Carl Spinney

Captain Carl E . Spinney , of Wakefield died Monday, November 14 at the Bear Hill Nursing Center. He was born in Lower Argyle, Nova Scotia on October 11, 1922.

At age fourteen he and his mother and younger sister came to America to join his father who was an engineer on fishing boats out of Gloucester, MA. He was a World War II Navy Veteran in the Pacific Theater.

Carl was predeceased by his wife, Doris (Merron) Spinney . He was the beloved dad of Linda Spinney of Springfield, Vermont, Martha (Steven) DePriest of Wakefield, MA, Donna Ryan of Malabar, FL, Scott (Karolyn) Spinney of Saugus, MA and Carl Spinney of Salem, NH. He was the loving Grampie of Jennifer Albright, Joshua Ryan, Rebecca and Sarah DePriest, Scott and Jessie Spinney and Amanda and Kaitlin Spinney and the proud great-grandfather of Jonathan, Jeremy, Kaylee, Michael, Aiden, Bristol and Emma.

Carl was a commercial fishing captain on many boats that sailed out of Boston Harbor, including the Tremont and the Old Colony. He retired in 1980 and he and Doris moved to Melbourne, Florida where they lived for more than 20 years. He loved his family, camping trips, playing cards and cribbage. He enjoyed watching the Red Sox and kept us laughing with his great sense of humor.

Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Wednesday from 4-8 pm. A Graveside Service will be held at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Forest Hill Ave., Lynnfield on Thursday at 11:00.

Contributions may be made to Gloucester Fisherman's Wives Assoc., 2 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA 01930.

November 16, 2016
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

November 17, 2016
11:00 AM

Forest Hill Cemetery
Forest Hill Ave
Lynnfield, MA 01940