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Stanley H. McAnistan Jr., 77
Stanley H. “Shorty” McAnistan Jr., 77, formerly of Truro, died on April 15 in Tyngsboro following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Patricia (Barnes) McAnistan.
Born in Boston on June 8, 1928, he was the son of the late Stanley H. McAnistan Sr. and Ernestine (Adams) McAnistan. He attended Boston public schools. In 1946 he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 26th Infantry Service Co. When he was honorably discharged in 1949, he was awarded the WW II Victory Medal and the Army Occupation Medal. He settled in Tyngsboro.
Mr. McAnistan, an avid car and motorcycle enthusiast, was self-employed in the used car sales business at Stan’s Auto. His family remembers him taking his dog, Pretty Boy, riding through the country dressed in a Harley Davidson outfit. Mr. McAnistan was a member of the VFW Post 1698 in Franklin, N.H.
In addition to his wife of 56 years, he is survived by three sons, William McAnistan and his wife, Mary, of Tyngsboro, Joseph McAnistan and his wife, Kathleen, of Hudson, N.H., and John McAnistan and his wife, Cathy, of Las Vegas; three daughters, Patricia Hebert of Methuen, Gail Byrne of Pelham, N.H., and Cheryl McAnistan of Chelmsford; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Caroline Tarsha and her husband, Ernie, of Yarmouth Port, Margaret Sawyer of Hyannis, and Barbara Weisner and her husband, Dieter, in Virginia; a brother-in-law, Edgar Sawyer, of Provincetown; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Julia Joseph.
A funeral was held on April 18 in Lowell. Burial was in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Lowell. Contributions in Mr. McAnistan’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
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Clifford Bates Taylor, 93
Dr. Michael Corning, 39
Harriet A. Costa, 95
Blanche N. Hagen, 88
Kenneth Gordon Marisseau, 79
Louise E. Pimental, 87
Catherine D. Sonntag, 55
Arthur R. Williams, 72
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May 4th, 2006