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Raymond C. Whiting
MANCHESTER - Raymond C. Whiting, 65, of Manchester, died Dec. 6, 2000, at Catholic Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born in Wolfeboro on Sept. 8, 1935, the son of Charles and Addie (Dore) Whiting. He attended local schools and was a graduate of Kennett High School in Conway, class of 1953.
He served in the U.S. Air Force.
Mr. Whiting worked at the J.F. McElwain Shoe Company for many years.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Tamsen Whiting.
Members of the family include his wife of 13 years, Suzanne (Dionne) Whiting of Manchester; two sons, Jared Lee Whiting of Tuftonboro and Alexander Whiting of Dover; a daughter, Naomi Adjutant of West Newfield, Maine; four grandchildren; two sisters, Amy Davis of Chocorua and Joanne Bourbeau of Tamworth; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours were held on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the McHugh Funeral Home in Manchester.
Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Sarah Elizabeth Zirpolo
WAKEFIELD - Sarah Elizabeth Zirpolo, 24, of White Mountain Highway in Wakefield, died Dec. 14, 2000, due to a tragic motor-vehicle accident on Route 16 in Milton.
Born Dec. 28, 1975 in Malden, Mass., she was the daughter of Patrick M. and Catherine(McIsaac) Zirpolo. She had resided in Wakefield for a year and a half, having previously resided in Wolfeboro and Conway.
A graduate of A. Crosby Kennett High School, class of 1994, in Conway, she was also a graduate of Champlain College in Burlington, Vt. She was employed as a respiratory therapist at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
Sarah was a volunteer at the Wakefield Food Pantry and had worked for Carney Homecare in Rochester. Also, she taught smoking cessation classes. She provided comfort and care to her father, the late Patrick M. Zirpolo, during his extended illness. He died six weeks ago on Oct. 28, 2000.
She is survived by her mother, Catherine A. Zirpolo, of Wakefield; two sisters, Rebecca A. Zirpolo, of Brookfield, and Amy C. Zirpolo, of South Boston, Mass.; her maternal grandmother, Ella Mae McIsaac, of Delaware, Ohio; and her fiancee, Stephen Glencross Jr., of Tamworth. She was also devoted to her niece and nephew, Patrick and Catherine, several aunts, uncles and cousins, and her two pugdogs, Lady and Sasha.
Calling hours were Sunday at C.E. Peaslee and Son Funeral Home in Wakefield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today (Monday) at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony's Church in Sanbornville, with Father Edmund A. Babica, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will be at Lovell Lake Cemetery in Sanbornville.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sarah E. Zirpolo Scholarship Fund for a respiratory therapist student, c/o Berlin City Bank, P.O. Box 234, West Ossipee, NH 03890.
Stanley A. Perry
Stanley A. Perry, 66, of Eldridge Avenue, died December 14, 2000, at the White River Junction VA Hospital in White River Junction, Vt. He was born on May 31, 1934 in Bartlett, the son of the late Ernest A. and Violet (Colbroth) Perry, and had lived in Center Ossipee for most of his life. Perry had been employed as a delivery man for Dube & Murphy Oil Company and Johnson Gas Company of Center Ossipee. He most recently was employed as a mill worker at Carroll Industries in Conway.
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Stanley served during the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by his two sons, Allen S. and James T. Perry, Center Ossipee; two granddaughters, Michelle Riley and Desiree Perry of Ossipee; a great grandson, Ryan Riley and a great granddaughter, Hannah Valley. He is also survived by two brothers, Ernest Perry of Florida and Robert Perry of Tamworth, as well as his sister, Carol Cook of Center Ossipee, nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. A spring burial will be in the Chickville Cemetery, Center Ossipee.
Dr. Kenneth E. Dore
FRYEBURG - Dr. Kenneth E. Dore passed away peacefully with family at his bedside on Dec. 16, 2000, at the Fryeburg Health Care Center at the age of 91.
He was born in Auburn, Maine, on May 26, 1909, to Adaline Blanche Tuck and Everett Freeman Dore, graduating from Edward Little High School, Bates College and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass.
Upon completing his residency and internship in 1936 at the Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, he married Dorothy Stevens, settled in Fryeburg and opened his general practice in his home. Dorothy was his office assistant, partner and wife for 60 years, preceding him in death in 1996.
Dr. Dore cared for patients in Fryeburg and the surrounding towns in a 30-mile radius, making house calls by jeep, horse-drawn wagon and on snowshoes. He also served as Oxford County Medical Examiner for 35 years.
He was a lifetime member of the Maine and American medical associations' board of medical examiners as well as the Bates College and Tufts University alumni associations. He also was a 32nd-degree Mason and past master of the Pythagorean Lodge AF&AM No. 11 of Fryeburg, as well as an honorary 50-year life member of the Kora Temple Shrine. For many years he served as deacon of the First Congregational Church of Fryeburg, of which he was a life member.
Dr. Dore was an accomplished craftsman in photography, woodworking, gem-stone cutting, jewelry making and leather tooling. He loved to fish and made his own lures and flies. A highlight of his early summers was boating with his family and friends in his vintage "old woody" Chris Craft on Kezar Lake.
After retiring to Melbourne, Fla., in 1972, Dr. and Mrs. Dore traveled by Airstream trailer, seeing much of the USA, Mexico and Canada. He became an amateur musician at the age of 82 and learned to play the clarinet and saxophone to join his wife's dance band.
From childhood he was an accomplished artist, drawing flowers and birds in watercolor, which was his favorite medium.
He loved life and was an amazingly gifted storyteller of the events of his life and practice in Fryeburg. He passed on his love of life to his children, grandchildren and his many friends, with special mention of John and Judy Calley whose dedicated and loyal friendship and support sustained him and Dorothy for many years.
Dr. Dore and family were also deeply grateful to the staff of the Fryeburg Health Care Center, his loving and devoted caretakers since his return to Fryeburg in June.
Dr. Dore is survived by his children, Emily Fletcher and her husband, Peter, of Fryeburg, Ellen Witham and her husband, Wallace, of Belleair Bluffs, Fla., Steven Dore and his wife, Cynthia, of San Jose, Calif., and one foster daughter, Ann L. Palmer, of Gardiner, Maine. Also surviving are his eight grandchildren, Leslie Ellen Fletcher of Jackson, Christopher Fletcher and his wife, Renee, of Manchester, Sarah Hawkins and her husband, Bob, of Madison, Abigail Rogers and her husband, Fred, of Brownfield, Carrie Adaline Fletcher of Portland, Karen Lynch and her husband, Andrew, of Framingham, Mass., and Molly and Adaline Dore of North Conway.
A memorial service will be held at the Pine Grove Cemetery in the spring. Arrangements are by Wood's Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Anthony E. Butler
Anthony E. Butler, 38, of 126 Main Street in North Conway, died suddenly at this residence on December 6, 2000.
He was born in Providence, R.I. on July 24, 1962, the son of the late Edward and Beverly Butler, Sr., and had been residing in Conway. He was employed as a bartender with American Skiing Company.
Family members include his brother, Edward Butler of North Conway; a sister, Debbie Butler of Rhode Island; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
There will be no calling hours and services will be private at the convenience of the family.
The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements.
Florence E. Flint
LACONIA - Florence E. Flint, 72, of 406 Court Street in Laconia, died on Dec. 12, 2000, at the John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz.
Miss Flint was born on Nov. 21, 1928 in North Conway, the daughter of Lawrence B. and Margie (Abbott) Flint. She was a high school business education teacher for 20 years for the North Middlesex School District in Townsend, Mass. She also taught overseas in Newfoundland, Japan and The Azores. She retired in 1989 after 40 years of teaching. She lived in Milford for many years before moving to Laconia in May of 1997.
Miss Flint was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. She was a member and a past master of the Granite Grange of Milford and the Brookline Grange of Brookline, N.H. and the Hillsboro County Pomona Grange 1. She was a member of the Rebekahs and a past president of the Rebekah Assembly of New Hampshire and assistant guardian of the International Association of Rebekah Assembly, receiving the Decoration of Chivalry. She also was a member and past president of Theta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, a former member of the Lakes Region Retired Educators and the New Hampshire Retired Educators.
Survivors include a sister, Lois F. Plimpton of Laconia; three nephews, Jonathon Plimpton, Stephen Plimpton and Paul Plimpton; two grandnieces and two grandnephews.
There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2238 Parade Road, Laconia. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Jackson Cemetery, Jackson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Francis Home Activities Fund, 406 Court Street, Laconia, 03246, or to Child Reach, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, R.I. 02886.
Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, is in charge of arrangements.
Lewis Prouty Bissell
JACKSON - Lewis Prouty Bissell, 82, of Jackson, died on Dec. 10, 2000, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation in North Conway after a period of failing health.
Bissell was born on April 27, 1918, in Medford, Mass., the son of the late Paul and Geraldine (Prouty) Bissell. He was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he met and later married his wife. He then attended Yale University, where he received a master's in forestry. He was a U.S. veteran who served in the Army Air Corps. during World War II.
Before retirement, Bissell was employed by the University of Maine as the extension forester for the state of Maine. He was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Old Hutmen's Association, Jackson Historical Society, New Hampshire Forestry Foundation, The Mount Washington Observatory, White Mountain Interpretive Association, Kiwanis, UNH Alumni Association, Girl Scouts and the Tree Farm Association. He spent his retirement years volunteering throughout the Mount Washington Valley, particularly in areas relating to conservation. For a period of time, he served as conductor of the Conway Scenic Railroad, fulfilling a lifelong passion for trains, which came second only to his love of antique automobiles.
Family members include his wife of over 50 years, Priscilla (Emery) Bissell; two daughters, Susan Beechum of Orlando, Fla., and Nancy Rancourt of Bartlett; three grandchildren; one great granddaughter; one sister, Liza Carroll of Madison, Conn.; one niece and one nephew.
The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy R. Swett
Dorothy R. Swett, 83, of Milton, died Dec. 10, 2000, at the Riverside Rest Home in Dover after a long illness.
Born in North Conway, the daughter of Elmer and Ruth (Sargent) Robertson, she lived in Bolton, Mass., for several years and in Haverhill, Mass., for six years. She moved back to North Conway for six years before moving to Milton in 1948.
Mrs. Swett graduated from Clinton (Mass.) High School, class of 1936.
She was a member of the Milton Community Church, a member of the Milton Women's Club and the Women's Union, and she was a member of the Milton Young at Heart Group.
Her main focus on life was family, home and community.
The family includes three daughters, Mary Anne Moulton of Milton, Geraldine Littler of Plymouth, Mass., and Susan Reams of Lebanon, Maine; a son, Frederick K. Swett of White River Junction, Vt.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Dewing of ElCajon, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Alfred E. Swett, predeceased her last May, and her brother, Albert Robertson, predeceased her in 1996.
Privates graveside services will be held in the North Conway Cemetery in the spring. There will be no visiting hours.
Donations may be sent to the Riverside Rest Home, County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
