Walter Osgood

BERWICK, Maine ó Walter Osgood of Berwick, Maine, passed from this life to the next in July 2007 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine, after a long struggle with his health.

He was born, June 20, 1920, a son of Raymond and Stella (Peck) Osgood and grew up in Danville, Vt. He graduated from Vermont Technical College in Randolph, Vt., before moving to Dover, N.H., where he met and married his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth Lord. He joined the U.S. Army, served his country during World War II in the South Pacific, and was founder and proud member of the 476th Harbor Craft survivors. He completed the apprenticeship program at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a machinist. In 1947, he went to work for General Electric Co. in Somersworth, N.H., as their first machinist/set up man. Over the years he took more courses and worked up to foreman and Manufacturing Engineer, retirement in 1973 due to poor health. He was one of the founders of the G.E. Credit Union and the GEEA. Walt and his family moved to Berwick in the 1950s, and he became very active in the community. He served as a fireman, was elected to the Board of Selectman and was Berwick's first volunteer police chief. He was a member of the American Legion of Berwick, a past master of the St. John's A.F. & A.M. of South Berwick, Maine, a member of the Sarah Orne Jewett Chapter 176, Order of Eastern Star of South Berwick, St. Amand Commandery No. 20 Knights Templar of Saco, Maine, The Kora Shriners of Lewiston, Maine. He was an active member of the Berwick United Methodist Church, serving on several committees during his 60 years of membership.

He leaves his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth "Betty" (Lord) Osgood; two daughters, Glenda Gallant of Berwick and Janice Nichols and her husband, Robert, of Eliot. Maine; two sons, Jerald and his wife, Linda Osgood of Manassas, Va., and Harry and his wife, Anne Osgood of North Berwick; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. He was well known in the area, was loved by his family and friends, and well respected by all who knew him. He will be missed. He was predeceased by his parents, Raymond and Stella Osgood; a sister, Glenda and a brother, Harold.

A funeral was held July 9 at the Berwick United Methodist Church in Berwick, Maine. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home, North Berwick.

Evergreen Cemetery, Berwick ME

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