- Date Of Birth: December 3, 1917
- Date Of Death: December 1, 2013
- State: Massachusetts
Oscar K. Bates, 95, a lifelong resident of Upton, died at home on Sunday, December 1, 2013 after a period of declining health. His wife of 62 years, Christine (Whitney) Bates, died in 2001.
Mr. Bates was born in Upton, one of ten children of Daniel H. and Ina M. (Pond) Bates. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a founding member of the George L. Wood VFW Post in Upton. He worked in construction and manufacturing, including at the former Kartiganer Hat Co. in West Upton, and enjoyed deep sea fishing, gardening, and traveling with his family to many Caribbean islands.
He leaves one son, Richard K. Bates of Upton; a daughter, Linda M. Johnson and her husband Bruce of Millbury; a brother, Harold Bates of Westboro; two sisters, Vivian Grimley of Auburn and Arlene Consoletti of Colorado; five grandchildren, Steven, Kevin, and Jill St. Cyr and Candace White, all of CT, and Ryan Johnson of Auburn; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was also the father of the late Beverly A. St. Cyr.
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