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John Barros, 67
Foundry owner worked summers for parking dept.
John Anthony Barros, 67, died at Morton Hospital in Taunton surrounded by his loving family.
John was born in Taunton on Sept. 25, 1940, to the late John and Alice (Perry) Barros. He was a graduate of West Bridgewater High School. class of 1958. He attended Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University in Boston. He and his wife, Janet, were married on June 23, 1962.
John was the owner and operator of And-Bar Non-Ferrous Foundry in Taunton. He was a past master of both the Alfred Baylies Lodge A.F. & A.M. in Taunton and the DeMolay Lodge in Boston. He was a member of King Hiram’s Masonic Lodge in Provincetown, and the Aleppo Temple Shriners of Wilmington. John was also a former member of Rose Croix Chapter #79 Order of the Eastern Star. He was a member of the Provincetown Lions Club. He was a former member of the Taunton Rotary Club, Middleboro Rotary Club, the American Foundrymen’s Association and past president of the Lower Cape Rotary Club. John was a long-time member of the First Congregational Church in Raynham.
John truly enjoyed spending his summers in Provincetown and Truro with his wife, family and many friends. During the summers, he worked for the Provincetown Parking Dept.
In addition to his wife, Janet E. (Brimner) Barros, he is survived by his children, Beth and her husband Mark Blakeley, of Norton, and Mark Barros and his wife Kathy Noll, of Norwell; his grandchildren, Ryan and Caroline Blakeley and Meaghan, Eric and Braden Barros; plus several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was pre-deceased by his parents and his brother, Edward J. Barros.
Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, June 21, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, 785 South Main St., Raynham. To light a candle in John’s memory, visit the website www.robertsandsonsfuneral.com. For additional information, contact Roberts & Sons Funeral Home in Foxborough, (508) 543-5471.
In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory may be made to the First Congregational Church Scholarship Fund, 785 South Main St., Raynham, MA 02767.
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Richard C. Nickerson, 87
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Jun 19th, 2008