WESTFIELD: Richard E. Hannan, Sr., 80, of Westfield passed away at Mercy Medical Center, September 2, 2014. He was born in Boston, MA to the late Robert and Helen (O’Keefe) Hannan. Richard served his country with the United States Navy from 1951-1954 during Korea, attaining the rank of SK-3, he received the National Defense Service Medal.
Richard was employed by many regional frozen food distributors, drove for Peter Pan bus lines for many decades and was the safety training instructor for Peter Pan and was Union President for the Amalgamated Transit Union Local #1512, for ten years. Richard is survived by his beloved wife Lorraine F. (MacPherson) Hannan, his loving children, Patricia M.H. Wysocki and her husband, John, Barbara H. Rogers and her husband, Kenneth, Mary F. Tierney and her husband, James and Richard E. Hannan, Jr. and his wife Karen, all of Westfield, his brother, Paul Hannan and his wife Ann T. (Sullivan) Hannan of Bedford, NH, brother in law Raymond MacPherson, sister in law Dorothy (MacPherson) Shanley, eight cherished grandchildren, Alanna, Gregory and Neal Wysocki, Jared and Mackenzie Rogers, Moira and Reid Hannan and Rylie Tierney and many nieces and nephews. Richard was predeceased by a brother Robert (Bobby) Hannan from Dorchester.
His funeral will be held on Friday at 10AM from the Firtion Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad St. Westfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11 AM in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett St. Westfield. Burial will be held at a later date privately in the Massachusetts Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Agawam, MA. In lieu of flowers contributions in Richard’s name may be directed to the Sons of Erin Scholarship Fund, 22 William St. Westfield, MA 01085, Special Olympics, 898 Prospect St. Chicopee, MA 01020 or to Wide Horizons, 38 Edge Hill Rd. Waltham, MA 02451.
