Edwin Traub 84, of Andover formerly of West Alton, NH, Salem, NH and Lawrence, died unexpectedly at the Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley in Haverhill on Wednesday October 22. A Methuen High School graduate class of 1948, he then attended and graduated from American International College in Springfield.
Mr. Traub owned and operated Arlington Floor Covering on Franklin St. in Lawrence for 35 years. He was an Air Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in Salem, NH, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the United Flying Octogenarians (UFO’s). He was a Master Mason and member of John Hancock Lodge and 32d Degree Mason with Aleppo Temple of Shriners.
He was the husband of Iris (Zundell) Traub; father of Marjorie Traub-Cummings, Francee Longmuir, Leonard Traub and Shari Traub ; grandfather of Brendan, Jared, Stephanie, Peter, Travis, Haley and Scott; brother of Harold Traub and the late Neil Traub.
Services will be at Temple Emanuel Cemetery 202 Mount Vernon St. Lawrence on Friday October 24 at 2:00PM. Condolence calls may be made at the Traub residence 10 Lancaster Place, Andover following the interment until 5PM and Saturday evening 6-9PM. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be donated to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 480 Pleasant St. Watertown, MA 02472.