- Melvin C. Emus Obituary
Devoted Husband, Father and Grandfather
Melvin Carl Emus, age 89, died on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. He was the son of the late David W. and Ethel M. (Nilson) Emus.
Melvin was born in Somerville, MA on August 16, 1918. He was a graduate of Arlington High School, Class of 1936. He married his wife Peg in Waldorboro, ME on April 15, 1939. Mel proudly served his country in the United States Army in the 1284th Engineer Combat Battalion in WWII. After the war he graduated from Franklin Technical School of Boston in 1952. He has been a Foxboro resident since 1952.
He worked for Hub Steel Iron Works in Readville for over forty years and was a member of the Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Union Local 501. He was a member of Bethany Congregational Church in Foxboro.
Beloved husband of Margaret "Peg" J. (Stahl) Emus. Loving father of Steven C. and his wife Liz of Londonderry, NH, David H. and his wife Joanne of Hollis, NH and Alan J. and his wife Diane of Mansfield. Brother of Dorothea L. Blackwood of Auburn, Lucille G. Cash of Marstons Mills and the late Ronald Emus. Devoted Grandfather of Jessica R. Schatz, Jason, Michael and Rachel Emus and Scott Emus and Jill VanEpps. Great Grandfather of Dana and Naomi Schatz, and Jocelyn and Jackson Emus.
Funeral Information
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend calling hours on Wednesday, January 2 from 4 to 8 pm at the Roberts and Sons Funeral Home, 30 South Street, Foxboro, MA. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 3, at 11 AM at the Bethany Congregational Church, 3 Rock Hill Street, Foxboro. Interment with US Army honors will follow at Rockhill Cemetery, Foxboro.
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