Obituaries

Retired Fire Captain Passes Away After Two-Year Battle With Cancer

Robert N. Dunn worked for the Cambridge Fire Department and was a United States Army veteran.

The following is an obituary courtesy of Leham, Reen, & McNamara Funeral Home.

Ret. Capt. Cambridge Fire Dept. Robert N. Dunn of Tewksbury and formerly of Brighton and Cambridge passed away July 6, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a 2 year courageous battle with renal cancer.  

Beloved husband of Dawn D. (Green) Dunn. Devoted father of Joseph Dunn, Lisa Studer and her husband Brian all of Tewksbury. Brother of Jackie Dunn, Jeanne Sheppard and the late Paul and Donald Dunn.  Loving Pa to Michael Studer.  Also survived by several nieces and nephews.   

Funeral from the Lehman Reen & McNamara Funeral Home was held on Friday.

Dunn was a United States Army veteran and a late employee of US Post Office and Boston Red Sox.   

In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Bob may be made to Dana Farber Renal Cancer Center c/o Dr. Tony Choueri 450 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215.


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