NAPLES — Edmund D. Lipson, 75, originally from Lynn, Mass., passed away on December 27, 2020, at his home in Naples, where he resided for the past 31 years.

He was born on Sept. 18, 1945, to parents Edmund and Sophie (Hincman) Lipson in Salem, Mass.

Edmund graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, Mass., in 1963 and went on to attend Boston College, where in 1966 he became the football team captain before graduating in 1967.
After college, Edmund served six years in the Army reserves as an Army Green Beret. He was on the board of directors at United Federal Credit Union for 10 years and worked for 33 years at Osram Sylvania in Danvers, Mass., before retirement in 2001. Edmund dedicated many hours organizing beano at Sacred Heart Church in Lynn and Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, Mass. He devoted his retirement years volunteering in local food pantries.

Edmund leaves behind his beloved wife of 52 years, Patricia Wiswall Lipson. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: Edmund, and his wife Theresa Lipson of Cape Elizabeth, and Lynda and her husband Brian Blutreich of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren, Jeremy and Chelsea Thacker of Raymond, Brock of North Conway, N.H.; granddaughters, Brooke and Logan Blutreich of Phoenix, Ariz. Edmund also leaves behind six great- grandchildren; his sister, Dorothy Owen and her husband, John of Wakefield, Mass.; special niece, Sara Owen Kasper and her husband, Dr. Isaac Kasper of Beverly, Mass., and special nephew, Jonathan Owen and his wife, Maggie of Kennebunk, as well as several other nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews and many several dear friends.

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