Almon W. Westgate III, 78, of Wareham passed away Monday Aug. 17, at Tobey Hospital. Almon was the husband of Muriel T. (Emond) Westgate of Wareham. He was born in Wareham, the son of the late Almon W. and Dorothy E. (Flood) Westgate Jr.

Mr. Westgate attended Wareham Public Schools and retired from Commonwealth Electric’s Buildings and Grounds Department in 1998. Previously he worked in the cranberry industry for many years for multiple local cranberry growers, in addition to the Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs mosquito control division. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, sports, camping, cooking, sport card collecting, traveling and gaming. He always enjoyed a good joke, lively banter and a good old fashion prank. He was a member of the Wareham Improved Order of Redmen.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: Jamie Fernandes and her husband Joseph Jr. of N. Dartmouth, Gregory Westgate & his partner Joe Vanny Perez of Union, NJ and Kim Silveira and her husband Daniel Jr. of West Wareham. He was the grandfather of Kaylee and Brendon Fernandes and Justin and Quintin Silveira. He was the brother of Arthur Westgate and his wife Dorine of Middleboro, Viella Anderson and her husband Michael of Florida, Brenda Messina and her husband Frank of Maine and Wendy Westgate of East Wareham. He was the brother-in-law of Mary Westgate of Wareham and the brother of the late Douglas Westgate.

His funeral will be from the Wareham Village Funeral Home on Saturday Aug. 22, at 8:15 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in Saint Patrick’s Church, 82 High St., Wareham. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. Burial will follow in Centre Cemetery Tihonet Road. Wareham. Visiting hours will be held on Friday Aug. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home.

Memorial gifts in Mr. Westgate’s memory can be made to the American Heart Association www.heart.org To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.warehamvillagefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Wareham Village Funeral Home.