MEDWAY, Mass. – John “Jack” Handren, 84, of Medway and formerly of Maine, died Jan. 3, 2004. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corp. He leaves a son, John Jr. of East Kingston, N.H.; daughter, Meredith Louise Hanrahan-Boshes of Medway, Mass., and her husband Dr. Roger Boshes; sister, Jean Watt of Concord, Mass.; grandchildren, Natasha, Orion, Elektra, Evan and Erica; great-grandchildren, Gianni, Christian and Ryan; and his previous wife, Marilyn Ireson Handren of Georgetown. Calling hours will be held 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Chesmore Funeral Home, 854 Washington St. (Rt. 16) Holliston. (www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com) A funeral home service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8. Burial will follow in the Puritan Lawn Cemetery of Peabody, Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to either the Pine Street Inn, Development Dept., 444 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118-2404 or to Buddy Dog Humane Society, P. O. Box 296, Sudbury, MA 01776.


