Mrs. Sawyer was a director of food management for Saugus public schools for 20 years, and owned Sawyers Catering. She was a charter member of Saugus Garden Club, member of Saugus Historical Society, and a lifelong member of Cliftondale Congregational Church of Saugus. Her husband, Carl A. Sawyer died in 1952 and a daughter, Nancy A. Bertram died in 1994.
Burial is private.
There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of Cliftondale Congregational Church. He was a long-time summer resident of the Boothbay region, most recently on Capitol Island. He also resided in New York City and on Woodridge Lake in Goshen, Connecticut. He graduated from the Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. in 1954, where he was captain of the football team.