He was born May 29, 1941, in Bartlett, New Hampshire, a son of Richard and Edith (Atwell) Webster. He came to Sanford as a child and was educated there.
David studied culinary arts in North Carolina and worked a few years as a chef in a boys’ school in Massachusetts. For over 40 years, he was employed as a Class A machinist with General Dynamics (Saco- Lowell, Maremont, and Saco Defense). He retired in his early sixties.
On March 15, 1985, he married Monique LeBlanc at her home in Wells.
With a great love of hunting and fishing, he became a member of the Saco Yacht Club and the York County Fish and Game Club.
David was preceded in death by: a son, Dale Webster; two grandsons, Kenneth Webster, and Aiden Martin; and a brother, James Webster.
He is survived by: his wife of 30 years, Monique Webster of Arundel; a son, David Webster Jr. of Arundel; adopted son, Nicholas Webster of Arizona; step-son, Charles Martin; step-daughter, Charlene Martin; grandsons, Evan and Ryan Martin, Forrest and Ryver Daigle, and Colby Webster; two brothers, Richard and Claude Webster; four sisters, Ruth James, Marion Sherman, Patricia Waddington, and Kate Erroll; and many nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be from 9:30-11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. To share condolences online, please visit www.hopememorial.com.
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