James Edward FRALEY
Obituary

James E. Fraley DALTON - James E. Fraley, 67, of 351 Orchard Road, died yesterday at his home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield, son of the late Clifford and Mary Callahan Fraley, he moved to Dalton as a young boy and became a three-star letterman at the former Dalton High School. He continued his avid interest in baseball, playing in the former Twi-Light league and receiving a try-out with the Boston Red Sox. He was an U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, serving with the 8th Air Force in Europe. Mr. Fraley was employed as a supervisor in the Receiving and Shipping Department of Crane & Co. for 40 years, retiring in 1981. He was a communicant of St. Agnes Church and a member of its Holy Name Society. He was also a member of the Dalton VFW and the American Legion. He and his wife, the former Helen 0. Boraski, would have celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary next month. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Judith E. Filiault of Pittsfield and Mrs. Justine E. Donovan of Dalton; a brother, Clifford Fraley of Zephyrhills, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Dean of Pittsfield, and five grandchildren. The funeral will be tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. from the Bartlett-Wellington Funeral Home with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9 at St. Agnes Church. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorial donations to the Dalton Ambulance Fund at 20 Flansburg Ave.


The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
August 29, 1984

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