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      George C. Ottaviani, 66

George C. Ottaviani, 66, of Haverhill, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday June 12.

Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Sarah (Sinclair) Ottaviani. He attended Haverhill public schools and was a Graduate of Haverhill Trade School, Class of 1960, where he excelled in baseball, football, and hockey.

Mr.Ottaviani was a painter by trade, working for the Boland Paint Company in Bradford for over twenty years. He then was employed at the Northeastern Tool Co. in Ward Hill. Known by the children in his neighborhood as Uncle George he was a fixture there, well loved by all who met him. He would hold weekly yard sales mostly for the enjoyment of talking with the curious shopper and mingling with the neighbors. He was an avid fisherman and sports fan, especially local sports. He served as the Haverhill High School football team Statistician for thirteen years.

He leaves his wife of forty-two years, Barbara A. (Eldredge) Ottaviani, brothers and sisters in law, R. John and Mary Ellen Ottaviani, and Steven A. and Dianna Ottaviani, an aunt, Edith Robinson, all of Haverhill, nieces and nephews, Mary Suzanne Ottaviani, Ann and Kevin McKeown, John R. and Cynthia Ottaviani, Kathleen E. Ottaviani, Cara L. Ottaviani, and Angela and Ronald Page, grand nephews, Jake and Nicholas Ottaviani and Brady McKeown.

Friends and family may call on Sunday at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill from 5 to 8 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill. Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Haverhill Stadium Foundation c/o Peter Shanahan, 137 Monument St. Haverhill, MA 01832.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home