LACONIA — Erving Stephen Westcott, 92, passed away March 18, 2020, at Meredith Bay Colony, Meredith, NH.
Erving was born in Marlborough, NH, on July 29, 1927, to the late Clarence and Charlotte (Belanga) Westcott, and was a resident of Laconia for 61 years.
Erving graduated from Bellows Falls Vermont High School in 1947 after serving as an Infantry man in the United States Marine Corps. He then graduated under the GI Bill from Wentworth Institute of Technology, and started his career at General Electric in Pittsfield, MA in 1951. He moved to Keene, NH in 1955 where he started his 34-year career with the New England Telephone Company, as an Engineer, retiring in 1989 from the Laconia District Office.
Erving married his high school sweetheart, Wilma Henderson on November 11, 1951, and together they raised four children.
Many enjoyable winters were spent in Winter Haven, FL during retirement.
Erving is survived by his daughter, Barbara and her husband, William Crawford of Laconia; three sons, David of Hallandale Beach, FL, Kevin and his wife, Mary of Swanzey, and Jeffrey of Newmarket; seven grandchildren, Lyndsay, Kate and her husband, Kris, Megan and her husband, Craig, Shari, Michael and his fiancé, Casey, Erin, and Caitlin; and four great-grandchildren, Connor, Carly, Bradyn, and Livia. In addition to his wife and parents, Erving was predeceased by a sister, Lena Baldic, and three brothers, Craig, Bayard, and Edward Westcott.
A private burial will be held on May 3, 2020, at the Walpole Cemetery in Walpole, NH.
The family suggests that memorial donations may be made in Erving's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 166 S. River Road # 210, Bedford, NH 03110.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view online memorials go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.