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Dolan Funeral Home
106 Middlesex Street
Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: (978) 251-4041
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 Mr. Ralph Jack Heck, 82 of Lowell, MA died Saturday morning, May 23, 2009 at Lowell General Hospital after a short illness.
He
was married to his beloved wife, the late Mrs. Lucy M. (Menezes) Heck
who died September 25, 2001. The first day Ralph met Lucy at the
Charlestown Navy Yard, he told her that he would marry
her.
Ralph was born in Edinburg, IN on
August 10, 1926, the son of the late G. Bryan and Veva (Arbuckle) Heck,
and attended schools in Indiana.
At the age of 18, he served
with the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theatre as a Carpenter’s
Mate Third Class. On board the USS Frament (DE-677/APD-77), Ralph
sailed half-way around the world before turning the age of 20.
He was a longtime employee with of National Casket Co. in Cambridge, MA and of G.V. Moore Lumber Co. in Chelmsford and Ayer, MA.
Ralph
served as Commander of the Billerica DAV, and was a member of the
Lowell Senior Citizen Club, and Lowell Senior Center. Ralph had a
talent for being able to fix anything and grew the best tomatoes
anywhere. He will be remembered as a good friend, a wonderful
father, grandfather, and a gentleman.
He is survived by two
daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret “Peg” Sullivan and Michael Lydon of
Concord, MA, and Elaine Mills and Jim DeFelice of Pepperell, MA, a son
and daughter-in-law, Bryan W. and Jan Heck of Shelbyville, IN, two
sisters, Carolyn and her husband, Dr. Henry Scheidt, and Maxine
Schlichter, and a brother, Bill and his wife Pearl Heck. Ralph is
also survived by 6 grandchildren, Kerry Sullivan, Bonnie and her
husband Marco Barbosa, Jennifer and her husband Mike Mandelenakis,
Rebecca and her husband Dan Babine, Levi and his wife Victoria Heck and
Kelsey Heck, 7 great grandchildren, AJ Guimbard, Matteo and Davio
Barbosa, Ava Mandelenakis, Kate and Grace Babine, and Jessey Heck, as
well as many nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Tom and Dick Heck.
FUNERAL NOTICE
HECK,
Mr. Ralph Jack Heck, 82 of Lowell, MA died May 23, 2009. Visiting hours
Wed. 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral Service will be Thurs. at 11AM at the DOLAN
FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD. Burial in Westlawn II
Cemetery, Lowell. Memorials may be made in his name to the Friends of
the Lowell Council of Aging, 276 Broadway St., Lowell, MA 01854, or to
the American Cancer Assoc., 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at
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