Francis E. Wall

Francis E. Wall, a longtime resident of Pepperell, MA, and formerly of Franklin, WI, and Billerica, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 9, 2026, at the age of 96. Francis was the beloved husband of 53 years to the late Mary K. Wall, who predeceased him in 2007.

Francis was born in Belmont, MA, on September 15, 1930, to the late Joseph T. Wall Sr. and Agnes G. (Gillen) Wall. He grew up in Belmont and Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School in 1948, where he was a member of the golf team during his sophomore and junior years. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954. Throughout his career, Francis worked as a field service engineer maintaining spectrometers for Fisher Scientific in Waltham, MA, and as a materials analyst for Republic Steel in Independence, OH, and Anderson Labs in Franklin, WI.

Francis was a lifelong golfer, especially in retirement following his career in 1994. He was a longtime member of senior golf leagues in North Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire, playing regularly through age 95. He also recently enjoyed ten-pin bowling in a senior league in Merrimack, NH. Francis was an avid fan of the Red Sox and Patriots, but his favorite activity was spending time with his family.

Francis is survived by his sons, Mark and his wife, Jean, of Ayer, MA, and Peter and his wife, Marisa, of Cudahy, WI; his daughters, Mary Waugh of Ayer, MA, and Kathleen and Anne of Pepperell, MA; ten grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife and parents, Francis was predeceased by his brothers, Joseph T. Wall Jr. of Scituate, MA, and Bernard of Nampa, ID; and his sisters, Helen Hopkins of Wrentham, MA, Mary Russo of Arlington, MA, and Roberta Tremarche of Watertown, MA.

Visiting hours will be held in the McGaffigan Funeral Home, 37 Main St., (Rte. 113) Pepperell, MA on Monday, October 19th from 10 am - 12 pm immediately followed by a funeral service at 12 pm. Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Jersey Street, Pepperell. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, or by check, to Hands and Hearts Hospice, 34 Washington Street, Suite 100, Wellesley, MA 02481. Please write "In Memory of Francis Wall" in the Memo Line.