Paul R. Blomster, 83, of Emmaus, died May 10, 2016, due to complications from a stroke. He was the loving husband of Dorothy (Turcotte) Blomster. They were married for nearly 58 years. Born in Lynn, Mass., he was the son of the late George and Ranghild Blomster.

After graduating from Lynn Classical High School in 1950 he served a tool and die maker apprenticeship with the General Electric Company in Lynn.

He was drafted into the Army in March 1953, attended a school to become a guidance package specialist for the Nike Missile program and then joined a support team for a Nike Missile Battery in Richland, Wash.

After his Army service he went back to General Electric and finished his apprenticeship and attended Tufts University where he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. He was elected to the Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society at Tufts. After graduating from Tufts he joined the Bell Labs division of AT&T as a member of the technical staff.

While at Bell Labs he received a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University. He worked for many years on the design of quartz crystal units and crystal controlled oscillators used for precise frequency control in many Bell system applications.

During his later years at Bell Labs he had some design responsibility for Optical Data Links and transmitters for submarine cables, retiring in 1994.

He was an active member of The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Emmaus. He volunteered repairing Talking Books for the visually impaired and delivered Meals on Wheels for several years.

He enjoyed camping, traveling, music, water sports and skiing.

He is survived by his wife; daughter, Susan and her husband Paul Freundel, of Gettysburg; son, Jeffrey, of Baltimore, Md.; brothers, Ralph, of Catonsville, Md. and George M., of Wolfboro, N.H.; many nieces and nephews.

Contributions may be made to the memorial fund of The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit.

Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.