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GLORIA M. BREITWEG
NEWPORT — Gloria M. Breitweg, 90, died March 25, 2016. She was born November 16, 1925 in New York City, a daughter of Vincent and Caroline (Lauer) Mileti. Gloria was a member of Emmanuel Bible Baptist Church in Plymouth.
She is survived by her son Thomas Breitweg and Lillian Danielson of Newport; her grandson, Dr. Jason Breitweg, wife Daniela and son Colin of Hamburg, Germany; nieces Carole Hyldahl and husband Bruce, Annabel Amato and husband Tito; nephews Roy Hartlaub and wife Marilyn, and Al Mileti.
Gloria was predeceased by her husband Thomas J. Breitweg, and nephew Fred Hartlaub.
Friends called from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday, March 29th, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main Street, Newport, where funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, with the Rev. Robert Emrich officiating.
Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery, Newport, later in the spring.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Ross Manor and Beacon Hospice.
EDNA E. CHAMBERS
NEWPORT — Edna Ellen Chambers, 100, died March 29, 2016 at a Pittsfield hospital.
She was born January 1, 1916 in Cabot, Vermont, a daughter of Winfield and Josephine (Harvey) Houston. She was a graduate of Cabot High School, Class of 1933. Edna married
Carl Chambers in Belmont, MA on October 13, 1938 and they moved to Corinna in 1939. Edna and Carl moved to Newport in 1945 where they owned and operated a dairy farm for 22 years. SAD #48 bought the farm in 1965 and built Nokomis Regional High on the land.
She was a past member of the Sebasticook Grange #306 and past member of the Night Drifters Snowmobile Club in Detroit. She attended the Calvary Baptist Church in Newport. She was a member of the Newport Senior Citizens and was a longtime volunteer for Meals for ME. She also was to receive the Boston Post Cane for Newport. Edna enjoyed a number of winters in St. Petersburg, Zephyrhills and Hernando, Florida.
Edna is survived by a son, Robert Chambers and wife Patricia of Brunswick; a daughter, Barbara Lander and husband Mahlon of Newport; sister, Wilma Sorenson of Burlington, VT; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter; nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband; 4 brothers, Earl, Donovan, Paul, and Howard Houston; 3 sisters, Hester Hemenway, Madine Miller, and Evelyn Houston; 2 grandsons, Robert W. Chambers, Jr. and Russ Batchelder; and foster daughter, Annette Batchelder.
Funeral services were held at 3 PM Friday, April 1st, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main Street, Newport, with the Revs. George Finnemore and Brian Woodbury officiating. Friends called at the funeral home from 2 PM until the time of services.
Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery, Newport, later in the spring. Memorial donations may be made to the Newport Food Bank, 26 High Street, Newport, ME 04953.
PAUL C. DAVIS
TROY — Paul “Papa Paul” Clyde Davis, 61, died unexpectedly March 27, 2016, at his camp in Danforth. He was born December 3, 1954 in Hartland, a son of Clyde and Marie (Walker) Davis. He graduated from Mt View High School.
Paul was an avid outdoorsman and proud grandfather. He was a member of the Driftbusters and Frye Mountain Snowmobile Clubs and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He was employed at Crescent Lumber, Orrington, until the time of his accident.
He is survived by his mother, Marie Davis of Troy; 2 sons, Derek and fiancee Tisha and their 2 daughters, Addyson and Amalya of Thorndike and Brent and wife Melissa and their 2 sons, Brody and Cayden of Bowdoin; a daughter, Shannon and husband Tyler Ring and their daughter Riley of Pittsfield; a brother Larry Davis of Troy; a sister, Linda Gould and companion Richard Bartlett of Exeter; several special nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews; and wonderful supportive friends. He was predeceased by his father.
Visiting hours were held 4 to 6 PM Thursday, March 31st, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main Street, Newport, where funeral services were held 11 AM Friday with Pastor Al H. Worden officiating. Spring burial will be in the Pittsfield Village cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to 50legs.org.
CLAUDE THORNTON, JR.
PITTSFIELD — Claude Thornton, Jr., 78, died peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2016, at Lakewood Continuing Care Center in Waterville.
Claude was born on May 24, 1937, in Clinton, Maine, the son of Claude and Emily (Cabana) Thornton Sr. He was employed for 16 years at Northeast Shoe and retired from Maine Fence after working for the company for 35 years. He enjoyed being on the bowling leagues in both Pittsfield and Newport and loved being with family and friends.
He is survived by his sons, Claude L. Thornton and wife, Michelle and Royal J. Thornton, all of Pittsfield; his grandson, Mathew and wife, Whitney, of Scarborough; his brother, John Thornton of Pittsfield; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents; his loving wife, Louise Thornton, in 1986; his sister, Geneva; and his brother, Charles.
A private committal will be held in the spring at the Village cemetery, Peltoma Avenue, Pittsfield.
The family requests memorial donations to be given to the Pittsfield Community Food Bank, c/o Ed Reynolds, 128 Connors Avenue, Pittsfield, Maine, 04967, in Claude’s memory.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff both at the ICU at Eastern Maine Medical Center and to Lakewood Continuing Care Center in Waterville for the compassion and wondering care given to Claude.
NADINE L. COOPER
NEWPORT — Nadine Lorraine (Whitaker) Cooper, 81, died March 26, 2016 at a Portland health care facility following a long illness.
Nadine the daughter of Clyde Lemont and Cecile Eldora (Bartley) Whitaker was born November 16, 1934 in the Bessey Fields house in Detroit village to be near the nurse Polly Fields. She was the oldest of 6 children. She attended Detroit Village grammar school from first to eighth grade. The school had a wood stove and back house.
Some of Nadine's fondest memories as a child were when she spent weekends with her Grammy Whitaker (Edith Morse Whitaker). Edith always smelled like peppermint and spruce gum. She was prone to sick headaches and would rub peppermint on her forehead. Nadine would dress up in her high heeled shoes and walk up and down the road in front of her house in Detroit. Edith would tell Nadine she looked peekard and would fix up a concoction of Cod Liver Oil and orange juice. Nadine would not eat carrots or eggs and Edith would try to hide them in mashed potatoes. Nadine remembers her Grammy Whitaker as always being loving and kind to her as a child and as an adult.
Nadine went to high school at Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield and graduated in 1953. She met her future husband Edmund Currier Cooper while he attended M.C.I. as a prep school student. In 1953 Nadine moved to Lewiston and attended Nurses Training School at Central Maine General Hospital.
On January 23, 1954 Nadine and Edmund were married
in Pittsfield. Eddie attended the University of Maine, Orono in the fall of 1954 and graduated in 1957 as a Civil Engineer. Nadine worked in the Strier's Woolen Mill picking rags while Eddie was in college.
Their first child Deborah Elise was born August 31, 1954 at the Webber Hospital in Biddeford during Hurricane Carol and the hospital lost power during the delivery. In 1956 they moved to Yuba City, CA where Ed had an engineering job on the new highway being built to Truckee, CA for the 1960 Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley California. On March 5, 1958 their second child Kathy Sue was born in Yuba City, CA. They returned to Kennebunkport in the summer of 1958 and Ed got a job with the State of Maine as a Civil Engineer on road construction. On August 1, 1959 their third child Edmund Currier Jr. was born at the Augusta General Hospital in Augusta. He predeceased Nadine on February 12, 2016. On June 4, 1962 their fourth child Jane Margaret was born at the Gardiner General Hospital in Gardiner.
Nadine is survived by her children and 2 brothers, Colby Whitaker of S. China, and Howard Whitaker of S. Carolina; two sisters Sharon Crosby of Camp Benson, Newport, Linda Whitaker, Camp Benson, Newport; 7 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Edward Whitaker.
While Nadine and Ed lived on Highland Avenue in Gardiner during the 60s, Nadine had a good friend Julia Jones who taught her how to play bridge.
In 1967 Nadine decided to finish her nursing training. She graduated from the Central Maine General School of Nursing in Lewiston. After graduation she went to work for the Augusta Mental Health Institute. At that time they had 1700 patients.
Nadine continued her education and graduated from St Joseph's College with a B.S.P.A. degree. She continued to work part-time. She next graduated from the University of Maine Portland-Gorham as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Nadine worked at A.M.H.I. for 25 years. Retired at age 60 and went to work full-time for the Kennebec Valley Mental Health Institute in Augusta and Waterville in 1994. She was A.N.A., certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist. She was the first Nurse Practitioner certified for independent Practice with drug prescriptive privileges in the State of Maine.
Nadine met Vera Gillis in 1974 and she became a lifelong friend. They bought many properties together and are restoring a cottage at Camp Benson on Sebasticook Lake, Newport. They also own a home on Cobbosseecontee Stream, Gardiner and an apartment house in Gardiner.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10 AM on July 8, 2016 at Detroit Village cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may make memorial donations to the Newport Community Food Bank, 26 High Street, Newport, ME 04953. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Service Center, 34 High Street, Newport. To sign an online guestbook, and leave written condolences visit: www.PhilipBrownFuneralHome.com
THELMA D. PATTERSON
BURNHAM — Thelma D. Patterson, 93, died peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at Lakewood Continuing Care Center in Waterville.
She was born on December 23, 1922, in Burnham, Maine, the daughter of the late Jasper and Laura Dangler. She graduated from Clinton High School with the class of 1942. She married
Wilfred “Tommy” Darrell Patterson and together they raised six children.
During her high school years, she worked summers in a restaurant in Boothbay Harbor serving shore dinners which she enjoyed very much. After raising her family, she was employed at Royal Pine Camps in Burnham. She also worked for the Hatchery in Unity, the Edwards Company and the Sebasticook Valley Nursing Home, both in Pittsfield.
Thelma loved being surrounded by her family. Her walls and every available area were decorated with family photos. She was a wonderful homemaker and was meticulous with her flower beds and yard. She was a hard worker and liked canning, especially dill pickles, tomatoes and salting her swiss chard greens. She was a long time member of the Grange. She was a loving and caring person and will be missed by many.
She is survived by her three daughters, Rosemary Overlock and husband, Robert, of Freedom, Jane Reny and husband, James, of Burnham and Suzanne Hewins and husband, Alan, of Burnham; son, Freeman Patterson II and friend, Mary, of Burnham; many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; sisters, Cynthia Dangler and Margaret Rusin; brother, Frederick Dangler; sisters-in-law, Barbara Libby, Beatrice Kenney, Lillian Grignon and Alice Patterson; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Wilfred Patterson; two sons, Jack Patterson and Darrell Patterson; two grandchildren, Troy and Amanda Patterson; sister, Joannah Mangold; brothers, William Dangler and Thaxter Dangler; and a special companion, Ervin Curtis.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, 191 Hartland Avenue, Pittsfield. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 31, at the Winnecook Christian Church, 4 Chapel Lane, Burnham, Maine, with the Rev. William Meyer officiating. A committal service will be held on Thursday, May 19, at the Reynolds cemetery, Burnham.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Thelma’s caregivers, who were special to her and enabled her to be able to stay in her own home, Mary, Irene, Chrissy and Freeman III; and to the staff at Lakewood Continuing Care Center and Inland Hospital for their care and compassion.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Winnecook Christian Church, 4 Chapel Lane, Burnham, 04922 or to Health Reach Hospice, 10 Water Street, Suite 307, Waterville, Maine, 04901
KENNETH DEAN DUPLISEA
PALMYRA — Kenneth Dean Duplisea, 53, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2016. He was born in Dexter on March 8, 1963, the son of Leroy and Theodora "Dody" Duplisea.
Kenneth knew the importance of family and loved them all with such depths that it spilled over onto friends and acquaintances. No one was a stranger, but a friend he simply hadn't gotten to know yet. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, riding ATVs and snowmobiles. Being surrounded by nature always made him happy, especially when he was sharing his love and appreciation with others. He cherished every moment, great and small, prompting us all to do the same.
He is survived by his former wife, Tina Kelly, mother of his two children; Brian Duplisea, Rita Jeskey and her husband, Garrett. He leaves behind his fiance, Linda Landry and her two children; Kayla and Drew, his parents; Leroy and Dody Duplisea, two brothers; David and his wife Kimberly Duplisea, and Allen Duplisea and his fiance Tootsie Macdonald. His grandchildren; Autumn and Ellie, and several nieces and nephews; Ashley Goodman-Joslin, Alicia Joslin, Christopher Duplisea and Joanie Guthzeit.
A celebration of life was held at the Palmyra Community Center, 4 Madawaska Road, held on Saturday, March 26, 2016 from 2 to 5 PM for all friends and family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made at www.gofundme.com/kennethduplisea.
VELMA "BINGA" A. SAWYER
ST. ALBANS — Velma A. Sawyer, known to all as Binga, died peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2016 in Pittsfield.
Binga was born on October 5, 1921, in St. Albans, Maine, the daughter of the late Joel and Doris Neal. She worked for several years in Hartland at the Hanson’s Clothing Store, Hartland Tannery and Sanfield Nursing Home.
Binga was the kind of lady who was matter of fact. She was known in the family as ‘the doctor”. She enjoyed being independent and lived in the same home for 60 years. She recently was the recipient of the Boston Post Cane Award for being the oldest citizen in St. Albans, an award that she was very proud of. She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing and dance. She enjoyed all kinds of music, especially Big Band and country. She also liked playing BINGO.
She is survived by her children, Sandra Letellier and husband, Paul, of Milan, NH and Englewood, FL, Ricky Sawyer of Skowhegan, Gary Sawyer and companion, Charlotte Rollins, of Newport and Englewood, FL, Lana Hall and her companion, Hank Camarcho, of Englewood, FL and Judy Anderson and husband, Alton Sr, of Palmyra; grandchildren, Randy Letellier (Brenda), DeAnn Murphy (Tom) Troy Letellier (Whitney) Susan Lovell, Tina Knight Pray (Steven), Robert Domonski, Louise Johnson (Brian), Duane Sawyer, Jennifer Lawler (Corey), Lee-Anne Robichaud, Amy Lucas, and Alton Anderson II (Shana); 22 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; sisters, Geraldine Plummer of Gorham, NH and Gwenith Gee of Washington, ME; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Maurice Sawyer in 1987; sister, Pauline Stark; infant brother, Harland Neal; daughter-in-law, Sharlene Sawyer; grandsons, Timothy Sawyer and Jeffrey Meagher; great grandson, Joshua Sawyer; and two nephews, Peter Plummer and Randy Gee.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, 191 Hartland Avenue, Pittsfield. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 25, 2016, at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Tanner officiating. A gathering was held at Alton and Shana’s Home, 515 Nokomis Road, Corinna, immediately following the service. A spring committal will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 20, at the Village cemetery, cemetery Road, St. Albans.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be given to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Northern New England Chapter, 114 Perimeter Road, Nashua, NH, 03063, in honor of her great great grandson, Jaxson, or to the St. Albans Fire Department, 8 Water Street, St. Albans, Maine, 04971, in Binga’s memory.
BONNIE K. GENNA
DETROIT — Bonnie K. Genna, 69, passed away March 10, 2016, at her home in Detroit surrounded by family. She was born June 14, 1946 in Portsmouth, NH, the daughter of Phillip K. And Katherine (Moore) Hutchinson.
She attended area schools in Marblehead, MA, left school in her senior year, then earned her GED. She was married
twice to the love of her life, Anthony J. Genna, the first time on March 15, 1969, and again Sept. 6, 2003. She was employed by San Antonio Shoe in Pittsfield for 19 years and Robinson's and Corner Cupboard from 2002 to 2003. Bonnie loved her pets, enjoyed gardening, going to Hollywood slots, and cherished time spent with her family.
Bonnie is survived by her husband, Anthony J. Genna of Detriot; 2 two daughters, Tracy L. Shattuck of Fremont, NH, Tammy S. Hanno and fiance David Watkins of San Marcos, CA, son, Anthony J. Genna II and wife Dorothy of Seabrook, NH; father, Phillip K. Hutchinson of Dixmont; five sisters, Barbara Hutchinson of Troy, Evelyn Gaouette of Raymond, NH, Jaquelin Hutchinson of Buhl, ID, Jeanne Gouette of Buhl, ID, and Sallie Zinek and husband Michael of Seabrook, NH, brother, Phillip Hutchinson and wife Margie of California; five granddaughters, Ashlie Hamel and partner Willy Lopez of Salisbury, MA, Amanda Genna and fiancé Allen Brown of Somersworth, NH, Katie Genna of Salisbury, MA., Alexandra and Maya Hanno both of San Marcos, CA.; two great-granddaughters, Desiree O'Connor of Somersworth, NH, Alyessia Brown of Somersworth, NH. She was predeceased by her mother, Katherine Hutchinson; brother, Alan Hutchinson, and sister, Sharon Freeman.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements under the care and direction of Dan & Scott's Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976.
In lieu of flowers, friends wishing may make donations in Bonnie's memory to a local area animal shelter of their choice.
