~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NEA/DL Capt. Ralph Raymond Furbush,
Jr.
June 15, 1919 - April 21, 2018
Notification with the passing of retired Northeast/Delta pilot
Captain Ralph Raymond Furbush, Jr., age 98. Captain Furbush joined Northeast
Airlines 07-05-1951 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1979, based Boston.
Widowed with the passing of his wife June, Captain Furbush is
survived by his children plus grand- and great grandchildren.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit http://hosting-6588.tributes.com/obituary/show/Ralph-Raymond-Furbush-106035692
Services are planned for Wednesday, April 25th at Badger
Funeral Home located in Littleton, Mass. Should more information be received we
will be sure to pass it along.
Thank
you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary.................................Ralph Raymond
Furbush, Jr.
Ralph R. Furbush Jr. age 98 of Framingham, passed away
peacefully on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at MetroWest Medical Center in
Framingham.
Born on June 15,1919 in Framingham, Ralph was the son of the
late Ralph R. and Margaret H. (Downes) Furbush. Raised and educated in
Framingham. Ralph attended Framingham high school before enlisting in the United
States Army in 1940.
Ralph proudly served his country in WWII as an Army Air Force
Pilot. While in the service, he was in the invasion of Normandy and many other
missions in the European theater. On a mission over Germany, His plane was shot
and with engine failure, he was forced to jump from the plane using a parachute
and subsequently captured by the Germans and later released. He earned a
membership to The Caterpillar Club which is awarded to all flyers who save their
lives by using a parachute. Upon his return home and together with his wife
June, raised their loving family. He completed his reserve requirements and then
pursued a career in commercial aviation as an airline pilot, retiring from Delta
airlines. Ralph was a life long member of the Framingham Heart Study beginning
in 1948. He was a long time member of the ALPA and the 435th troop carriers.
Ralph was predeceased by his loving wife June and his brother
Richard. He is survived by his five children Lynne Bouchard of Leesburg FL,
Ralph Furbush III and his wife Norma of The Villages FL, Cheryl Lemon and her
husband John of Mendon, MA, Wendy Diotalevi and wife Christine Conran of Upton,
MA and Holly Furbush of Framingham, MA. Ralph is also survived by his siblings
Dorothy Hernandez of Alexandria, VA and Raymond Furbush of Utah along with many
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Ralph on
Wednesday, April 25 from 10:00-11:00 am in the Badger Funeral Home, 347 King
St., Littleton. His funeral service will follow at 11:00 am. Burial with United
States Army Military Honors in South Cemetery, Boxborough.
In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to:
Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital , 262 Danny Thomas
Place , Memphis, TN 38105 ... www.stjude.org
or
No comments:
Post a Comment