Harry C. Schofield

LUNENBURG: Harry C. Schofield, 88, of Lunenburg, died Friday, November 25, 2022 at Health Alliance, Leominster Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Schofield was born in Boston, October 7, 1934 the son of George and Marion (Cronk) Schofield and grew up in Watertown. He has resided in Lunenburg for over fifty years. He was a 1952 graduate of Watertown High School and continued his education at Boston University before graduating from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957 and received a Masters Degree from Fitchburg State College in 1971. For over thirty five years Mr. Schofield was a dedicated English teacher in the Townsend school system. He started the golf program and coached golf at North Middlesex Regional High School for 30 years. He was the voice of the North Middlesex Patriots football and basketball teams for several years as well as the advisor for the school newspaper “The Crier”. He began his career at Spaulding Memorial School in 1958 and transferred to North Middlesex Regional High School where he remained until his retirement in 1993. After his retirement he drove special needs students and was a bus monitor at McCarty Bus Company in Townsend for 17 years. He was a member of the North American Family Campers Association, local chapter Squaw-No-Cook, for over forty five years. He cheered on all of the New England Sports teams; Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, and Bruins. His time at home was spent in his rocking chair listening to music with his headphones on, reading, and watching sports on TV. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Elise R. (Stanton) Schofield; his daughters Karen E. Miedema and her husband Rob of Alabama, Janis L. Hayes and her husband Charlie of Baldwinville, and his son Brad Schofield of Fitchburg; three grandchildren, Olivia Hayes, Eric Hayes, and Travis Miedema and his wife Ali of Michigan and two great grandchildren, Easton and Emelia Miedema. The family is grateful and thankful to all of the caregivers who have helped him in recent months. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 AM Thursday, December 1, 2022 at St. Boniface Church, 817 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery, Townsend. Mr. Schofield’s family will receive relatives and friends at calling hours 4-7 PM Wednesday, November 30th at the Anderson Funeral Home, 250 Main Street (Rte 119) Townsend Center. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in memory of Harry Schofield to the Dementia Society of America by mail to PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901, or online www.DementiaSociety.org/donate. For additional information or to leave an online condolence please visit the Anderson Funeral Home website at www.andersonfuneral.com.

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Harry C. Schofield

October 7, 1934 - November 25, 2022