A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in the Bellevue Memorial Gardens Chapel. Entombment will follow at Bellevue. Full military honors will be observed. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019 in the Elliott Sons Funeral Home-Columbia Rd.
Mr. Waitt was born on September 20, 1928 in Lynn Massachusetts to his late parents, Raymond D. Waitt and Hazel B. Titus. He was preceded in death by his wife from over 50 years of marriage, Katharina (Schwab) Waitt in 2003. He is survived by his aunt, Georgina Alvina Frost of Nova Scotia, and his niece, Christabell Nedzinski, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Waitt served over 20 years in the military, Navy, Army, and Air Force and retiring from service in December of 1972. Katie and Freeman enjoyed living in Augusta, with frequent trips to Nova Scotia. Late in life Freeman enjoyed being with friends and visiting with friends. He loved gardening and his dogs and cats.