Grant of Brockton March 9, 2004 Reginald C. “Reggie” Grant 94 years. Husband of the late Kathleen M. “Kay” (Walsh) Grant. Father of Mary R. Piantoni and her husband Louis of Mansfield; John E. Grant and his wife Willa of Easton; Ellen A. Dutcher and her husband Joseph of E. Bridgewater; Susan K. Erickson and her husband John of Brockton and the late Richard C. Grant. Brother of Ruth G. O’Connell of Brockton and the late Richard Grant. Father-in-law of Terry Grant of Conn. Grandfather of the late Dawn Piantoni.
Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont St. (Rte 123) Brockton Friday at 8 am. Funeral Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 9 am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 pm. Donations in Reggie’s memory may be made to My Brothers Keeper PO Box 3552 Brockton, MA 02304.
Obituary
Mr. Grant died Tuesday morning at the Braemoor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a period of failing health. He was born in Brockton son of the late Charles S. and Nellie C. (Murphy) Grant and remained a lifelong resident of the city. He was a graduate of Brockton High School Class of 1928 and also attended Bentley School of Accounting and Northeastern University.
In 1937 he married Kathleen M. Walsh.Mr. Grant retired from Proctor and Gamble, Quincy in 1974. He had also worked for several years at Dorothy Lou Pastry Shop, the former Jackle’s Bakery and Producers Dairy.
He was the oldest member of the Wheels of Time antique auto club and a longtime member and one of two surviving members of the former West End Club.
He proudly built his own home and many friends would stop by to visit when they saw him sitting out front.
He was the husband for 63 years of the late Kathleen M. “Kay” (Walsh) GrantFather of Mary R. Piantoni and her husband Louis of Mansfield; John E. Grant and his wife Willa of Easton; Ellen A. Dutcher and her husband Joseph of E. Bridgewater; Susan K. Erickson and her husband John of Brockton and the late Richard C. Grant. Brother of Ruth G. O’Connell of Brockton and the late Richard Grant. Father-in-law of Terry Grant of Conn. Also survived by 13 grandchildren,10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Grandfather of the late Dawn Piantoni.