AUBURN – Rupert Dellison Conroy, 90, of Woodlawn Avenue, Auburn, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, at Clover Health Care, Auburn. He died peacefully and in the presence of his family.

Rupe was born April 21, 1918, in Bethel, the son of Dellison C. and Sylvia E. (Swan) Conroy. He moved to Berlin, N.H., at the age of 5 and graduated from Berlin High School in 1936. He was class valedictorian and an Eagle Scout.

Soon after graduation, he moved to Everett, Mass., where he was employed as production planning manager for the Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. in Cambridge.

In February 1942, he married Eva E. Nyberg of Auburn and in March entered the U.S. Army. He served one year stateside and three years in Europe as chief warrant officer. Upon discharge from the Army in 1946, Rupe returned to school and completed the Advance Management Degree Program at Babson College, Wellesley, Mass. Upon graduation he was employed as a buyer for Filene’s in Boston.

In 1951, Rupe and Eva moved to Reading, Mass., where they lived for 30 years and raised a family. Rupe accepted a position with Fostoria Glass Company, Moundsville, W.Va. He retired in 1980 as a district manager. Eva and Rupe retired to Auburn in 1983.

Rupe was a member of the Reading Lions Club, the First Congregational Church of Reading and a member of the Good Samaritan Masonic Lodge. He also volunteered with the Reading Boy Scouts.

In Auburn, he was a member of the United Methodist Church of Auburn, the Tranquil Masonic Lodge and later the Kora Shrine. He was active in Auburn SCORE, where he served as counseling chairman.

Survivors include his son, Robert, and daughter-in-law, Michelle, and grandchildren, Lauren and Thomas, all of Bethel; his daughter, Susan, of Portland, Ore.; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; Eva, his wife of 65 years; and a brother, John Thomas.

The Conroy family wishes to thank all family and friends, the United Methodist Church and Clover Health Care for their loving support during this time.