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Mrs. Elyse A. Fisher
2000-05-18
NORWAY- Elyse A. Fisher, 51, of Oxford died Thursday, May 11, 2000 at Stephens Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Bethel on September 26, 1948 the daughter of Edward A. and Georgia Yates Haines.
She graduated from Bethel Academy, going to Women's Unlimited several years later to be trained to work for the State of Maine. She had been on a survey crew of the Maine Department of Transportation.
She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening, crafts, crafted mice and her computer. She also loved hummingbirds.
She is survived by three sons, Donald A. Fisher of Turner, Bradley C. Fisher of Bowdoin and Terrance A. King of South Paris; one brother; Gilbert Haines of Bethel; three sisters; Nina Smith and Grace Kloock both of Hillsboro, OR, and Irene Martin of Salem, NH; three grandchildren, Christopher Fisher of Turner, Savannah E. Fisher of Bowdoin and Jacob A. King of South Paris; her fiance, Kenneth Knights of Oxford, as well as cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, May 13, at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, Norway.
Family and friends attended visiting hours on Saturday also. Interment was in the Webberbrook cemetery in Oxford.
Those wishing to do so may make contributions to the American Cancer Society, Box 456, 52 Federal St., Brunswick, ME 04011.
Neil A. Austin
LEWISTON - Neil A. Austin, 65, of Oxford died Thursday, May 11, 2000 at Marshwood Health Care Center after a short and severe bout with cancer.
He was born in Norway, June 20, 1934, the son of Edwin and Dorothy Hussey Austin.
He attended Norway High School. He retired from C. B. Cummings after 35 years of employment.
He also cleaned at Key Bank in Norway for several years. Always busy and working, he worked part time at Betsey's in Oxford up until his illness became too much.
He had lived in Oxford Pines Trailer Park for 25 years. Mr. Austin loved doing things outdoors, whether it was planting flowers, mowing the lawn, raking or fixing something around his trailer.
He would do anything for anybody, family or friend. He was always giving of himself and his time. He enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting, and did beautiful upholstery work. Everything he did was done to perfection.
Also he had a musical ear and could play the piano, accordion, and violin and had an excellent singing voice.
He was a true animal lover, and loved to go to Skowhegan to visit his niece's dairy farm.
He will be missed by his family and friends, especially his niece Gerry and her family, Tracy, Bill and Tyler.
Survivors include two sisters, Karen Stanley and Sylvia Gerlaugh both of Oxford; a brother, Donald and his wife Dorothy of North Norway; cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by four brothers, Herman (Stan), Francis (Zeke), Horace (Bud), and Cecil and one sister, Evelyn.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 2 p.m. at the Norway Center cemetery in North Norway with Pastor Lloyd Waterhouse officiating.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, Maine Division Inc., 52 Federal St., Brunswick, ME 04011.
Arrangements under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, Norway.
Edith L. Flewelling
2000-06-08
NORTH BRIOGTON - A Memorial Service for Edith L. Flewelling, who died in February in Florida, will be held on Saturday, June 10, at 2 p.m. in the North Bridgton Congregational Church.
Virginia H. Foot
2000-04-20
Virginia H. Foot, 83, of Red Wing, Minnesota, died Thursday, April 13 at Fairview Red Wing Hospital in Red Wing, Minnesota. born October 17, 1916 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Richard and Charlotte (Woods) Hull. She graduated from high school in Winchester, Mass. and then attended the Chamberlain School of Art and Design in Boston, Mass. She married Silas B. Foot in Red Wing on July 14, 1944. He died March 5, 1977.
Mrs. Foot worked as a corporate secretary for S. B. Foot Tannery for many years.
She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, the Art History Club, Friends of the Sheldon, Friends of the Library and the League of Women Voters
Survivors include four children, Charlotte (Fred) Morrison, of Minneapolis, Minn., Silas B. (Joan) Foot, III of Red Wing, Minn., Camilla (C. Robert) Beattie of Afton, Minn. and William (Rebekah) Foot of Red Wing; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Richard A. Hull, Jr of Falmouth, Howard B
(Irene) Hull of Toledo, Ohio; and one sister, Elizabeth H. (James) Cook of Red Wing
Memorial services will be held Wednesday, June 14, at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church with Reverend Philip McNairy officiating. Internment will be private.
Arrangements by Mahn Family Funeral and Cremation Services
Memorials are preferred to Christ Episcopal Church or the donor's choice.
George B. Freeman
2000-03-09
George Buckingham Freeman, 59, husband of the former Janice Eloise Robbins Sedgwick of Boothbay Harbor and Daytona Beach, Florida, died Sunday, February 20 in Little Rock, Arkansas where he had lived for the past 23 years.
He was born March 13, 1940 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the only child of Otis Lewis "Nooby" Freeman and Alice Eugene McDade Freeman. He attended grammar school at the Training School of Middle Tennessee State College where his father was an industrial arts professor for 40 years. He graduated from Central High School in 1958 where he was a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, the band and football team. He was also a member of the Order of Demolay.
Mr. Freeman attended Duke University where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and received his bachelor's degree in 1963 from Middle Tennessee State College where he majored in mathematics and physics. He was elected to the Sigma Club at MTSC.
After teaching physics at Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tenn., he worked as a draftsman in the modeling department at Marshall Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama from 1964 to 1968. In 1968, he transferred to Andros Island, Bahamas where he was a programmer for RCA in real time testing for the Navy until 1972.
He lived in Boothbay Harbor in 1972-73 at the Robbins' home on Fullerton Street with his wife and young son, Karl. Mrs. Freeman taught second grade at Wiscasset Elementary School during much of that school year.
He returned to Murfreesboro, Tenn. in 1973 where he attended graduate school at Middle Tennessee State University and worked in Nashville until moving to Little Rock in 1977. He had been a senior systems analyst/programmer with Computer Linguistics and Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
An avid model railroader, he was a life member of the National Model Railroad Association, active in the Redstone Model Railroad Club, an early member of the Muscle Shoals Railroad Club and the Arkansas Valley Model Railroad Club. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Janice Eloise Robbins Sedgwick Freeman of Little Rock, Ark.; his mother, Alice E. McDade Freeman of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two sons, Karl F. Freeman of Little Rock, Ark. and Nathan B. Freeman of Tampa, Fla.; a granddaughter, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman of Little Rock, Ark.; a grandson, Benjamin Cole Freeman of Tampa, Fla.; two aunts, Virginia McDade Dickey of Jackson, Tenn. and Laura Darnell Collins of Memphis, Tenn.; and several cousins.Funeral services were held February 24 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, Murfreesboro, Tenn. with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Everett W. Freeman
2000-03-30
Everett Walter Freeman, age 72, a longtime resident of Dresden, died suddenly at his home on Friday, March 17. born in Sidney, Maine, on October 31, 1927, he was a son of Edward A. and Grace M. (Blaisdell) Freeman. He married Maxine Chapman. During World War II he entered the United States Army. Mr. Freeman was a member of the American Legion in Richmond. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed nature,
hunting
and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Freeman of Auburn; three daughters, Patricia R. Kodjian of New York, New York, Cheryl A. Brusgulis of Arlington, Mass., and Laurie L. Coburn of Auburn; two sons, David E. Freeman of Lewiston and Tony E. Freeman of Litchfield; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; many nieces, nephews and friends. A memorial service was held on Friday, March 24 at St. Mathias Church on Spruce Street in Richmond. Burial will be held in Forest Hill cemetery in Dresden at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements are by Mayo & Daigle Funeral Home, 40 Federal Street in Wiscasset.
Dr. Jonathan Freeman
2000-06-08
Dr. Jonathan Freeman, faculty member and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Infectious Disease at Harvard School of Public Health, died unexpectedly from complications of lymphoma at Beth Israel Hospital on May 23. He was 60 years of age and had become ill only in early April.
Dr. Freeman's research at HSPH focused on infections occurring in hospitalized patients, or nosocomial infections. At the time of his death he was active in a project investigating the efficacy of ultraviolet lights in preventing the transmission of tuberculosis in institutional settings such as homeless shelters and prisons. Together with colleagues at Harvard, he was beginning work on the threat of infectious agents of bioterrorism.
Dr. Freeman authored numerous papers and book chapters on hospital acquired infection, infection affecting infants in neonatal intensive care units, urinary tract infections, quantitative methods in epidemiology, and various epidemics of salmonella, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Dr. Freeman was also a regular faculty member in nationwide, twice yearly courses on hospital epidemiology sponsored by the Society of Healthcare Epidermiologists (SHEA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
He was a dedicated teacher in the epidemiology of infectious disease, teaching future leaders in global public health about mathematical modeling and other quantitative skills related to predicting and understanding epidemics.
In a Harvard memorial, held on May 31, his students particularly commented on his unique qualities as a teacher; his knowing each student by name, his listening to their stories and inquiring about their goals, the openness of his office door, and his willingness to talk to them.
In his youth, Dr. Freeman was a summer visitor with the Rydell family on the Isle of Springs. He and his family have been summer residents on Barter's Island since 1972.
Dr. Freeman was a past Director at the Southport Yacht Club and a keen supporter of the junior racing program there. More recently he became a member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Last summer he and his wife were delighted to share their garden for the benefit of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. Dr. Freeman was also on the Board of Directors for the Burnt Island Lighthouse Society.
Dr. Freeman graduated from Harvard College in the Class of 1961 before attending Duke University School of Medicine, where he earned his MD in 1968. He returned to Harvard to earn a master's degree in biostatistics and a doctorate in epidemiology at HSPH. He had his first academic appointment at Harvard Medical School in 1972 and joined HSPH in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Dr. Elsie Freeman of Newton, Mass., and Barter's Island, Boothbay; his children, Noah and Esther; a sister, Phyllis Freeman of Boston; one brother, Robin Freeman of Oakland, Calif.
A memorial service for friends and family will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Dr. Freeman to a scholarship fund in his name at the Shady Hill School, 178 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617-868-1260).
George B. Freeman
2000-03-09
George Buckingham Freeman, 59, husband of the former Janice Eloise Robbins Sedgwick of Boothbay Harbor and Daytona Beach, Florida, died Sunday, February 20 in Little Rock, Arkansas where he had lived for the past 23 years. He was born March 13, 1940 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the only child of Otis Lewis "Nooby" Freeman and Alice Eugene McDade Freeman. He attended grammar school at the Training School of Middle Tennessee State College where his father was an industrial arts professor for 40 years. He graduated from Central High School in 1958 where he was a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, the band and football team. He was also a member of the Order of Demolay.
Mr. Freeman attended Duke University where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and received his bachelor's degree in 1963 from Middle Tennessee State College where he majored in mathematics and physics. He was elected to the Sigma Club at MTSC.
After teaching physics at Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tenn., he worked as a draftsman in the modeling department at Marshall Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama from 1964 to 1968. In 1968, he transferred to Andros Island, Bahamas where he was a programmer for RCA in real time testing for the Navy until 1972.
He lived in Boothbay Harbor in 1972-73 at the Robbins' home on Fullerton Street with his wife and young son, Karl. Mrs. Freeman taught second grade at Wiscasset Elementary School during much of that school year. He returned to Murfreesboro, Tenn. in 1973 where he attended graduate school at Middle Tennessee State University and worked in Nashville until moving to Little Rock in 1977. He had been a senior systems analyst/programmer with Computer Linguistics and Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
An avid model railroader, he was a life member of the National Model Railroad Association, active in the Redstone Model Railroad Club, an early member of the Muscle Shoals Railroad Club and the Arkansas Valley Model Railroad Club. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Janice Eloise Robbins Sedgwick Freeman of Little Rock, Ark.; his mother, Alice E. McDade Freeman of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two sons, Karl F. Freeman of Little Rock, Ark. and Nathan B. Freeman of Tampa, Fla.; a granddaughter, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman of Little Rock, Ark.; a grandson, Benjamin Cole Freeman of Tampa, Fla.; two aunts, Virginia McDade Dickey of Jackson, Tenn. and Laura Darnell Collins of Memphis, Tenn.; and several cousins.Funeral services were held February 24 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, Murfreesboro, Tenn. with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn
Everett W. Freeman
2000-03-30
Everett Walter Freeman, age 72, a longtime resident of Dresden, died suddenly at his home on Friday, March 17.
Born in Sidney, Maine, on October 31, 1927, he was a son of Edward A. and Grace M. (Blaisdell) Freeman. He married Maxine Chapman. During World War II he entered the United States Army.
Mr. Freeman was a member of the American Legion in Richmond. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed nature,
hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Freeman of Auburn; three daughters, Patricia R. Kodjian of New York, New York, Cheryl A. Brusgulis of Arlington, Mass., and Laurie L. Coburn of Auburn; two sons, David E. Freeman of Lewiston and Tony E. Freeman of Litchfield; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; many nieces, nephews and friends.
A memorial service was held on Friday, March 24 at St. Mathias Church on Spruce Street in Richmond. Burial will be held in Forest Hill cemetery in Dresden at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements are by Mayo & Daigle Funeral Home, 40 Federal Street in Wiscasset.
John H. Frey Jr.
2000-03-30
John H. Frey Jr., 83, of South Bristol, a World War II Purple Heart recipient, died early Saturday morning, March 25 at Maine Medical Center. born June 29, 1916 in South Bristol, he was a son of John H. and Ethel (Kelsey) Frey Sr. Attending South Bristol schools, he graduated Valedictorian from South Bristol High School, Class of 1934. Following high school, Mr. Frey worked for a time until entering the U.S. Army. He served during World War II, and was decorated with a Purple Heart, along with several other medals. Coming back to this region, he lived in South Bristol and worked as a rural route mail carrier at Cedar Grove, Maine. After 32 years of service, he retired. Throughout his life, he loved vegetable gardening, taking pride in maintaining several gardens each year. Survivors include a son, Roger Frey of Hampden; five daughters, Patricia Hendrickson of Wiscasset, Nancy Painton and Dorene Gearheart both of Damariscotta, Cynthia Mann of Bailey Island and Judith Frey of Brunswick; and his brother, Russell Frey of Wiscasset. He also leaves 23 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchild-ren; eight step-grandchildren; 14 step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 30 at the West Bristol Cemetery, Walpole, with Rick Newell officiating.
