Frank H. Strange, Jr., 93, passed away peacefully, on Saturday morning, September 21, 2013, in Charleston, SC. He was born in Natick, MA, on May 10, 1920, the son of the late Frank H. Strange, Sr. and his wife, Helen (Hadley) Strange.
Frank grew up in the Town of Natick and after completion of Natick High School was proud to serve his country in the Army during WWII. After serving in WWII, he returned home and married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Louise Church. Frank and Barbara raised their family in Sherborn, MA and are survived by their two children; Frank H. Strange, III of Charleston, SC and his wife, Bernadette, and
Susan Otenti Gould and her husband, Dennis, of Gorham, ME. His wife of 46 years passed away in March of 1990.
Frank was always quick to brag about his six grandchildren; Diana (Strange) Wood, Jennifer Strange, Frank H. Strange IV, Kerry (Strange) Corbett, Tara (Otenti) Makara, and Scott Otenti, as well as eight great grandchildren; Corissa Strange, Nicholas Otenti, Leandra Strange, Sean Makara, Alliyah Strange, Liam Strange, Sophia Strange, and Christian Corbett. Mr. Strange is also survived by his sister, Joyce Leighton, of Baldwinville, MA and predeceased by brothers Hilton Strange and Landon Strange of Natick, MA, F. Rae Strange of Arlington, TX, Robert Strange of Virginia, and his sister, Phyllis Stackpole, of Natick, MA.
Mr. Strange received a diploma in engineering from ITT Technical Institute and made his career as a self employed carpenter for over 50 years. Many homes in Central Massachusetts bear his craftsmanship in many ways. In addition, he crafted fine guitars and violins, and was an avid artist. His paintings captured the essence of some of his favorite New England places. He built several boats and beautiful rock terraces and walls. In addition to his accomplishments, he was a professional stamp collector, Cub Master of the Cub Scouts in Sherborn, Building Inspector for the Town of Sherborn, treasured member of the Fiske Memorial Methodist Church in Natick, Pilgrim Church in Sherborn and, later, of the Congregational Church of Millis.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service on Monday September 30 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of the John Everett and Sons Funeral Home 4 Park Street,at Natick Common.
Burial with Military Honors will follow in Dell Park Cemetery Natick
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for your consideration in making donations in Frank's memory to: The American Cancer Association, www.cancer.org/index or The American Heart Association, www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ .