William R. Delamater  – 85, of Lynnfield and former resident of the Greens in North Reading, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Lynn, MA on March 7, 1933. He was the son of the late Frank and Marion (Cramm) Delamater. Bill was a retired Sergeant and 25 year member of the Lynnfield Police Department. Bill attended school in Lynnfield and Wakefield and was a graduate of Beverly High School. He also attended the Police Academy, while on the Police Force.

Bill was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, he served from 1951 to 1955. He has been a resident of Lynnfield for 80 years, Bill was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Wakefield and the Thomson Country Club in North Reading. He was an avid golfer and he also owned a Lobster Boat, he often treated friends and neighbors to Lobsters. Most of all he was a great husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Family members include his loving wife, Mary L. (Demmons) Delamater; his son, William S. Delamater and his wife Christy of Marysville, Ohio; daughters, Kim D. Given and her husband Douglass Given, MD of Menlo Park, CA and Kristen Delamater of Arlington; six grandchildren, Katie, Annie, Trevor, Isabel, Rachel and Jake and one great grandson, Theo.

Funeral services will be private and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to: Shriner’s Burn Institute, 41 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114.