Frank Greatorex, 85, of Waldoboro, passed away at the Sussman House on Nov. 13, 2019. He was a treasured husband, dad, step-dad, grand-dad and friend who lived an abundant and giving life.
From a humble beginning in Harrison, N.J., he later served as an officer and navigator in the US Air Force. He successfully graduated with an engineering degree from MIT after which he forged an impressive career in designing and analyzing computer languages. In Chelmsford, Mass., he helped raise three beautiful and accomplished children: David, Donna and Paul.
He served in this community with various Scouting programs and within the Unitarian Church. Later in life he and wife Ardy created a blended family, which then included April, Heather, and Kristen. In retirement, he loved his pursuits of cooking, entertaining, sewing, carpentry and sailing. He did everything in life to its fullest. He loved most laughing and telling stories with his six children and their spouses, David and Pat Greatorex, Donna and Mark Cote, Paul and Lisa Greatorex, April Adams and Dave Silverstein, Heather and Mark McKeown, and Kristen and Dave Scott; plus his nine grand-children, Alexandria, Rachel, Erin, Sean, Trey, Toby, Finn, Ryan and Aria; and his extended grand-children, Nicholas and Patrick Cote.
A memorial service to pay tribute to his exceptional life is planned for the summer.
Donations can be made in his memory to the Sussman House (a facility for hospice patients), c/o PenBay Waldo Healthcare Foundation, 22 White St., Rockland, ME 04841.
Hall’s of Waldoboro has care of the arrangements. To extend online condolences visit hallfuneralhomes.com.
