RICHARD STUART LANSIL

Richard Stuart Lansil – of Woburn, died peacefully, April 26th at the age of ninety-one. Cherished father of Susan Lansil of Woburn, and Clifford Lansil, and Susan McCahan of Toronto. Proud grandfather of Nate Lansil. Dear brother of Charlotte Sullivan of South Yarmouth and the late Dorothy Lansil. Treasured uncle of Marla and Rich Gonet, Lesley and Jonathan Schuler, and great-uncle of Bryce Schuler. A Funeral Service will be held in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on SATURDAY morning, MAY 13th, at 10:30 a.m. Military honors and burial to follow in the Veterans Section of Woodbrook Cemetery.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours on FRIDAY evening, May 12th from 4-7 p.m.  Remembrances may be made to honor Richard to the Alzheimer’s Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601

Richard S. “Dick” Lansil, of Woburn, MA, died peacefully in his sleep, April 26, 2023 at Sunrise Senior Living in Burlington, MA after a period of declining health.

Born in Arlington, MA on August 8, 1931, Dick was the son of the late Clifford E. and Marie L. (Jary) Lansil. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict as a Communications specialist in Toyko, Japan. He graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and then worked for decades as a Test Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, and Manufacturing Engineer at Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Block Engineering, DigiLab, BioRad, and for the last 20 years of his career at Smith and Nephew Dyonics in Andover.

He designed spy satellites, an optical telescope on Skylab, various analytical and scientific instruments, and arthroscopic surgery equipment (knees, etc…). In addition, he owned and operated a small machine shop for 15 years, making specialized tools for the electronics industry.

He loved sailing, photography, model airplanes, motorcycling, tinkering, tools of every kind and hanging out at his cottage in Falmouth, MA.

Surviving members of his family include his daughter, Susan Lansil of Woburn, MA; son, Clifford Lansil, his wife Susan McCahan; grandson, Nate Lansil, all of Toronto, Canada; sister, Charlotte Sullivan of Yarmouth, MA; nieces Marla Gonet, her husband Rich of Brewster, MA and Lesley Schuler, her husband Jonathan of Prescott, AZ; great-uncle of Bryce Schuler. 

Richard was pre-deceased by his sister Dorothy Lansil of Arlington, MA and ex-wife Polly (Horan) Lansil.

A Funeral Service will be held in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on SATURDAY morning, MAY 13th, at 10:30 a.m. Military honors and burial to follow in the Veterans Section of Woodbrook Cemetery.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours on FRIDAY evening, May 12th from 4-7 p.m.  Memorial contributions in memory of Richard may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or your favorite charity. Please visit www.lynch-cantillon.com to view and sign the on-line guestbook.

A Funeral Service will be held in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on SATURDAY morning, MAY 13th, at 10:30 a.m. Military honors and burial to follow in the Veterans Section of Woodbrook Cemetery.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours on FRIDAY evening, May 12th from 4-7 p.m.  Memorial contributions in memory of Richard may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or your favorite charity. Please visit www.lynch-cantillon.com to view and sign the on-line guestbook.