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Frederick W. Phinney, 91, of Randolph, NH and Yarmouth Port, MA died peacefully on January 21, 2014 at home surrounded by his six children. His wife, Eleanor Sanburn Phinney, predeceased him after fifty-eight years of marriage. He is survived by his six children: Ben, Joanna, Fred Jr., John, Harriet, Martha and their respective spouses: Barbara Phinney, Lhakpa Phinney, Yutian Phinney, Adam Berger; by ten grandchildren: Sam, Louisa, Jamie, David, Peter, Warren, Sarah, William, Elijah, Alana; by two great grandsons: Robbie and Henry; and by two brothers: Arthur and William. His faithful golden retriever, Lucy, also survives him. Fred, born in Lawrence, MA on May 15, 1922, was the son of Rev. Arthur O. and Lucille (Flagg) Phinney and was raised in Concord, NH and Lynn, MA. He attended Lynn English High School, Browne and Nichols School, Harvard College and Episcopal Theological School. Fred was awarded two Silver Stars for gallantry and intrepidity in action with the 44th Infantry Division in World War II. During his long career as an Episcopal priest he served in Waterbury, CT, Brookline, MA, Beverly Farms, MA, Lake Forest, IL, Limuru, Kenya, and Rome, Italy, Cambridge, MA and Wellesley, MA . Fred, who captained the Harvard cross-country team, enjoyed physical activity until the end of his life. Hiking, skiing, gardening, reading and classical music were some of his favorite pastimes. He was a member of the Randolph Mountain Club, Appalachian Mountain Club, St. Barnabas Church in Berlin, NH and St. Mary's Church in Barnstable, MA. A true gentleman, Fred will be remembered for his humility, high standards, articulate self-expression, learning and compassion. Throughout his career he worked to build bridges between people of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, and perspectives. Above all, Fred was a family man whose greatest joy was being with Eleanor and his children.

(Obtained from Bryant Funeral Home)

Frederick married Eleanor Hale Sanburn in 1947 in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor (daughter of Justice Curtis Sanburn and Marion F. (Sanburn)) was born on 21 Oct 1921 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Nov 2005 in Randolph, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, Woodside Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) - November 17, 2005
Deceased Name: Eleanor H. Phinney
84 Oil, watercolor artist; avid traveler; tennis player

YARMOUTHPORT - Eleanor H. (Sanburn) Phinney, 84, of Yarmouthport and Randolph, N.H., died Monday on Cape Cod.

She was the wife of Frederick W. Phinney for 58 years.

Mrs. Phinney was born in Springfield and attended the MacDuffie School in Springfield, Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y., and Wellesley College. She also did post-graduate studies at the Harvard School of Design, Cambridge.

She was accomplished in oil painting and watercolor sketches.

During World War II she worked at the Radiation Laboratory at MIT. After the war she married and raised a family.

She summered in Randolph and wintered in Yarmouthport. She was a previous resident of Waterbury, Conn., Brookline, Beverly, Lake Forest, Ill., East Africa and Rome, Italy.

An avid traveler, she visited Africa, Asia, the Middle East, England and Europe with her husband. She was also an accomplished tennis player since childhood.

She loved the mountains, the sea and nature, and was a supporter of environmental efforts including the Mount Washington Observatory and Randolph Mountain Club.

Besides her husband, survivors include three sons, Benjamin S. of Milton, Frederick W. Jr. of Yarmouthport and John F. of Basking Ridge, N.J.; three daughters, Joanna H. of Washington, D.C., Martha H. of Randolph, N.H., and Harriet M. of Seattle; a brother, Willis H. Sanburn II of Honolulu, Hawaii; 10 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodside Cemetery, Summer Street, Yarmouthport.
additional information courtesy of Randall Jensen #47426837

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Justice + Marion F. (Sanburn). Marion was born about 1891 in , , Massachusetts, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Willis married Maud A. Rising on 7 Mar 1888 in , Carroll County, Illinois, USA. Maud was born on 16 Nov 1868 in Thomson, Carroll County, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Nov 1955 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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