Edwin L. Roswell III, also known as Ed, Eddie and, to family, Bud or Buddy, aged 86, passed away Oct. 30, 2025, after a short illness.
Edwin was born Oct. 28, 1939, in Gorgas, Alabama, to parents, Edwin L. Roswell Jr. and Beatrice Winship (Kirby) Roswell. He lived in Alabama, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, West Long Branch and Lincroft.
He graduated from West Long Branch Grammar School Class of 1953, Long Branch High School Class of 1957 and Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. He retired in 1994 from the U.S. Army Research and Development Laboratories on Fort Monmouth.
Edwin’s introduction to electronics was the Long Branch High School Radio Club and the Garden State Amateur Radio Club. He also held an FCC First Class Commercial License and FCC Amateur Radio Extra Class License K2MGM. He was a life member of the National Amateur Radio Organization – the American Radio Relay League.
He was an Eagle Scout, Class of 1954, Troop/Explorer Post 39, Long Branch.
Eddie was methodical, humble and had a very dry sense of humor. He enjoyed various activities, including amateur radio, gardening, photography, bird watching, tracing family genealogy, target shooting, reloading and working with the alumni committee of the LBHS Class of 1957.
Eddie would meet with his engineer friends who worked at Fort Monmouth every Monday afternoon for lunch at the Blue Swan Restaurant in Ocean. A proud Apple computer owner, he would meet his friends who shared his passion for Apple computers monthly for lunch at Jameson’s Restaurant or the IHOP in Neptune.
Eddie was an avid bird watcher and birdhouse builder, and had a passion for observing and creating habitats for birds. An avid marksman, he was been a longtime member of the Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club in Jackson. He was also a member of the local Masonic Lodge.
Edwin was married to the late Lillian Irene (Rogner) Roswell. They lived in Lincroft.
He is survived by his brother Charles K. Roswell and cousin Phyllis (Kirby) Ramsey and a number of nephews and nieces.
Predeceasing Edwin were his sisters, Esther Ruth Ramsey and Beatrice Andrea Osborne.
Arrangements were private and under the direction of Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank.
The article originally appeared in the December 11 – 17, 2025 print edition of The Two River Times.
