He passed away Sunday, December 20th at 10:38 pm at home with his wife Joyce and son Michael by his
side, holding his hand. Glioblastoma was the cause of his death and illness for seven short months.
Dennis and Joyce met at the Little Brown Jug + pizza place in Chelsea, Mass.
They married fifty-three years ago at Our Lady of Grace Church. Dennis worked for the Brockton
Enterprise newspaper in Brockton, Mass as a newspaper pressman. He moved to Sandwich, Mass with
his wife Joyce and Son Michael D. Runnels in 1987. Dennis enjoyed the Cape with his family for thirty-
three years. He loved cooking, gardening, bike riding on the canal, karate, guitar and electrical work.
He will never be forgotten.
Dennis is survived by his wife Joyce, son Michael D. and daughter Renae Runnels and his three
grandchildren: Brandon, Christopher and, Alexander of the Middleborough area.