1934
Curtis
2016
Curtis John Lanciani
August 1, 1934 — October 29, 2016
LITTLETON/PAXTON - Curtis John Lanciani, Sr. passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 in Leominster Hospital. He was 82. Born in Clinton, he was the son of Frank and Dorothy (Harman) Lanciani, was raised in Sterling and graduated from Leominster High School. For the last 40 years he has lived in Littleton.
Curtis dedicated his life to the public power industry starting his career with the Sterling Light Department, followed by the Paxton Light Department where he became General Manager, a position he maintained until 1976. He served as General Manager of Littleton Light and Water Department for 17 years until his retirement in 1993.
He formed the Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA), serving as President and member of the Board of Directors; recipient of the Big Heart Award in 1972; Distinguished Services Award in 1985 and was named their Man of the Year in 1990. Curtis was instrumental in the deployment of 10 systems to help in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, and afterwards was appointed chairman of an American Public Power Association Committee to establish a national emergency aid program. He earned NEPPA’s Community Service Award in 1992.
Curtis was also a member of the First Congregational Church of Paxton, served on their Board of Trustees and coached the church basketball team for several years. In his retirement, he volunteered in the Littleton Public Schools with students at the Shaker Lane School and enjoyed woodworking.
He leaves his wife of 32 years, Josephine Lanciani; his children, Curtis Lanciani Jr. and his wife, Susan; Robert “Duffy” Lanciani and his wife, Mary, Cindy Walter, Frank Lanciani, Heidi Wheeler and her husband, Emerson, Wendy Brown and her husband, Alan, Mary “Penny” Jefferson and John; and his step-children, Curt Blood and his wife, Louise, Paul Blood and his wife, Janet, Lynn Blood and Brian Blood and his wife, Michelle; also a sister, Betty Pearson; 25 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Curtis is predeceased by his first wife Shirleyann (Brown) Lanciani and their daughter, Betsy Jameson.
A memorial service for Curtis will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, at the First Congregational Church of Paxton, 1 Church Street. Burial will be private in Mooreland Cemetery, Paxton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that we honor Curtis by buying a children’s book and sharing it with your favorite young person. It would warm Curtis’ heart to see someone reading to a child.
Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Rd., Sterling. To share a memory or offer an on-line condolence, please "sign the guest book" on this page.
Curtis dedicated his life to the public power industry starting his career with the Sterling Light Department, followed by the Paxton Light Department where he became General Manager, a position he maintained until 1976. He served as General Manager of Littleton Light and Water Department for 17 years until his retirement in 1993.
He formed the Northeast Public Power Association (NEPPA), serving as President and member of the Board of Directors; recipient of the Big Heart Award in 1972; Distinguished Services Award in 1985 and was named their Man of the Year in 1990. Curtis was instrumental in the deployment of 10 systems to help in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, and afterwards was appointed chairman of an American Public Power Association Committee to establish a national emergency aid program. He earned NEPPA’s Community Service Award in 1992.
Curtis was also a member of the First Congregational Church of Paxton, served on their Board of Trustees and coached the church basketball team for several years. In his retirement, he volunteered in the Littleton Public Schools with students at the Shaker Lane School and enjoyed woodworking.
He leaves his wife of 32 years, Josephine Lanciani; his children, Curtis Lanciani Jr. and his wife, Susan; Robert “Duffy” Lanciani and his wife, Mary, Cindy Walter, Frank Lanciani, Heidi Wheeler and her husband, Emerson, Wendy Brown and her husband, Alan, Mary “Penny” Jefferson and John; and his step-children, Curt Blood and his wife, Louise, Paul Blood and his wife, Janet, Lynn Blood and Brian Blood and his wife, Michelle; also a sister, Betty Pearson; 25 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Curtis is predeceased by his first wife Shirleyann (Brown) Lanciani and their daughter, Betsy Jameson.
A memorial service for Curtis will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, at the First Congregational Church of Paxton, 1 Church Street. Burial will be private in Mooreland Cemetery, Paxton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that we honor Curtis by buying a children’s book and sharing it with your favorite young person. It would warm Curtis’ heart to see someone reading to a child.
Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Rd., Sterling. To share a memory or offer an on-line condolence, please "sign the guest book" on this page.
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