Mr. Kenneth D. Palmer Jr.

Born in Lawrence on September 7, 1936, he was the son of the late Kenneth D. Palmer, Sr. and Amy R. (Franklin) Palmer. He moved to Lynn in 1960 where he raised his family and resided for the past 50 years.

Ken worked at General Electric in Lynn at the River Works where he retired as Computer Operations Manager in 1992 after 37 years of service.

Early on, he was active as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts with Troop 9 in Peabody.

As a Shriner, he devoted many of his retirement years as a volunteer driver for burn patients.

He enjoyed the outdoors, especially in the Fall, and loved to spend time with friends and family at the camp in New Hampshire.

He had unwavering devotion to his family and he had an uncanny ability for evaluating situations, getting things done, and doing the right thing.

He will always be remembered as a loving father, grandfather and husband.

In addition to his wife, he leaves 2 sons Kenneth D. Palmer of Peabody and Bruce A. Palmer, Sr. of Lynn, a step-daughter Claudia and her husband Helmut Fahrig of Cologne, Germany, and a grandson Bruce A. Palmer, Jr. of Malden.

A private graveside service was held in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, with arrangements by the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home 157 Maple Street, Lynn. Donations in Ken’s memory may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 51 Blossom Street, Boston 02114.