IN MEMORIAM: David P. Eckberg, 78; From Navy, Had Life-Long Love Of Sea MILFORD – David P. Eckberg of Milford, 78, a Navy veteran with a life-long love the ocean, passed away Saturday Feb. 23, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. David was born in San Diego, Calif., to Marjorie and Joseph Melvin Eckberg. David’s father was a Naval officer, and he spent his childhood on many travels, living in Hawaii, Panama, California and finishing high school in Grants Pass, Ore.…