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Arthur Fitzwater, 90

by | Apr 6, 2023 | Obituaries

Arthur Fitzwater

Arthur Fitzwater

Arthur Fitzwater, 90, died April 3 at Golden Pond Assisted Living. He was the husband of the late Kathy (Waline) Fitzwater. Born in St. Louis, he was the son of the late Arthur and Marjorie Vogel.

Arthur graduated from Missouri School of Mines with a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering and an MBA. He worked for McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis and Harmonic Drive in California developing key components for satellites. He retired in 1991 as president of Reed Rolled Thread and Die Company in Holden. Outside of work, Arthur enjoyed traveling, photography, scuba diving, deep sea fishing and golfing.

Arthur is survived by his brother, Carl Fitzwater and wife Norma of Clayton, Missouri, his four children, Arthur Fitzwater and wife Maria of Worcester, Jodie Grayson and husband Rick of Hopkinton, Vicki Doyle of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and Stephen Hosnander and wife Sheila of Gardner. In addition to his brother and his children, he is survived by nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Private funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home.

Obituaries are submissions, typically from funeral homes, that are not subject to the same level of editorial oversight as the rest of the Hopkinton Independent. Obituaries may be edited for grammatical and factual mistakes and clarifications and shortened for space considerations.

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