A graveside service will be held Friday, August 10, at 1:30 pm at Saint Brigid’s Cemetery in Amherst.

Warren Averill was born in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1926 to George Warren and Astrid (Anderson) Averill. He graduated from Taunton High School in 1944, and received his B.S. degree from Brown University in 1948. He went on to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and received his M.S. (1950) and Ph.D. (1951) degrees, specializing in food science and analytical chemistry. He served as a corporal in the 5th Air Force in WWII in Japan during the occupation.

Warren and Martha Fellers of Amherst, MA were married in June of 1948, and raised four children, Stephen (1953), Anne (1954), Paul (1962) and Martha (1964). He is survived by 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Warren and Martha lived in Florida, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire before settling in Weston, CT for 25 years, where he worked as a research chemist for Perkin-Elmer.

Warren was a fabulous and generous husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He had 36 years of wonderful retirement, and lived a long, full, life. He enjoyed his long retirement, often visiting the family home in Eastham where he beachcombed, clammed, fished, sailed, worked on masonry and all forms of general upkeep on the homes. He was able to travel to all over the United States including California, Hawaii, and the Smoky Mountains. Memorable family trips also were made to the Bahamas, Rome, Venice and Pompeii. He kept busy with his favorite pastimes of woodworking and gardening in Amherst.