Francis J. Perry Jr. of Westwood and Marion died April 14 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen P. (O’Toole) Perry.  Francis was the loving father of Mary Louise Dana and her late husband Peter of Hamilton, Francis J. Perry III and his wife Susan of Medfield, Liz Williamson and her husband Todd of Westwood and the late Edward A. Perry and his wife Emily of Marshfield.

He was the devoted grandfather of Emily D. Bottomley and her husband Taylor, Andrew H.H. Dana, Francis J. Perry IV, James E. Perry, Holden O. Williamson, Avery C. Williamson and Graham C. Williamson and great grandfather of Townsend P. Bottomley. He was the brother of Jane Perry of Needham and the late William Perry, Mary Gallant, Ann Curley and John Perry. He is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and his devoted caretaker Agnes Acheampong.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St. (off Route 109) Westwood on Monday April 20 from 4 – 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday April 21 at 10 a.m. in St. Margaret Mary Church, Westwood. Interment with military honors will be held at Old Westwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Francis’ memory to the Aid to the Elderly and Infirm, c/o Westwood Town Hall, 580 High St., Westwood, MA 02090 or the Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 S Bay Ave., Boston, MA 02118.

Francis was a graduate of Mission High School in Boston and graduated from Boston College in 1948. He was a Principal and Treasurer of the Glacier Sand and Stone Company in Westwood and a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II.