Ronald Harlow

December 24, 1941 – August 5, 2010

MetroWest Daily News Obituary August 8, 2010

Ronald Estes Harlow, 68, of Buckland, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.

He was born in Natick, Dec. 24, 1941, the son of Bernard and Dorothy (Estes) Harlow. He was a graduate of Natick High School and Boston College, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1992.

Harlow served in the Vietnam War. He enlisted in the Army on July 30, 1959, and was honorably discharged on July 29, 1965.

Prior to retirement he was a fireman for the Natick Fire Department. He retired in 1980.

He and his wife, the former Judyann Roberts, lived in Buckland for 10 years. Survivors, besides his wife, include two daughters, Lisa Marie Harlow and her husband, Felix Vargas, of Framingham, and Ann Marie Harlow and her husband, TJ Watkinson, of Natick; one brother, Brian Harlow of Massachusetts; one sister, Karen Manning of Natick; and four grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m., at 46 Crittenden Hill Road, Buckland. Burial will be in Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, at a later date. It is suggested donations be made to the Mass. Audubon Society, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home in Shelburne Falls/ Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.