Theodore J. Nusbaum, Jr., 70, of Bridgton, ME, died Sunday, September 14, 2008 in the Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ on December 29, 1937, a son of the late Theodore J. and Florence (Stengel) Nusbaum, Sr. Ted was a resident of Bridgton for the past 20 years, formerly living in Derry, NH. He was a US Navy veteran. Ted was a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts Troop #405, and was an Eagle Scout. He retired as a senior engineer from Lucent Technologies in N. Andover, MA. Ted enjoyed trap shooting, golfing and hunting with his sons and friends, and snowmobiling and ice fishing with his grandchildren. He also worked with his wife in their knitting and embroidery business.
Ted is survived by his wife, Anne (Strout) Nusbaum of Bridgton, ME; three sons, Theodore J. Nusbaum, III and his wife Pamela of Londonderry, NH, Michael J. Nusbaum and his wife Cindy of Derry, NH, and Kenneth Nusbaum and his wife Hope of Conway, NH; one daughter, Laura Faiella and her husband Steve of Derry; 12 grandchildren, Abigail, Rebeccah, Samuel, Jessica, Sara, Joseph, Amanda, Taylor, Daniel, Nathan, Nickolas and Nolan; one great-grandson, Lucas; one sister, Carolyn Titterington of Peabody, MA, as well as many close friends from Bridgton to the Carolinas. He was predeceased by his sister, Marie Caputo.
Calling hours were held on Friday, September 19th from 4 - 7pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Saturday, at 11:00am in St. Mark's Church, corner of Mammoth Rd. and South Rd., Londonderry. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ted’s memory to the State of Maine, Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, State House Station, 284 State St. #41, Augusta, ME 04333-0041 or to the American Heart Assoc., Heart Gifts Processing Center, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049.