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Kenneth H. Studley, 78, of Jackson passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2001, at the Merriman House in North Conway, of complications from Alzheimer's.
Mr. Studley was born in Hyannis, Mass., and was a resident of Yarmouth until 1981. He was the son of the late Gilbert Jr. and Sarah Lambert Studley. He was also predeceased by a brother Oliver.
Mr. Studley attended Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt., and left to train in the Naval V12 program, becoming a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and Korea in a F9F Panther Jet as a major, 53 missions.
He was a prominent builder as well, and a contractor on Cape Cod. He was a volunteer fireman, board of appeals member, director of Hyannis Cooperative Bank, Yarmouth School Board member and served on the building committee of two schools.
After his move to Jackson, he was a trustee at Green Mountain College, a director of both Attitash Lift Corporation and Jackson Ski Touring Foundation. He enjoyed 20 years of skiing with family and friends.
Mr. Studley is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sarah Brownlie Studley; three daughters, Laurie Renaud of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Denise Studley of Bartlett, and Miriam Studley of Sausalito, Calif.; five granddaughters, Allison O'Leary Dion, Courtney O'Leary Lima, Sarah Renaud Brown, Colette Renaud and Kyle Pribish. He is also survived by four great grandchildren, Jeremy Renaud Brown, Nathaniel Brown, and twins Burke O'Leary Dion and Morghan Paige Dion.
A celebration of Kenneth Studley's life will be held at the Jackson Community Church on Friday, July 27, at 2 p.m.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of New Hampshire, 10 Ferry St., Suite 419, Concord NH 03301.
Baker-Gagne funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MADISON -- Golden M. White, 82, a long-time resident of Conway, died Friday, July 20, 2001, at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway after a long period of declining health.
She was born in Canaan, Vt., on Feb. 16, 1919, the daughter of Rev. W. Harry May and Nellie (Potter) May. She graduated from Derby Academy in Derby, Vt., and from Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston, Mass.
She began a teaching career in Stowe, Vt., and moved to Conway in 1946, where she was the Public School Music Supervisor, teaching music at Kennett High School and the elementary schools in Conway, North Conway, Center Conway, Bartlett, Jackson and Chatham. She retired from teaching in 1950 when she married Richard White. From 1950 to 1986, she helped her husband run the White Funeral Home in Conway. After retirement in 1986, the couple moved to Madison, spending their summers at Ossipee Lake.
In the 1960s, she was the choir director and organist at the Second Congregational Church in Conway. She was a member and past president of the Conway Women's Club. She was a commissioner for the Washington Street Park and was responsible for the construction of the present fountain. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star in North Conway, of the Elmwood Grange and the Onaway Club. She regularly attended church at the Second Congregational Church in Ossipee, as well as the Conway Village Congregational Church. She was a 50-year member of the Moultonville Methodist Church in Ossipee.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Richard G. White of Madison; her daughter, Cynthia (White) Spencer and her husband James, of Ossipee; two granddaughters, Valerie Spencer and Rebecca Spencer, both of Ossipee; and a sister, Greta Dow of Effingham. She was predeceased by a brother, W. Harry May Jr.
Visiting hours will be Monday, July 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Conway Village Congregational Church. Burial will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Tamworth.
Shirley M. Dethlefs, 69, of Intervale died July 16, 2001, at the home of her daughter in Emmaus, Penn., after a brief illness. Born in Newport News, Va., the daughter of Emery and Mary (Fisher) Stone, she had lived in Intervale for over 25 years.
Mrs. Dethlefs had been employed at the Seiko Outlet Store in North Conway for several years.
She was dedicated wife and loving mother, and will be greatly missed by the people whose lives she touched. Many cherished memories of special times bring comfort to those who knew and loved her.
The family includes: three sons, Andrew Dethlefs of Intervale, Thomas Dethlefs of North Conway, and David Dethlefs of East Conway; two daughters, Jenny Hayes of Centrailia, Wash., and Mary Jane Frick of Emmaus, Penn.; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Preston Stone and Emery Stone, both of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lovett Stone of Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Evelyn Stone of Phoenix, Ariz., and several nieces and nephews.
She predeceased her husband, Ferris H. Dethlefs, in 1977.
Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Glen Community Baptist Church in Glen, with the Rev. William R. Stockhaus, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the North Conway Cemetery. There will be no visiting hours.
Donations may be sent to the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network for the John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center, 1240 South Cedar Crest Blvd., Suite 103, Allentown, PA 18103.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
OSSIPEE -- Joseph F. Dunlap, 93, formerly of Ossipee, died July 18, 2001, at the Sunbridge Care of Wolfeboro.
Joseph was born Jan. 11, 1908, in Boston and attended local schools there. In 1950 he moved to Center Ossipee where he had lived for five years before moving back to South Boston. Mr. Dunlap was employed as a custodian for the Boys Latin School for many years prior to his retirement and moving back to Center Ossipee in 1970.
Joseph was predeceased by his wife Barbara (Sargent) Dunlap, and is survived by his daughter Cynthia Harris, Center Ossipee; a son Charles Dunlap of Effingham; five grandchildren, Karen Martin, Kenneth Harris, Christopher Harris, Kimberly Harris and Madaline Dunlap; six great grandchildren; a sister, Katherine Murphy of South Boston, Mass.; and a brother James Dunlap of East Sandwich, Mass.
Calling hours will be Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Funeral services will be Saturday, 10 a.m. at the Moultonville Methodist Church, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Burial will be in the Lakeview Cemetery, Freedom.
SOUTH PASADENA, Fla. ó Richard C. Reckmeyer, formerly of Wolfeboro, passed away peacefully Friday, July 13, 2001, at his home in South Pasadena, Fla., at the age of 71.
He was born March 6, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Christopher F. and Mildred (Bainbridge) Reckmeyer. Richard was raised in Brooklyn; in 1962 he moved to Wolfeboro, where he lived until moving back to Long Island, N.Y., in 1971.
Mr. Reckmeyer was employed as an advertisement salesman and served as manager of the New York office of Kubin-Nicholson Company for more than 25 years. After his retirement, he then moved to his home in Florida.
Mr. Reckmeyer is survived by his children Richard C. Reckmeyer Jr. of New Port Richey, Fla., Sue Ann LaMonica of Tuftonboro, Catherine Smith of Wolfeboro, Mary Reckmeyer of Seminole, Fla., John D. Reckmeyer of Rochester, and Christopher F. Reckmeyer of New Port Richey, Fla.; six grandsons; five granddaughters; one great grandson; his sister Florence Reilly of Bay Shore, N.Y.; his brother William Reckmeyer of McLean, Va., and many nieces and nephews.
At his request there will be no calling hours, and services will be private.
Lord Funeral Home, Route 28, Wolfeboro is in charge of arrangements.
Suzanne S. Klay, 67, of Glen died on July 17, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital, in North Conway.
She was born in New York City, N.Y., and was the daughter of Stuart and Doris (Laidlaw) Sperry.
Mrs. Klay grew up in Bronxville, N.Y., and lived in North Marshfield, Mass., for 36 years prior to moving to Glen in 1994. She attended Bronxville High School and Greenwood School, and graduated from Bradford College in Bradford, Mass. Mrs. Klay received a B.A. degree in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, R.I. She was a professional photographer for over 40 years, specializing in children's photography in an outdoor setting. She was also a member of the Jackson Historical Society.
The family includes her husband of 43 years, Francis W. Klay Jr. of Glen; her son, Jeffrey S. Klay of Boca Raton, Fla.; her daughter, Linda K. Mildrexler of Castle Rock, Colo.; and two grandchildren, Emily S. Mildrexler of Castle Rock, Colo., and Scott S. Klay of Washington.
Memorial services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m., at the Jackson Community Church in Jackson, with the Rev. Pojen Lee officiating. There will be no visiting hours. Donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society, c/o Yvette Levesque, P.O. Box 214, Glen NH 03838.
The Furber and White Funeral Home, in North Conway, is in charge of arrangements.
Frederic William Bente of Hamden, Conn., and Houston, Texas, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, passed away in his sleep at home on or around July 28, 2001. "Ricky" Bente was a well-respected pilot with over 20 years in both helicopter and fixed-wing experience. Gaining over 30,000 hours of logged airtime, he was known to be one of the best pilots flying the offshore oil rigs in the Gulf Coast.
Working for Air Logistics of New Iberia, La., for 19 years as a commercial helicopter pilot, Rick is survived by his 18-year-old daughter, Erica Rose Bente, and his friend of 27 years, Rose Marie Homeyer-Bente, both of Chocorua.
A graduate of Hamden High School in Hamden, Conn.. with the class of 1963 where both of his parents were teachers and his father was the head of the Business Department for the Hamden School District. He played football and received an athletic scholarship to the University of Richmond where he completed one year.
Rick was a graduate of the U.S. Army Flight School in 1968 as a Chief Warrant Officer UH-1 Aviator, Helicopter Transition Instructor Pilot and Flight Standardization Check Instructor. He later transferred credit to Embry-Riddle Flight School at the University of Florida where he was majoring in Aeronautical Science.
During his stay in the service of his country he began teaching others to fly helicopters with his instructors' qualifications. He also completed fixed wing multi-engine courses at Ozark Flight Academy, Ozark, Ala. and flight instruction courses at the Aviator Academy of Raleigh, N.C.
Rick served in Vietnam from June of 1968 to April of 1969 as a combat fire team leader of four attack aircraft and 10 troop-carrying helicopters. He was the attack platoon aircrafts weapons systems officer. Wounded in battle; shot in the calf of the leg while flying he continued to fly his team and his aircraft to safety. Rick was a recipient of the Army Aviator Badge, VSM, Air Metal, WCM W/60 Purple Heart and was educated and trained in the Geneva Convention Mil Justic CBR Eng Code of Conduct. Memorial services for his friends and family will be held lakeside, Chocorua Lake, on July 24 at 2 p.m. Meeting at The Community School on Perkins Farm, Route 113 in Sandwich at 1 p.m. A quiet country ride from the school to the lake will precede the services, which will be in full military style. Later friends and family will gather at the Homeyer-Bente residence in Chocorua.
In lieu of flowers the family has started two separate scholarships, one for the family of a single-parent child attending The Community School. The other scholarship will for Rick's daughter, Erica, who will be attending the College of Santa Fe in August to major in fine art. To donate to the Erica Bente College Fund, contact Berlin City Bank in West Ossipee.
Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Erskine died peacefully on July 13, 2001, at age
60 at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia after a long illness. She
was born in Boston, Mass., in 1941. She grew up in Effingham, NH and was a
resident of Carroll County over the last 30 years.
She was an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the
Eastern Slopes where she is remembered fondly. An avid hiker and
outdoorswoman, she was passionate about the environment and animal
conservation.
She is survived by three children, Deborah Dixon, Karen Erskine and Eric
Erskine, their spouses Warren Dixon, Dan Flanders and Emily Erskine,
eight grandchildren and many friends.
Memorial Services will be held at Runnells Hall in Chocorua on Tuesday,
July 17, at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in her
name to the Loki Clan Wolf Refuge in Chatam, NH (phone 603-694-2001).
CORINTH, Maine -- Stanely Henry Poor, 83, died unexpectedly July 10, 2001 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bangor. He was born August 28, 1917 in Lewiston, the son of Arthur and Florence (Melanson) Poor. He served his country by enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1940, he was in the 26th infantry 1st division and served his term mostly in North Africa where he was wounded and received a purple heart and many other ribbons. He worked for the city of Auburn, Highway Dept. for 20 years then for Pioneer Plastics for seven years before retiring. He loved working in his gardens and feeding his birds. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Margaret (Bartlett) Poor whom he married February 5, 1944, five children, Ann Goodwin and her husband David of Lewiston, Judy Wells of Cincinnati, Ohio, Brian Poor and his wife Beth of Fryeburg, Tim Poor of Auburn, Peter Poor and his wife Jeannie of Corinth, 12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, one sister, Doris Keenan of South Portland, several nieces and nephews and cousins. He was pre-deceased by one brother and two sisters. A Graveside Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 14th at the family lot in Pine Tree Cemetery in Brownville with Pasteur Pike officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Stanely may be made to the family at 344 Main Street #2, Corinth, ME 04427. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Pine State Cremation Service 1-800-769-6371.
