U.S. Army veteran of WWII
Published in the March 1, 2018 edition
SOUTH ATTLEBORO — John N. Plath, 97, of South Attleboro, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Woodbriar Health Care Center in Wilmington. He was the husband of the late Helen Plath.
Born in North Attleboro on June 15, 1920, he was the son of the late Nelson and Harriot (Martin) Plath. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
John worked for many years for the Lubrx Oil Company where he was a mixer for oil compounds. He was the oldest charter member of the Elks in North Attleboro and a member of St. Theresa’s Church in South Attleboro for many years.
He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. John kept up with all the current events at age of 97. He would read two newspapers a day and loved working in his yard into his nineties. He especially enjoyed working in his vegetable garden.
Family members include his loving daughters, Judith Kelleher and her husband William of North Reading and Elaine Scott and her husband Richard of Attleboro; his brother, Richard Plath of North Attleboro and his sisters, Mary Plath of North Attleboro, Joan Flatley of Ariz., and Patricia Mowry of Marlborough; late brothers Nels, James and Joseph Plath and late sister Ellen Clark; five cherished grandchildren, Meaghan Kloetzel and her husband Alex, Katie Patriquin and her husband Ryan, Bill Kelleher and his wife Kristy, Matt Scott and his wife Helen, and Colleen Babul and her husband Mike; nine great-grandchildren, Kolton, Kane, Bailey, Alex, Aidan, Riley, Bode, Marie and Eleni. He was the father of the late John Plath.
Services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Arrangements are by the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.com.
