Francis H. Sheehan

Francis Henry Sheehan, 91, passed away September 12, 2015 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Born in Springfield to the late Francis and Inez (Solari) Sheehan, he was a former Springfield native, attended Cathedral High School and most recently lived in South Hadley. He was a retired postal worker and a local actor who appeared in many television commercials and promotional films, as well as doing radio drama under the stage name Lou Maynard.

Mr. Sheehan was a WWII Navy veteran having served mostly in the Pacific Theater of operations as a crew member serving on the USS West Point and the USS Dobbin. He was a former member of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department Uniform Branch with the rank of sergeant.  He was also a member of the Retired Federal Employees Association, the NRA, the Ludlow Fish and Game Club and was president of St. Michael’s Grammar School Alumni Association 1939.

He leaves a son, Gary Sheehan and his wife Ann of Granby; and 2 grandchildren, Danny Sheehan of Nevada and Melissa Sheehan of Wilbraham; his former wife, Anne Buck of West Springfield and his friend, Edith Cormier.

Services are private and entrusted to Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services.