Raymond E. Warden, 90, of Derry, NH died Thursday August 30, 2012 in Parkland Medical Center, Derry. Mr. Warden was born in Neptune, NJ on March 31, 1922, a son of the late William L. and Mary E. (Stewart) Warden. He had resided in Derry for the past 38 years, formerly living in Neptune, NJ. During WWII he served with the US Navy aboard the battleship USS Idaho in the Pacific. Mr. Warden was a member of the American Legion Lester Chase Post #9 in Derry.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Edna C. (Henry) Warden of Derry, two daughters, Mary Flint and her husband Bill, and Linda Warden-Burglund, four grandchildren, Laura Pawlyk and her husband Jay, Nancy Burglund, David Burglund and his wife Sheila, and Michael Burglund, four great-grandchildren, Brianna, Julia, Daniel Raymond, and Taylor, his sister-in-law, Marie Henry, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three brothers, two sisters, and by his daughter, Jane Ellen.
Calling hours were held on Tuesday September 4, 2012 from 6 – 8pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. A Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday September 5, 2012 at 10:30am at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Ave., Derry. Graveside services with military honors were held on Wednesday at 2:00pm at the NH State Veteran’s Cemetery, Route 3, Boscawen, NH.