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| Rockwood | Dr Norman Osgood Rockwood | |||
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Death
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Interred
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October 21, 1917 |
September 10, 2007
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Union Cemetery
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Heart Failure
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| Parents: Martin Osgood Rockwood & Ada Louise Smith | When Norman Osgood
Rockwood was born on October 21, 1917, in Waltham,
Massachusetts, his father, Martin, was 26 and his mother,
Ada, was 29. He married Eleanor Mavis Brown on August 14,
1943, in Medford, Massachusetts. He died on September 10,
2007, in Lakeland, Florida, at the age of 89, and was
buried in Bellingham, Massachusetts. |
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Birth Place:
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Waltham, MA |
Death Place:
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Lakeland, FL |
| Taught: Math |
Spouse:
E. Mavis Brown |
Online Obit | Find-a-Grave |
| Dr Rockwood was a Lt. Col in the US Army during World War II. | |||
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Obituary Dr. Norman O. Rockwood formerly of
Tewksbury, WWII vet; 89 LAKELAND, Fla. Dr. Norman O.
Rockwood, age 89, died peacefully surrounded by his
family at his home in Florida on September 10, 2007.
Born in Waltham, MA, he was the son of the late Martin
O. and Ada L. (Smith) Rockwood. Beloved husband of E.
Mavis (Brown) Rockwood, and loving father of Sandra
Poucher of Clearwater, Fla., and Marjorie Potvin of
Lakeland, Fla., and the late Janis Ada Rockwood.
Devoted Grandfather of Linda Merrill, Charles Farr,
both of NH, Monika Overstreet, Eric Potvin, both of
TN, and also 5 Great-Grandchildren. Resident of Florida since 2003, and
formerly of Tewksbury and Andover, MA. He was a
Mathematics teacher at Melrose High School for 31
years including Department Head until retiring in
1983. A graduate of Dean Academy Class of 1935. He
received his bachelor's degree from Tufts College
Class of 1940, Master's degree from Springfield
College (1942), and his Doctor of Philosophy through
Army auspices at Harvard University (1956). A WWII Army veteran with the rank of
Captain, he continued in the Army Reserves and held
the rank of Lt. Colonel before retiring in 1977. He
was a longtime member of St. Matthews Masonic Lodge of
Andover, MA, and the Merrimack Valley Daylight Lodge.
ROCKWOOD Funeral Services and Interment
in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Route 140
Mechanic St., Bellingham, MA will be held on Saturday,
October 6th at 12:00 Noon under the direction of
Cartier's Funeral Home, Bellingham, MA. |
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