Walter Worster

NORTH BERWICK, Maine -- Walter T. Worster, 99, a resident of Diamond Hill Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at his home after a long illness.

He was born in Berwick on Nov. 20, 1904, a son of Olin J. and Minnie M. (Smith) Worster, and graduated from Berwick High School, the class of 1923. He was employed by Champlain's Pine Company in Rochester, N.H., for over 20 years and by the Great Falls Bleachery Company of Somersworth, N.H., for 11 years, retiring in 1968. In the late 1920s, Walter played the drums at the KP Hall in Berwick until 1935. He also played with the Triumph Drum Corps of Berwick for several years when the town of Berwick bought the Triumph Fire Engine. The truck still participates in parades. Walter loved the animals where he had a farm until his 80s. He was a member of the Berwick Methodist Church where he sang in the choir group for many years.

He was predeceased by his wife Grayce M. Austin Worster and his son George O. Worster, three brothers and six sisters. He is survived by two daughters, Esther M. Morrow of Berwick and Gladys E. Petty of North Berwick, 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

Services were held on Dec. 29 at the Laing-Bibber Funeral Chapel, Berwick, with Dr. Peggy Dunn officiating. Interment was at New Town Cemetery in Rollinsford, N.H. Arrangements by the Laing-Bibber Funeral Chapel, Berwick.

New Town Cemetery, Rollinsford NH

To visit this resting place, go to the corner of the cemetery with the flagpole, adjacent to the intersection with General Sullivan Way. The monument is close by and visible from the flagpole.