Edward T.

Osterman

Committed Community Member

Edward T. Osterman, 79, beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather died November 8 at Danbury Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Marguerite.

The son of Edward J. Osterman and Adelaide (Hoppe) Osterman, Mr Osterman was born in Teaneck, N.J., on August 12, 1928.

 He is survived by two sons, David Osterman and his wife, Kimberly, of Broomfield, Colo., and Thomas Osterman and his wife, Angel, of Waterbury; and his sister, Arlene Styring of Whiting, N.J. Max, Cole, and Amber will miss their Grandpa.

Mr Osterman served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He graduated from Newark Engineering College and had a distinguished career at Uniroyal that spanned 40 years until his retirement in 1987. He ran his own Industrial Export business for many years there after.

He was a well-known community figure in Newtown. Mr Osterman was a longtime parishioner at St Rose of Lima Church, where he served on the parish council. He was a member of the Winterset Ski Club. A past president and member of the Board of Directors for Newtown Housing for the Elderly, he was involved in the expansion of Nunnawauk Meadows.

 Next to his family, Mr Osterman’s next great love was the Rotary Club. He joined the Newtown Rotary Club in 1986 and served as president from 1991 to 1992. He served as the governor’s representative for two years and he served as governor of District 7980 (Southern Connecticut) 1996 to 1997. He was involved in many Rotary District committees. He was actively involved in Rotary’s Group Study Exchange program for seven years.

Most recently, Mr Osterman served on the board of the World Help Foundation, which serves as a catalyst to focus attention on the problem of unsafe drinking water throughout the world.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated November 12 in St Rose of Lima Church. Interment was in St Rose Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Newtown Rotary Club Foundation, PO Box 263, Newtown CT 06470.

The Newtown Bee      November 16, 2007