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October 9, 2012

Walter W. Andrews, 86

ESSEX — A funeral service with Military Honors for Walter W. Andrews, 86, longtime resident of Essex, will be held 11 am Saturday October 13, 2012 in the Spring Street Cemetery, Essex. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed.

In addition to his wife Effie M. (Story) Andrews of of sixty one years he is survived by a son, Peter W. Andrews and his wife Nancy of Ipswich; a daughter, Paula F. Blunda and her husband Stephen of Rowley; granddaughter Michelle Blunda of Rowley; a sister, Virginia Mulcahy of Ipswich; a nephew Blake Story and a niece Brenda Watson. He was the also the grandfather of the late Michael Blunda formerly of Rowley and bother of the late Helen Story formerly of Essex.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home of Ipswich. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in his name may be made to a charity of one’s choice. To leave a condolence please visit www.whittier-porter.com

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