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Doris L. Fyfe
2005-11-10
Doris L. Fyfe, 91, of Randolph, died Tuesday, November 1, at the Augusta Rehabilitation Center.
Born in Whitefield on August 22, 1914, she was a daughter of Ralph and Grace Preble Putnam.
A Gardiner High School graduate, she had been employed for many years in the office of all the shoe factories in the Gardiner area, Gardiner Shoe, Hazzard Shoe and Commonwealth Shoe.
For the past 50 plus years she spent her summers at Capitol Island.
Mrs. Fyfe was predeceased by her husband Alfred Fyfe.
Survivors include two children, Ann Goggin and husband Ron of Randolph, and Jerry Fyfe and wife Eva of Plainville, N.C.; two grandchildren, Jack Goggin and wife Kathy of West Gardiner and Jan Weymouth and husband Walter of Pittston; two brothers, Kenneth Putnam and wife Corrine of Randolph and Larry Putnam and wife Lucille of Damariscotta; five great-grandchildren, Kittyanne, Kashley, Leah, Wyatt and Wylie; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, November 4 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gardiner. Burial followed in the Calvary Cemetery, Whitefield.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s Repair Fund, C/O Pastor Center, 41 Western Ave. P.O. Box 555, Augusta, ME 04330.
Gwen Fenderson
2005-09-15
Gwen Fenderson of Cape Elizabeth died September 3, 2005.
Born Nov. 3, 1921 in East Boothbay, she was the daughter of Lonny and Leona Gamage Farnham. She was valedictorian of the Class of 1939 at Boothbay Harbor High School. She later attended business school in Portland, and married Ed Fenderson in 1946. He entered the ministry, and the Fendersons served churches throughout Maine before moving back to her family home in East Boothbay.
A few years ago, they returned to the Portland area to be near family members. Mr. Fenderson and their oldest grandson, Ned Leonard, predeceased her.
Surviving are her daughters, Nancy Harris, and husband Paul of Auburn; daughter Jane Leonard of Poway, California; a grandson, Ben Leonard of Raymond and girlfriend Stacey Stanley and their new daughter, Elsie Emery Leonard, Gwen's first great-granddaughter; also aunts and uncles, a brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
A memorial service was held September 7 at the Hobbs Funeral Home in South Portland. Friends who wish may make memorial donations to their local church in her memory.
Birgit O. Feyling
2005-03-10
Birgit O. Feyling, 95, of Mul-berry, Florida and Barters Island, died peacefully at her home in Florida on Tuesday, February 15.
Born January 10, 1910 in Oslo, Norway, she was the daughter of Aagot Christophersen and Alf Olsen.
She grew up in the coastal town of Aalesund, Norway, where her father worked as an engineer in the family factory where they made machines for the fishing industry. Her father died young, when she was twelve, and a few years later her mother remarried and the family moved to Egersund, Norway, where Birgit met Gerhard Feyling and began a relationship which continued by mail after he left for America. He returned to Norway to marry her in 1934.
She was a supportive wife in the many jobs that Mr. Feyling held and the many places they moved both in the United States and in Latin America, and accepted the adventure of managing households in remote locations. When in Cuba she had to home school her children. Later, on a banana plantation in Honduras, she had extensive responsibilities as hostess for visiting officials and the many necessary company parties that were expected of that position.
Mrs. Feyling was a lively personality with a zest for life. She was the spiritual head of her family and her many years far away from churches led to her ability to guide her family in devotions.
She had great affection for the Boothbay Region and the friends she made here, partly because this area reminded her of the fishing towns in Norway where she was raised. She attended the Congregational Church in Boothbay Harbor.
Mrs. Feyling died two days after her husband, Gerhard T. Feyling. They were married for 70 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Kristin Feyling of Lakeland, Fla.; son, Paul Feyling of San Francisco, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Doris Feyling of San Francisco, Calif.; and granddaughter, Kirsten Feyling of Washington, D.C.
A memorial service was held February 19 at Faith Lutheran Church in Lakeland, Florida.
There will be a memorial service locally for Mr. and Mrs. Feyling this summer when their ashes are interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
Gerhard T. Feyling
2005-03-10
Gerhard Tonseth Feyling, 97, of Mulberry, Florida, and Barters Island, died peacefully at his home in Florida on Sunday, February 13.
Born in Egersund, Norway on October 27, 1907, he was one of ten children of Anna Tonseth and Anders Feyling. After serving in the Norwegian Army Air Force he emigrated to the United States in 1928. He worked as a machinist in Cambridge, Mass., before enrolling at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1934 he returned to Norway to marry Birgit Olsen, who had been his sweetheart before he left for the United States. He graduated from MIT in 1935 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Mr. Feyling had a successful career as an engineer starting in West Virginia for the International Nickel Company and then in Virginia for the Virginia Smelting Company.
In 1945 he started working for the Cuban-American Sugar Company at Central Delicias, Oriente, Cuba, as an engineer. He and his family spent ten years there while he progressed to Chief Engineer for the company.
Later his responsibilities grew when he was Chief Engineer for the Cuban-Atlantic Sugar Company in Havana, the largest sugar company in the world at the time. He left Cuba in 1958, a year before Castro took over, and went to work for American Machine and Foundry in Stamford, Connecticut.
In 1961 he returned to the tropics to work for Standard Fruit Company in Honduras, where he was Chief Engineer and later Manager of their extensive banana operations, which employed 5,000 people.
Mr. Feyling retired from engineering in 1970 and devoted himself to managing and maintaining his orange groves in Florida, which he continued to do until he was nearly 90 years old.
He was a sturdy and hardworking man, a man of integrity, loyalty and good humor, and a problem solver.
He was also intensely loyal and supportive of his family. In 1952 he acquired land and a cottage on Barters Island, which would become the family's permanent stateside home during the many years of travelling abroad. After the cottage burned down in a fire in 1960, he built another home on the property. Mr. Feyling felt especially at home in Boothbay, perhaps for its many similarities to the fishing town in Norway where he grew up. He attended the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.
Mr. Feyling preceded his wife Birgit O. Feyling in death by two days.
Survivors include his daughter, Kristin Feyling of Lakeland, Florida; his son, Paul Feyling of San Francisco, Calif.; daughter-in-law Doris Feyling of San Francisco; sister, Anne Margrethe Feyling Jensen of Moss, Norway; brother, Vilhelm Feyling of Egersund, Norway; and granddaughter, Kirsten Feyling of Washington, D.C.
A memorial service was held at Faith Lutheran Church in Lakeland, Florida, on February 19.
There will be a memorial service locally for Mr. and Mrs. Feyling this summer when their ashes are interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
Frank Field, father of Dorothy Foster
2006-01-13
Frank M. Field Sr., 82, of 58 Maple St. died December 29 at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility.
Born in Montague City on August 16, 1923, he was the son of Myrle (Davis) and Edgar R. Field. He attended the former Arms Academy High School. He married the former Rose A. Sall on Jan. 6, 1952, in Shelburne Falls. They would have celebrated 54 years of marriage on Friday.
He had been employed with the former Kendall Co. in Colrain for 20 years as a supervisor in the gauze bleachery, retiring in 1983. Over the years, he worked many part-time jobs including substitute mail carrier, painting houses, school bus driver, local gas stations, and working at Lamson and Goodnow.
An active reserve officer for the Shelburne Police Department, he retired with the rank of Sergeant in 1980 after providing 25 years of service to the Town of Shelburne. He also worked as a reserve police officer for the Town of Buckland.
Active in the community, he had served as Water Commissioner for the Shelburne Falls Fire District. He also served as a Sewer Commissioner for Shelburne Falls.
In the early 1950s, he was a founding member of the Shelburne Falls Fire District's Ambulance Service and an active member of their Fire Department.
He also served as a Director at the Buckland Shelburne Community Center.
A WWII sailor, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1948. During this period, he received six campaign ribbons and eleven Battle Stars, 9 during the Asiatic campaign and Pacific Theater and 2 during the Philippine Liberation. He was a Plank Holder for the USS Denver (CL-58).
He was a Past Commander and life member of the American Legion Post 135, as well as a life member of VFW Post 8503 in Shelburne Falls and Post 3857 in Colrain. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 2758 in Shelburne Falls.
Prior to his declining health due to Parkinson's disease, Frank enjoyed gardening, cooking, having coffee at the counter with local friends at Baker Pharmacy and spending time with his granddaughters. He was also a frequent visitor to his daughter's home in Gray, enjoying many lobster feeds and clambakes. His last trip to Gray was on January 6, 2002, where he and Rose celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by participating in their granddaughter Lindsay's wedding ceremony.
Besides his wife, he will be sadly missed by his son, Frank M. Field, Jr., and his wife, Sandra, of Shelburne Falls; his daughter, Dorothy A. Foster, of Gray; 4 granddaughters, Lindsay Strattard and her husband Brian, stationed at US Coast Guard Air Station in Buzzards Bay, MA, Samantha Foster of Gray, and Chelsie and Jennifer Field of Shelburne Falls; one great-grandson, Alexander James Strattard.
He was predeceased by a brother, E. Roylance Field, Jr., a sister, Gloria Field Parsons, and his stepmother, Dorothy C. Field.
He also leaves two half-brothers, Howard A. and his wife Marlene of Shelburne Falls and William O. and his wife Eileen of Bernardston; and several nieces and nephews.
He attended Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls.
At Frank's request, a graveside service was held at Arms cemetery in Shelburne Falls, with the Rev. David Neil pastor of Trinity Church officiating for all family and friends to attend. Donations may be made in his memory to the Trinity Church "Access For All" fund, PO Box 96, Severance St., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370.
George H. Flanders
2005-01-13
George H. Flanders, 70, of Wiscasset, died Wednesday, January 5, at his residence after a long illness.
Born in Waldoboro on April 13, 1934, he was the son of Nelson and Mary (Snow) Flanders. He moved to Wiscasset as a young boy and attended Wiscasset schools. In 1952 he graduated from Wiscasset High School.
On January 8, 1955 he married Edith Ann Miete.
For 33 years, he was employed at Bath Iron Works as a time keeper and counter, retiring in 1991. He owned and operated Wiscasset Taxi for several years before establishing Old Time Prints with his wife Ann.
Mr. Flanders served on the Wiscasset school board for approximately 20 years where he was chairman for three years and on the board of selectmen for 10 years. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family and pets. He was a member of the Lincoln Lodge of Masons in Wiscasset and Bradford-Sortwell Wright Legion in Wiscasset.
Survivors include his wife Ann Flanders of Wiscasset; two sons, Gary Flanders and his wife Olga of Rochester, N.H., and George H. Flanders Jr. of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
; four daughters, Deborah Flanders and Linda Whitaker, both of Wiscasset, Brenda Flanders of Sarasota, Fla. and Luann Friede and her husband Gerry of Middleburg, Fla.; one sister, Sally Reilly and her husband Lee of New Harbor and Fla.; five grandchildren; three great-grand-children; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Gerald S. Flanders and Carroll Flanders, and one sister, Corrine Merrill.
A celebration of his life was held Sunday, January 9 at the Wiscasset Middle School on Federal Street. A gathering of family and friends followed in the school cafeteria. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wiscasset High School Alumni Scholarship Fund, c/o Becky Applin, 112 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578.
Arrangements are by Mayo & Daigle Funeral Home, 40 Federal Street, Wiscasset.
