Published in the November 11, 2016 edition
MELROSE — Kenneth Douglass Crowell, 80, passed away at home in Melrose on Nov. 6.
Ken was born in Malden on Nov. 30, 1935 to the late Kenneth J. and Edyth (Lewis) Crowell. He was raised in Malden and Melrose, attended Riverside Military Academy in Georgia and then graduated from Melrose High School, where he was a talented athlete and was named Sportsman of the Year during one of his sporting seasons.
Mr. Crowell served his country with pride in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He graduated in the top 10 of his engineering class at Northeastern University and went on to work as a mechanical engineer at Corning Glass in New York, Westinghouse in Boston and for Capital Engineering in Newton.
He and his wife Ruth lived most of their lives in Melrose, enjoyed spending summers the past 30 years at Belgrade Lake in Belgrade, Maine and spending winters in Boynton Beach, Fla. While summering in Maine Ken enjoyed going out on his boat fishing, he enjoyed computers and going to the horse races.
Mr. Crowell was very involved in youth sports in Melrose; he was past president of the Churchill American Baseball League, he helped formulate the Melrose Youth Hockey group and was one of the directors and an announcer for Melrose Pop Warner. He was also a spotter for the Melrose High School football team for several years.
Kenneth was the beloved husband of 59 years to Ruth A. (Bennett) Crowell. He was the cherished father of Douglass Scott Crowell, Kenneth Gregg Crowell and Glenn Lewis Crowell and his wife Marie, all of Melrose. He was the caring brother of Barbara Ann Crowell of Melrose. He was the loving grandfather of Julia, Ashley, Joshua, Jared and the late Justine Crowell. He was the proud great-grandfather of Aidan.
Visitation was held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 West Foster St., Melrose on Friday, Nov. 11, from 4 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be held at Gately Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m.
Interment with military honors at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ken’s name to the Melrose Veterans Fund., payable to City of Melrose, Attn. Veterans office, 562 Main St., Melrose MA 02176.
To send a message of condolence please visit www.gatelyfh.com.
