Dr. Arthur Wallace TUCKER, Jr.

1916 - 2006  (90 years)

• Name	Arthur Wallace TUCKER  [2]
  	By Bostonherald.com staff Saturday, June 24, 2006 Dr. Arthur Wallace Tucker Jr. of New Castle, N.H., a retired gynecologist and Harvard Medical School instructor, died April 13 at his home. He was 90. Born in Lynn, he was a resident of New Castle for many years. Dr. Tucker graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1937 and was an alumnus of Harvard Medical School class of 1941. He interned at the former Boston City Hospital and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the former Boston Lying-in Hospital and the former Free Hospital for Women in 1944. He went into private practice with offices in Brookline and at the Dedham Medical Associates in Dedham. He was appointed to the staff of the former Boston Lying-in Hospital, the former Free Hospital for Women and the Faulkner Hospital, and had privileges at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He also was a Harvard Medical School instructor in obstetrics and gynecology from 1946 to 1982. He retired with his wife to New Castle in 1977, but continued his gynecological practice in Boston until 1982. Dr. Tucker was a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Boston Obstetrical Society, the Aesculapian Club of Boston, the Dartmouth Alumni Association, the Harvard Alumni Association, the Propeller Club of Kittery, Maine, and the Men's Group of New Castle. He enjoyed summering with family and friends on Birch and the 6-Mile Islands at Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. He was a fully certified member of the Power Squadron and spent time sailing down the coast of Maine and the islands of the Caribbean. Husband of the late Martha Ransom for 65 years, Dr. Tucker is survived by two daughters, Susan Tucker Davis of Lowville, N.Y., and Nancy Tucker Barnes of Morrisville, N.C.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many extended family members, friends and colleagues. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at J. Verne Wood Funeral Home, Portsmouth, N.H. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, New Castle. Posted on Find A Grave by GrannyT [1]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	3 Feb 1916	Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Son of Arthur Wallace Tucker and Rubie Etta Hobbs   [2]
  Death	13 Apr 2006	New Castle, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire   [3, 4]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, New Castle, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire   [3]
  Person ID	I93206	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Martha Elizabeth RANSOM,   b. 26 Feb 1920, New Jersey d. 16 Jul 2005, New Castle, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1940	Meredith, Belknap Co., New Hampshire   [2]
  Family ID	F38949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2018

  
  

• Headstones

  Dr. Arthur Wallace Tucker, Jr., and Martha Elizabeth Ransom Headstone Arthur W. Tucker, Jr. and his wife Martha E., daughter of Horace U. Ransom and Sarah C. Bent, are buried in the Riverside Cemetery in New Castle, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. Created by: GrannyT Photo added by: Ginny Lesak Jakoubek

  
  

• Sources

  [S10218] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Dr. Arthur Wallace Tucker, Jr. [S7762] Ancestry.com: New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.