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Burial Date July 22, 2017
Funeral Home Britton Funeral Home (Shrewsbury)
Place of Service Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Section Garden of Valor II Lot Number: 397Grave Number: C#1
Francis Warren, 88, of Shrewsbury died Saturday July 15, 2017 surrounded by his loving family.
Francis was born in Milford, son of the late Francis Warren and Marion (Sadler) Warren Flooks.
He had worked as a Press Operator for Bay State Abrasives in Westborough for 27 years before he retired in 1991.
Francis was a member of the United States Army 739th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, serving during the Korean War.
He leaves his wife and best friend of 63 years, Dorothy A. (Lang) Warren; his children, Robert Warren, Sr., and his wife Donna of Shrewsbury, Bonnie Goodney and her husband Donald of Shrewsbury, Sharon Brennan and family of Greenville, New Hampshire and a “very special son and daughter-in-law”, Scott Bicknell and his wife Brenda and their family of Auburn Hills, Michigan; his grandchildren, Robert A. Warren Jr., and his wife Heather and family, Michael Warren and “Zues”, Krystal Burns and her fiancé Michael Loverro and family, Heather Redmon and her husband Jonathan and family, Nicole Hill and her husband Nicholas and family, Amanda King and her husband Richard and family and Kyle Henderson and his wife Liz and family. Besides his parents, he is pre-deceased by a daughter, Cindy Lou Henderson, grandson-in-law, Gregory Burns and mother-in-law, Evelyn (Anderson) Lang Rivard.
Fran enjoyed traveling and camping; he was a member of the Worcester Chapter and the Baypath Chapter of NAFCA and a member of Happy Sam’s which is a Chapter of Good Sam Club. He and his wife, Dot enjoyed many trips to the casinos with the Seniors from the Shrewsbury Senior Center.
He was a lifetime member of the Greendale Men’s Club.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Fran’s family on Friday July 21, 2017 from 4-8 pm in Britton’s Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury. His funeral will be on Saturday July 22, 2017, with a prayer service at 9:30 am in the funeral home. Burial with military honors will follow in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. In addition to flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shrewsbury Fire and Police Relief Fund, P.O. Box 53, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.