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Canton Obituary: Allen Pineo, 87

Services will be held on Saturday in Mattapan with interment to take place at Canton Corner Cemetery.

Allen Pineo of St. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Canton, passed away on Dec. 1 at the age of 87. 

Loving husband for 52 years to his wife, Evelyn (Grundy), who predeceased him in 2006. Allen is survived by his sister, Ruth Pineo of St. Petersburg, Florida, his daughter, Laura Macs and her husband, Erik of Natick, his daughter Susan Gibbs and her husband, Mark of Canton, his son Jonathan and his wife, Christine of Bernardston, and his son Peter of Canton.

He was the loving Grampa and Poppy to his granddaughter Kimberly (Gibbs) Boucher and her husband Jonathan, and grandsons Sean Gibbs, and Kyle Gibbs all of Canton, John Macs of Natick, Jason Kelliher and his partner, Brian Rice of Connecticut and Nicholas Kelliher and his wife Tammy of Oxford. 

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Allen was the proud great grandfather of James Boucher of Canton. Allen enjoyed genealogy as he traced his descendants to the Mayflower and John Alden. His love of horses which he shared with his wife moved him to help form the Ponkapoag Pony Club where he served as its first District Commissioner.

Former member of the Ponkapoag Hunt Club, former trustee of William Lawrence Camp in New Hampshire, and former Senior Warden at Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan.

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Former employee of Tucker Anthony now Janney Mortgomery Scott where he worked for 52 years, retiring as vice president.

Funeral will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 525 River St. Mattapan. Visiting hour will precede the service at the church at 9 a.m. Interment will follow at Canton Corner Cemetery . 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to either:

The American Heart Association
PO Box 417005
Boston, MA 02241-7005

or

The Friends of the Blue Hills
PO Box 416
Milton, MA 02186


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