.
        
Mr. Chaney was an Eagle Scout with Troop 28 in Dunstable, and was a member of the Townsend Military Band, the Ayer Fireman’s Band, and was considered a fine trumpet player in the Dunstable area.
        
He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Lt.Col. Eugene S. Chaney, USAF (Ret), and his wife Sylvia of Geneseo, IL, Alan E. Chaney of Dunstable, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren as well as several close family friends.

FUNERAL NOTICE

CHANEY, Carl S. Chaney 93 of Dunstable died July 16, 2008. A private family graveside service was held at Central Cemetery, Dunstable. A public memorial service will be held at a later date. For those that wish Memorials may be made in his name to the Townsend Military Band C/O Betty Mae Tenney P.O. Box 328 Townsend, MA 01469. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com

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