John “Jack” Castle

Castle, John Harold “Jack” of Hull, died December 28, 2017.

Beloved husband of 37 years of Mariruth Castle (Kecskemety) of Hull.   Loving father of Joseph Davis and his wife Brandy of ME, Paul Davis of Hull, Sheila Ranson and her husband William of Hull and Brad Castle and his wife Danielle of Hull.  Devoted grandfather of Virginia, Michael, Joseph, Dakota, Trevor, Joshua, Chloe, Ethan and Brayden and 1 great granddaughter.  Jack was the youngest and last survivor of 7 children of the late Harold and Irene Castle.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Jack was a proud Sergeant for the Unites States Army who served his country during the Vietnam War.  Jack was very active in the military community, as he was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Past Commander of the Hull VFW 1787, a member of the Scituate 3169 VFW, Cohasset American Legion 118, a life member of Vietnam Veterans Era Post 1 in Abington, Member of DAV, and many other local organizations.  He focused his life on caring for other Veterans.  Jack was passionate about boating and fishing and was past Commodore of the Back River Yacht Club and member of the Commodores’ Club of America.  He enjoyed playing the guitar and singing and also enjoyed solving puzzles.  Jack’s main passion in life was his family, especially his grandchildren and spending time with those he loved. He will be sadly missed but never forgotten.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Wednesday 4-8 PM in the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald St. (off Central St.), HINGHAM. Burial Friday at 11:15 AM, in MA National Cemetery, Bourne.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Jack may be made to New England Center for Homeless Veterans, 17 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108.