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Clifford
Herbert Webster Jr.

Clifford
Herbert Webster, 78, a longtime resident of Malden , died
Friday, Nov 6th, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital- Boston
Northshore in Peabody. Cliff was born and raised in Rhode
Island. Shortly after high school, he enlisted in the US Navy,
where he served honorably during the Korean Conflict. While in
the navy he became an electronics technician, and was introduced
to what would become his lifelong career. After his discharge,
he attended LaSalle College, and then went to Babson College
where he received his masters in electrical engineering. He
worked as an electrical engineer for many companies, including
RCA, and Honeywell, before retiring from GE in 1990.
In 1976,
Clifford married Cora A. Powers, and the two settled down in
Malden. They shared over 30 years of marriage together.
Clifford enjoyed boating and salt water fishing, vacationing at
the family beach house in Matunuck, RI. He also was fond of
watching college basketball.
He is survived
by his wife Cora A (Powers) Webster of Malden, his daughters,
Karen Manning of Medfield, Lynne Webster of Rockland, Joanne
Lowe of Abington, Tracy White of Plymouth, Janet Panepinto of Plymouth, and Nancy Russo
of Weymouth, his sisters, Margaret Cooney, Lynne Holland, and
Maryanne Torgan, all of RI, his brother, David Webster of
MD, as well as 11 grandchildren, 8 step-grandchildren, and 1
great-step-grandchild.
He was
preceded in death by his parents, Clifford H Sr. and Eleanor
(Riley) Webster, and his daughter Carol Marsh.
Visitation
will be held at Weir MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144
Salem Street, Malden, on Monday, Nov. 9th, from 4-8
PM
Contributions
in Cliff’s memory may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105 194
Funeral
services will be held from the funeral home on Tuesday, November
10, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in
Sacred Hearts Church at 10AM. . Fr. Daniel J. Hickey of Sacred
Hearts Church will be officiating. Burial will be in the Holy
Cross Cemetery in Malden.
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