MORRIS FUNERAL HOME
         40 Main Street
Southborough,  Massachusetts   01772
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James Frederick Anketell, 82, of Southborough died on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Framingham Union Hospital in Framingham, after a period of declining health.
He was the beloved husband of Ruth H. (McCann) Anketell, who passed away in 2009.

Mr. Anketell was an Air Force Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict and worked for many years for Raytheon in Wayland as a logistical engineer. He was an active member of  St.Anne Church of Southborough, but his greatest joy was spending time with his family.

He is survived by his 9 children,  James Anketell and his wife Barbara; Mary Anketell and her husband David Wilson; Susan Jablonski ; David Anketell and his wife Maria; Mark Anketell and his wife Peggy; Carol Doucet and her husband Jim;  Ruth Kuniholm and her husband Erik; Sarah Frederick and her husband Steven; Beth Anketell and her husband Martin Kulldorff; 19 Grandchildren and  2 great grandchildren; his brother John Anketell and his Jane and many nieces and nephews.
He predeceased by his sister Winifred Rock and a son in law Stephen Jablonski.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, November  1,  from 2 to 5 PM at the Morris Funeral Home, 40 Main Street, Southborough.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, November 2,  at 10:30  AM at St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Road, Southborough.  Burial will follow in the Southborough Rural Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent in his memory to Adaptive Sports Awareness,  251 Manning Street, Hudson, MA  01749.

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