Leon F. St. Martin, Jr.

STERLING Leon F. St. Martin, Jr., 74, of 28 Rugg Road, died on Friday, August 10, 2007, in River Terrace Healthcare, Lancaster after an illness.

He leaves his brother, Richard E. St. Martin of Sterling; his sister, Mary E. Nourse and her husband Ralph of Sterling; two nieces, Nancy Hagberg and her husband David of Sterling and Susan Nourse of Freeport, Maine; a nephew, Paul Nourse and his wife Tracy of Sterling; a great-grandniece, Amanda Nourse of Sterling; three great-grandnephews, Neil and Andrew Hagberg and Cooper Nourse all of Sterling. A sister and a dear friend, Austin H. Philbin, predeceased him. He was born in Worcester, son of Leon F. and Mary E. (St. John) St. Martin, Sr., and has lived in Sterling for 67 years.

Leon worked for several local farms including Philbin's Orchard in Sterling. He was a member of St. Richard of Chichester Church in Sterling.

Family and friends are invited to a calling hour from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 18th, in the Miles-Sterling Funeral Home, 100 Worcester Road, Sterling, followed by a Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Richard of Chichester Church, 4 Bridge St., Sterling. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Sterling. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Town of Sterling Fire Department, Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 515, Sterling, MA 01564. www.milesfuneralhome.com

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