Obituary for Richard Kranes
Richard Kranes, 80, of Wells (formerly Bridgewater, MA), died Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Avita of Wells following a period of failing health. He was surrounded in his final days by his loving wife Nancy (Ingraham), daughter Martha (Mark), and son Nathan (Samantha). He is survived by grandchildren Ford, Veronica, Phoebe, and Etta and great grandson Andreas. Also surviving Rick are his brother David (Carol) and sister Nancy of Salt Lake City.
Rick was born on August 10, 1940, to Dr. Alfred Kranes and Dorothy Jones Kranes of Belmont, MA. He attended Belmont High School, earned his BS at the University of New Hampshire and MS at the University of Rhode Island. Rick served our country as a veteran of the US Army.
Rick taught science and coached track at Somerset High School before entering a career in environmental geology at Stone & Webster Engineering and, later, Goldman Environmental Consultants. He traveled throughout the country working on projects such as nuclear waste storage, environmental remediation, and the Big Dig in Boston. His love of the environment carried through in his volunteer work with the Bridgewater Conservation Commission and Wells Reserve & Laudholm Trust.
In addition to his serious side, Rick was playful at heart. He expressed his love of the outdoors through hiking, canoeing, skiing, biking, sorting through tide pools, and summers spent in Wolfeboro, NH. A fan of Big Band–era music and singing in the car, Rick lifted his baritone voice with the Highland Glee Club of Needham, MA. Everyone who knew Rick knows his dry wit, his robust laugh, and twinkle in his eye. He loved good food and good company, and his family could always catch him sneaking a second bowl of ice cream when the mood struck.
A Memorial service will be planned for late summer and announced by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to A Place to Start for Dementia (aplacetostartfordementia.org) or the Nature Conservancy (nature.org).
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Rick’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Road, Wells.
Rick was born on August 10, 1940, to Dr. Alfred Kranes and Dorothy Jones Kranes of Belmont, MA. He attended Belmont High School, earned his BS at the University of New Hampshire and MS at the University of Rhode Island. Rick served our country as a veteran of the US Army.
Rick taught science and coached track at Somerset High School before entering a career in environmental geology at Stone & Webster Engineering and, later, Goldman Environmental Consultants. He traveled throughout the country working on projects such as nuclear waste storage, environmental remediation, and the Big Dig in Boston. His love of the environment carried through in his volunteer work with the Bridgewater Conservation Commission and Wells Reserve & Laudholm Trust.
In addition to his serious side, Rick was playful at heart. He expressed his love of the outdoors through hiking, canoeing, skiing, biking, sorting through tide pools, and summers spent in Wolfeboro, NH. A fan of Big Band–era music and singing in the car, Rick lifted his baritone voice with the Highland Glee Club of Needham, MA. Everyone who knew Rick knows his dry wit, his robust laugh, and twinkle in his eye. He loved good food and good company, and his family could always catch him sneaking a second bowl of ice cream when the mood struck.
A Memorial service will be planned for late summer and announced by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to A Place to Start for Dementia (aplacetostartfordementia.org) or the Nature Conservancy (nature.org).
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Rick’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Road, Wells.