Russell K. Osbaldeston

Russell K. Osbaldeston, age 83, passed away on August 13, 2014. Born in Tiverton, he was the son of the late Frank Sr., and Esther (Beardsworth) Osbaldeston and brother of the late Ralph and Frank Osbaldeston, Jr. He attended schools in Tiverton and Fall River and was a graduate of Bryant University. He was a member of Tau Epsilon and Phi Kappa Sigma national fraternity. He entered the US Army during the Korean War, served in the Judge Advocate General department and was honorably discharged as a sergeant-first-class in 1954.

He lived in California for many years and retired there as head auditor for Hughes Aircraft Company, division of General Motors. Following retirement, he was a volunteer for several law enforcement organizations in California. Upon moving to Florida, he was a volunteer forensic accountant in Fort Pierce, with the State Attorney’s Office and also the law firm of E. Clayton Yates. He was a 16 year volunteer with the Fort Pierce Police Department and was a member of the American Legion Post 40, Fort Pierce, Florida.

He was a member of The St. John’s Lodge of Masons formerly The Eureka Lodge of Masons and the Aquidnect Masonic Chapter in Portsmouth. He was also a past member of Palestine Temple, Shriners, in Providence and was co-founder of Saddleback Valley Masonic Lodge, Mission Viejo, CA.

He was a former communicant of St. John and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Fall River.

He is survived by several cousins.

His burial will be held at Pocasset Hill Cemetery in Tiverton on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 11:00AM. Relatives and friends invited.