Walter Winsor Moseley

Walter was born on Christmas Day 1942 after his mother, Sylvia (Winsor) Moseley, drove to Faulkner hospital from her parents' farm in Acushnet, MA. His father, Walter Benjamin Moseley was at the time serving with the 26th Infantry Division as a Captain where he would later lead a Reconnaissance Company fighting in France and Germany.

After living in Charlestown, NH for a brief time he grew up in Marion, MA in the 1950’s where he spent a significant amount of time at his grandmother’s apple farm in nearby Acushnet, MA and attended Wareham High School. It was there that he met his wife of 59 years, Marianna (Morse) in home room class. In his senior year of High School he began attending the newly constructed Old Rochester Regional High School in Marion where he was a member of its first graduating class. He joined the US Navy in 1963. In the Navy he completed basic training and graduated from the Naval Training School in Great Lake, Illinois before becoming a submariner and serving as an Electricians Mate on the USS Lionfish an USS Grouper.

After getting married in November 1966 to Marianna they moved to Cape Cod, where they lived in Centerville for the last 55 years and raised their two sons. Walter worked as an electrician on the Cape for 30 years and enjoyed boating and camping trips with the family. He also served as an on-call firefighter for the Centerville-Osterville Fire Department, earning his EMT certification.

After retiring he dedicated time participating and coordinating meetings with the Cape Cod Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous where he received and provided support to others.

He is survived by his wife Marianna, sons Douglas and Daniel, daughter-in-law Charlene (Day), his 6 beloved grandchildren – Benjamin, Sophia, Katherine, Alexander, Andrew and Olivia – his sister Carolyn Gove, his brother in-laws Wayne and Jonathan Morse, and sister in-law Betty Morse, as well as his many nieces, nephews and other extended family.

He is predeceased by his parents, brother in-laws Channing and Bradford Morse, and sister in-law Nancy Morse.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, September 29, from 4 to 7 pm at Doane, Beal & Ames, 160 W. Main St. in Hyannis. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that you please consider a donation to Cape Cod Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous or Cape Cod Hospital.