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H. Gordon Oburg Jr.
H. Gordon Oburg Jr. of Rt. 16A Intervale, died on June 21, 1999 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Winthrop, Mass., on Sept. 27, 1915 to Harold G. Oburg and Rachel E. Grant.
He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana and made a career in the U.S. Army, where he retired a captain in 1964.
Mr. Oburg leaves a nephew, Grant Hirst of Derry.
There will be no funeral, service or flowers. In accordance with his wishes, his ashes will be scattered on Moat Mountain.
June Gillis Porter
June Gillis Porter, 66, of West Ossipee, died on June 17, 1999 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro. She was born on April 25, 1933, in Waltham, Mass., and lived there for most of her life and attended local schools. She and her husband moved to the Ossipee area four years ago.
Her family includes her husband, Morton W. Porter of West Ossipee; three sons, Paul Porter of Epsom, Morton Porter Jr., of West Ossipee; and Dale Porter of Waltham, Mass.; two daughters, Deborah Pattison of Ossipee and Donna Vaillencourt of Center Ossipee; several grand and great-grandchildren; her father, Paul Gillis of Waltham, Mass.; three brothers, Paul Gillis, Joseph Gillis, and Wayne Gillis, all of Calif.; two sisters, Beverly Lafaille of Waltham, Mass. and Patricia Curiso of Cape Cod, Mass. and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, Center Ossipee. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, Center Ossipee, with burial in the Grant Hill Cemetery in Center Ossipee.
Bibiane M. Lessard
Bibiane M. Lessard, 67, of Center Ossipee, died June 19, 1999 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon.
She was born December 16, 1931 in Notre Dame des Bois, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of the late Napoleon and Rosa Gibouleau Fontaine. She had lived in the United States since 1951, living in Center Ossipee since 1976, moving there from Berlin.
Mrs. Lessard was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Center Ossipee.
Her family includes her husband, Philip Lessard of Center Ossipee; three sons, Chris Lessard of Milford, Richard Lessard of Wolfeboro, Mitch Lessard of Madison; three brothers, Paul Fontaine of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Henry Fontaine of Sherbrooke, Canada, and Marcel Fontaine of Notre Dame des Bois, Canada; three sisters, Blanche Thomas of Montreal, Canada, Antoinette Fontaine of Montreal, Canada, and Aurore Dupuis of Sherbrooke, Canada; four grandsons and three granddaughters.
She was predeceased by a son, Dennis Lessard, in 1974.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Rt. 16 West Ossipee. A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Church, Center Ossipee.
Audrey I. Clark
Audrey I. Clark, 59, of Center Conway, died on June 21, 1999 at her home following a short illness. She was born in Wolfeboro and was the daughter of Harry and Wilma Glidden Dow.
Mrs. Clark moved to the Conway area in 1965. She graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, with the class of 1957.
Her family includes her husband of 35 years, Creighton B. Clark of Center Conway; two daughters, Denise M. Clark of Center Conway and Karen L. Clark of North Conway; and her brother, Richard Dow of Rhode Island.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Center Conway Cemetery, with Pastor Nelson Houston officiating. There will be no visiting hours. Friends and relatives are invited to the Clark home, on Burbank Road in Center Conway, following the service. Arrangements are by the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway.
Ellsworth M Blake
Ellsworth M. Blake, 89, of Fryeburg, Maine, died on Sunday, June 20, 1999 at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway. He was born in West Warwick, R.I., the son of Ernest and Edith Lindall Blake, and was educated in Rhode Island schools.
Mr. Blake lived in Brownfield, Maine from 1937-1994, at which time he moved to Fryeburg. He worked as a carpenter, woodsman, farmer, ran a sawmill and was known as a jack of all trades.
His family includes a son, Glenn Blake of Brownfield; two daughters, Beverly Perkins of East Fryeburg and Virginia Blake of Daleville, Alabama; a brother, Homer Blake of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; four sisters, Phyllis Morton, and Hilda Padula of West Warwick, R.I., Ruth Poncelet of East Greenwich, R.I. and Norma Hill of Coventry, R.I.; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife, Arlene M. Blake, in 1997.
At Ellsworth's request, there will be no service. Arrangements are by the Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Joan Lee Day
Joan Lee Day, 52, of Fryeburg, died Wednesday, June 16, 1999 at The Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, following a five year battle with cancer. She was born in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Harry and Marguerite Finneault Huntress, and graduated from Fryeburg Academy, class of 1964.
She worked for ten years for Northland Shoe Company, and was also co-owner of Mainly Automotive in Fryeburg. She was a former member of the Fryeburg Fire Department Auxiliary. She enjoyed hunting, and racing and street rods.
Her family includes her husband of 34 years, Lee C. Day; a son, Corey Day; and a daughter, Kelly Day, all of Fryeburg; a brother, Ronald Huntress of Pawtucket, R.I.; two sisters, Jean Burnell of East Conway and Roberta Huntress of Fryeburg.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg, Maine. Donations may be made in memory of Joan to the Fryeburg Fire Department. Arrangements are by Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Lyman E. Pevey Sr.
Lyman E. Pevey Sr., 89, formerly of Ossipee and Chelmsford, Mass., died June 16, 1999 at York Hospital in York, Maine.
He was born December 1, 1909 in Lowell, Mass., the son of the late John and Susan Richardson Pevey. He graduated from Chemsford High School and attended art school in Boston.
Mr. Pevey retired in 1970 as vice president of Wright Trucking Co. in Lowell. He was a Mason, initially affiliated with William Sewall Gardner Lodge in Lowell, and recently the Unity Lodge in Union.
He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and painting landscapes, flowers, ships and local scenes.
His family includes his wife of 66 years, Ruth M. Carlsen Pevey of York, Maine; a son, Lyman E. Pevey Jr. of Gaithersburg, Md.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 31 at the Second Congregational Church in Ossipee. Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Danvers, Mass.
Donations in Mr. Pevey's memory, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Caregivers, First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro, P.O. Box 913, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Arrangements are by the Baker-Gagne Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Wolfeboro and West Ossipee.
Winifred Cecelia Danforth
Winifred Cecelia Danforth, 72, of Orono, Maine, died June 2, 1999 of Alzheimer's Disease and breast cancer at Sedgewood Commons, Falmouth, Maine. She was born in Orono on March 6, 1927, the daughter of Enoch and Cecelia Doucette Lounsbury.
Winnie was employed as a teller of the Merrill Bank in Orono for many years. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Orono, a member of the Daughters of Isabella.
Her family includes a daughter, Lynn Marie Borgeson of Bartlett; a son, Lawrence Edwin Danforth of Honolulu, Hawaii; two sisters, Jane Sternburg of Rockland, Maine, Gloria Gray of Orono; three brothers, Merle Lounsbury of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Richard E. Danforth, and by a sister, Eleanor Leveille.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 7 at St. Mary's Church, Orono, Maine, with the Rev. Joseph Koury, pastor, officiating. Gifts in Mrs. Danforth's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160 B, Portland, ME 04101; or the Alzheimer's Association, New Hampshire Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Suite 419, Concord, NH 03301.
Grace M. Anderson
Grace M. Anderson, 98, of North Conway, died Sunday, June 13, 1999 at the SunRise Health Care Center in North Conway. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., the daughter of James and Ada Binns Judd. She grew up in Malden, Mass., and graduated from Malden High School.
From 1950 to 1998 she lived in Hamilton, Mass., where she was a member of the Hamilton Congregational Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed cooking for large crowds.
Her family includes a son, Richard L. Anderson of Chatham; three grandchildren, Steven Anderson of Fryeburg, Susan Burton of Topsfield, Mass., Sandra Burns of Essex, Mass.; and six great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Harry L. Anderson, in 1956.
A memorial service will be held at a later date, from the Hamilton Congregational Church.
Arrangements are by Wood Funeral Home in Fryeburg, Maine.
