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Benjamin A. Kreider
FREEDOM - Benjamin A. Kreider, Sr., 69, of Freedom, died on August 24, 2000 in his home, following a sudden illness. He was born in Lancaster, Pa., and was the son of Benjamin and Catherine (Weitzel) Kreider.
Kreider grew up in Lancaster, Pa., and lived in Bucks County, Pa., for 25 years before moving to the Mount Washington Valley in the the 1980s. He was graduated from Pennsylvania State University, class of 1949. He was a mechanical engineer employed with both MIT and Princeton University. He was chief engineer at ABAR Corp. for 20 years and was the first to design the computerized high-vacuum furnaces, which were used in metal treatment of airplane wings for Pratt and Whitney. Krieider was also self-employed with Kreider Associates in sales of toxic gas monitors for the semiconductor industry.
He was an active member of the First Baptist Church, as well as an avid skier for his entire life, volunteering with the Junior Ski Program.
The family includes: two sons, Benjamin A. Kreider, Jr. of New Hope, Pa., and David L. Kreider of Fla., his daughter, Susan B. Kreider of Philadelphia, Pa.; and his sister, Shirley Shelling of Evansville, Ind.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, in North Conway, with the Rev. Laurence Brown, pastor, officiating. Visiting hours will be Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Donations may be sent to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 600, North Conway, 03860.
June E. Blair
PORTLAND, Maine - June E. Blair, 60, of Center Street, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland after battling a long illness.
She was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, on June 22, 1940. She had been employed as a teacher's aid at Carpenter School in Wolfeboro for 19 years. Blair also worked as a costume designer and helper for summer theater in Wolfeboro. She loved to sew and make alterations for both family and others. She was well-known for her creativity in making handmade stuffed animals. Blair was well-loved by many.
She is survived by her sons, Robin Blair of Whitefield and Michael Blair of New Durham; her daughter, Jessica Blair of Wolfeboro; her granddaughter, Mycheala Mason and a soon-to-be born grandchild.
She is also survived by a sister, Pat Whitehead of Upper Kennetook, Nova Scotia; a niece, Tracy Whitehead and a nephew, Sean Whitehead; cousins, aunts and uncles, all from Canada.
Calling hours will be on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26 and 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Lord Funeral Home on Route 28 in Wolfeboro. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Wolfeboro. Interment will be in the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.
H. Eugene McAllister
FRYEBURG, Maine - H. Eugene McAllister, Jr., 59, of Portland Street, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston.
He was born in Stow, the son of Hilton Eugene and Helena McAllister. He grew up in Stow, Norway and Stoneham and graduated with the last class of Norway High School, which is now Oxford Hills High School. He was a truck driver his entire life and drove for Cohl Apple Orchard and Lily Transportation. He enjoyed antiques and the NASCAR series.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Brooks McAllister of Fryeburg; two daughters, Sandra Parent of Conway and Roxanne Devoe of Brownfield; one foster brother, Charles Eastman; and four grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, Aug. 24, at 3:30 p.m. at No. 4 Cemetery in Lovell, Maine.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Fryeburg Rescue, P.O. Box 177, Fryeburg, Maine 04037. Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Helen Ewing Breasted
TAMWORTH - Helen Ewing Breasted of Tamworth died in her home on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2000. She was 90 years old. She had been suffering from progressive dementia.
Born on Dec. 5, 1903, in Lake Forest, Ill., she was the daughter of Charles Hull Ewing, a businessman and real estate developer with interests in Chicago and Sarasota, Fla., and Mary Everts, once dean of women at the State University of Iowa. Her father worked in partnership with his aunt Helen Culver, one of Chicago's first prominent businesswomen, who also donated Hull House to Jane Addams, the founder of social work in America.
The Ewings' Lake Forest home burned down 10 days after Helen was born, and in the ensuing confusion, the baby was briefly mislaid, only to be found sleeping comfortably outside in a laundry basket atop the winter snow.
Mr. Ewing took his young family to Florida every winter, where his wife taught Helen and her older sister Katherine Hocking (now of Madison) their spelling and arithmetic in the wet sand beside the Gulf of Mexico.
Helen was an accomplished tennis player, winning the Sarasota Women's Tennis Championship when she was 18. All her life, until her last illness, she remained a vigorous athlete. She climbed Moat Mountain at the age of 75.
As a child, she also attended her aunt Katherine Jewell Everts' Shakespeare Camp in West Dummerston, Vt. She knew many passages of Shakespeare by heart and was an intensely literary person.
She graduated from the Master's School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. in 1928 and attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for one year. In 1929, she interrupted her college education to travel around the world with her family.
The Ewings started their grand tour around the world in the early autumn, shortly before the stock market crashed. When the crash happened, they decided not to interrupt their plans. The family rode elephants in India, watched Siamese dancers at Ankor Wat, visited the old walled city of Beijing (then called Peking), sailed to Cairo to view the great pyramids and traveled on to the great capitals of Europe.
Back in Chicago, Helen worked along with her sister, Kay, in Hull House, helping immigrant families adjust to American life. Her letters home tell of happy days spent directing young immigrant children in plays.
In 1935, Helen married James Henry Breasted Jr., the son and namesake of the Egyptologist who founded the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. They had six children. Robert, their second child, died when he was a little over a year old.
The Breasteds lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., Los Angeles, Calif., and Kent, Conn. Mr. Breasted was a college professor, later a director of the Los Angeles County Museum and finally chairman of the art and art history department at Kent School. In 1953, the Breasteds bought Mt. Mexico Farm in Tamworth as a summer home. In 1971, they retired there. Mr. Breasted died in 1983.
Helen Breasted was an old-fashioned woman. She adored all children and played a supportive role in the home, but she was also interested in the politics and issues of her times. She joined her children in anti-war demonstrations of the 1960s and early 1970s.
She is survived by her sister, Katherine Hocking; her five children, James of Carbondale, Colo., Barbara Whitesides of Newton, Mass., Mary Breasted Smyth of Sewickley, Pa., John of Great Barrington, Mass., and Helen Breasted Horton of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Wonalancet Union Chapel on Route 113A in Tamworth. Friends and neighbors are welcome. The family would like those wishing to make donations in her memorty to consider donating to Barnstormers Theater in Tamworth or VNA of Tamworth.
Earle S. Vaughan
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Earle S. Vaughan, 80, of Brunswick, Maine, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at this home in Brunswick.
He was born in Newton, Mass., the son of Willard and Gladys Keesler Vaughan. He graduated from Newton High School in the class of 1938.
He started work in restaurant management for H.J. Sailer Catering and Restaurant, and from 1940 to 1947 he was a field service representative for United Aircraft Corp. in U.S., Australia and New Guinea. He was a disabled Army Air Force veteran of World War II, and for 21 years he was plant manager of D'Avey Co., in Dover, responsible for 120 jobs.
From 1968 to 1972, he was president of Ocean Industries, and from 1972 to 1976 he was plant manager of Carroll Industries. He lived in Fryeburg for eight years and was president of Saco Valley Manufacturing. His activities included president of YMCA Management Club; commodore of the Portsmouth Yacht Club; member of the board of directors of the Piscataqua Yacht Squadron; Whale Back Ocean Race Committee; member of the U.S. Power Squadron; member of the ski patrol; parents' advisory council of Fryeburg Academy; Rotarian; member of the board of directors of the Fryeburg Chamber of Commerce; director of the parent' council of Curry College; and a private pilot.
For the past 20 years, he and his wife of 42 years, Elizabeth Craig Vaughan, spent summers on their boat or in their motor home. Winters were spent in St. Maarten, where they are the proprietors of the Horny Toad Guest House.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Douglas Gorton, and three grandchildren, Stephanie, Heather and John Gorton, all of Rochester, Vt.
A memorial graveside service will be held Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg.
Donations in his memory may be made to Gary's House at 97 State Road, Portland, Maine 04101.
Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Ruby Wentworth
CONWAY - Ruby Virginia Wentworth, 65, of East Conway, died Saturday, August 19, 2000 at the Maine Medical Center.
She was born in Madison, the daughter of Harry and Mary Bickford Ward, and was educated in Madison and Conway schools. She married Harold E. Wentworth Jr. 45 years ago and has lived in East Conway ever since. She enjoyed being a homemaker and helping her husband in the meat shop. Besides her husband, the family includes two sons, Douglas H. Wentworth of Conway and Richard L. Wentworth of East Conway; two daughters, Virginia L. Wentworth of Brownfield, Maine, and Bonnie F. Wentworth of Standish, Maine; one brother, Sam Ward of New Jersey; three half brothers, Merle Webster of Tamworth, George Webster and Charles Webster, both of Florida; one half sister, Ann Robertson of Tamworth; and four grandchildren. Her brother Raymond Ward died last week.
A memorial graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg.
Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Karl G. Seidenstuecker
AUGUSTA, Maine - Karl G. Seidenstuecker, 86, died Aug. 10, 2000, at Maine General Rehabilitation and Nursing Care.
Seidenstuecker was born in 1914 in Winstead, Conn. He graduated from Torrington High School, Stearns School, Dartmouth College and received a masters degree from Plymouth State College.
He captained the football and basketball teams at Torrington High School and Stearns School and played both sports at Dartmouth. He was a member of the Torrington and Kennett High Athletic Halls of Fame.
He was a teacher, coach and history department head at Kennett High over his 40 year tenure. His basketball teams won five state championships. The Kennett High gymnasium is named in his honor.
He and Hugena Dunbar, a fellow teacher, were married for 59 years. Together they owned and operated Pine Hill Cabins and Restaurant for 20 years. Upon retirement from Kennett High, his residence was divided between Intervale and Sun City, Fla. He was a member of the Air Force from 1942 to 1945.
He is survived by a daughter, Lynn Gail, and her husband, of Augusta, Maine, and two grandsons, Jason and Ryan Gail.
Graveside services will be held Aug. 31, 2000, at 3 p.m., at the Conway Village Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kennett High School, Alumni Scholarship Fund, Conway, NH 03818.
Merton L. Yeaton Jr.
SPOFFORD - Merton L. Yeaton Jr., 79, of Spofford, died Aug. 13, 2000, at the Harborside-Pheasant Wood Nursing Home in Peterborough after a period of failing health.
He was born in Conway on June 25, 1921, the son of Merton L. and Nettie (Lombard) Yeaton.
Yeaton attended schools in Conway and was a graduate of Kennett High School. He attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham.
He was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the South Pacific.
He was employed for 15 years by the Kingsbury Corp., in Keene and also had worked for the Cheshire Transportation Co., in Keene following his retirement. He was a member of the Gordon-Bissell Post 4 American Legion and a former member of the Keene Post 799 VFW.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Marion E. (Charland) Yeaton of Spofford; one son, Leslie A. Yeaton of Keene; six sisters, Ruth Tuttle of Dover, Arlene Nason, Barbara Bray, Dorothy Garland, Eleanor Sutton and Marion Bickford, all of Conway; three brothers, George Yeaton of Conway, Leonard Yeaton of Florida and Raymond Yeaton of Connecticut; three grandchildren, Karen A. LaBelle, Christopher M. Yeaton and Jason A. Yeaton; three great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial was held in St. Bernards Church in Keene. The Rev. John Hurley, associate pastor, was the celebrant. Music was directed by Kathleen Summer. The burial took place in the St. Joseph Cemetery, where Rev. Hurley offered committal prayers.
The Foley Funeral Home of Keene was in charge of arrangements.
John C. Torosian
John C. Torosian, 53, of Lee, died suddenly on Aug. 5, 2000, at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter. He was born in Lynn, Mass.
Torosian lived in Lee for the past 15 years. He graduated from Lynn Vocational High School, and was then employed as a machinist with General Electric for over a decade. He taught machine shop at Peabody Vocational Tech for 12 years. In 1997, he and his son started T&T Machine in Center Conway. Torosian was also a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the American Legion.
His family includes two sons, Brian John Torosian of Madison and Steven Lee Torosian of Lee; two granddaughters, Danielle Fay Torosian of Madison and Ariana Rose Torosian of Bartlett; and his father, John Torosian of Lynn.
He was predeceased by his mother, Pearl (Herzog) Torosian.
Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of the family.
