LaBelle, Theodore J.

Theodore J. LaBelle, Jr., 89, of Canton, formerly of Dorchester, died peacefully at his home after being lovingly cared for by his children, grandchildren, and sister-in-law Dian Doyle on March 27, 2022.

Ted was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Air Force 44th AREFS. He retired from the Polaroid Corporation after over 30 years of employment. He participated in the Harvard Brain Study for many years and enjoyed contributing to science by participating in several other medical studies. Ted loved gardening with his wife and children as well as fishing with his sons. He loved and was proud of all of his children who were devoted to him.

Devoted and loving husband for 67 years of the late Theresa A. (Kotarba) LaBelle of Canton. Loving father of Theodore J. LaBelle III and his late wife, Mary Ryan, of Framingham, Peter LaBelle and his wife, Julia, of Beaverton, OR, Karen Monahan and her husband, Steven, of Avon, Daniel LaBelle and his wife, Thresia, of Quincy, Thomas LaBelle and his wife, Caroline, of Taunton, Mark LaBelle and his wife, Monica, of Milton, Susan Scannell and her husband, Keith, of Holbrook, and the late Catherine LaBelle. Loving brother of Jack LaBelle and his wife, Marcia, of Braintree, the late Al LaBelle and his wife, Carol, of Weymouth, and the late Mary Knoll and her late husband, Archie Knoll, of Braintree. Proud grandfather of 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will honor and remember Ted’s life by gathering for a funeral Mass on Wednesday, April 6, at 10 a.m. in St. Oscar Romero Church (formerly St. John the Evangelist), 700 Washington Street in Canton. Burial with military honors will take place at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne on Thursday, April 7, at 12:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org. For guestbook, please visit www.jmurphyfh.com. Arrangements by the Murphy Funeral Home, Dorchester.

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