John Ross
January 7, 1935 – November 9, 2024
John Ross, Ogunquit, ME, passed away on Nov. 9, 2024.
Born Jan. 7, 1935, in Bristol, CT, John attended GMI in Flint, MI, studying mechanical engineering. Eventually, John took a job with Boy Scouts of America, spending 34 years, including scout executive, in Connecticut and Massachusetts. After retirement, he worked selling water treatment equipment and working at Sears in Hyannis, MA.
He was an active Rotarian and volunteered at the Hyannis Senior Center, delivering meals to seniors. In Ogunquit, he volunteered at the Heritage Museum and on the Marginal Way.
John and Pat wintered in Sun City Center, FL, where he was known for fixing people's homes. He loved to paint, winning several blue ribbons at local art contests. He built furniture and owned every tool known to man.
John was a wonderful husband to Pat for over 68 years; loving father to Brian (Diane), York, ME, Sharon, Bethesda, MD, and Bob (Karen), Stowe, VT; grandfather to Melissa Prass (Markus), Katie, Becky (fiancé Ashley Barrows), Callagy and Sloane; and great-grandfather to Luise and Emilia Prass.
John is predeceased by granddaughter, Callagy Fahey Ross; Sharon‘s partner, Bill McCoy; and his parents, Alexander and Dorothy Ross.
Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com for online condolences."
Born Jan. 7, 1935, in Bristol, CT, John attended GMI in Flint, MI, studying mechanical engineering. Eventually, John took a job with Boy Scouts of America, spending 34 years, including scout executive, in Connecticut and Massachusetts. After retirement, he worked selling water treatment equipment and working at Sears in Hyannis, MA.
He was an active Rotarian and volunteered at the Hyannis Senior Center, delivering meals to seniors. In Ogunquit, he volunteered at the Heritage Museum and on the Marginal Way.
John and Pat wintered in Sun City Center, FL, where he was known for fixing people's homes. He loved to paint, winning several blue ribbons at local art contests. He built furniture and owned every tool known to man.
John was a wonderful husband to Pat for over 68 years; loving father to Brian (Diane), York, ME, Sharon, Bethesda, MD, and Bob (Karen), Stowe, VT; grandfather to Melissa Prass (Markus), Katie, Becky (fiancé Ashley Barrows), Callagy and Sloane; and great-grandfather to Luise and Emilia Prass.
John is predeceased by granddaughter, Callagy Fahey Ross; Sharon‘s partner, Bill McCoy; and his parents, Alexander and Dorothy Ross.
Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com for online condolences."