Obituary: Dr. Robert Angorn, 77

The following obituary appears on the Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Home website.

Angorn, Dr. Robert, of Lynnfield, on January 13, 2014, at 77. Robert was a dedicated and passionate orthodontist in Melrose. Dr. Angorn was an honors graduate of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a graduate of the Tufts Post-Graduate Orthodontic Program. While at Tufts, he was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU), the National Dental Honor Society. He has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at the Tufts University Post Graduate Orthodontic Department.

Robert prided himself on providing beautiful healthy smiles, and that’s what he did, for over 44 years. Bob lived life the way he wanted, and was surrounded by his loved ones at the time of his passing. 

Robert is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth Angorn, his 4 devoted children Leslie Stambler and husband Kenneth, Naomi Halpern and husband Robert, Julie Booras and husband Paul and Matthew Angorn and wife Sara. Nine cherished grandchildren, Cory, Jordan and Evan Stambler, Jacob and Max Halpern, William and Ada Booras, and Maya and Van Angorn, and his dear sister-in-law, Janice (Marsh) Angorn. Bob was predeceased by his elder brother, Richard Angorn.

 The funeral will be held at 1 pm on Friday, January 17, 2014, at Temple Emanuel Sinai, 661 Salisbury Street,Worcester. Memorial observance will be at his home in Lynnfield on Saturday 5-9 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dr. Luke at Melanoma Disease Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline St., Boston, MA 02215, or The Adam Friedman Memorial Fund, PO Box 1452,  Ogunquit, Maine 03907.