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Robert W. Bourgoin
LEWISTON — Robert W. Bourgoin, 73, of Field Road, Lewiston, died Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Central Maine Medical Center following a brief illness.
He was born in Lewiston, Feb. 5, 1928, the son of Adrian (Jim) and Eva Palmer Bourgoin, and attended St. Joseph's School.
He joined the Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific Theater. Following an honorable discharge, he served his apprenticeship in carpentry in New York. He also worked as an offshore fisherman, then as a businessman in Richmond. He was a member of Local 1996 until he retired.
Mr. Bourgoin was an active outdoorsman who loved to trap, hunt and fish with his sons, daughter and grandchildren.
He was a member of the Maine Trappers Association, Horizon 55, American Legion Post 158, and Holy Trinity Parish, at Lisbon Falls.
He was predeceased by a brother, Claude.
Mr. Bourgoin is survived by his wife of 41 years, the former Lois E. Pushard, whom he married Sept. 17, 1960; a daughter, Louise Caton, and her fiancee, Leonard Damon; three sons, James, and his wife, Rena, of Litchfield, John, and his wife, Diane, of Lisbon, and William, and his wife, Penny, of Bowdoin; nine grandchildren, Arthur, J.J., Kimberly, Nick, Ben, Kayla, Jennifer, Kelly and Robert; a brother, Gerald (Jerry), and his wife, Jean Bourgoin; a close friend, Phill Violet, of Lewiston; and Mr. Bourgoin's faithful companion, Brownie.
Visiting hours are 6-8 p.m. Saturday, June 2, and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Ash and Horton Sts., Lewiston. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 4, at Holy Trinity Church, 51 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Committal will be in Lisbon Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Crosman Funeral Home, Lisbon Falls.
Ernest Bodine
HOULTON — Ernest "Moose" Bodine, 79, of Houlton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at his home.
He was born Jan. 17, 1922, in Long Branch, N.J., the son of Cedric and Evelyn (Hotalen) Bodine.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps. He was a sergeant in the medical detachment that opened the Army Air Corps base in Houlton and was a guard for the World War II prisoner of war camps in Southern Aroostook.
Moose was an avid outdoorsman, enjoyed tieing flies commercially and was written up in several national publications. His most notable creations were the Rainbow Ghost, Red Phantom and Aroostook Maid, selling these throughout the country. He was a master fly tyer and enjoyed teaching this craft to children and others. Moose was a master pipefitter and member of UA Pipe Fitters Local 716, in Hermon. He was a member of Monument Lodge 96, in Houlton, St. Aldemar Commandery 17, Aroostook Chapter 20, and Anah Temple Shrine, in Bangor.
He and his family enjoyed their camp at Dark Cove on East Grand Lake for several decades.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, MaryLouise (Higgins) Bodine, of Houlton; one daughter, Rebecca, and her husband, Carl Young, of Mount Airy, Md., and one son, Matthew, and his wife, Nancy Bodine, of South China; one brother, Paul K. Bodine, of Absecon, N.J.; three grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, grandnephews and cousins.
A funeral will be held at noon, Saturday, June 2, at Bowers Funeral Home, Houlton, with Rev. James Flye officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Donations may be sent to Ernest "Moose" Bodine Campership Fund, Maine Conservation Camp Program, Greenland Point Center, Princeton 04668, or c/o Bowers Funeral Home www.legacy.com.
William "Dick" "Bill" Sanborn
HAMMOND, La. — William "Dick" "Bill" Sanborn, 70, of Hammond, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans.
Mr. Sanborn was a native of Gardiner, Maine.
He was predeceased by his parents, William and Marion Sanborn; a sister, Eleanor Tibbetts; and three brothers, Robert, David and Thomas Sanborn.
He is survived by his wife, Alyce Albee Sanborn, of Hammond; a daughter, Laurel Hamby, of Hammond; five sons, Michael Albee, of Arlington, Wash.; Richard W. Paradis, of Walterboro, S.C., Daniel Sanborn, of Oglethorpe, Ga., Stephen and Timothy Sanborn, both of Robert. He leaves two sisters, Dorothy Jean, of Center Barnstead, N.H., and Barbara Brooks, of Bellows Falls, Vt.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Mr. Sanborn donated his remains to Louisiana State University medical research. There will be no wake or funeral.
Memorial donations may be made to the Diabetic Association, American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.
Everett E. Herzog
PALM SPRINGS, Fla. — Everett E. Herzog, 87, of Palm Springs, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at his home. He had lived in Florida for three years, moving from Litchfield, Maine.
Before his retirement, Mr. Herzog had been employed with W.B. Smith & Co. An Army veteran during World War II, Mr. Herzog fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Bourassa); his son, William (Gidge) Herzog, of Brunswick, Maine; his daughter, Nancy (Vincent) Carney, of St. Charles, Ill.; and three grandchildren, Nicole, Dereck and Bryan. He also leaves two stepsons, Stephen (Katy) Poirier, of Bowdoinham, Maine, and Ronald Poirer, of Queens, N.Y.; and two stepgrandchildren, Jennifer and Michael.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are in the care of Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Lake Worth, Fla.
Avis Irene Dunn Butman
READFIELD — Avis Irene Butman, 70, of Readfield, passed away with her family by her side Oct. 12, 2001, after a courageous struggle against heart disease. She never lost her sense of humor, even at the end.
She was born in Mount Vernon, Aug. 26, 1931, the daughter of Merton Christopher and Molly (Kendall) Dunn, and attended Dunn's Corner schools and Monmouth Academy.
Avis married Warren Owen "Dick" Butman in 1951, and they raised their five children in Readfield. She worked at the Carleton Woolen Mill in Winthrop for 26 years, where she made many long-term friends. Upon the closure and appreciation day for Carleton Woolen this past spring, Avis wrote a poem about the mill that received a standing ovation from the full-capacity crowd.
Many over the years knew Avis' love of music and poetry. Writing verse was a passion and experience that fulfilled her life in many ways. She was often inspired by something her grandchildren said or did, by memories of her youth and by close friends. You would often find her sitting at the end of her kitchen table by the window, writing down her thoughts. Her poems appeared in various local publications, and in 1996, the Readfield Elementary first- and second-grade classes presented her with an illustrated version of her poem, "The Itty Bitty Bug."
Avis was never happier than when her family was visiting, which was often, as she was such a fun person to be around! All who met her will remember her wonderful sense of humor. Avis was the daughter who packed up the kids and ran home to her parents when a particularly bad lightning storm was under way; she was the sister who kept up with all her brothers in any dare they gave her, and who scared her sisters with stories after they went to bed at night; she was the classmate who was described as a better ballplayer than many of the boys; and she was the aunt who climbed higher than anyone in the oak tree upon the hill beside the home where she was born and raised. She was the Grammy that would come racing around the yard, driving the John Deere tractor and pulling a cart while shouting, "Who wants a ride?" to her grandchildren and their friends. She was the mother who always found room at the table on Thanksgiving for friends of her children and made them part of her family from then on, and she was the wife who traveled throughout the country and Costa Rica with her husband and who helped make the farm they lived on so beautiful. She was the friend who always had a pot of fresh coffee and time to visit; and she was the lady who people would see and wave to in the early dawn as she fished by the bridge in her hometown.
Avis was predeceased this past July by her husband of 50 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda Butman Kinney and her husband, Don, of Monmouth, and Crystal Butman Bond and her husband, Dan, of Gardiner; three sons, Donald Warren Butman and his wife, Susan, of Littleton, Colo., William Owen Butman, of Scarborough, and Thomas James Butman and his wife, Mary, of Readfield; seven grandchildren, Evan and Kyle Butman, Justin, Jared and Christopher Bond, Jonathan Butman and Jenika Kelley; two step-grandchildren, Stephanie and Collin Sweatt; two brothers, Richard K. Dunn, of Mount Vernon, and Ronald F. Dunn, of Gardiner; three sisters, Mrs. Otis (Evelyn) Spillman, of Waterville, Mrs. Richard (Rachel) Lint, of Mount Vernon, and Mrs. Richard (Lorraine) Galouch, of Readfield; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and special family friends Bob Rooney, of Readfield, and Glen Cole, of Mount Vernon.
She was predeceased by three brothers, Kenneth J. Dunn and Harold "Bus" L. Dunn, both of Winthrop, and Clifton E. Dunn, of Mount Vernon; and one sister, Mary Helen Cunningham, of Mount Vernon.
According to her wishes, there will be a graveside service for family and friends, which will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Readfield Corner Cemetery. Immediately following, everyone is invited back to the Butman home on Route 17 for a celebration of her life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Dunn's Corner Baptist Church, Attn: The Rev. John Dunn, Mount Vernon 04352.
Kenneth Veniot
FARMINGDALE — Kenneth L. Veniot Jr., 65, of Northern Avenue, Farmingdale, died at his home Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, following a long illness.
He was born in Augusta on Jan. 31, 1936, the son of Kenneth Sr. and Mildred Chase Veniot.
He joined the National Guard in 1959 and served two enlistments. He was a carpenter for Norm Lemar for more than 30 years. He also was employed at Yorktown Paper and Shop & Save in Augusta. He enjoyed bowling, beano, going on trips and being with his son. He loved all his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Elaine Buzzell Veniot, of Farmingdale; a son, Kenneth L. Veniot III, of Farmingdale; three daughters, Sharon Tardiff, of South Gardiner, Kendra Pinkham, of Augusta, and Paula Mason, of Gardiner; five stepchildren, Cynthia Cloutier, of Augusta, Karyn Tarr, of North Conway, N.H., Lisa Arsenault, of Augusta, Walter Friend III, of Farmingdale, and William Friend, of Freedom; his sister, Alice V. Thorne, of Coopers Mills; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at the family lot in Mount Hope Cemetery, Augusta, with Pat Phillips, parish coordinator of St. Joseph's Parish, Gardiner, officiating.
Arrangements are in the care of Staples Funeral Home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner.
Richard A. 'Dicky' Thompson
WATERVILLE — Richard A. "Dicky" Thompson, 51, of Winthrop, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Thayer Unit, Waterville.
He was born in Waterville, Nov. 4, 1949, the son of Grover and Irene (Hunt) Thompson.
His father, mother, and a brother predeceased him.
Survivors include three sisters, Doris Bennett and Beverly O'Claire, both of Waterville, and Priscilla Nelms, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two brothers, Robert L. Thompson, of Kennebunk, and Milton E. Thompson, of Waterville; many nieces and nephews; and a large extended family. Dicky is also survived by some special friends, Bobbie M. Bowler, Aaron Masse, Kehli Buck, Becky Buck-Hixon, Kelly McLaughlin, Tona Evans, Norma Hawkes, Marilyn Perry, Paul Terrenzoni, Bessie Bowler, Geneva Kemp, Martha Baerenwald and Mike Spear.
Prior to his passing, Dicky resided with Bobbie Bowler and Aaron Masse in Winthrop. Dicky worked for a number of years at the Cobbossee Center in Gardiner prior to his retirement in 1995. He had many special friends and touched the lives of many people. Dicky had the gift of making everyone he met feel special. Dicky loved the holidays, collecting photos of friends, attending Winthrop Adult Education, Special Olympics and movies of the Three Stooges. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was easily pleased by the simple things in life.
A graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Grove Street, Waterville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Redington Funeral Home, 5 Park St., Waterville.
Joseph P.H. Roy
MADAWASKA — Joseph P.H. Roy, 88, of Riverview Street, and formerly of Augusta and Sidney, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at High View Manor, Madawaska after a brief illness.
He was born in Augusta Feb. 5, 1913, the son of Joseph Henry Roy and Johanna (McNamara) Roy.
Mr. Roy was educated in Augusta schools. Prior to his retirement in 1975, he was employed for 33 years by Statler Tissue Co. in Augusta. Mr. Roy was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, and a member of Abnaki Council 334, 3rd degree Knights of Columbus, for many years.
His wife, Marie Rose (Guerette) Roy, died in 1972. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Irene Ellis.
Surviving is a son, Philip N. Roy Sr., and his wife, Lucy-Ann, of Sinclair; a sister, Mary Robichaud, of Augusta; two grandsons, Philip N. Roy Jr., and his wife, April, of Fairfield, and Peter S. Roy, and his wife, Sherry, of Virginia Beach; a great-grandson, Jacob Roy, of Fairfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends may visit 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, where officers and members of Abnaki Council 334, 3rd degree Knights of Columbus, are asked to meet at 7:30 p.m. to recite prayers for their departed member. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, St. Augustine Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Augusta.
Condolences to the family may be sent via the funeral home Web site at www.plummerfh.com.
Susan E. Pavone
MONMOUTH — Susan Emily Pavone, 55, of Monmouth, died late Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta following a brief illness.
She was born in Gardiner, April 29, 1946, the daughter of Thomas G. and Lucieanne Gravel Murphy. She was educated in the grammar schools of Gardiner and was a 1964 graduate of Gardiner High School.
On Aug. 1, 1996, she married Paul T. Pavone in Reno, Nev.
Mrs. Pavone was a 34-year resident of Monmouth, having resided first on Annabessacook Station Road. For many years, she had been a resident of Main Street. She had been employed with Central Maine Power Co. and Progressive Distributors, and was co-founder and owner-operator of Monmouth Kwick Shop from 1984 to 1987. She served as a service and sales representative for Morris-Alpher, Inc., of Framingham, Mass., and for five years as a customer service representative for Winthrop Fuel. For the last several years, along with her husband, Paul, she had co-owned and operated Scenic Valley Apartments in Monmouth.
Mrs. Pavone's interests included traveling and spending time at her four-season seaside home in Birch Harbor. She enjoyed woodworking, having made many pieces of funiture for her family members, and she was well-known for the care and meticulous landscaping she gave her lawn and grounds surrounding her home. Her family members were what was most important to Sue, especially her grandchildren, who were the light of her life.
Survivors include, her husband, of Monmouth; her mother, Lu Webb, of Monmouth; one daughter, Mrs. Stacy (Stacey L.) Stevens, of Monmouth; three sons, Mr. James W. McLean III, and his wife, Suzanne, of Birch Harbor, Mr. Chad M. McLean, and his wife, Karin, of Birch Harbor, and Mr. Tatum J. McLean, and his wife, Robyn, of Prospect Harbor; three sisters, Mrs. Donald (Gail) Dostie, of Augusta, Mrs. Gene (Donna) Hall, of Mount Vernon, and Ms. Judy Turner, of Vienna; five brothers, Mr. Gary Murphy, and his wife, Janice, of Richmond, Mr. Rodney Murphy, and his wife, Mariongene, of West Gardiner, Mr. Daniel Murphy, and his wife, Karla, of Monmouth, Mr. Randall Barber of Wayne, and Mr. Robert Barber, of Readfield; and seven grandchildren, Rebecca L. McLean, McKay W. McLean, Kamen G. McLean and Colby M. McLean, all of Birch Harbor, Killian J.L. McLean, of Prospect Harbor, Jacob T. and McKenzie M. Stevens, of Monmouth.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Pavone Family residence, 1098 Main Street Monmouth.
Those wishing may make donations to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, Inc., 1 Main St., Suite 300, Topsham 04086.
A service of the Fortin Group, Lewiston and Auburn.
