Folsom Funeral Service

Clifford A. Newell Jr., a longtime resident of Westwood, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness.  He was 95.  Clifford was born October 15, 1919 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the only son of Clifford A. Sr., and Annabell (Hunter) Newell.  He graduated from Hingham High School in 1939 and attended Bentley College until his induction into the US Army in 1942.  He was honorably discharged in 1946 as a sergeant in the 69th Depot Repair Squadron, 301st Air Depot Group where he saw service in China, India and Burma.  He returned to Bentley College where he graduated with his degree in accounting in 1951 and worked for the Boston Insurance Company as an accounting clerk from 1952 until 1963.  Cliff then spent 24 years as a supervisor for the State Board of Retirement until his retirement in 1987.

Clifford was a founding member of the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor, a member of the American Air Museum in Britain, a member of the 14th Airforce Association – Flying Tigers 69th Repair Squad, a member of Orient Lodge AF & AM of Norwood since 1959, a member of the Westwood Square and Compass since 1959, a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, a member of the Norfolk County Honorary Deputy Sherriff’s Association, and a member of the social register at Plimouth Plantation.

He was the husband of the late Jane H. (Badger) Newell who pedeceased him in March of 2014, and the brother of the late Mary Northam.  Clifford is survived by two sons, Walter C. Newell of Watertown, and Bruce H. Newell of Woburn; two daughters, Virginia A. “Ginger” Newell-Stokes of South Deerfield, and Wanda J. Carey of Ashland; a sister, Marguerite Harrington of Texas; two grandchildren, Jennifer (Carey) Frappier, and RJ carey; and three great grandchildren, Makayla, Jackson, and Madison.  Visiting hours will be held Thursday, January 8th from 3 to 5 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High St., Westwood.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral Friday at 11 AM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 95 Deerfield Avenue, Westwood followed by burial in the National Cemetery at Bourne 2:30 PM.  Donation’s in Cliff’s memory to the Shriner’s Burns Institute, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114 would be appreciated.

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