FOLLOWING THE MANDATE AND PROTOCOL FROM GOVERNOR BAKER, WE HAVE MODIFIED THE FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THOSE THAT PLAN ON ATTENDING.
Relatives and friends will still be allowed to attend calling hours on Tuesday, March 17 from 9 - 11 a.m. in the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, 3 Barber St. in Medway although the funeral home staff will be following the mandate which will only allow 25 people in the funeral home at any given time and social distancing will be strongly encouraged while waiting to enter the funeral home.
The funeral Mass at St. Joseph Church in Medway has been cancelled. A private service will be held for immediate family only.
If attending the calling hours, please realize that the family will encourage people to move along quicker than usual and may not be in personal contact with you, ie; hugging, shaking hands, etc. Fred’s family also understands that friends may refrain from coming due to the current crisis.
Frederick H. Paulette, Sr., 79, of Medway passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Shirley A. (Rojee) Paulette for 57 years.
Born in Medway on April 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Frederick Paulette and Helen (Ostrowski) Wallace and step-son of the late Clyde Wallace.
Fred was a lifelong resident of Medway and graduated from Medway High School in 1958 and attended Dean College and Bryant University.
He proudly served in the Marine Corp for four years during the Vietnam War.
Fred was a police officer for the Town of Medway for 27 years retiring in 1991 as sergeant. He then worked in investigations for the Department of Defense.
Fred was a member of the Franklin Elks Club, the Massachusetts Police Assoc. and the New England Narcotics Assoc. and received numerous accolades and awards for his service.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Pamela J. Wardwell and her partner Charles Sebestyen of Bellingham and Jo-Anne Watson Paulette of Blackstone, his son Frederick H. Paulette, Jr. of Holliston, and five grandchildren, Thomas and Lucy Watson and Dominic, Dylan and Lola Paulette.
Fred is also survived by numerous family, nieces and nephews, many friends and was well loved by everyone he ever met.
He was the brother of the late Jean Murphy, Helen Paulette, Geraldine Chianese, Richard Paulette and Charles Paulette.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Fred’s memory to the Medway Police Assoc., 315 Village St., Medway, MA 02053.