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Mr. Fred Wesley Starbird
1999-12-30
DAYTON - Fred Wesley Starbird, 94, of Route 35, died Christmas morning at home after a long illness. He was born in South Paris on March 23, 1905, a son of Frank Leslie and May Thurlow Starbird, Jr. and was educated in South Paris schools. As a young man, he attended the Norway Baptist Church where he was baptized, and on May 29, 1924, he married Florence Frances Houlton there. Together, they worked for 59 years and raised four children.
He joined the Army National Guard Reserves where he worked on flood control in two major floods. During World War II he worked on building Liberty ships at the South Portland Shipyard. Mr. Starbird worked in sawmills, shoe factories, and for Paris Manufacturing in South Paris. He also worked for many people as a woodsman and cut ice from Crystal Lake. He was a groundskeeper and herdsman for Piper Farm in Higgins Beach. He was also employed for Dixon Brothers, installing furnaces. He was self-employed in trucking cordwood, logs, baled and loose shavings for poultry houses. He hauled hay from Canada
to Boston and to Vermont for A.J. Cameron during the construction of Interstate 91. He provided and hauled loam for the site of Sanford High School. He raised chickens for 30 years for Hilcrest Poultry in Lewiston. He worked for Webber Hospital in Biddeford as a fireman for their boilers and did maintenance until his retirement in the late 1970s. He was also a fireman for the Canadian National Railroad, traveling from Montreal, P.Q. Canada to Portland.
Mr. Starbird made so many friends though the Visiting Nurse Services who cared for him at his home over the past eight years. He loved his dog Shultz, people, and especially children. He loved traveling, music, poetry, flowers, and gardening. He was alwasy seen with his pipe and cane for the past 20 years. He loved to play jokes on friends and family members.
Mr. Starbird was predeceased by his wife, Florence Frances Houlton Starbird in 1983; two sons, Stephen Wesley Starbird on August 4, 1984 and William Augustus Starbird on April 6, 1991.
He is survived by his daughter, Frances G. Brown of Lowery City, MO; one son, Leon Fred Ted Starbird of Dayton; one sister, Gladys May Mellor of Chambersburg, PA; two brothers, Frank Albert of Hatsboro, PA and Stephen Roland of South Paris; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, grandnieces and nephews, and great-grandnieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel in Biddeford. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 29 at the Hollis Center Baptist Church, the Reverend David King and Associate Pastor Ron Sargent officiating. Spring burial will be in Highland cemetery in Dayton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hollis Center Baptist Church, P.O. Box 180, Hollis Center, ME 04042.
Helen R. Stone
1999-12-23
Helen R. Stone, 74, of Boothbay Harbor, died Friday, December 17 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born April 6, 1925, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of George and Marguerite Conners Hazlett Sr. She was a graduate of Belmont High School in Belmont, Mass., class of 1942. For over 40 years, she worked at New England Telephone Company in Watertown and Waltham, Mass. She married George Stone in Belmont, Mass. They retired to Boothbay Harbor.
Mrs. Stone was a member and treasurer of the Coastal Club and the Senior Citizen Group, a member of the Boothbay Region YMCA and was a secretary for the Humane Society. She was active at Our Lady Queen of Peace parish. She was predeceased by her husband George Stone in 1989, and a brother George Hazlett Jr.
Survivors include one brother, Thomas Hazlett of Centerville, Mass., and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass was held on Wednesday, December 22 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Boothbay Harbor. Father Royal J. Parent officiated. A reception followed at the church. Burial will be held at a later date in Massachusetts.
Donations may be made to a charity of one's choice or the Boothbay Region Humane Society.
Arrangements were by Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home in Boothbay.
Fredece L. Stoodley
1999-12-09
Fredece Littlefield Stoodley, 83, of Yarmouthport, Mass., died peacefully at home on December 2.
Born in Portland, she spent most of her adult life in Newton, Mass., Westwood, Mass., and Westport Island, Maine. After graduating from Bouve and Boston University with a degree in physical education, her teaching career spanned 40 years including Dean Academy, Windsor School, the Westwood and Newton public school systems and Lasalle Junior College. Preceding her retirement, she had been Director of Student Affairs at New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing.
Mrs. Stoodley was the wife of the late Harry M. Stoodley Jr.
Survivors include two daughters, Noel Stoodley Gray of Yarmouthport, formerly of N. Kingstown, R.I., and Sheryl Stoodley of Northampton, Mass.; and four grandsons.
The memorial service will be held in Maine at the Westport Island Community Chapel on January 8, 2000 at 2 p.m. The service will be conducted by family and friends. It will be a time to mourn, share memories, see old friends, heal ourselves, sing and celebrate the life of a remarkably wonderful woman.
Instead of sending flowers, we ask that you take a friend to lunch or dinner and share life stories.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Foundation of Cape Cod, 923 Rt. 6A, Yarmouthport, MA 02675. The Cremation Society of Mass., Harwich assisted the family with arrangements.
Mr. George Stowell
1999-12-16
SOUTH PARIS - George Stowell, 79, died Sunday in the Maine Veterans' Home in South Paris. He was formerly from Locke Mills.
Mr. Stowell served in the United States Army during WWII.
He worked as a thorough-bred horse trainer until his retirement. During his retirement years, Mr. Stowell delivered newspapers in the Bethel area.
He was a member of the American Legion, the Jackson Silver Post 68 in Locke Mills.
Mr. Stowell is survived by many close friends, including the Albert Henley families of Locke Mills and the William Roberts family of Bethel.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, Dec. 14, from at the Andrews Funeral Home, South Woodstock.
Funeral services followed on Tuesday evening. Burial was private.
Friends may make donations to the Maine Veterans' Home, 4777 High St., South Paris, ME 04281
Henry Safford
2000-08-24
Henry Robert Safford, 87, a long-time resident of Boothbay Harbor, died Friday, August 18 at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor after a long illness.
He was born November 3, 1913 in Dexter, the son of George and Georgiania Safford. He graduated from N. H. Fay High School in 1931.
Mr. Safford began work for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company soon after he graduated and worked in stores in several central Maine communities before moving to Boothbay Harbor in 1943. He retired in 1974 but soon after that he went to work for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department for several years.
He began sailing at a very young age and purchased his first sailboat at age 19. He spent many years sailing and often sailed solo from Boothbay Harbor to Bar Harbor in a 19-foot cruiser.
Mr. Safford was a member of Seaside Masonic Lodge #144 for over 50 years. He was a former president of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, King Lion of the Boothbay Region Lions Club, trustee of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and a Boothbay Harbor Sewer District trustee for 17 years.
He was a member of the Southport United Methodist Church for many years and enjoyed singing in the choir.
Mr. Safford is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ellen Safford of Boothbay Harbor; two nieces, Dayle and her husband, Robert Ashby of Winthrop, and Deanne and her husband Jim Brown of Shapleigh; several grand nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Maxine Lynch of Fairfax, Va.
A memorial service was held Tuesday, August 22 at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, Boothbay.
Contributions may be made in his memory to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library.
Arrangements were under the direction of Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home.
Carl M. Salonick
2000-01-13
Carl M. Salonick, 69, of East Boothbay, died Friday, January 7 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.
Born February 14, 1930 in Wilkes Barre, Penn., he was the son of Frank and Mary Kensh Salonick. He grew up and attended local schools in Wilkes Barre and graduated from Wilkes Barre Township Jr. Sr. High School in the class of 1947.
Mr. Salonick served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952 including the Korean War. He served in the Coast Guard from 1952 to 1969. He was stationed in Boothbay Harbor, Damariscove, Halfway Rock Light Station, Portland Headlight and finally on Nantucket Island where he retired. He stayed on Nantucket until 1999 when he moved back to Boothbay to be closer to his family.
Mr. Salonick enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and family and doing crosswords. He was a member and past commander of the American Legion and was a member of the VFW.
He was predeceased by two brothers, John Ballis of North Carolina and Joseph Salonick of Phoenix, Ariz.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Sheila Sargent Salonick of East Boothbay; two sons, Frank Salonick of Eastport, and John Salonick of East Boothbay; two daughters, Mary Witwicki of Boothbay and Kathleen Pearce of East Boothbay; a brother, Francis Salonick of Wilkes Barre, Penn.; two sisters, Helene Pendzinski of Camp Hill, Penn., and Josephine Yarrish of Laflin, Penn.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 15 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Boothbay Harbor with Father Royal J. Parent officiating. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 346, Augusta, ME 04330-0346. Arrangements are by Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home in Boothbay.
Alice Edna Sanborn
2000-05-18
Alice Edna Sanborn, 101, Waldoboro, died May 12 at Penobscot Bay Hospital in Rockport.
She was born in Wyalusing, Pa., a daughter of Willard and Minnie Melissa Wilson, and grew up and attended schools in Pennsylvania and New York.
Around 1919 she moved from Pennsylvania to Belfast and worked as a sardine packer for several different canning companies, including the Underwood, Holmes and North Lubec. She also worked as a brass polisher for Bath Iron Works during World War II.
Her interests included traveling and helping people in need.
Her husband of 56 years, Willard D. Sanborn Sr., died in 1970. Five children, Willard Jr., Willard II, Floyd, Maynard and Geneva, all died previously.
Surviving are four sons, Herbert and Donald Sanborn, both of Thomaston, William Sanborn of Waldoboro and James McIntyre of Cushing; three daughters, Marguerite McIntyre of Cushing and Doris Bredeau and Carolynn Dyer, both of Waldoboro; more than 50 grandchildren and more than 150 great-grandchildren.
A visiting hour will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. May 16 at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St., where a funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Village Cemetery, Thomaston.
Robert M. Sawin Sr.
2000-06-01
Robert M. Sawin Sr., 73, formerly of Fitchburg and Leominster, Mass., died in Phitsanulok, Thailand on May 18 after an illness.
He was born in Boothbay Harbor on May 18, 1927, the son of Edith Brown and Mason Sawin.
He graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School with honors.
Mr. Sawin served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He attended Norwich University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was employed for 30 years as a supervisor for Western Electric Company, retiring in 1984.
He is survived by his wife, Sukun Sawin of Thailand; three sons, Robert M. Jr. of California, Jeffrey A. of Lunenburg, Mass. and Donald R. of Lyndeborough, N.H.; a stepdaughter, Jacqueline G. Arsenault of Leominster, Mass.; four grandsons; six granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. He also leaves a brother, Earl McCarty of Fairhope, Alabama; a sister, Marie Schopper of Southport; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no formal services.
Elizabeth G. Schellhammer
2000-04-27
Elizabeth Schellhammer, 89, died at her home in Chamberlain on the morning of April 24. born on Dec. 24, 1910 in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Liddy) Geiger.
Her family remembers her as a wonderful and loving mother. She loved to play cards, board games and enjoyed needlework. She was active in both St. Ann’s Church in New York and St. Patrick’s Church here in Maine.
Mrs. Schellhammer was predeceased by her husband, Henry Schellhammer, in 1972, three siblings, as well as a granddaughter in 1990. She is survived by a daughter, Donna Mills and her husband Donald of Chamberlain; a son, Richard Schellhammer and his wife Barbara of Nashua, NH; and two grandchildren, Richard and Tracey Schellhammer, both of Nashua.
A funeral service will be at St. Ann’s Church in Manlius, NY April 27 at 10 a.m. Burial at Assumption cemetery in Syracuse. Local arrangements are under the directions of the Strong Funeral Home, Damariscotta.
George Schimert
2000-12-14
George Schimert, M.D., of St. Thomas USVI and Boothbay Harbor, died December 7 after a long illness. Dr. Schimert was 82 years old. Dr. Schimert, formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., is best known as Chief Emeritus, Division of Cardiac Surgery at the Buffalo General Hospital and Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery at State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dr. Schimert, born in 1918 in Switzerland, lived in Budapest, Hungary and followed his family's tradition by pursuing a career in medical science. Dr. Schimert received his medical degrees from the Pazmany Peter University in Hungary and the Freidrich Wilhelm University in Germany. After serving as a physician in World War II, he immigrated to the United States, first interned at Tampa Municipal Hospital as a resident surgeon and, later, received further training at the Emory University School of Medicine. As a resident fellow at the University of Minnesota Hospital, Dr. Schimert trained together with Norman Shumway, M.D. and Christiaan Barnard, M.D. as disciples of C. Walton Lillehei, M.D. in cardiac surgery developing hypothermia techniques and an early version of the heart pump.
In 1957, Dr. Schimert performed the first open heart surgical operation on the Asiatic continent after being selected to establish a thoracic surgery program for the Seoul National University of Medical College of Korea in partnership with the University of Minnesota Medical School. Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Schimert completed his MS at the University of Minnesota and moved to Buffalo, NY with his wife and family.
In 1960, Dr Schimert began his career at Buffalo General Hospital as the first full time director of its Open Heart Program. With the collaborative support from Ivan Bunnell, M.D., the late David G. Greene, M.D., Thomas Z. Lajos, M.D. and countless other physicians, technicians and nursing personnel, the Open Heart Program commenced a series of surgical innovations placing Buffalo General Hospital as a leader in cardiac surgery. The Buffalo General Hospital cardiac surgical program secured its reputation as a world renowned heart center with a series of medical innovations including the double and triple valve replacements in 1963 and 1964, coronary artery bypass surgery in 1968 and several additional and fundamental intervening procedural advancements.
Dr. Schimert's legacy is not confined only to scientific progress but shares space with his illustrious reputation as the complete physician. Dr. Schimert's contribution to Western New York and humanity worldwide is best described as one that combined the skills of science, the disciplines of academia and the dedication of the finest physician all of which was exemplified in the way the gave of himself to his patients. His devotion to his patients was often cited by his intimate colleagues and was an inspiration to younger physicians in training.
In 1985, the Dr. George Schimert Lectureship and Medal Conference was established by his pupils, friends and colleagues to honor Dr. Schimert's contributions and achievements. This symposium became a yearly "event of homecoming" for his friends and internationally known cardiac surgeons.
Notwithstanding his membership with various academic, medical and social associations, the former Buffalo resident was an avid sailor and was most fond of his family vacations aboard his schooner Vixen II.
Dr. Schimert is survived by his wife of 45 years, the former Florence Smyth of Cleveland, Ohio; his eight children, James (Susan) of Seattle, Washington, George of St. Thomas, USVI, Thomas (Ruby) of Dallas, Texas, Florence (Robert) Krieter of Williamsville, John of Buffalo, Kathleen of New York City, Elizabeth of Williamsville and Paul of Buffalo; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Paul Schimert, M.D. of Lyme, Conn.
Funeral services will be held at St. John's Grace Episcopal Church with arrangements made by Amigone Funeral Home. Flowers are gratefully declined. Contributions in Dr. Schimert's memory may be made to the Dr. George and Florence Schimert Lectureship Endowment Fund at the Buffalo General Hospital or to a charity or organization of choice.
