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James Leo Doherty
November 14, 2003
Kennebunk
James Leo Doherty, 84, of Kennebunk died Friday at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Scarborough surrounded by his family.
James was born Lowell, Massachussetts on May 14, 1919 the son of Francis and Mary Geary Doherty. After graduating from Lowell High School, James went on to earn his college degree by attending both Lowell Community College and Boston University.
James served our country during World War II in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Service, James worked for the U.S. Government in Washington D. C. in the Department of Commerce as a manager.
James was an active member of St. Martha’s Church. James enjoyed his family and traveling. He was always involved in some kind of community service.
He is predeceased by his brother, Francis Doherty.
He is survived by his wife, Estelle; his son and daughter-in-law, James M. and Denise Doherty; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa F. and Marc Brown; and two grandchildren, Austin and Abaigeal.
A funeral mass will be held Monday, November 17 at 11 AM at St. Martha’s Church in Kennebunk with Father LaPlante presiding.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Northeast Affiliate, 343 Gorham Road, South Portland, ME 04106 or the Maine Veteran’s Home, 290 US Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074.
Jane F. Ritter
May 10, 2004
Ogunquit
Jane P. Ritter, age 90 of Ogunquit, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at Kennebunk Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho on December 8, 1913, a daughter of Bruce and Winstead Davie Parmelee.
Jane attended school in California and earned her B.A. Degree in teaching at Gorham State Teachers College.
She met her husband, Chris Ritter out west, and in the 1950’s they settled in Ogunquit where she taught elementary school.
Her husband, an artist, operated an art studio and frame shop on Route#1 in Cape Neddick. Mr. Ritter died on August 8, 1976.
She was a long time active member of the Maine teachers Association and loved traveling the globe.
Surviving are a sister, Jeannette Powell of Springfield, Idaho; three nephews, Mark Powell, Milton Powell and Ralph Powell; and a niece, Kathryn Watson, all of Idaho and Wisconsin.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30a.m. Saturday, May 15, at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Road, Wells, with Pastor Charles Jepson, Jr. officiating.
Burial will be at the First Parish cemetery in York.
Jean Kolseth
May 16, 2004
Kennebunk
Jean Edith Kolseth 77 years a resident of Webber Hill Road Kennebunk died Sunday May 16, 2004 in Biddeford.
She was born in Portland, ME on February 22, 1927 a daughter of Rufus S. and Edith Coombs Stevens Jr.
Jean attended local schools and graduated from Nasson College in Springvale, ME.
She was a homemaker for most of her life.
Jean was devoted to her family and she enjoyed flowers, gardening, walking on the beach and true love of nature.
She was predeceased by her brother, Rufus Stevens III.
She is survived by her husband of 57 yrs, Richard R. Kolseth Sr., a son Richard R. Kolseth Jr. both of Kennebunk, three daughters Karen J. Olson of North Attleboro, MA, Susan Demarco of Plainville, MA and Beth Lombardo of Norton, MA, 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Marjorie Amirault of Kennebunk and Virginia Malone of Rye, NH.
Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 8 PM Tuesday May 18, 2004 at the Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer Street Kennebunk where a funeral service will be held at 10 AM Wednesday. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk.
Should friends desire memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 343 Gorham Road, South Portland, ME 04106 in Mrs. Kolseth’s memory.
Jim B. Case
May 30, 2004
Wells
Jim B. Case, age 60 of Canterbury Road, died Sunday, May 30, 2004 at a Portland hospital.
He was born in Amarillo, Texas on March 16, 1944 a son of Charlie and Nadine Beatrice Neatherlin Case and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a BS Degree in Engineering.
He worked as an engineer at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 18 years, and he enjoyed playing Blue Grass music and fishing.
Jim served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
He married Maureen Lynch on June 6, 1970.
He is survived by his wife of Wells; his mother of Anson, Texas; two daughters, Wendy Case of Belmont, Mass. and Susan Case of Wells; and a brother, Wendall Case of Anson, Texas.
There will be no services at this time.
John Frank Harrison
June 12, 2004
Kennebunk
Lt. Col. John Frank Harrison, Jr.
1928 – 2004
KENNEBUNK - John Frank Harrison, Jr., 75, a resident of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2004, surrounded by his family.
He was born on July 16, 1928 in Manchester, NH, the son of John Frank and Dorothy Packard Harrison.
The son of an engineer, Frank spent his early life and school years in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Missouri. He graduated from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1951 and completed his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. He was a charter member of the Maine CPCU, teaching numerous certification classes. He also held the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation. He served on two Governor’s commissions on insurance, and numerous insurance advisory councils throughout his career. Frank was a former member of the Board of Directors of Grange Mutual Insurance Company of New Hampshire.
Early in his career, Frank worked for the Boston Old Colony Insurance Company as a special field agent with his long time friend and mentor, Paul Goode. In 1958 he joined Joseph and Charles Cole at the Cole Agency Insurance of Kennebunk, retiring as the president of Cole-Harrison Agency in 2002 after 42 years in the industry.
Frank served on the Board of Directors of Ocean National Bank for 16 years, and as the Board’s chairman from 1990 until his retirement in 1997. He was passionately committed to the concept of independent community banking. Upon the merger of Ocean National Bank with an out-of-state bank holding company, Frank played an integral role founding Rivergreen Bank in Kennebunk in March, 2003, serving as its first chairman.
Retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps in 1988, Frank served as the Commanding Officer of the 10th Engineering Company, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, headquartered in Portland, Maine. He joined the Marines in June 1946 and graduated from boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina. He later attended Officers’ Candidate School, receiving his commission and subsequently serving in the Korean conflict.
Frank served the Kennebunk community in a number of capacities. He was a member of the Board of the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, serving as its president when the Museum earned its accreditation from the American Association of Museums in 1978. He was also a past president of the Kennebunk Fire Society and a former member and chairman of the Kennebunk Board of Assessment Review. For many years he served as the treasurer of Kennebunk’s Boy Scout Troop #304. He was a modest and unassuming man who quietly assisted many in the community.
While his professional and civic responsibilities were many, his first devotion was to his family. At the time of his death, Frank lived with his beloved wife in their home of 46 years where they raised their eight children and joyfully oversaw their antics, their kids’ friends, a menagerie of pets, and more recently their grandchildren. He taught all of his children to ski and, in the early 1970s, after spending years driving a station wagon of kids every weekend to various ski areas, he purchased a family ski camp in Carrabassett Valley. There was always room for one more at camp, and many weekends or school vacations saw camp filled wall-to-wall with his children and their friends. Frank later skied with many of his grandchildren at Sugarloaf, introducing them to his favorite sport and filling camp once again. He hung up his skis in 2003 after a skiing accident, but continued to spend many enjoyable times in the Valley.
Frank is survived by his wife of 51 years, Frances McCarthy Harrison of Kennebunk and his brother, Peter Harrison of Colchester, Vermont and Kennebunk. His eldest child, John Steven Harrison, predeceased him in December 2003. He is survived by his seven remaining children, Frances Harrison and James Harrison of Kennebunk, Anne Harrison Jordan of South Portland, David Harrison, Mary Alice Harrison and Eric Harrison of Kennebunk, and Beth Kissinger of Hopkinton, NH. He is also survived by his 12 grandchildren, Leigh Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison Peplaw, Will Harrison, Rob Jordan, John Harrison, Linda Harrison, Emily Harrison, Katherine Kissinger, Katie Jordan, Meghan Kissinger, Christy Harrison Allard and Lily Kissinger. He was particularly fond of several surviving cousins, including Mary Hartingh of Kennebunk, Betty Jane Cometa of New York City, Dee Granger of Pennsylvania, Sarah May Koogler of Ohio and Virginia Sue Forstot of Michigan.
A celebration of Frank’s life will be held on Friday, June 18, at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, Dane Street, Kennebunk with the Revs. Carolyn Lambert and Stephen Hastings officiating. Internment will immediately follow in Hope Memorial Cemetery, Kennebunk. Friends may visit Thursday, June 17, from 2 to 4.p.m. and 6 to 8.p.m. at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk.
In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may donate in Frank’s memory to either:
The Kennebunk Fire Rescue Department
Attn: Lt. Emery
1 Summer Street
Kennebunk, Maine 04043
or the
Ayotte Scholarship Fund
Box 2140
Carrabassett Valley, Maine 04947
a program through the local school system that helps deserving children in Western Maine experience the joys of skiing Frank loved so well.
Judith A. Keeffe
July 31, 2004
Kennebunk, ME
Judith A. Keeffe 72 yrs, a resident of Intervale Road Kennebunk died Saturday July 31, 2004 at her home after a long illness.
She was born in Biddeford, Me on July 10, 1932 a daughter of A Wesley and Gladys M McConnell Leech Sr. and graduated from Kennebunk High School the class of 1950.
Judith joined the U.S. Army –(Woman Army Corps) as Corporal at Fort Myer in Arlington, VA and also worked at the Pentagon in Washington DC from 1950 to 1952.
She was employed by the Saco Lowell of Saco and the Raytheon Corporation in Waltham, Mass for several years and her last employed was at the Portsmouth Shipyard as Key Punch Operator and she retired in 1965.
She married to Michael J. Keeffe Sr. in 1965.
During her retirement, she sells Mary Kay Cosmetics for several yrs.
She was a 40-year member of the Pythian Sisters, member of the Christ Church and also member of Kennebunk High School Alumni and served on the Board of Directors all of Kennebunk.
She enjoyed knitting, reading, family camping trips and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Michael J.Keeffe Sr. who died in 1995 and her brothers A Wesley Leech Jr. and Robert Leech.
She is survived by her three sons Bruce R. Lovett of Dover, NH, Michael J Keeffe Jr. of Azusa, CA., Dennis A. Keeffe of El Segundo, CA., three daughters Kathleen M. LaPointe of Kennebunk, Patricia A Kinney of Kennebunk and Deanna G. Zook of Hyattsville, Maryland, a brother Richard C. Leech of Wells and 11 grandchildren and two great granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM Monday August 2, 2004 at the Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer Street Kennebunk where a funeral service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk.
Judith E. Lyna
July 22, 2004
Portland
PORTLAND - Judith E. Lyna, 55, of Congress Street, died Thursday, July 22nd at her home after a long illness. She was born August 3, 1948, daughter of James and Leona (Sloan) Lyna. She grew up in Portland and graduated from Deering High School in 1967.
Judy enjoyed completing puzzles and crosswords, the company of animals, talking to her neighbors, and helping her family and all people around her.
Judy is survived by her sister Barbara Phillips and her husband Gary of Wells, Her brother James Lyna of Portland, her niece Kristin Eckelkamp and her husband Doug of Salem, MA, her grand-nephew Owen, as well as many aunts and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at Lafayette Apartments, 638 Congress Street, Portland at 9:00am followed by a private family Burial at 11:30am on Friday, July 30, 2004.
If so desired, in lieu of flowers memorial donations in Judy’s memory may be made to the Lafayette Apartments c/o Michelle Norton 638 Congress St. Portland, Maine 04101 for The Lafayette Apartments Activity Fund and The Memorial Garden.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk, Maine 04043.
Julia B. (Judy) Larsen
February 01, 2004
Ogunquit
Julia B. (Judy) Larsen, age 69 of Meadowlark Village, Ogunquit died Sunday, February 1, 2004 at her residence.
She was born in Albuquerque, N.M. on April 5, 1934, a daughter of Nathaniel H. and Elizabeth Ley Barrows, Jr.
Mrs. Larsen was a co-owner of Medomak and Medokawanda Boys and Girls camp in Washington, ME. and a homemaker the remainder of her life.
She married Harry R. (Dick) Larsen on June 10, 1956.
Judy is predeceased by a daughter, Donna Larsen.
She is survived by her husband Harry of Ogunquit; a son Craig Larsen of Blackstone, MA; two daughters, Karen Larsen of Ogunquit, and Tracy Larsen of Ft. Myers, FL.; a brother Roman (Butch) G. Hubbell of Albuquerque, N.M.; three sisters, Betty Ann Burnell of Derry, N.H.; Nancy Hubbell of Kennebunk and Sally Siebert of Wilton, CT. and seven grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held Thursday February 5, 2004 at 11:00 AM, at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Road Wells, ME.
If desired, donations can be made to the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care, 30 Winter Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA. 02108.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel-Wells.
