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John F. Mason passed away on Oct. 11 in Branford. He was the beloved husband of Susan Blake Mason for 57 years. John was born in Guilford on Jan. 3, 1937, and was the son of the late Louis Percy Mason and Nora Ross Mason. He leaves his daughters Karin Norris (David) and Sally Boemer (Eric), both of Reading, Massachusetts. He was a devoted grandfather to Devin and Mackenzie Norris and William and Anna Boemer.

John served in the military as a helicopter crew chief in the Army Medical Detachment at Fort Sill and Landstul, Germany. After the military he worked with his brothers at Arber Manufacturing. He was later employed at Echlin (Dana) until his retirement in 2000.

John served as president and a trustee during his 64-year membership in the Short Beach HH&L Company 4. In recent years he was a member and officer in the Branford Fire Police. He was also a member of Widows Son Lodge #66 in Branford for more than 50 years.

He leaves behind brothers Frederick and Ronald Mason of Branford and a sister-in-law, Janice Psilopoulos of Merrimack, New Hampshire. He was predeceased by his brother Charles Mason. The Mason brothers worked together building their houses as well as helping family members with their projects.

Friends and relatives were invited to a funeral service Oct. 15 at the W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 N. Main St., Branford. Burial followed in Branford Center Cemetery. Visiting hours were Oct. 14 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to Beat Parkinson’s Today, 102 Pitkin St., East Hartford, CT 06108.