ANDOVER: Ronald R. “Uncle Ronnie” Pariseau, 81, son of late parents Alvin and Dorothy (Hebert) Pariseau, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at Methuen Health and Rehabilitation Center, Methuen, Mass.

Born and raised in Andover, Mass., Ron graduated from Punchard High School and the New England Institute of Anatomy, Sanitary Science and Embalming of Boston.

Ron enjoyed many different hobbies, including flying his personal aircraft, carpentry projects and tending to his beloved dogs.

As a young man, Ron worked as a deck hand on the Mount Washington ship on Lake Winnipesaukee. Ron also worked as an embalmer for Lundgren Funeral Home of Andover. Later in life, Ron worked as a home builder and swimming pool installer.

Ron is survived by his sister, Arlene M. Cairns of Vero Beach, Fla.; stepson, Bill Lane of Pelham, N.H.; several nephews and niece, Garry Cairns and his wife, Marion, of Salem, N.H., Robert Cairns and his wife, Rhonda, of Londonderry, N.H., Glenn Cairns and his wife, Jane, of Andover, Linda and her husband, Rob Gostanian of Andover; and many grandnieces and grandnephews. Ron is also survived by his former spouse, Joan, and her extended family.

Friends paid their respects at the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 390 North Main Street, Andover, on Thursday, September 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. A brief memorial service was held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in West Parish Garden Cemetery in Andover. For additional information, please visit www.burkemaglizozi.com.