Louis Paul Urso Jr. Obituary (1946

WINTHROP ~ Louis Paul Urso, Jr., 68, died November 11, 2014 on Veterans Day at the Hospice Unit of the VA Togus. Lou was born March 5, 1946 in Greenwich, CT the son of Louis and Carmela (Bruno) Urso. He graduated from Greenwich High School in 1964. In 1968, he received a BS in Accounting from Quinnipiac College, married Linda Useted, and was drafted into the US Army. He served in Vietnam until 1970 and remained a member of the US Army Reserve until 1974. Lou worked for several companies, including Cheeseborough Ponds in CT, before transferring to GH Bass and moving his family to Winthrop in 1980. After early retirement from GH Bass , he was involved in several different business ventures, his latest as the owner of Old Colony Ice Cream in Winthrop, which he closed after the summer of 2013. Lou enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time in the outdoors. He was a member of the Alfred W. Maxwell, Jr. Post 40 American Legion in Winthrop and the Monmouth Fish and Game Club. He loved his dogs who were his faithful companions. He was predeceased by his wife Linda in 1998. He is survived by his son, Gary Urso and wife Michelle, his daughter Kim Urso Tuttle, and three grandchildren, Savanah Tuttle, Noah Tuttle, and Nicholas Breton, all of Winthrop. A committal service with full military honors will be held Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Maine Veterans Cemetery Chapel, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. Memorial donations may be made in Lou’s memory to VA Togus, Hospice Unit, 1 VA Center, Augusta Maine 04330. Arrangements are by Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop. Memories, condolences, photos, and videos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of our website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com