Warren “Jim" Ingraham Jr., 71, of 9 Town Farm Road, Ledyard, died Sunday at Lawrence & Memorial hospital.
He was born in Portland, ME on June 4, 1933 the son of Dorothy (McIntyre) Ingraham of Falmouth, ME and the late Warren J. Ingraham. He attended Portland schools and was a graduate of Deering High School. He later served I the US Air Force after which he graduated from the University of Miami, Fla.
Following his graduation, he worked for the Defense Contract Audit Agency (Northeast Region), assigned to Electric Boat. He retired in 1998. In his retirement, he was a consultant for Computer Sciences Corp.
In earlier years, he was an avid fisherman. After his retirement, he pursued his avocation of collecting and appraising antique tools where his skill and knowledge was widely appreciated.
He was a member of the Charity & Relief Lodge of Masons, and the Ledyard Congregational Church where he served on the Board of Trustees and was currently serving on the Investment Committee.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Anne (Sullivan) Ingraham; a daughter and son-in law, Cava and Joseph Castagnaro of Lisbon; a stepson and his wife, John H. and Linda M. Gross of Clarksburg, MD; a grandson, Jospeh J. Castagnaro; three stepgrandsons, Michael, Steven, and Raymond James Gross; his siblings, June Hoffman of Trussville, AL, Francis Ingraham of Portland, Blair Ingraham of Windham, ME, Judy Tinker of Waterville, ME, Brian Ingraham of Westbrook, ME, Jennifer Cidre of Windham, Douglas Ingraham of Portland, Karen Severy of Poland, ME, and Frances Joyce of Fla and Falmouth, ME.
Jim’s family will greet relatives and friends at The Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Historic downtown Mystic on Wednesday from 5-8pm. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Rte. 12, Gales Ferry on Thursday at 10:30am.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Portland ME on Friday at 11am. Donations in his memory may be made to Ledyard Congregational Church, 722 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard 06335 or Spiritual Renewal Services, PO Box 6, Norwich 06360.