Thomas P. Sandstrom

Thomas P. Sandstrom: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Daily News Tribune, The (Waltham, MA) - June 22, 2006

Deceased Name: Thomas P. Sandstrom

WINCHENDON
Thomas P. Sandstrom, 71, of Winchendon, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at Heywood Hospital, Gardner.
He was the husband of Mary (MacDonald) Sandstrom for 18 years.
Born in Boston, the son of Siguar O. and Dorothy (Penny) Sandstrom, he had lived in Winchendon for 10 years after moving from Millville. Previously, he had been a resident of Waltham for many years.
Mr. Sandstrom was a retired asbestos worker and pipe fitter in Massachusetts and in Maine. He was a member of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 6 Union.
A Korean War veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956 aboard the USS New Jersey.
He was a life member of the Eugene M. Connor Post 193 American Legion in Winchendon and a member of Waltham VFW Post and the Elks Lodge in Billerica.
His hobbies were fishing, wood crafts, country music and his love for the Red Sox. He enjoyed the ocean and lighthouses.
Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Lisa M. Gauthier and her husband, Kevin, of Winchendon and Leanne M. Vasile of Waltham; two sisters, Alice G. Johnson of Waltham and Pamela L. Sperry of Burlington; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and two nephews, D.J. Sperry and Daniel Sperry.
Burial will be in the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon.
Calling hours will be held Friday, June 23, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Snow-Ladeau Funeral Home
( www.snowladeau.com),
343 Central St., Winchendon.
Memorial gifts may be made to the charity of one's choice.
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