Alvin W. Tripp, 92, Westport

Posted 6/12/17

Alvin W. Tripp, 92, of Westport, died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Brandon Woods of New Bedford. He was the husband of Arline M. (Wordell) Tripp, to whom he was married since 1948.

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Alvin W. Tripp, 92, Westport

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Alvin W. Tripp, 92, of Westport, died Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Brandon Woods of New Bedford.  He was the husband of Arline M. (Wordell) Tripp, to whom he was married since 1948.

Born in Westport, son of the late Willis L. and Helen E. (Wall) Tripp, he was a lifelong resident of Westport.  Until retirement, he was the owner of ALRU Farm in Westport along with his brother. He was a founding member of the Westport Fair, which started in 1955; a member of the Cooperative Milk Producers Association; and the Young Farmers of America and the Westport Grange, where he was Past Master. 

An avid vegetable and flower gardener, he enjoyed biking and walking around South Westport. Mr. Tripp also enjoyed ballroom dancing at Lincoln Park, but most of all he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Including his wife, survivors include a son, Bradley A. Tripp and his wife Pauline of Canajoharie, NY; three daughters, Carin L. Wehrmeister and her husband David of Westport, Judith L. Harvester and her husband Stephen of Westfield, Mass., and Wendy A. Furtado and her husband Joseph of Westport; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was the brother of the late Linwood, Howard, Willis, Russell, Carl and Ernest Tripp and Edith Traganza.

His funeral service, to which relatives and friends are invited, will be Saturday, June 17, at the Westport Point United Methodist Church, Westport Point, at 10 a.m.

Calling hours are Friday, 5-8 p.m., at the Potter Funeral Home, 81 Reed Rd., Westport.

Interment will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport.

Flowers are acceptable or memorial donations may be made to: Westport Fair, Inc., P.O. Box 3455, Westport, MA 02790.

For directions or to sign the on-line guest book, please visit www.potterfuneralservice.com.

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