Erland W. Purington Jr., Charlestown,NH - born Maine
Erland W. Purington Jr., 54
CHARLESTOWN - Erland W. Purington, Jr., 54, of Railroad Street in Charlestown, died at his home on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.
He was born in Farmington, Maine on Jan. 2, 1953, the son of Erland W. and Donna (Gammon) Purington.
The surviving family includes one daughter, Heather Serbian of Claremont; two sons, Charles Armstrong of Malden, Mass., and Eric Purington of Unity; his mother, Donna Gammon of Taunton, Mass.; his adopted parents, John and Betty Cananzey of Charlestown; six stepsisters; one foster brother; two foster sisters and nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his father and one half brother.
A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad St., in Claremont.
Friends may call at the Funeral Home one hour prior to service.
To view an online memorial, send a message of condolence or for more information visit, www.stringerfh.com.
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Erland had resided in Unity for seven years and in Charlestown for the past four years.
He was employed as a cylinder inspector at Merriam-Graves Corp. in Charlestown for the past 10 years and had previously worked at Design Standards for 10 years and also at Grobert File all in Charlestown. He also worked in Keene for a short time.
He was a member of the Bellows Falls American Legion.
Erland enjoyed hunting, fishing, chess, pool, football, baseball, and softball where he played on the Merriam-Graves Company team. He also loved spending time with his family.
The surviving family also includes a son-in-law, Heather's husband, Jonathan; and a daughter-in-law, Charles' wife Tiffany.
NOTE:
ERLAND'S FATHER, ERLAND W. PURINGTON,SR. ALSO DIED ON
NOV 4, 1992