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Calvin F. Tripp
December 07, 2018

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Calvin F. Tripp, 81, of Westport passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Winifred M. (Hasson) Tripp, they shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Westport, son of the late Isaac A. and Barbara (Manchester) Tripp, he was a lifelong resident of Westport. Prior to retirement, he worked for Siemens Westinghouse as a craft labor supervisor, for which he traveled throughout the United States. He enjoyed attending antique car and truck shows. Mr. Tripp had the ways of a cowboy. He will always be regarded as a true family man who loved being with his children and grandchildren.

Including his wife, survivors include 2 sons: Calvin F. Tripp, Jr. and his companion Marina of NM and Kenneth Tripp and his wife Tara of Amesbury, MA; a daughter: Lornalee Frederick and her husband Dale of Westport and Martha Sullivan of Westport who was like a daughter; 2 brothers: Isaac A. Tripp, Jr., of Westport and Randall Tripp of Fall River; 3 sisters: Ruth Norton of Rochester, NY, Eunice Durfee of Tiverton and June Hebert of Westport; 13 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and a ton of nieces and nephews.

He was father of the late Timothy James Tripp and Steven James Tripp and brother of the late: Grover, Harvey and Wendell Tripp and Barbara Carreiro.

Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Potter Funeral Home at 11:00 A.M.

Calling hours Sunday 2 - 4 P.M.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or South Coast Visiting Nurse Association, 200 Mill Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719.


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Potter Funeral Service
81 Reed Road
Westport, MA 02790
508-636-2100