Ipswich - Stanley W. Colburn, 92, died Friday afternoon February 6, 2026 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lillian G. (Higgins) Colburn.

Born in Boston on August 15, 1933 he was the son of the late Stanley and Elizabeth A. (Bellinger) Colburn.

Mr. Colburn was raised in Reading. He was a graduate of Norwich University. Mr. Colburn was a former employee of Sylvania of Ipswich, which is where he met his future wife Lillian. Later he was a longtime employee at Polaroid of Waltham where he was a financial analyst until his retirement.

Mr. Colburn served the Town of Ipswich for many years as a Call Firefighter. After his retirement from Polaroid he would become a dispatcher for the Ipswich Fire Department. Later he would become a dispatcher for the Ipswich Police Department and the Ipswich Fire Department when the Dispatch Centers were combined. Last year an observance was held on June 8, 2025 at the First Church in Ipswich to commemorate the devastating fire that destroyed the First Church 60 years ago that day. Mr. Colburn, who was in attendance of the observance, was one of two former Call Firefighters present who were there to fight that fire. Mr. Colburn was also a longtime and active member of the Ipswich United Methodist Church where he played both piano and organ. He was also instrumental in establishing and operating the audio visual system in the Church for parishioners on Sundays who could not come to Church. His hobbies included listening to the scanner and mowing his lawn.

Mr. Colburn is survived by his two daughters and their husbands, Karen and David Brigham of Georgetown, Kathy and Steven Reebenacker of Beverly. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Ashley Gasinowski and her husband Dean, Murdoc Jones and his partner Tracy, Meghan Brigham and her fiancé Aaron Brier, Laura Lale and her husband Halil, Amy Reebenacker and her partner, Corey, Alex Reebenacker and his wife, Makenna, and three great-grandchildren, Amelia, Arlo and Ace Gasinowski as well as several nieces and nephews. Mr. Colburn was also predeceased by his sister, Anne Gohn formerly of Glens Falls, NY.

A funeral service will be held Friday, February 13, at 1 p.m. at The Living Faith United Methodist Church 31 North Main Street, Ipswich. An hour of visitation will be Friday in the Church from noon until the time of the service, relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Burial will follow the funeral in the New Highland Cemetery 29 Town Farm Road, Ipswich. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Mr. Colburn's name to The Living Faith United Methodist Church, 31 North Main St., Ipswich, MA 01938. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris Funeral Home of Ipswich. To send a letter of condolence to the Colburn family please go to MorrisFH.com.