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Joan B. Johnson
Joan B. Johnson, 69, of 74 Beech Ridge Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Sentry Hill after a long illness.
She was born on July 13, 1932, in Swampscott, Mass., the daughter of William and Clara (Moulton) Kinzett. She was a graduate of Danvers, Mass. High School and Fisher Junior College.
Mrs. Johnson was a secretary at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the pipe shop and hazmat office, retiring in 1995.
She was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church of York and the Fadette Chapter No. 166 Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Johnson enjoyed traveling, camping, attending yard sales, bottle collecting and caring for animals.
Survivors include her husband, Edward R. Johnson of York; three sons, William E., Dana C. and wife Linda, and Russell A., all of York; one daughter, Mrs. Gary (Susan E.) Derickson of Machias; three grandchildren, Brandy Derickson, Tennille Marquis and Justin Johnson.
Priscilla Allen Motson
Priscilla Allen Motson, 85, of Cider Hill Road, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 3, 2002, at York Hospital.
She was born on Aug. 2, 1916, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Donald and Mabel (Chamberlain) Allen. She was a graduate of the Friends Select High School of Philadelphia, Class of 1934, and graduated from Wilson College in Chambersberg, Pa., Class of 1938. She also received a master's degree in special education from Trenton State College.
Priscilla was a special education teacher for the Bucks County school system in Pennsylvania. She was also the first female to hold a real estate license in the town of Newtown, Pa.
Since 1958, Priscilla was an active member of the First Church of Christ Scientist, participating in the affairs of the church, and proudly serving as first reader.
She was a member of The World Affairs Council, the York Art Association, and the York Historical Society. Priscilla was the founder of the York Classical Music Society.
Survivors include her daughter, Judith Harrison of York; her son, Peter Allen Motson and his wife Starr, of Kittery Point; two grandchildren, Niall Motson and Kiandra Motson of Kittery Point, and granddog, Bailey Belle. Mrs. Motson is also survived by her former husband, Crawford F. Motson of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Lorraine L. Freeman
Lorraine L. Freeman, 80, of 82 River Road, Cape Neddick, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at her residence after a long illness.
She was born on Aug. 23, 1921, in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Napoleon and Alma (St. Martin) Ledoux and was a graduate of the Worcester School of Commerce.
She moved to Portsmouth, N.H. at 18 and had worked at the Button Factory and later in the Safety Department at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Mrs. Freeman and her husband had owned and operated Freeman's Market in Cape Neddick from 1952 until 1984.
She was a communicant of St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Church of York. She was a former member of the Star of the Sea Sodality and the V.F.W. Women's Auxiliary.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Napoleon and Leonard Ledoux, who both died during World War II, and by a sister, Gloria Angers.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Robert E. Freeman, Sr., of Cape Neddick; two sons, Robert E. Freeman, Jr. and his wife, Susan, of Kittery Point, and Craig M. Freeman of York; one daughter, Mrs. Diane L. Losier and her husband, Steve, of Cape Neddick; one sister, Mrs. Raymond (Estelle) Bernard of Newmarket, N.H.; three grandchildren, Nathan and Danielle Losier and Zachary Freeman; three step-grandchildren, Christopher and Glendon Yorke and Matthew Jones.
A Mass of Christian burial and celebration of life were held Saturday, May 25 at St. Christopher Church, York, with Interment in First Parish Cemetery, York. Family desires memorial donations be made to the York Beach Fire Dept., P.O. Box 70, York Beach, ME 03910, or the York Volunteer Ambulance, P.O. Box 238, York, ME 03909. Arrangements by the Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Lawrence A. Gaffney
Lawrence A. Gaffney, 71, of Chases Pond Road, York, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at The Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth, N.H., after a long illness.
He was born on March 30, 1931, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Milton and Elizabeth (Artlip) Gaffney.
Mr. Gaffney grew up in Chicago and had formerly lived in Portsmouth, Rye, and Wolfeboro, N.H., and Lynnfield, Mass. He had also lived in California, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington and Michigan.
He was vice president of marketing at Johnson & Johnson for many years and later became president of Ideal Tape Company in Lowell, Mass. Mr. Gaffney started his own company in 1976, known as Action Manufacturing Co. in Rochester, N.H., retiring in 1995. He was also an owner and consultant for Safe-Strap Company, which manufactures child safety straps found on grocery carts.
Mr. Gaffney was a communicant of St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Church. He was an avid fisherman.
He was predeceased by his wife, Nancy Lee (Oleski) Gaffney, who died in January 1985.
Survivors include two sons, Lawrence "Larry" P. Gaffney of Rochester, N.H. and James P. Gaffney and his wife, Pauline of York; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Nancy E.) Cantagallo of Mountainside, N.J.; one brother, Milton Gaffney of California; eight grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 31 in St. Christopher Church, York St., York, with Interment in Central Cemetery, Rye. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, 4-8 p.m., at the Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Assoc., 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330.
Donald G. Goodale
Retired U.S.A.F. Tech. Sgt. Donald G. Goodale, 64, of 28 Caincrest Road, York, died Monday, May 20, 2002, at York Hospital.
He was born in South Hampton, N.Y., on Oct. 26, 1937, the son of Donald L. and Jennie (Nicholson) Goodale and was a 1956 graduate of West Hampton High School.
Mr. Goodale had served as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force for 20 years, serving during the Vietnam War and retiring from Pease Air Force Base in 1976. He later worked in the Nuclear Engineering Department at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Shop 38 for 16 years. Most recently he worked as a tollbooth attendant for the Maine Turnpike Authority at the York tolls.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Newington Chapter and the Sergeants Association. Mr. Goodale was an avid golfer and bowler and was a member of the Pease Golf Club and the New Hampshire Retired Bowling League at Bowl USA. He also enjoyed collecting music.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. (Canning) Goodale of York; one son, Paul James Goodale of East Rochester, N.H.; one daughter, Penni A. Kavin of New Sweden; nine grandchildren; his stepmother, Mildred Goodale of Quogue, N.Y.
A funeral was held Friday, May 24, at Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, York. Interment was held in the First Parish cemetery with military honors by the U.S. Air Force.
Ruth R. 'India' Woodbury
Ruth R. "India" Woodbury, 96, resident of Huntington Common in Kennebunk, former longtime resident of Ogunquit died April 30, 2002, at her residence following a short illness.
A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at St. Peter's Church, Shore Road, Cape Neddick. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Marginal Way Beautification Fund, c/o Town of Ogunquit, School Street, Ogunquit, ME 03907, or the Ogunquit Art Association, or the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Mrs. Woodbury's memory. Arrangements are by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
She was born May 6, 1905, in Boston, a daughter of Louis H. and Beatrice (Baxter) Ruyl. She graduated from Hingham High School and received a teaching degree from Boston University in 1926 where she was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
She taught school in the Boston area for a few years. With her husband, Mrs. Woodbury owned and operated the Ship and Compass Bed & Breakfast on Shore Road in Ogunquit for five years in the mid-1930s.
She enjoyed acting and did summer stock theater at the Ogunquit Playhouse and on Old Silver Beach on Cape Cod.
She was an active volunteer and past president of the Ogunquit Village Improvement Association, member and past president of the Wells/Ogunquit Historical Society, and member of the Ogunquit Women's Club. She received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce in 2001.
Mrs. Woodbury served as the grand marshal of the Ogunquit Christmas Parade for four years and was also an active fund-raiser for the restoration of the Marginal Way following the storm of 1991, and was a member of the committee overseeing the placement of the memorial on the Marginal Way.
She enjoyed her family, entertaining friends, spending time in the outdoors and was also an active patron of the arts.
She was predeceased by her husband David O. Woodbury who died in 1981.
She is survived by two sons, Peter R. Woodbury of Wells, and Christopher J. Woodbury of Deltaville, Va.; one sister, Barbara Daugherty of Glendale, Calif.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mary L. Haenichen
Mary L. Haenichen, 80, of 65 Riverwood Drive, York, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at York Hospital.
She was born in Paterson, N.J., on Dec. 28, 1921, the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Jackson) Post and was a graduate of Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J.
Mrs. Haenichen had worked as a laboratory technician at the University of Vermont Medical School for many years.
She had formerly lived in new Jersey, Vermont and Virginia, moving to York in 1986.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of York-Ogunquit and had been active in the United Methodist Women's Group. She had been a former member of the Hibenwood Presbyterian Church in Newport News, Va. and the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N.J.
She was predeceased by her husband, Karl F. Haenichen, Jr., who died in 1986.
Survivors include two sons, Robert K. Haenichen of York, and Frederick B. Haenichen of Baldwinsville, N.Y.; one grandson, Timothy Haenichen.
A memorial service will be held Friday, May 31 at 3 p.m. in the United Methodist Church of York-Ogunquit, Route 1, York. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc., N.E. Affiliate, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
Edgar I. Seavey
Edgar I. Seavey, 70, of Main Street, York Beach, died June 22, 2002, at York Hospital.
He was born in West Tremont on May 9, 1932, the son of Irving and Violet (Standwood) Seavey. He graduated from Pemetic High School.
Mr. Seavey served in the Army during the Korean War conflict.
He retired as a painter from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and belonged to the Painter's Local Labor Union 1915. He had also worked for C.F. Witham and Son as a painter for eight years and for the State of Maine Department of Transportation for nine years.
Mr. Seavey was a life member of the VFW Boardman-Ellis Post in Cape Neddick.
He is survived by four children, Stephen Seavey of Loxahatchee, Fla., Michael of Lewiston, Tamara Sargent of Hampden, and Cheryl Williamson of Austin, Texas; two brothers, Ellis Seavey of Ellsworth, and Maurice Seavey of West Tremont; one sister, Edna May of South Harbor; his loving companion of many years, Mary Sleeper of York Beach, and her family; five grandchildren.
At Mr. Seavey's request there will be no public services. Memorial donations may be made to York Hospital, 15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909. Arrangements by Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Dorothy Dow Chase
Dorothy Dow Chase, 88, died May 17, 2002, in Portsmouth, N.H., of heart failure because of pneumonia.
She was born in Worcester, Mass., and resided for most of her life in York (15 years), Stuart, Fla. (20 years) and Durham, N.H. (30 years). She had also resided in East Orange, N.J., Englewood, Calif., The Canal Zone in Panama, and Laconia, N.H.
She was designer and president of her manufacturing business called Dotti of Durham, Ltd. After she sold her business, she was designer and accessory department organizer for John Meyer of Norwich, who manufactured sportswear with Villager. She used her art training in many ways throughout her life such as window display, store display, landscaping, decorating and designing in her business.
Active in art throughout her life, she belonged to art associations in Durham, N.H. League of Arts and Crafts, the York Art Association, York, and Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, and Little Louvre and Martin County Art Association, both of Stuart.
She received her art education at Newark School of Fine Arts, Newark, N.J., and at the University of New Hampshire, as well as having been to many art workshops throughout the years.
Another major interest throughout her life was the study of mental telepathy and life after death. She had an extensive library on the latter subject. Mr. and Mrs. Chase ran the museum, Pownalborough Courthouse, of Dresden for several summers.
Her husband, Frederick Houston Chase, died April 17, 1996. Survivors include a daughter, Danna Wells Chase of Cape Neddick; a sister, Jane Kalmbaugh of Grand Haven, Mich.; two brothers, J. Richard Dow of Goffstown, N.H., and David B. Tierney Jr., of Wilton, N.H.
Richard George Farnsworth
Richard George Farnsworth, 69, of York River Farms, York, husband of Carol (Fenton) Farnsworth, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at York Hospital.
He was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Bangor, son of George and Eula (Butler) Farnsworth. He graduated from Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield. He received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maine at Orono, and furthered his education at the Creative Engineering Studies in Schenectady, N.Y.
Mr. Farnsworth served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955, and was a member of the Naval Reserve until 1959.
He retired from General Electric Company in Somersworth, N.H., in 1994, after 35 years of service. As an electrical engineer and inventor, he was the recipient of several patent application awards.
He was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church in York and had served for several years as the church clerk. He was the treasurer of G.E. "Genhar" Retirees Association and was a volunteer at York Hospital. For many years he was a member of the York Appeals Board.
Mr. Farnsworth enjoyed R.V. motor-homing across the country. Winters were spent at "The Great Outdoors" R.V. Park in Titusville, Fla., where he was involved in many park activities, including the nature committee, beautification of the park, kayaking, canoeing and fishing. He also organized the horseshoe league.
He leaves his wife of 45 years, Carol Farnsworth of York; a daughter, Tracy Ritzo of Rye, N.H.; two sons, Mark Farnsworth of Aiea, Hawaii, and Todd Farnsworth of Washington, D.C.; one sister, Jean Tenney of Gardiner; three grandchildren of Rye.
Memorial services were held Sunday in the First Parish Congregational Church, York. Interment will be private. Memorial donations may be made to either the Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094, or to the First Parish Congregational Church, 180 York St., York, ME 03909. Arrangements by Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Muriel Gurdon Seabury Howells
Muriel Gurdon Seabury Howells, a benefactor of preservation and the arts, died July 1, 2002, at her home in Kittery Point. She was 92.
In the 1930s she organized benefits for the Kips Bay Boys Club for disadvantaged children on New York City's East Side. In 1939, she moved with her husband to Madison, Wis., where with the outbreak of World War II, she joined the American Red Cross Motor Corps, and then was founder and president of the Madison Branch of the British War Relief Society. She was so successful in this effort, that the City of Madison made contributions to the Society as part of its budget. She was later awarded The King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom. When she returned to Madison after wartime work with the Navy in Washington, she was active in the "Joe Must Go" movement of the McCarthy years.
When she moved with her husband to Boston, she began a long period of service of various boards, most notably the Visiting Committee of the Department of Decorative Arts and Sculpture of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, as a director of the English-Speaking Union for 25 years. At the request of the Italian Consul General, she established and served as chairman of the Boston Chapter of Save Venice, Inc.
She traveled widely with her husband, anthropologist William Howells, to professional congresses, and was a member of the 1968 Harvard Solomon Islands Expedition for which she collected physical data, including finger and palm prints and genetic
information, from the natives of two tribes on the Island of Malaita. In the 1960s and '70s, she served as recorder for her husband in a long-term study of 3,000 human crania located at 28 sites in Europe, South Africa, Asia and the Pacific which produced 170,000 measurements.
She was always active in the Garden Club of America, particularly as an accredited judge of flower arranging for many years and as national chairman of the medal awards committee. She was a president of the Piscataqua Garden Club and of the Women's Travel Club in Boston.
Her maternal grandfather, the Rev. Henry Emerson Hovey, was rector for many years of St. John's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, N.H., and having spent her childhood summers in Portsmouth, her role in the creation and development of the city's Strawbery Banke Museum was a great satisfaction. In the mid-1950s when urban renewal threatened to destroy many of the dilapidated early-Colonial buildings in the old South End of the city, she enlisted the support of Richard Howland, then president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Howland's talks to Portsmouth community leaders were instrumental in the decision to restore rather than demolish the neighborhood. She was a founding member of the group that became the board of trustees and co-founded the Strawbery Banke Guild, which provides the resources which floated Strawbery Banke through the lean years until it became the nationally known museum it is today. Among her contributions was the establishment of the Board of Overseers, initially composed
of nationally known authorities, to bring expertise and nationwide connections to support the museum.
She was born in White Plains, N.Y., the daughter of William Marston Seabury and Katharine Emerson Hovey. She was the niece of Samuel Seabury, nemesis of the 1930s New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker, and Tammany Hall. Other ancestors included Bishop Samuel Seabury, the first Episcopal bishop of America, and colonial governors of the Winthrop and Dudley families. She leaves her husband of 73 years, William White Howells; a daughter, Gurdon Metz of New York City; a son, William Dean of Kittery Point; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Portsmouth. Contributions in her memory may be made to Strawbery Banke Museum, P.O. Box 300, Portsmouth, N.H. 03802-0300.
