Frederick L. Cuddy, longtime Lunenburg resident

LUNENBURG: Frederick L. Cuddy. On December 15th, 2024. Frederick L. Cuddy, 101 years young , of Greenbackville, VA. and a lifelong resident of Lunenburg left this earthly home and was joyfully welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Fred was born in Fitchburg on December 8, 1923, to Mildred Emily (Ladue-Cuddy) and Frederick Cuddy Sr. Fred’s 18th birthday was one day after the “Invasion of Pearl Harbor’. Like so many other boys he became a WW-II Hero by enlisting in the U.S. Navy. This 18 year old boy, was off to the war just a few short weeks later after Basic Training. Fred, was ordered to Maine, to meet America’s brand new Battleship, USS North Carolina. They set sail down the east coast then through the Panama Canal then off to the South Pacific to join the Pacific Fleet. The N. C. was the most decorated ship of the War, receiving 16 Battle Ribbons. As the war wound down Fred was next assigned as Tugboat Captain at the Treasure Island Navy Base at San Francisco Bay until the end of the war. He was joined in San Francisco with his new bride Cecelia (Crowley). After receiving an Honorable Discharge, he returned with Cecelia, to Fitchburg to begin his family. Fred and Cecelia, lived in Fitchburg for a few years then moved to Lunenburg in 1955. Fred and Cecelia were both very active in both community and church. Along with his three sons, Fred served the town of Lunenburg as a volunteer fireman. He was a longtime member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and served as an “Eucharistic Minister” for many years. Fred for many years, was a member of the International Veterans Chorus and the Leominster VFW. Fred enjoyed many simple things in his life – he attended hundreds of sporting events as his grandchildren and great-grandchildren played. So many Lunenburg, children showed great respect to him, simply by calling ‘Grandpa Fred’. He loved camping, was an avid reader, also very much an amateur historian of Fitchburg- Lunenburg and surrounding areas. However, his greatest joy was in loving and honoring his wife. He served as the head of his 5 generations family. his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and now great-great grandchildren. His life motto – “There are no strangers in the World, just friends I haven’t met yet”. Fred is survived by his three sons, Frederick L. “Rick” Cuddy and his wife, Jean Maki- Cuddy, of Greenbackville, VA, Michael F. Cuddy and his wife, Anne R. Cuddy, of Lakeland, Florida, Patrick A. Cuddy and his wife, Sandra J Cuddy, of Eastville, Virginia, and a daughter, Ann C. Cuddy-Sullivan and her husband Michael J. Sullivan of Kinston, NC. He is also survived by his grandchildren Michael Cuddy Jr., Erinn Quentin, Jacob Cuddy, Tracy Collier, Megan Russell, Nicole Beltz, Elisa Cuddy & Lukas Cuddy. 20 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Fred is pre-deceased of his wife of 63 years, Cecelia M. (Crowley) Cuddy, and his sisters Elizabeth “Betty” Richards, Marilyn Penfield, and Patricia Cormier-Sprague. Mr. Cuddy’s Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 12 Noon, Friday, December 20, 2024 at St. Boniface Church, 817 Mass Ave, Lunenburg. Prayers of committal with military honors will be offered at 2 PM Friday, December 20 at Massachusetts Memorial Veterans Cemetery, 111 Glenallen St., Winchendon. Mr. Cuddy’s family will receive relatives and friends at calling hours from 4- 7 PM Thursday, December 19, 2024 at the Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon Street, Fitchburg. www.andersonfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Leominster VFW, 100 West St, Leominster, MA 01453.

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Frederick L. Cuddy, longtime Lunenburg resident

December 8, 1923 - December 15, 2024