Mr. Walter J. Wrobel, Jr.

September 19, 1942 - February 10, 2012

Walter J. Wrobel Jr. Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Friend DERRY, NH--Walter J. Wrobel Jr., a lifelong resident of Lowell passed away at his home in Derry, NH Friday evening, February 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family, after a 12 year battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Walter was born in Lowell on September 19th, 1942, a son of the late Walter Wrobel and Sophia (Kolek). He attended St. Stanislaus School, Keith Academy, Lowell Commercial College and Merrimack College. He worked for Lockheed Sanders in Nashua for 36 years. Above all, Walter was a family man. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends up at their lake house in Derry, NH -- “the camp.” He was a hard worker, with the sole purpose of providing for his family, always working at least two jobs. He helped at the family owned Lincoln Hardware in Cupples Square, started and ran a successful personal income tax business, Wrobel Tax Service, and owned Delta Realty. In his earlier years, he was a coach and Treasurer of Callery Park Little League, Treasurer of Lowell Pop Warner, and the number one fan of his boys when they played football in high school and college. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing weekly in the Nashua Elks Golf League up at Green Meadow Golf Course in Hudson, NH with his close friends. Wally thoroughly enjoyed going to the New England Patriot games with his friends and sons. He loved watching his grandchildren Nicole and Eric compete in any and all of their sporting events. He enjoyed his summers at their lake house on Big Island Pond in NH and his winters at their home in Barefoot Bay, FL. Walter had a kind heart and generous soul. He was always willing to help wherever and whenever he could. It did not matter if you were a customer or a friend Wally always treated you like family. Walter is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Beatrice (Gendreau). He is predeceased by his daughter Katherine who died in 1986 and is survived by his devoted sons, Walter III and his wife Christine of Chelmsford, Kenneth and his wife Tiffany of Fitchburg, and his adoring grandchildren Nicole and Eric. Walter is also survived by his sister Maryanne Hutchinson and her husband David; his sister Elaine Wrobel; his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Arthur and Sheila Gendreau, Carol Villineau, and Arlene and Spiros Zousoumas; also many good friends, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Walter was the brother of the late Frances M. (Wrobel) Gendreau who died in 1974 and brother-in-law of the late William Villineau who died in 2003, and Francis A. Gendreau who died January 27,2012. FUNERAL NOTICE WROBEL—In Derry, NH, Friday, February 10, 2012 at his home, Walter J. Wrobel, Jr., 69, beloved husband of Beatrice (Gendreau) Wrobel. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on WEDNESDAY from 4 until 8 PM. Walter’s Funeral will begin on THURSDAY MORNING at 8:30 A.M. from the Funeral Home, followed by his Funeral Mass at 9:30 A.M. at ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH, 374 Stevens Street, Lowell. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Lowell. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Walter’s memory may be made to the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Cassie Zousoumas Memorial Scholarship Fund, 100 Merrimack Street, Suite 202, Lowell, MA 01852. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com