DAVID OGDEN

1924 - 2026

OGDEN, David David Ogden, Investment Counselor and World War II Veteran, Dies at 101 Investment Counselor and WWII Veteran, dies at 101. David Ogden, a Boston investment counselor and World War II veteran, died peacefully, at his home in Fernandina Beach, Florida, on March 11, 2026, surrounded by family. He was 101. Born in 1924, in Torquay, England, Mr. Ogden spent his early childhood in England. In 1939, he fled the gathering conflict in Europe with his father aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt. After continuing his education at St. Paul's School, he entered Harvard University in 1942. He left to serve in the Army's 10th Mountain Division, rising from private to second lieutenant before completing his service in 1946. He returned to Harvard and graduated in 1949. Mr. Ogden's career in finance spanned several prominent Boston firms. He later worked as an independent investment counselor. Mr. Ogden served as a trustee for the deCordova Museum, the Children's Museum of Boston, the Cambridge School of Weston and the Bert and Kuggie Vallee Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Judy Ogden; his children, Ann Helpern, Linda Squibb, Sam Ogden, and David Grosvenor; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. To his family, he remained above all a steady presence: calm, thoughtful and quietly wise.

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