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Harry L. Davis, 77
OGUNQUIT - Harry L. Davis, 77, a resident of Ogunquit, Maine and Leesburg, Fla., died Sept. 5, 2002 at York Hospital in York.
He was born in Glendale, R.I. on Oct. 29, 1924, a son of Avery and Gladys (Gerstle) Davis. He graduated from Burriville High School and later became a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, and Rhode Island School of Design. He was former president of Warren Woolen Corp. in Stafford Springs and on the board of trustees for Johnson Memorial Hospital.
He was an avid golfer and member of the Cedar Knob Country Club in Somers, Conn., the Silver Lake Country Club in Leesburg, Fla., and the Cape Neddick Country Club in Cape Neddick, and also was a former member of the Rotary Club in Stafford Springs, Conn. He was a sports fan who loved all sports.
He was predeceased by his first wife Nina Davis who died in 1985.
He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Joyce (Hetu) Davis; two sons, Harry Davis Jr. of Enfield, Conn. and Glenn Davis of Somers, Conn.; one daughter, Deborah Davis Littlefield of Arundel; two stepdaughters, Cheryl A. Nuttall of Abington, Conn. and Dawn M. Reynolds of North Grosvenordale, Conn., and nine grandchildren.
A service was held Sunday at the Bibber Memorial Chapel Wells. Interment was in Ocean View Cemetery, Wells.
The family would like to thank Ogunquit Rescue and York Hospital Staff for their caring professionalism.
Should friends desire memorial donations may be made to the Ogunquit Rescue, 13 School St., Ogunquit, ME 03907 or York Hospital, 15 Hospital Dr., York, ME 03909 in Mr. Davis' memory.
Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
Alice Gerritson, 80
KENNEBUNK - Alice P. Gerritson, 80, died May 16, 2002.
She was born in Boston, Mass. on April 19, 1922. She was pre-deceased by her husband Roger in July 1965.
She is survived by her two sons, Stephen L. of Bothell, Wash. and Peter A. of Los Angeles, Calif.; her two daughters, Amy Baird of Pacifica, Calif. and Judith Lessard of Sarasota, Fla.; four grandchildren, Sasha, Arlen, Michael, and Sean; and one sister, Jean Harris of Cape Cod, Mass.
A memorial service and Interment will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Hope cemetery in Kennebunk, with St. Martha Church officiating.
Donald MacVane, 82
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Donald Edwin MacVane, 82, of Las Vegas died Aug. 29, 2002 at the Garnet House after a brief illness.
He was born March 14, 1920 in South Portland, Maine, son of John Harrison and Annie M. MacVane. He attended South Portland High School where he lettered in sports. He was a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
During World War II, he was a bomber pilot. His Air Force career lasted 28 years; he served in Europe, Australia, southeast Asia and the United States, serving two tours in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star.
After his distinguished military career he was employed for 10 years by the U.S. Postal Service in Portland, Maine and Las Vegas, Nev.
He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Frances C. MacVane, sisters, Phyllis Curran and Jeanette MacVane, and brother John, all of South Portland.
Survivors include three sons, David W. MacVane and Carolee MacVane of Kennebunk, Donald G. MacVane and Stacey A. Lavoie of Farmington, N.H.; four grandchildren, John Garnet, Matthew Donald, Shawn Harrison and Heather Marie; two brothers, Ernest MacVane of South Portland and Robert MacVane of Gray; nephews and a niece; 11 airmen of the Second Air Service Squadron Fifth Airforce.
Memorial Masses are scheduled at Holy Cross Church in South Portland for Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at St. John's Hall; St. Peter's Church in Farmington, N.H. Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m.
Burial will be at the Maine Veterans Memorial cemetery Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be sent to the American Cancer Society or Your VNA of Rochester, N.H., 178 Farmington Rd., Rochester, NH 03867.
Arrangements were entrusted to C.E. Peaslee & Son Funeral Home, 32 Central St., Farmington, NH 03835.
Herman Pomerleau, 68
KENNEBUNK - Herman L. Pomerleau, 68, a resident of Brown Street, died the morning of Sept. 2, 2002, at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford after a brief illness.
He was born Jan. 12, 1934 in Westbrook, Maine, a son of William and Doris (Eastman) Pomerleau of Kennebunk.
He attended Kennebunk schools prior to moving to Connecticut where he was employed as a machine operator for Lydall Inc. in Manchester, Conn. He retired in 1999 after 30 years.
He was a member of the United Paperworker's International Union Local 347.
He enjoyed woodworking and his garden, always growing enough to share with his family and neighbors. He was an avid yard sale fanatic, always looking for a bargain.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Loretta (Wasowicz) Pomerleau of Kennebunk; three daughters, Mary Norton and her husband Ronald of Wells, Susan Hynes and her husband Donald of Kennebunk, and Theresa Pomerleau of San Antonio, Texas; one brother, William Pomerleau Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Kittery; five sisters, Phyllis Chambers and her husband Larry of Waynesville, N.C., Theresa DeIuliis and her husband Luke of Arlington, Va., Louise Knause and her husband Daniel of Albrightsville, Pa., Joan Browning and husband Bruce of Waynesville N.C., and Roberta DeVall of Panama City, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Stanley Norton and his wife Melissa, Charles, Elizabeth, Jonathan, and Emily Norton, Donald, Lillian, and Loretta Hynes; and three great-grandchildren, Reed, Ryan and Alexandra Norton.
A Funeral Mass was held Friday from St. Martha Church in Kennebunk.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
John Miller, 54
KENNEBUNK - John Walter Miller, 54, of Sedgewood Dr., Kennebunk, died Sept. 3, 2002 at Mercy Hospital in Portland. He was the husband of Patricia (Shredder) Miller of Kennebunk.
He was born in York, a son of John and Norma (Littlefield) Miller. He attended Ogunquit schools and graduated from Wells High School. He then entered and graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine. He served the Texaco Oil Corp. in Texas as a tugboat captain. He then became employed with the Moran Corporation in New York Harbor and for the past several years he served as captain of tugboats in New York City for the Reinauer Transportation Co. of New York, N.Y.
He was an avid sports fisherman, especially tuna fishing out of Perkins Cove in Ogunquit. He previously owned and operated the charter boat, Sea Hawk. He also enjoyed hunting and gardening.
He was pre-deceased by his brother, Brian Miller.
He is survived by his wife of Kennebunk; his parents of Ogunquit; one sister, Cheryl Broderick of Ogunquit; nephew, John Broderick; niece, Bianne Miller; and several other nieces and nephews also survive.
A funeral service was held Friday at Bibber Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David Clark officiating.
Reinauer Company had all their ships fly their flags at half mast in his honor.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Animal Welfare Society, PO Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094, in Mr. Millers' memory.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
Ruth Page, 79
HARTFORD, Conn. - Ruth W. Page, 79, of Avery Heights, Hartford, died Sept. 5, 2002.
Born in Hartford, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Isabelle A.M. Page. She graduated from the Oxford School and Vassar College and received her M.Ed. from Boston University. She lived in Boston after college and taught kindergarten at Beaver Country Day School and at public schools in the area. In the late '50s she lived in San Francisco for two years and returned to Boston where she was an editor for many years at two textbook publishing companies. She returned to Hartford for retirement and had been active in volunteer activities. She was a member of the Saturday Morning Club and Asylum Hill Congregational Church of Hartford.
She is survived by one brother, Lyman A. Page, M.D. and his wife Gillet T. Page of Providence, R.I.; eight nieces and nephews; and eight grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was predeceased by her brothers, Samuel M. Page and Charles W. Page.
Graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford.
Memorial donations may be made to Asylum Hill Congregational Church or Vassar College.
The James T. Pratt Funeral Service, Wethersfield, Conn., is in charge of arrangements.
Irene Smith, 76
KENNEBUNKPORT - Irene (Bois) Smith, 76, a resident of Goose Rocks, died Sept. 3, 2002 at Southern Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of Freeland Smith.
She was born in Topsham, July 20, 1926, a daughter of Alcide E. and Graziella (Cloutier) Bois. She attended Brunswick schools.
She worked in Varney Mills before marrying Freeland K. Smith on Jan. 22, 1944. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker who devoted her life to her husband, children and grandchildren. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella in Brunswick, Goose Rocks Beach Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary and a member or the American Legion Auxiliary in Kennebunkport. She enjoyed mentoring children and grandchildren in the school system, planting flower beds, feeding birds and sewing clothing.
She was pre-deceased by her sister, Grace Fuller.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, seven months, one week and five days. Also surviving are five sons, Royal S., John G. and Freeland D. of Kennebunkport, Michael R. of Lowel, Maine and William H. of Saco. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, Sandra S. Jameyson of Durham, N.C., Candace Weiss of Saco, Scott S. Smith of Dallas, Texas, Amy L. Drake of Turner, Heather L. Smith of Saco, Benjamin Smith of Blacksbury Va., Jamie L. Lamontagne, Shawn S. Smith , Zachariah A. Smith and Jaqueline P. Smith, all of Kennebunkport; two great-grandchildren, Phillip M. Drake of Turner and Isabella I. Smith of Kennebunkport; one brother, Alcide C. Bois of Topsham; and many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated Saturday at St. Martha Church in Kennebunk.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Maine Cancer Fund, Pancreatic & Ovarian Cancer Research, 1 Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086 in Mrs. Smith's memory.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel.
Frank Wiersma
SOETERBERG, Netherlands - Frank J. Wiersma, born in Soeterberg, Netherlands Sept. 25, 1926, a resident of York County for more than 20 years and lately retired to Florida, died suddenly on Saturday Sept. 7, 2002 at York Hospital in York, Maine, U.S.A. He was a beloved husband and everlasting best friend of Rita; devoted father of Leon, Marja, Francis and Nico; loving Opa to grandchildren, Rob, Melissa, Mark, Grant and Tyler; and treasured by many close friends and relatives throughout the world, including his only brother, Joop. His intelligence, sense of humor, strong character and constant positive support will be missed by all.
A special thank you is extended to the entire staff of the York Hospital for the emotional care and professional services that were offered to Frank and his family during his sudden life-ending event.
Richard Angelini, 49
STONEHAM - Richard J. Angelini Jr., 49, formerly of Saugus, Mass., died Sept. 8, 2002 at the New England Medical Center in Boston. He was the husband of Mary (Stuart) Angelini.
Born and raised in Saugus, he was the son of Richard and Carole (Green) Angelini of Saugus. He was employed as a chemical engineer for the Alpha Industries in Woburn, Mass. for many years.
Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by two brothers, Scott Angelini of North Reading, Mass. and David Angelini of Windham, N.H.; two sisters, Karen Clark of Stoneham, Mass. and Jennifer Clary of Saugus, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held today at 10 a.m. in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., Saugus.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Canine Companions for Independence, PO Box 446, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446.
Dorothy Leskowsky, 78
KENNEBUNK - Dorothy I. Leskowsky, 78, a resident of Wildflower Lane, Kennebunk, died Dec. 29, 2003 at the Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford with complications of pneumonia.
She was born in Haverhill, Mass. on Jan. 8, 1924, a daughter of Edward and Mary M. Laprell and attended local schools.
She was a retired cook for private home of Dr. Harry Lapirow of Kennebunk for more than 25 years and she also was employed by the Kennebunk Nursing Center in food service for eight years.
She loved to play bingo and enjoyed her spare time at her camp in Shapleigh and also spending time with her family.
She was predeceased by her husband Stephen J. Leskowsky who died in 1975 and a daughter Janet Leskowsky Harmon who died in 1996.
She is survived by two sons, Stephen J. Leskowsky Jr. of Kennebunk and Edward J. Leskowsky of Sanford; two daughters, Carolyn Gray of Kennebunk, whom she lived with and Joan Washburn of Woodland, Calif.; one sister, Madaline Stevens of Saco; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 8 tonight at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the St. Martha Catholic Church, Portland Road, Kennebunk, with the Rev. Laurent LaPlante officiating.
Burial will be in the Hope cemetery in the spring.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Southern Maine Health and Home Care Services, PO Box 739, Kennebunk, ME 04043, in Mrs. Leskowsky's memory.
Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Paul Poehler, 97
WELLS - Paul Poehler, 97, of Moody, died peacefully during the afternoon of Dec. 28, 2003 at Southern Maine Medical Center, after living a life most people only dream of. He was still going strong at 97.
He was born Aug. 31, 1905 in Everett, Mass. He recalled at age 7 hearing about the sinking of the Titanic.
After high school he went to Cushing Academy and then to Dartmouth where he graduated in 1930. At Dartmouth, he met fellow classmate Nelson Rockefeller. They became friends and he often told the story of how he lent Nelson $2 to see a football game. Nelson, he said, promptly repaid the loan.
On June 11, 1932, he married the love of his life, Mary Daniel. They were together for the next 64 years. They lived a happy and fulfilled life. He was a devoted husband. After the wedding they held onto each other and joined the rest of the country suffering through the Great Depression.
He was a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.
After the war he returned home and earned his Ph.D., receiving it at the same ceremony as Sen. Margret Chase Smith. The then began a long and distinguished career in education. He taught school in both Scotch Plains and East Orange, N.J. There he also coached football, basketball, baseball and track. From here he moved to the administration ranks as principal and ultimately served as superintendent. He did this in Hanover, N.H., Wilton, Mass., and Lexington, Mass.
He and his wife moved to Maine in 1969 where they continued to be very active. He taught at UNH, was superintendent in Arundel, interim superintendent in Wells, and the town manager of Ogunquit. He was an active member of the Wells Congregational Church, delivered Meals on Wheels, and enjoyed singing with a group from his church at local nursing homes.
In his spare time, with the help of then chief of police, Steve Clark, he led a drive to outfit the entire Wells Police force with bullet-proof vests. He also loved to play bridge and attended exercise classes at the Dunaway Center.
At 93 he joined a nationally recognized pool league and at one point was the oldest registered player in the country. Often driving to pool halls by himself to practice, mush to the chagrin of his family.
His spirit continues through the lives of his daughter, Ann, his grandchildren Jennifer and Andrew, their spouses and great-grandson, Jackson, and all others that knew and loved him. Amen!
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Maine Center for the Blind in Portland.
A celebration of his life will be held on Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Wells Congregational Church, Wells.
Arrangements are by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
