Chris E. Sempos

MARION — Chris E. Sempos, 83, of Marion and formerly of Wareham, died Oct. 11, 2008, in the Sippican Heathcare Center. He was the husband of Ellen J. (Butler) Sempos and the son of the late Evangelos and Dena (Droukas) Sempos.

He was born in Haverhill and lived in Wareham for many years. He graduated from Wareham High School, Tabor Academy and the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.

Mr. Sempos served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he owned and operated Town & Country Cleaners and Gateway Laundromat, both in Wareham, for many years before retiring. He was featured in the Saturday Evening Post for inventing a float boat designed to harvest cranberries. He also served on the Board of Water Commissioners and the Prudential Committee for the Wareham Fire District for many years.

Survivors include his widow; four daughters, Connie Carbone and her husband, Raymond, of East Wareham, Christine Haden of Bourne, Kathleen Sempos and her husband, Bruce Kelenosy, of Wareham, and Martha Sempos and her husband, Byron Eldridge, of Osterville; a son, Robert Sempos, and his wife, Joyce, of Falmouth; a sister, Esther Rogers of East Wareham; and 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway, Route 28, Wareham. Burial will follow in Agawam Cemetery. Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Flowers may be sent or donations may be made to the Sippican Healthcare Center Activities Department, 15 Mill St., Marion, MA 02738. For directions and online guest book, please visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com.