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Ludmila Hoffman
OGUNQUIT — Ludmila (Mila) W. Hoffman, Ed.D., passed away peacefully at her home in Ogunquit, on June 13, 2006, with her immediate family at her side following a multi-year battle with cancer. She held degrees from Colby College and Boston University. She was a recognized and well-regarded clinical psychologist, therapist and senior academician in the Boston area. Over the course of 30 years, she was in a joint private practice in Newton and Cambridge, Mass., with her husband, Dr. Herbert J. Hoffman.
Her life was distinguished by her extraordinary love, devotion and commitment to her family, friends and life itself. Her commitment to excellence as a psychologist was unsurpassed. A loyal and devoted wife, co-parent, and professional partner with her husband, she adored her children, Kim and Barry, and together with Herbert, loved, nurtured, guided and supported them with thoughtful, purposeful and unwavering dedication.
She brought an infectious energy and excitement to all of her private and public endeavors. She created a sense of community wherever she lived – from Newton to Cambridge to Costa Rica and finally in Ogunquit, Maine. These communities often brought together individuals in common purpose who otherwise may have never met. Those that she encountered often reported that they were not only more enlightened, but also more positive about their own lives and the course of humanity, as a result of meeting and interacting with her. In addition to being a leader in professional education, she also gave unselfishly of her time to assist her community in establishing policies for the delivery of social services. Active in progressive politics, she was a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq and the Administration’s assault on civil liberties.
In recent years, she turned her energy to honing her writing skills. She became quite accomplished and her articles often appeared in local papers and other publications.
She liked to collect shells on the beach, make sounds of birds and witness the joy of laughing dogs. She feared wars and loss of her children, dreaded injustice or physical pain. She celebrated our glorious Earth and having lived, lived, lived.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Dr. Herbert J. Hoffman of Ogunquit; her daughter, Kim E. Hoffman of Glastonbury, Conn.; and a son, Barry A.L. Hoffman of Los Angeles, who with his partner, Christopher Larson, have a daughter, Hope Rebecca Hoffman-Larson.
A memorial in Ludmila (Mila) W. Hoffman’s honor will be held at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology in Dedham, Mass., on Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home of Kittery.
William LaPointe
KENNEBUNK — William F. LaPointe died peacefully at home on June 15, 2006, after a long and bravely fought battle with multiple chronic illnesses and complications resulting from exposure to Agent Orange. He was a disabled veteran known to his friends and family as “Bill.”
He was born on Dec. 8, 1935, at Clinton Memorial Hospital, in Clinton, Mass,, the son of Volney and Mary (Garrity) LaPointe. He was their only child.
Born and raised in Clinton, Mass., he graduated from Clinton High School in 1953. Following high school, pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute and graduating from Indiana Polytechnic Institute in 1958.
Upon graduating from college, he volunteered for the service in the United States Army, and was assigned to the Chemical Corps. He began his service in the Army in October 1958. During his service he was stationed full time at Fort Detrick in Maryland. The duration of his service was spent working in a laboratory researching and developing chemical and biological weapons during the cold war era. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army in February of 1962.
He was employed by Vishay Sprague for 38 years and worked in various engineering positions. At the time of his retirement, his position was International Liaison Engineering Manager for the Tantalum Division and he spent many years in the Middle East. He also founded and served as president of the Sprague Federal Credit Union for 30 plus years.
He remained active in the community for most of his life as time and necessity required. He had a long-time involvement with the Boy Scouts of America. He was an Eagle Scout, and volunteered as a Scout leader during his time in the Army in Maryland, and in Williamstown, Mass., as well as a short period in Kennebunk, for a total of 25 plus years.
He also helped to organize and form the Kennebunk Youth Hockey Association and also served as vice president and president of the Hockey Association for a short time.
He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, camping and boating and bird watching. He enjoyed ocean cruises after retirement.
He was married to Florine Collaro in 1959, and they have spent the last 46 years together.
Besides leaving his wife Florine of Kennebunk, he also leaves his son, Thomas LaPointe, daughter-in-law Jill LaPointe and granddaughter Susan LaPointe all of Rockport, Wash., as well as his son, James LaPointe also of Kennebunk. He also leaves many relatives and friends who have been dear to him for years.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday at St. Martha Catholic Church, Kennebunk. Burial with military honors followed in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk.
Arrangements under the direction of Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Robert Littlefield
NORTH BERWICK —Robert E. Littlefield, 80, of Woodcock Lane, passed away June 15, 2006, in H.D. Goodall Hospital in Sanford, after a period of failing health.
He was born in Wells, on May 12, 1926, a son of Arthur and Ruth (Dustin) Littlefield. He attended North Berwick High School before joining the United States Navy, serving during World War II.. He had then worked as a line operator at Simplex Wire & Cable in North Berwick. He also worked for several area businesses.
He was a member of the American Legion Quint Cheney Post of North Berwick.
He is survived by three brothers, Lawrence Littlefield and Dexter Littlefield and his wife, Noelle all of North Berwick, and Richard Littlefield and his wife Doris of Sanford; one aunt, Mary Carey of Raymond, Maine; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside memorial service was held on Wednesday, in the Ocean View cemetery in Wells.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Quint Cheney Post, PO Box 57, North Berwick, ME 03906.
Arrangements by the Johnson Funeral Home, North Berwick.
Frances Reagan
KENNEBUNK — Frances (Coombs) Reagan passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of June 14, 2006, at Southridge Living Center in Biddeford.
She was born March 20, 1916, the daughter of Harry and Margaret (Brown) Coombs of Kennebunk. She was the eldest of 15 children.
She married Roland Dixon in 1937, and they had four daughters. She was mostly a homemaker until he was in a serious motorcycle accident in 1941, and she ran his gas station while he was recuperating.
She married Alvin J. Reagan of Philadelphia in 1947, and they then moved to Philadelphia, his hometown. They had two sons. Again, she was a homemaker until the children were grown. She took a job at Mrs. Paul’s Frozen Foods in Manayunk, where she really enjoyed the work and made many new friends. She and Mr. Reagan loved to dance and won many prizes for their dancing. Mr. Reagan passed away in May of 1985. After her grandson Jimbo was grown and graduated from school, she returned to Maine.
She loved to be on the go all of the time, traveling, going out to lunch or dinner with her children, going to her oldest daughter’s square- and round-dance workshops to watch the people dance. She enjoyed crocheting after her retirement. She was an immaculate housekeeper and excellent cook. She was a lady who was always busy and always on the go.
She is survived by four daughters, Donna Noble, Sally Hallee, Sharon Robinson, and Elizabeth Ann Swett and her husband John; two sons, James Alvin Reagan and Alvin Joseph Reagan Jr. and his wife Jeanne. She leaves 15 grandchildren, Roger Noble Jr., Roxanne Bennett, Renn Noble, Jon Evans, Shelly Frye, Robert Hallee, Sharon Kinney, Norman Robinson, Michael Feliccitti, Nicholas Feliccitti, Angela Jochum, Mark Swett, James C. Reagan, Kristina Reagan and Victoria Reagan; and 14 great-grandchildren, Joy Roberts, Dave and Brittney Bennett, Emma Noble, Warren Frye, Cole and Will Hallee, Meghan and Jordan Kinney, Ashley Coffin, Alex and Emma Swett, Shelby Jochum and Summer Reagan; four sisters, Mary Amidon, Shirley Jones, Charlotte Bonney, and Margaret West, all of Kennebunk; two brothers, Harry Coombs of Kennebunk and Lawrence Coombs of Florida; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held Saturday, at Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk. Burial followed in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to: Southridge Living Center, 10 May St., Biddeford, ME 04005, or to the charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements under the direction of Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Ernest Hamel
KENNEBUNK — Ernest C. Hamel, 74, of 12 Nottingam Court, formerly of Gardner, Mass., died the morning of June 16, 2006, at his residence following an illness.
He was born in Winchendon, Mass., on Aug. 27, 1931, the son of Ernest A. and Tena (Hilchie) Hamel and lived most of his life in Gardner, until moving to Kennebunk last year.
He worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for 30 years until his retirement in 1997. He was a long-time member of the First Church of Templeton and also attended the First Baptist Church in Gardner Mass. He was a member of the New England Telephone Pioneers. He enjoyed boating, fishing, reading, stained glass art work and traveling in his recreational vehicle. He was a 1950 graduate of the former Templeton High School.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 until 1954, serving on the USS Wisconsin. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and Korean Service Medal.
He and his wife raised tunis sheep and honey bees at the former Honey Lamb Farm in Gardner.
He leaves his wife, Sandra (Wainonen) Hunt Hamel, whom he married on Thanksgiving Day in 2001; two sons, Timothy E. Hamel and his wife Helena of Winchendon and John H. Hamel and his wife, Tanya of Winchendon; two daughters, Paula L. Hamel-Gabrieli of Winchendon and Cathy J. Burrill and her husband Bob of New Ipswich, N.H.; one stepson, Peter B. Hunt and his wife, Diane of Concord, Mass.; one stepdaughter, Paula H. Landry and her husband, James of Kennebunk; one brother, Ralph Hamel of Frazier Park, Calif.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Barbara (Tompkins) Hamel, who died in 1999, and a sister, Harriet Rota, who died in 1998.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, in the Snow-Ladeau Funeral Home, Winchendon. The Rev. William Ault, pastor of the First Church of Templeton, officiated. Burial, with military honors, was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Templeton.
Memorial donations may be made to the First Church of Templeton, PO Box 356, Templeton, MA 01468, or to Hospice of Southern Maine, 901 Washington Ave., Suite 104, Portland, ME 04103.
Virginia Ray
KENNEBUNKPORT —Virginia S. Ray, 74, of Kennebunkport, who was known for her columns in the York County Coast Star, died unexpectedly at Southern Maine Medical Center on June 15, 2006, following a brief illness.
She was born in Chicago and was raised on Long Island, N.Y., and in Kennebunkport, Maine. She married Wilson Kennedy Ray in Alexandria, Va., in 1952. She and Wilson lived in many wonderful places around the globe, including South Bend, Ind., Pittsburgh, Pa., Lausanne, Switzerland, and Tokyo, Japan. She and Wilson moved to Kennebunkport in 1987. She was an avid tennis player at the Kennebunk River Club. She was also involved in a variety of charities in the Kennebunks.
As a freelance writer for the York County Coast Star, she contributed weekly columns about current events along the Southern Maine seacoast. Her weekly columns were enjoyed by many locals and summer folk alike.
She enjoyed traveling. In the early ‘90s, she and her husband spent several months in Czechoslovakia while he volunteered for SCORE. They took several cruises across the Atlantic. More recently, she traveled with her sister Edie on an Alaskan cruise, where they had a wonderful time together.
She was the daughter of Cora and Russell Stafford and the granddaughter of Professor and Mrs. George Howland of Chicago and Kennebunkport.
She leaves behind her beloved daughter, Virginia, son-in-law Scott, grandchildren Kerry and Charlie, of Alpharetta, Ga.; her sister, Edith Bruce of Woods Hole, Mass.; and her sister, Sally Barloga of Scaly Mountain, N.C.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at St. Ann’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, Kennebunkport. The Rev. M.L. Agnew and the Rev. Charles H. Whiston officiated.
The family requests that memorials be donated to The Louis T. Graves Memorial Library, P.O. Box 391, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, in her honor. Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Douglas Buswell
ELIOT — Douglas Swett Buswell, 77, of Beech Road in Eliot, died June 20, 2006, at his home.
Born in Andover, N.H., on Jan. 29, 1929, he was the son of Don and Doris (Swett) Buswell. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire.
He served his country with the Navy and later with the U.S. Army Reserve. He also worked on the Nautilus.
He was employed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a technical writer. He also worked at Life Cycle Engineering in Portsmouth.
He was active in his community. He was a Boy Scout leader and a former member of the Ogunquit Methodist Church.
He had many interests throughout his life. He was an outdoor enthusiast. He was an avid skier, and loved to hunt and fish. He designed and built homes in the Sugarloaf Mountain area. He also was a voracious reader and enjoyed playing cribbage.
He was a punctual, empathetic, understanding, and humble man.
His family and those who knew and loved him will sadly miss him.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Eliot; one daughter, Pamela L. Buswell of Fairbanks, Alaska; one son, Don Buswell-Charkow of Orlando, Fla.; one step-son, Timothy Wheelock and his wife Susan Denenburg, of Portsmouth, N.H.; eight grandchildren, Jason Jutras of Honolulu, HI, Nicholas Wheelock of Portsmouth, Dylan Allen and Cody Allen of Fairbanks, Alaska, Robert Hoye, Kathleen Hoye, Joanne Hoye and Peter Hoye of Louisville, Kentucky.
A memorial service for Douglas Swett Buswell will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eliot Congregational Church State Road Eliot. Donations may be made in his memory to the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home in Kittery.
Harry Garon
OGUNQUIT — Harry Garon, 94, a resident of Ogunquit, passed away in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 27, 2006. He was born in Riga, Latvia, on July 6, 1911.
He and his wife, Shirley, were visiting with family in Israel at the time of his death.
Born in Riga, Latvia, one of four children, he came to Portland, in 1924, at the age of 13. Over the years, he was deeply involved in many business ventures in Maine. Among them were Central Furniture and The Graymore Hotel, to which he brought various night-club acts and which served as the central focus of entertainment in Portland and environs for years. He also owned and operated the Majestic Regency Motel in Ogunquit, where he continued to be active up to the time of his death. He claimed to be the oldest active motel owner / manager in the New England region. Throughout his long career, he owned many residential properties and office buildings in Portland. He had a long and successful career in many other real estate and business ventures as well.
As a young man supporting a growing family of three children during World War II, he worked at the South Portland shipyards on liberty ships.
He was very active in the Jewish community. He was one of the original members and founders of Temple Beth El in Portland. Over the years, he contributed sizable amounts to Israel and Jewish charities. He was an active Zionist for many years and was instrumental in the organization and shipment of arms and ammunition to the Hagganah in support of Israel’s battle for independence prior to its recognition as a state in 1948.
He believed strongly in maintaining a healthy physique and exercised vigorously for most of his life. In addition to his extraordinary mental prowess, he was proud of his physical abilities and even challenged his children and grandchildren to arm wrestling contests (at age 94) until the time of his death.
He was a deeply dedicated and strongly devoted family man and was an active catalyst in keeping all his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, in constant contact with one another.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Shirley Frank Garon; three children, Diana G. Weiner of Silver Spring, Md., Meir Garon of Jerusalem, Israel, and Gerald Garon of Canton, Mass.; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Janet Bouma
KENNEBUNK — Janet Martha Bouma, 59, of Oakwood Lane, died on May 11, 2006, at her home following a brave battle with cancer.
She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Dec. 30, 1946, a daughter of Walter Edward Sr. and Ruth Lorraine (Charlier) Bauers. She graduated from Allegeny High School in 1964, and from Slippery Rock State College in 1969.
After her graduation, she married James Bouma on Jan. 25, 1969.
She started her career in education as a health and physical education teacher in both middle and high schools. She also did substitute teaching at both levels. Later in her career, she was an executive assistant, working for Rivers School in Weston, Mass. She retired in 2000.
After moving to Maine, she took up painting and became an accomplished artist. She was a member of the Art Guild of the Kennebunks, Maine Women of Art, The Pastel Painters of Maine, and the Tuesday Art Guild. In addition to her love of painting, she enjoyed sewing, quilting and needlework.
She was pre-deceased by a son, James Paul Bouma in 1978 and her brother, Walter Edward Bauers Jr. in 2003.
Survivors include her loving husband of 37 years, James Bouma, of Kennebunk; one son, Benjamin George Bouma of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and one sister, Jean Lorraine Nintze of Pittsburgh, Pa.
A memorial service was held Monday at Bibber Memorial Chapel with Rev. Richard Horner officiating. Burial was in Linwood Cemetery, Weston, Mass.
If desired, memorial donations may be made in her name to: Charlie Davidson Leukemia Fund, Massachusetts General Hospital Development Office, 165 Cambridge St., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114. Arrangements under the direction of Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Kristina Devoe
WELLS — Kristina Lynn Devoe, 29, of Coles Hill Road, died unexpectedly in her home on May 11, 2006.
She was born July 9, 1976, in Portland, a daughter of Theodore and Linda (Hanson) Searles. She graduated from Wells High School in 1994, and attended college for a year. She worked for GG Direct as a project manager.
She married Christopher Devoe on June 14, 2004. They enjoyed racing of all types together, especially NASCAR. She also enjoyed sports, she was a New York Yankees fan, and shopping. She could always find a good bargain. She especially loved her family and family gatherings.
Her mother, Linda, predeceased her in 1998.
Surviving her are her husband, Christopher Devoe; one son, Averey Sebastian Devoe; her father, Theodore Searles and his wife Roberta; one sister, Lori Edgerly and her husband David; three step-brothers, Robert Wentworth, Rick Wentworth, and Louis Bailey; one step-sister, Cindy Hersom; grandmother, Vivian Hanson; grandfather, Theodore W. Searles; three uncles, Nelson Hanson, John Hanson, and Joey Searles; two aunts, Jan Hanson and Linda Searles; one nephew, Benjamin Edgerly; one godchild, Sydnee Harris; many great aunts and uncles; and many cousins.
A funeral was held at the chapel on Wednesday with Rev. Herb Henry. Interment followed in Pine Hill cemetery in Wells.
Donations may be made to a fund set aside for her and Christopher’s son Averey at: Kennebunk Savings Bank, Averey Devoe c/o Roberta Searles, 104 Main St., Kennebunk, ME 04043.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
