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Dorothy Churchill
YORK -- L. Dorothy (Pennell) Churchill, 90, of 26 Long Sands Road, died Dec. 24, 2006, at home with family. born in Beverly, Mass., on July 25, 1916, she was the daughter of Warren and Elizabeth M. (Modest) Pennell Phinney. She grew up in Danvers, Mass., and was a long time resident of Middleton, Mass., where she owned and operated Dots Lunch. After their retirement in 1983, she and her husband of sixty years, Eugene E. Churchill, enjoyed several years in Hudson, Fla. She moved to York in 1998 to be closer to family.
She celebrated her 90th birthday at the York Senior Center in July of this year and will always be remembered for all the love and joy she gave to her family and friends.
She leaves two daughters, Judith M. Johnson and her husband, Walter A. Johnson of Danvers, Mass., Bonnie A. Bemis and her husband, Claude E. Bemis of York; a son, Dale E. Churchill and his wife, Barbara J. Churchill of Danvers, Mass.; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a niece and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene E. Churchill, and her son, Roger W. Churchill.
Services are private.
Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery, Middleton, Mass.
Memorial donations may be made to the York Senior Center, 36 Main Street, York, ME 03909.
Linda Telles
KENNEBUNK -- Linda Gray Telles, 59, of Whitten Road, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her loved ones on Dec. 22. Linda had been battling with cancer for a year, a fight she fought with a quiet grace and upbeat outlook. She would often reflect on the wonderful life she lived and her countless blessings.
Linda was born in Portsmouth, N.H. on April 1, 1947, a daughter of Vincent and Edith Littlefield Telles. She graduated from Portsmouth High School and the University of New Hampshire.
Linda was an accomplished teacher who worked for 35 years with young children. Her joy in teaching and dedication to her students was apparent to all who knew her. She will be greatly missed by the staff and students at the Little Harbour School in Portsmouth.
Her delight in teaching extended beyond the classroom. She was the director of the summer swimming program for the Oyster River Youth Association. She took particular delight in teaching her niece Ivey to swim at the age of three years.
Linda was predeceased by her parents Vincent and Edith Telles; and her sister Charmaine Telles.
Surviving Linda are her dear companion Marie Pike and friend Lois Litz of Kennebunk; sisters April Telles and her husband James Montgomery of Boston, Mass. and Redondo Beach, Calif.; and Winifred Telles of Greenland, N.H.; uncle Henry Littlefield of Shapleigh; and her beloved niece, Ivey Telles of Greenland, N.H.
Service notice -- A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Greenland Community Congregational Church in Greenland, N.H. Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to Southern Maine Medical Center Visiting Nurses, P. O. Box 739, Kennebunk, ME 04043 Or Beacon Hospice, 42 Brickyard Court, York, ME 03909
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Laurette Williamson
KENNEBUNKPORT--Laurette A. "Laury" Williamson, beloved grandmother, mother, sister and daughter, a dedicated teacher, and an active community member, died Dec. 31, 2006, in her home after a five-month battle with cancer.
Born July 1, 1939, to Conrad and Pauline Martineau of Lewiston, Laury was the oldest of four children in the family of French Canadian
descent. Her Quebecois heritage was central to her upbringing, speaking mainly French until beginning the first grade at the Ave Maria boarding school for Catholic girls in Lewiston.
It was at the parochial school that Laury first began fostering the determination to succeed, compassion and love for her family and demand for personal excellence that marked her entire life and career. Seeing her potential as a student, the nuns running the school demanded more from Laury, and she met their expectations through an unmatched work ethic.
Deciding at a young age that she would earn a college degree, Laury excelled at the prestigious St. Dominic's High School in Lewiston, graduating Salutatorian in 1957.
Laury applied for and received a full academic scholarship to the University of Maine at Orono, where she studied education. At UMO, Laury worked while also excelling in her studies receiving both undergraduate and graduate degrees. She was a member of the Phi Mu sorority. In summers during college, her love of the water brought Laury to Boothbay Harbor, where she worked as a waitress.
After school, Laury began teaching French at Deering High School in Portland. That summer, in 1962, she worked in Kennebunkport. There she met her future husband, William H. Williamson, and the couple married Feb. 16, 1963. After the birth of their first son, Matthew, Laury left her teaching position to become a full-time mother to Matt and her stepson Barry. The couple built a home on family land near Turbat's Creek in Kennebunkport.
Over the next dozen years Laury and Bill had two more children; Joanne and Joshua. Laury worked as a substitute teacher, while volunteering extensively in her children's schools and myriad activities, including Boy and Girl Scouts, and the Kennebunkport Little League. She rekindled a childhood passion for painting by taking an art class with Matthew, focusing on her growing attachment to the Kennebunkport coast. The family also became active members of the South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport, where Laury taught Sunday school.
Laury demanded that her children work hard and achieve in all their endeavors, but she was always the first to help them, whether it was late night homework sessions at the kitchen table, trips to the batting cages or basketball courts, reading back lines of plays and musicals, or simply kicking them off the couch and back to the books. But she always put her children first, above her own needs, and was the first to congratulate and share in the joys of their milestones.
In the spring of 1976, tragedy struck the family with the accidental death of Matthew at the age of 12. His instant passing forever changed Laury. She decided to focus her energies on children in need, becoming a special education teacher at Wells High School, before the term "special education" had been coined. She earned an additional Master's degree in this field.
Over the next 30 years at Wells High, Laury remained dedicated to the success of her students, many of whom the school's administrators of the day had given up on. She stood up for their rights in the face of budget cuts or ill-advised curriculum changes, and fought hard if she felt students could, with the right help, overcome the obstacles they faced. She was blessed with a love of her job, despite its inherent stresses, and as Christmas cards would attest each year, a long list of successful adults owed at least a part of their achievements to Laury's guidance and support.
Later in life, Laury was at her happiest and most relaxed with her five grandchildren. She and her husband Bill would "volunteer" to baby-sit every weekend, and no trip was too far to see a soccer game or school play featuring one of the grand kids. Swimming lessons, trips to Turbat's Creek or boat rides on the coast with the kids were all sources of joy for her, as she was to the children.
Laury was also a compassionate caretaker for her husband Bill after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, dying in 2002 after a four-year battle. Following Bill's death, Laury found herself living alone for the first time in her life. With the same innate strength and determination she had shown all of her life, Laury made new bonds with her community and friends, and began trying new activities. In her later years she was a member of the Church on the Cape, Cape Porpoise, where she ran the Sunday day-care for the youngest members of the parish, and served as volunteer for the Kennebunkport Historical Society, primarily as a docent at the Nott House museum.
Her work ethic, her indomitable will and near complete selflessness, her idiosyncrasies and her love were an inspiration and source of strength for her family and friends, and will remain so even with her passing.
She is survived by her mother, Pauline Martineau of Lewiston; daughter Joanne Duggan and her husband Scott and three children, Kelsey, Sean and Connor of Lynnfield, Mass.; her son Joshua Williamson and his wife Nancy and their two children, Nevyn Li and Norah Lane, of Portland and her stepson Barry Williamson of New Orleans; sister Dodo Stevens, her husband Paul Stevens of Portland, and their sons John and Nathaniel; sister Connie Jones and her husband Herbert Jones of Yorktown, Va., and their sons Derek and Tyler Burner; and brother Raymond Martineau of Lewiston.
Service notice -- Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Road, Cape Porpoise. Burial will be in Arundel Cemetery, Kennebunkport.
Continuing Laury's lifelong passion for reading and learning, Laury's family has established the Laurette A. Martineau Williamson Fund at Laury's alma mater. Donations to supplement this fund, which will award scholarships for books to students majoring in education or foreign languages, may be made in Laury's memory by sending a tax-deductible donation to the University of Maine Foundation, Buchanan Alumni House, 2 Alumni Place, Orono, ME 04469-5792.
Arrangements under the direction of Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Edward Pardue
SIMSBURY, Conn. -- Edward M. Pardue Jr., 85, passed away Dec. 20, 2006, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer and heart disease.
He was born on Sept. 30, 1921 in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Pardue served in the United States Army during Word War II and was honorably discharged in 1947. Upon his discharge, he joined the Hartford Ins. Co. as an auditor. Over the years, he was transferred from North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas and California before coming to Connecticut in 1970 as Secretary of the Premium Audit Dept., retiring in 1986 after 39 years.
He was married to Rebecca (Scott) Pardue for 61 years until her death on Christmas Day 2001.
Ed was a warm and congenial man, graciously extending himself to all who knew him. Throughout his retirement, he savored spending time outdoors maintaining his yard and garden. Ed deeply loved his family and cherished family events and celebrations.
Ed is survived by his daughter and caregiver, Judith A. Pardue of Simsbury, Conn., his son, Michael W. Pardue and his wife Karen of Kennebunk; grandchildren, David and his fiancée Jennifer Hogan, Jeffrey and Colleen Pardue.
A funeral service was held on Dec. 26, at Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center in Avon, Conn.
Burial will be held in Reidsville, N.C.
In lieu of flowers, those who wish to honor Ed's memory may make a memorial donation to McLean Home, 75 Great Pond Rd., Simsbury, CT 06070 or Duncaster, 10 Loeffler Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002.
For online condolences please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.
Ruth Ward
NORWAY-- Ruth Eileen Ward, 95, a resident of Norway and formerly of Wells, died Dec. 24, 2006, at the Norway Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on Dec. 14, 1911, in Goffs, Nova Scotia, the daughter of William John and Elsie Ann (Meagher) McMichael.
She attended Franklin, Mass., schools and was employed for J.J. Newbury CO. as a sales clerk for many years.
She was the wife of the late Rev. Edward E. Ward, former pastor of the Kennebunk Baptist Church.
While she was living in Kennebunk, she was employed at the Scottish Corner in Kennebunkport for several years.
She was a member of the Kennebunk Baptist Church for over 40 years.
She was the sister of the late Harold, Roy, Basil and Grant McMichael, Blanche Fleming, Marion Fleming, Ethel Wood and Della Parker.
She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her son Gilbert Ward of Chesterville; and her daughter Janice Randlett of Westwood, Mass., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A Service of Celebration was held on Dec. 30, at the Chapel with the Rev. James King officiating.
Interment will be in Ocean View Cemetery, Wells.
In lieu of flowers, Donation may be made in Ruth's memory to the Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center, 29 Marion Avenue, Norway, ME 04268.
Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk
Alice Wheaton Peterson
KENNEBUNK — Alice Wheaton Peterson, 97, a resident of Huntington Common, formerly of Needham, Mass., died Jan. 8, 2007, at her residence after a brief illness.
She was born in Manchester, Mass., on Aug. 19, 1909, a daughter of Percy and Larah (Fish) Wheaton. She graduated from Manchester High School and Boston University (Sargent College), earned degree in B.S. physical education.
She was employed by the Brookline, Mass., schools as school teacher for more than 20 years.
Alice and her husband built their summer home in 1953 on Great Hill Road, Kennebunk Beach, and moved there permanently in 1971 and was a member of the St. David’s Episcopal Church, where she ran the Budget Box for more than 28 years.
She was avid bridge player.
She was predeceased by her husband John A. Peterson, and also predeceased by four brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her son, John A. Peterson of The Villages, Fla.; and a daughter, Larah Peterson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Service notice — Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday Jan. 13, at the St. David’s Episcopal Church 138 York St., Kennebunk, with the Rev. Dan Riggall officiating. Interment will be private. Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to St. David’s Church, 138 York St., Kennebunk, ME 04043 in Mrs. Peterson’s memory. Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Edgar Dickinson
KENNEBUNK — Edgar F. Dickinson, 84, passed away Jan. 7, 2007, surrounded by his family at his home in Kennebunk Beach, following a brief illness.
Ed was born in Latham, N.Y., one of six children of Lottie Diamond Dickinson and Isaac Dickinson. He resided most of his life in the Albany, N.Y., area while spending a good portion of his summers for the last 45 years and his retired years in Kennebunk Beach, before moving permanently in 2002.
Educated in Latham and Watervliet, N.Y., Ed earned a B.A. degree from Siena College and an M.A. degree from New York State Teachers College at Oneonta, and pursued additional graduate studies at the University of Maine at Orono. Prior to attending college, Ed served his country in World War II after enlisting in 1943. Ed was assigned to Company B, 28th Regiment, 8th Infantry Division and was active in the European theatre, moving with his troop throughout England, France and Germany before receiving an honorable discharge in the fall of 1945.
After returning home, and largely due to his war experiences, Ed developed a passion for aviation and spent several years piloting small aircraft as a hobby and as a member of a flying club based out of Albany.
Devoting most of his life to education, Ed worked as both a teacher and administrator in school districts in North Colonie, N.Y., and Cornwall, Conn. He truly loved teaching children throughout his life and, in addition to his work, he found many volunteer outlets for working with youth, including combining his love for teaching with his love for the outdoors as a leader with the Boy Scouts.
After retiring, Ed had more time to devote to his numerous hobbies including golf, woodworking and model boat building. Throughout his life, Ed crafted many beautiful pieces of furniture and intricate model ships. Ed was also an active volunteer for Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm and the veterans group of The Senior Center in Kennebunk.
Ed served on the Boards of the School Systems Federal Credit Union in Troy, N.Y., and the Congregational Church in Salisbury, Conn. He was also a member of the American Legion post in Voorheesville, N.Y.
Ed was completely dedicated to his family and spent countless hours with first his daughter and then his grandson, conveying to them his wisdom about gardening, nature, woodworking, history, model building and life in general. Ed possessed an outgoing personality, and he was everyone’s friend. He loved people and conversation and would happily strike up a conversation with anyone, anytime. He was one of those unique individuals who always saw the good in people, and, if it wasn’t readily apparent, he brought it out.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Arlene Drake Dickinson of Kennebunk Beach; daughter, Emily Dickinson Leete, her husband William H. Leete and grandson Christopher A. Leete, all of Falmouth; sister, Margaret Michalic of Balston Lake, N.Y.; brother ,William Dickinson of Latham, N.Y.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Edmund H. and Florence Damon of Kennebunk Beach; several nieces, nephews and their children. Ed was predeceased by his sister, Madeline Saucier, and brothers, Lyman and Robert Dickinson.
In accordance with Ed’s wishes, burial services will be privately held in Albany, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wildwood Foundation, 2995 Curry Road Ext., Schenectady, NY 12303 (a Capitol Region organization supporting children and adults with developmental disabilities, complex learning disabilities and autism); and Greater Portland Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 10505, Portland, ME 04104 or to the Capital District HFH, 696 Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209-1005 Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Robert Kimball
WELLS — Robert Edward “Robbie” Kimball, 32, of Sanford Road, died unexpectedly Jan. 8, at his home.
Robbie was born on Jan. 4, 1975, in Portsmouth, N.H., a son of Caleb Kimball. He attended Wells High School and earned a degree in culinary arts in Chicopee, Mass. He married Jamie Marshall on Nov. 22, 2002.
Robbie worked at the Ogunquit Resort Motel as a landscaper and at Captain Nick’s Restaurant for the last 15 years.
Robbie loved four-wheeling, fishing, and camping with his wife Jamie and daughter Kali. He also enjoyed these same pastimes with his brothers-in-law, Daniel and Ryan.
Robbie is survived by his wife Jamie Kimball; daughter Kali; father Caleb Kimball; sister Sharma Kimball; nephew Damien; aunt Caroline Kimball Cilley; brothers-in-law Daniel Marshall and Ryan Marshall; and niece Emily.
A private graveside service will be held in the family’s private cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to The Nature Conservancy, 14 Maine St., Suite 401, Brunswick, ME 04011
Arrangements are under the care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
