19 December, 2011
John J. Hagenbuch, Sr., 95, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Framingham. Born in Boston on June 18, 1916, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Sullivan) Hagenbuch. He was the widower of Nell (Biedler) who died in February 2001.
John grew up in Watertown, MA and graduated from Watertown High School in 1934. He was a graduate of the Lowell Institute, Franklyn Technical School and MIT. He worked for the Mass. Department of Public Works from 1936 until his retirement in 1984.
He attended the Mass. Military Academy from 1938 to 1940. He joined the Massachusetts National Guard in 1935 and was called for active duty in the Army from September 1940 to January 1946 and again from March 1951 to March 1953. During World War II, he served in the European Theater and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. In the Mass. National Guard, he commanded the 211th Air Defense Artillery Group for over one year until it was deactivated. He also commanded the 241st Engineer Battalion until its deactivation. He retired from the National Guard in 1969.
He is survived by his son John Jr. and his wife Marie of Hopkinton and his grandchildren John A. Hagenbuch and his wife Dana, Steven J. Hagenbuch, Brian W. Hagenbuch, Dina M. Alexander and her husband Glenn and Jennifer M. Hagenbuch. He also leaves six great granchildren.
The funeral will be held at Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. from the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church St. A funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. John the Evangelist Church, 20 Church Street at 10:00 a.m. Burial with military honors will be held on Friday, December 23 in St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Wednesday, December 21 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Donations may be made to Marian Community, Inc., 154 Summer St., Medway, MA 02053.
