SPENCER - John "Papa" Palmer Jr., 85, of Spencer, died April 30, after an illness.
He leaves his wife of 59 years Doris M. (Lagerstrom) Palmer; a son; a daughter; a brother; two sisters, including Esther Tabor of Shrewsbury; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; nieces and nephews.
He was a shift supervisor at Warner & Swasey Machine in Worcester before retiring in 1976. Previously he worked at Norton Co. for many years. After his retirement, he was a self-employed ...