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CAMILLA, Ga. -- Raymond V. Whiting, 72, formerly of Tamworth, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth.
He was born Sept. 5, 1928, the son of Victor and Maimie Whiting, and had lived in Tamworth for several years before moving to Camilla, Ga., six years ago.
Raymond was a former employee of Frankson's Furniture Company of West Ossipee and had also served as a corporal in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division, during the Korean Conflict.
Raymond was predeceased by his first wife, Geraldine Whiting.
He is survived by his wife, Luella (Hoffman) Whiting, of Camilla, Ga.; seven children, Louis Whiting, of Tamworth; Gerald Whiting, of Pelham, Ga., Richard Whiting, of Tamworth; Becky Nason, of Freedom; Brenda Jardine, of South Tamworth; Debbie Carlson, of Tamworth; and Anita McLendon, of Effingham; his stepchildren, Kathy Franklin, of Shenandoah, Va., Brenda Martin, of Camilla, Ga., and Kelly Martin, of Moultrie, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be today (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. in the Ordination Rock Cemetery in Tamworth.
Paul Loeser Jr., died Aug. 4, 2000, at age 89 in Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland of respiratory failure.
Col. Loeser was born May 11, 1911, in Dresden, Germany, of American parents, and was raised in Stuttgart, Germany. He returned to the United States in 1932 and graduated from the City College of New York. Col. Loeser joined the U.S. Army in 1938, serving in the 258th Field Artillery (Washington Greys). After the start of World War II, Col. Loeser transferred to military intelligence and served in the Normandy, French and German campaigns.
In 1945, Col. Loeser married Lenore A. Lamb. In 1949, Col. Loeser transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency, and he served there until his retirement in 1971. During most of his career with the CIA, Col. Loeser served overseas in Germany, Afghanistan and Iran.
Upon retiring in 1971, Col. Loeser and his wife, Lenore Loeser, moved to Jackson. He was active in the Masonic Lodge, SCORE and Kiwanis. His wife, Lenore, died in 1988, and in 1991 Col. Loeser moved to Maryland to be closer to his children.
Survivors include his four children, Manon Butt, and Paul, Robert and Charles Loeser; and five grandchildren.
A Masonic graveside service will be held Wednesday, July 11, at 1 p.m. in the Dundee Cemetery in Jackson.
The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.
LOVELL -- Charles W. Fox Sr., 72, of Foxboro Road in Lovell, died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at his home.
He was born in West Lovell and was a lifelong resident, the son of the late Augustus and Eliza Smith Fox. He was educated in Lovell schools. Mr. Fox was caretaker for several summer camps in Lovell, including Quisiana Resort for 30 years. His hobbies were collecting old coins and antique model cars.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Ruth Orrs Fox, of West Lovell; one son, Charles W. Fox Sr., of Oxford; three daughters, Ruby May Bickford, of Bangor, Marie Arlene Barker, of West Lovell, and Norma Jean Johnson, of New Port Richey, Fla.; one brother, John E. Fox, of Fryeburg; nine grandchildren; and one great grandson.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at No. 4 Cemetery in Lovell, with the Rev. Ronald Ashworth officiating.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Community Health Services "Home Hospice," 901 Washington Ave., Suite 104, Portland, Maine, 04103-2797.
Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Arthur (Tony) Duchaney, of Conway, died July 3, 2001, at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness.
Upon retiring from the Boston Fire Department's maintenance division, he moved to Conway, where he was employed by the U.S. Forestry Service.
Arthur is survived by his wife, Ann (Sis); three sons; two daughters; 15 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a son.
Burial will be Saturday, July 7, in Abington, Mass.
LOVELL -- Richard Douglas Ginn, age 67 of Avon, Conn., and Lovell, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 2, 2001, at the Bridgton Hospital in Maine.
Mr. Ginn was born April 22, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minn., son of the late Everett and Eleanor (Sweet) Ginn. He graduated from Hall High School in Hartford, Conn., class of 1952, and attended Clarkson College in Potsdam, N.Y. Mr. Ginn was a real estate broker, co-owning a real estate firm, The Heritage Group. On January 17, 1959, he married Ruth Perry.
Mr. Ginn was a member of the First Church of Christ in West Hartford, Conn., and the Lovell United Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, was a lover of nature, and spending time with his family. Mr. Ginn was also an artist.
Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Ruth; two children, David Carleton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jennifer and her husband Dennis of Connecticut; a grandson, Travis; a brother, Robert Ginn of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Sally Atchison of Hudson, Ohio; his stepmother, Ruth Miller Ginn of Farmington, Conn.; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, July 6, 2001, in the Lovell United Church of Christ in Lovell at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the Number Four Cemetery in Lovell. Arrangements are by the Raymond-Wentworth Funeral Home in Bridgton.
Dorothy K. Sargent, a longtime resident of Bridgton, died at Brentwood Rehabilitation Center at the age of 85 after a long illness. She was born May 22, 1916, the daughter of Lester and Eldora Kiesman of East Fryeburg. She traveled extensively in the U.S. with her first husband, Lawrence Darby, finally settling in Yerrington, Nevada. There she worked in a restaurant, cooked on a cattle ranch, worked in a garage as a mechanic, and worked on a dairy farm. She married Virgil Neddenriep in 1945. She drove back to Maine in 1955 and lived in East Fryeburg until her marriage to Wilburn Sargent in 1961, and they resided in Bridgton, Maine. She worked at Birchcraft in Conway, NH and the Bridgton Knitting Mill until her retirement in 1979. She held several offices in the town government, the planning board, and budget committee over a period of 20 years. She also worked for Prop where she cooked for senior citizens. She was also a member of the National Grange, State Pomona, and Subordinate Grange, also the VFW Ladies' Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her husband in 1994. She is survived by her sons, Lester Darby of Sparks, Nevada, Henry Neddenriep of Stow, Maine, and Michael Neddenriep of Bridgton, Maine.; eight stepchildren, 38 grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Denmark, on Sunday, July 8, at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to her son, Michael Neddenriep, RRI Box 256, Bridgton, ME 04009, to help pay for expenses.
Claire (St. Cyr) Martin, 53, of Ossipee, died June 30, 2001, in Milton, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born January 18, 1948 in Manchester, the daughter of Edde and Lucille (Martel) St. Cyr. Claire graduated from Memorial High School, Manchester, and later earned her nursing certificate from N.H. Technical Institute in Concord. She later attended the University of New Hampshire where she did graduate work and earn her Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Certificate. In 1997, Claire was the first Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in Carroll County to establish her own independent practice, Health Care of Ossipee, in Center Ossipee. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Center Ossipee.
She is survived by her husband, D. Simon Martin of Ossipee; three sons, Christopher Perault of Merrimack, N.H., and Thomas Martin and Matthew Martin, both of Ossipee; her mother, Lucille Moore, of Manchester; and a brother, Donald St. Cyr of Goffstown, N.H.
Calling hours for Mrs. Martin will be Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lord Funeral Home, Route 28, Wolfeboro. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 6 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee.
Leon A. Evans, 71, of North Conway, passed away at his home on June 29, 2001, after a long illness. He was born in Dover and was the son of Hazel (Barnes) Orfield and Elmer Evans Sr., and the husband of the late Frances L. (Panno) Evans.
Mr. Evans is survived by seven daughters and three sons: Frances Nix, Barbara Brackett of Broken Bow, Okla., Carla Leger of North Conway, Linda Thibodeau of Madison, Donna Carritte of Laconia, Gary Evans of Tilton, Cynthia Brackett of Phillips, Maine, Leon Evans Jr. of Boscawen, Darren Evans of Conway, and Mary Dullea of Maine; three sisters, Pauline LaCrosse of Blue Hill, Maine, Christine Haskell of Sanford, Maine, and Lena Meservy of Buxton, Maine; one brother, Robert Capen of Rochester; 25 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A sister, Dorothy Hanscom, and a brother, Elmer Evans Jr. predeceased him.
Visiting hours were held Monday evening at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations in Leon's memory be made to the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care Services, PO Box 432, North Conway NH 03860.
Eugene "Gene-Nitro" Gauthier, 63, of Tamworth, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at his home after a courageous struggle with cardiac complications. He was born March 6, 1938 in Springfield, Mass., the son of Harold and Irene (Lamereaux) Gauthier. Gene graduated high school in Springfield, Mass. He later moved to Ware, Mass. where he lived until moving to Tamworth in 1978 when he and his wife bought Market in the Pine Country store in Tamworth, which they operated until 1982. Gene was also a self-employed carpenter all of his life. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing darts as a member of the Mt. Washington Valley Dart League.
He is survived by his wife Millicent "Be" Gauthier of Tamworth; a son James Gauthier and his wife Christine of Effingham; his daughters Donna Burbank and her husband Ken of Moultonboro; and Pamela Lord of East Conway. He is survived by his grandchildren William, Jonathan and Timothy Lord, Selena and Renee Gauthier, and a great-granddaughter Tanisha Glencross; his mother Irene Gauthier of North Hampton, Mass.; his sisters Susan Childs of North Hampton, Mass. and Carole Gauthier of Belchertown, Mass.; a father in law James Burgess of Meredith, and his special companion "Toby," his Pekinese. Gene is also predeceased by his son Gary Gauthier.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lord Funeral Home, 50 Moultonville Road, Center Ossipee. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Family Life Center, Route 16B, Center Ossipee. Burial will be in the Chocorua Cemetery, Chocorua.
Donations in his memory may be made to either your local Humane Society or the Make A Wish Foundation.
Mildred (Robie) Hooper, 89, of Wolfeboro, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro. She was born August 14, 1911 in Salem, the daughter of the late Walter and Thannie (Lundberg) Robie. Mrs. Hooper moved to Wolfeboro in 1914 and in 1930 she married Arthur B. Hooper. Mrs. Hooper was employed as a caretaker at Camp Kehonka and also the Winnipesaukee Proprieties and also worked at Malones Knitting Mill of Wolfeboro.
Mrs. Hooper was predeceased by her husband and is survived by a son Allen Hooper of Wolfeboro; three granddaughters, Kris Naffziger of Winter Garden, Fla., Kelly Hooper of Lake Worth, Fla., and Karen McBrine of Center Ossipee; and a sister Sarah Perry of Wolfeboro; as well as nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours. Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Ossipee/VNA of Southern Carroll County, PO Box 1620, Wolfeboro NH 03894.
Lord Funeral Home, Route 28, Wolfeboro is in charge of arrangements.
