Obituaries

Richard F. Cashen

Jan 7th, 2018

Richard F. Cashen
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Richard F. Cashen 97 of South Yarmouth and formerly of Walpole died Sunday January 7, 2018.

He was the husband of the late Emma V. (Walter) Cashen who died in 2007. They had been married for 63 years.

Born in Norwood, Mr. Cashen was the son of the late Leo and Josephine (Mahoney) . He was a graduate of Walpole High School and Burdett College in Boston. He also attended Northeastern University. He was a graduate of the school of banking at Williams College and the University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Cashen served in the U.S. Army, during World War II, with the 1112th Engineer Construction Group in the South Pacific. He also served with the Occupational Forces in Japan. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant in 1946.

Richard was Vice President and Auditor for the former Bay Bank in Norfolk for 41 years. He retired in 1983.

A three year member of the Industrial Development Authority in Walpole, Mr. Cashen also served as a member of the Investment Committee for the Fales Scholarship Fund. He served as Treasurer for the Town of Walpole’s 250th Anniversary Committee in 1974 and served as President of the Walpole Rotary Club. He was a member of the Walpole Council Knights of Columbus and the Hyannis Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Upon his retirement, Mr. Cashen moved to South Yarmouth and was assigned by the Boston office of the United States Marshal to oversee various properties.

Mr. Cashen is survived by six grandchildren, Joseph Kourafas, Pamela Mitchell, Michael, Nicole, Samantha and Adam Cashen; three great grandchildren, Paige and Billie Prescott and Logan Mitchell. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Cashen was predeceased by a son, William M. Cashen.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday January 12 in St. Pius X Church, Station Ave., South Yarmouth.

Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.

Visiting hours will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday January 11 in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Independence House, 160 Bassett Ln., Hyannis, MA 02601.

Guest Book

Rebekah
#2
Friday - Jan 12, 2018 12:00 am

Dear Cashen Family, I am so sorry to have read of your loss; please accept my sincere condolences. Something that I have personally found to be of great comfort are the thoughts expressed at John 5:28, 29 as well as Revelation 21:4. In these verses, we find a wonderful hope for the future of being reunited with our loved ones upon the earth the way it was originally intended--free from sickness, suffering, and death. Knowing this has comforted me greatly and it is my sincere hope that these thoughts comfort your family as well. Again I am so sorry for your loss.

philip sharp
#1
Wednesday - Jan 10, 2018 12:00 am

he had a long life and will be missed.R.I.P.

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