Arnold "Dick" Webster

Arnold Richard (Dick) Webster, aged 96, died in his sleep on June 16, 2026 in Medford, NJ at the Rogers Residence of Medford Leas. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for some time. Residing at Medford Leas since 2001, he had been a long time Moorestown resident. Born in Camden, NJ on June 7, 1930, he was the son of the late Warren Webster, Jr. and Katherine Gessner Webster, then residing in Haddonfield, NJ. He also was predeceased by his stepparents Katherine Kuebler Webster and John E. Fricke, siblings Nancy Yaskin,Warren Webster III, and Katherine Kurz, stepbrother John Fricke, stepsister Helen Matthieson, and is survived by his stepbrother David Fricke and half brother Thomas Fricke, and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Betsy (Mel) Haas of Silver Spring, MD and their family. His wife of almost 65 years, Margaret (Marcy) McFate Webster died in June 2015. Their children are: Elizabeth Stouffer (Christopher) of Philadelphia; Ann Tucker (Robert) of Elkins, NH; James Webster (Elizabeth) of Jaffrey, NH; and Richard Webster of Riverside, NJ. Grandchildren and great grandchildren, who called him Buddy, are: Richard Stouffer (Kerry), Warren and Henry Stouffer; William Stouffer (Iris Walls), Nevena Walls; Ann Thornton (James),Ruby and Freddy Thornton, all of Philadelphia, PA; Katherine Tucker (Brendan Witt) of Denver, CO; Jefferson McDonough Tucker (Alanna) of Waterville, ME; Rowan Webster (Janet) of Charlotte, NC; and Hannah Webster (David Hutcheson) of Kingston, NY. In addition, Mr. Webster leaves his partner of 11 years, Edith (Deedy) Engle Roberts of Medford Leas, her son Jamie Roberts of Deptford, NJ and daughter Alice Roberts (Christian Dombal) and their daughter Kate Dombal of Strasbourg, France. Mr. Webster attended the Lawrenceville School and was a 1948 graduate of Haddonfield (NJ) Memorial High School. He was at Amherst College before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served for four years, including service aboard the USS Wasp aircraft carrier. He and Marcy married in June 1951. After the Navy, they lived in Haddonfield and Cherry Hill, NJ, and he joined the family business, Warren Webster & Company, a heating manufacturing company in Camden, NJ founded by his grandfather in 1888. Continuing his education at Drexel Institute (now University), he served under his father as Executive Vice President of the company. He was selected as the Man of the Year by the Greater Camden Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1958 for his involvement in community affairs. For many years, he was active in the Haddonfield Presbyterian Church and its Chancel Choir, as well as in the Orpheus Club of Philadelphia, a men’s singing group. When Warren Webster & Co. was sold, around 1960, he worked in sales for other HVAC companies, in 1963 moving his family to Rocky River, OH and then Webster Groves, MO. In 1967, he returned to New Jersey, settling in Moorestown, to work as a manufacturer’s representative for the rest of his career, retiring as a co-owner of Thermaline in Cherry Hill. During these years he was active in the Presbyterian churches and choirs in Moorestown and Haddonfield. He was involved with the Moorestown Youth Baseball Federation and the Moorestown Rotary Club. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. In addition to being a strong tenor and participating in choral singing throughout his life, he was an avid gardener, and enjoyed reading, European travel, golf, fishing and tennis. A fan of Manhattan since early married days in Brooklyn when he was in the Navy, he and Marcy, and later Deedy, had fun in New York. He took up fantasy baseball in a league that his son Jim and grandson Rowan started together in 2012, until overtaken by Alzheimer’s in the 2020s. His family is grateful to Medford Leas staff for their kindness, understanding and skill, particularly the nurses and certified nursing assistants in the Rogers Residence memory care unit. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Residents’ Fund at Medford Leas (supporting residents who have outlived their resources), 1 Medford Leas Way, Medford, NJ 08055 or The First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, 20 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033