MARLBOROUGH - Thomas F. Wormuth, 78, of Marlborough died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 at Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary A. (Murphy) Wormuth for the last 52 years. Born in Carbondale, Pa., the son of the late Augustus and Catherine (Moran) Wormuth, he was a 1949 graduate of St. Rose High School in Carbondale and later received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Scranton in 1955. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving in the 109th Infantry. Tom was an electrical engineer for GTE for 20 years, retiring in 1992, and previously was a project manager for Singer Link in Binghamton, N.Y. for 10 years and Bendix for six years. He enjoyed golfing, and was a licensed pilot who loved flying and owned several planes throughout his life.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Kevin M. Wormuth of Harwich, Thomas F. Wormuth, Jr. of Sarasota, Fla., and a daughter, Lisa A. Ledoux of Marlborough; four brothers and four sisters; and his grandchildren, Lianne, Lindsay, Logan, Barry, Mark, Michael,John and Karen; He was the father of Karen L. Marr of Eastham, who died last year.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 5, at 9 a.m., at Immaculate Conception Church, Prospect Street, Marlborough. Burial will be private. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Fitzgerald & Collins Funeral Home (www.CollinsFuneral.com), 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. Instead of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.