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Ernest F. (Bud) Ricker
February 10, 2005
Kennebunk
Kennebunk- Ernest F. (Bud) Ricker, a resident of Brown Street, Kennebunk, died February 10 at the Springbrook Nursing Home after a lengthly illness.
Bud was born in Kennebunk August 13, 1921, a son of Ernest B. and Annie Marguerite Babine Ricker. He graduated from Kennebunk High School Class of 1940. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force and served during WW II. After the war, Kesslen Shoe Company of Kennebunk employed him for 15 years. The Kennebunk Post Office then employed him as a clerk for over 25 years.
Bud was a communicant of St. Monica’s Church in Kennebunk. He was an honorary member of the Kennebunk Fire Department and a driver and mechanic for the Fire Department. Bud was also a member of the Webber-Lefebreve Post American Legion of Kennebunk.
Bud is survived by several cousins.
A graveside service will be held in the spring at Hope Cemetery.
Ernest Fred Foss
February 07, 2005
Berwick
Ernest Fred Foss, lovingly called 'Grandpa' by all, 76, of 308 Cranberry Meadow Rd., Berwick, Maine died suddenly on February 7, 2005.
He was born in Somersworth, NH on November 26, 1928, to Amos and Zelia Worster Foss. He was raised in Somersworth, graduated from Somersworth High School and attended the University of New Hampshire.
He worked as a machinist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for many years, retiring in 1983. Not one to stay idle, grandpa started a small construction business that kept him busy for many years. Following his second retirement, he spent his time doing what he was probably always meant to do - haying (endlessly), farming and tinkering with his many tractors. Grandpa could fix just about anything.
He was a 'jack-of-all-trades' and a man of many and varied interests and talents. I'm sure that many people didn't know that he starred in a television commercial. Flying was one of his passions. He was a skilled pilot and shared his love and knowledge of
aviation
with many friends. He was an avid reader sometimes reading a book a day - he particularly loved books about the past, wars, history and early american life and would often enlighten all of us over coffee with all of the 'facts he had just discovered.'
Music was another of his passions. He learned to play the drums at an early age and kept on drumming right up until his death, playing with the Epsom Town Band and the Sanford Band. He rarely missed a parade and the summer concerts at the Rochester Bandstand were one of his favorites.
He liked to cook, mostly as he said because he liked to eat. He often spoiled us at morning coffee with 'homemade (right from scratch) goodies.' And it goes without saying that everyone will miss 'Grandpa's incredible whoopee pies.'
But the thing that he enjoyed most was farming - having his few farm animals, but most particularly haying. He absolutely loved to hay. He started getting ready in April and couldn't wait to get out on the fields with his tractors to cut and bale the hay.
He is survived by three sisters: Gladys and husband, Robert Dolby of Stuart, Florida; Mona and husband, Gerard Faucher, of Somersworth, NH; and Verna and husband, Arthur Thyng of Boynton Beach, Florida. He leaves five children: Mary Wilburn of Ocala, Florida; Pat Foss and Audrey Foss of Berwick, Maine, Kristie Smith of Winslow, Maine and a son, Matthew Foss who is presently teaching in Africa; along with stepchildren, grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
He also leaves several cherished friends who he considered family: Dan and Sally McCue of York, Maine, Carroll Nelson of Lebanon, Maine, Jeff Mortensen of Berwick, Maine and Brian Turner of Rochester, NH.
Grandpa was a man of little words, great integrity, and a heart of gold who touched many lives. He lived his life to the fullest exactly the way he wanted.
In keeping with his wishes there will be no calling hours. A celebration of his life will be held at Springhill in South Berwick, Maine on Sunday, February 20, 2005 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Everyone is invited. The family encourages you to bring photos, memorabilia, or your favorite 'grandpa story' to share will all in remembrance of him.
Frances (Miele) Rahart
January 03, 2005
Kennebunk
Frances (Miele) Rahart passed away on January 3, 2005, at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, after a long battle with lung disease.
Born in Sloatsburg, New York on February 20, 1919, she was the daughter of Italian immigrants, Carmen and Pasqualina (Sorice) Miele.
Frances was an energetic homemaker who thoroughly enjoyed meeting people and visiting with them. She had many friends and was always there when someone needed her support. She was a great cook who could make a wonderful meal out of very few ingredients. Frances always marveled at all of the things she had seen in her lifetime. She witnessed so much history and so many changes in technology. She was born when Woodrow Wilson was President, lived through the great depression, saw television for the first time at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City, and got her drivers license when she was almost 60 years old.
A long time resident of Suffern, New York, Frances married Andrew P. Rahart of Mahwah, New Jersey on April 24, 1943 while he was home on leave from World War II. They were married for 47 years, until he pre-deceased her in 1990.
Frances was also pre-deceased by a sister, Raphaela “Rae” (Miele) Smith and by her brother, Carmen J. Miele.
Survivors include her son, John P. Rahart and his wife, Donna Rahart of Bosque, New Mexico, her daughter, Rosemary R. Lavoie and her husband, David Lavoie of Kennebunk, Maine and four grandchildren, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Frances was especially proud of her four grandchildren, Travis Rahart, Michael Lavoie, Jessica Lavoie and Maggie Lavoie. They will all miss her kindness, generosity, sense of humor, practical advice and love.
She was a devout member of the Sacred Heart Parish of Suffern, New York, the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Mahwah, New Jersey and later in her life she was a member of St. Martha’s in Kennebunk, Maine. She was a very spiritual person and to this and God, she felt she owed her long and happy life.
There will be no visiting hours. A funeral service and celebration of her life will be held later this spring in New York.
Internment will follow at that time in MaryRest cemetery in Darlington, New Jersey.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to a charity or church of your choice or to:
The American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State Street, Augusta, Maine 04330.
Frances M. Harrison
February 02, 2005
Kennebunk
Frances McCarthy Harrison, 76, a resident of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2005, surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 9, 1928 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Francis and Frances Donovan McCarthy.
She grew up in Arlington Heights, where she attended elementary school. Fran graduated from Marycliff Academy, and continued her education at Emmanuel College in Boston, earning her bachelor’s degree in English literature. She received her master’s degree in education from Boston University.
Fran taught elementary school in Medford until her retirement at marriage, as required by school department policy. She and her late husband, Frank, were married on June 28, 1953 at St. Camilla’s Church in Arlington.
Fran and Frank moved to Maine with their eldest child, Steve, settling in Cape Elizabeth before moving to the home they occupied in Kennebunk for 46 years. There they raised eight children with a menagerie of pets in an atmosphere of unlimited love, supplemented with liberal doses of humor, clear expectations for all, and an unshakable faith that any of life’s challenges would work out for the best. Fran always made room at any meal for her children’s friends. Her home hosted innumerable sleepover parties, clubhouses, backyard carnivals, ballet and theatre productions, water balloon fights, “rallies” and games of “Claw”. Fran’s family expanded each summer with the arrival of children from New York City through the Fresh Air Fund – for many years her home was blessed with as many as four children from New York enjoying a Maine summer.
Fran spent her life raising her children and volunteering in the community. She served as a member and vice-chairman of the school board of MSAD #71, the Kennebunk Youth Services Commission, the Great Books Program for the Kennebunk schools, as a Cub Scout den mother, classroom mother, religious education teacher and as a volunteer for FISH, Webber Hospital, the Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the Catholic Women’s Guild and the Kennebunk Nursing Home.
Fran was predeceased by her beloved husband, Frank, in June, 2004 and by her eldest child, Steve, in December, 2003. Her brothers, James McCarthy of Lexington, MA and Jack McCarthy of Medford, MA, also predeceased her. Fran is survived by her 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. She is also survived by her dozen grandchildren, Leigh Harrison, Elizabeth Harrison Peplaw, Will Harrison, Robert Jordan, John Harrison, Linda Harrison, Emily Harrison, Katherine Kissinger, Katie Jordan, Meghan Kissinger, Christy Harrison Allard and Lily Kissinger. She was particularly close to her cousin, Mary Hartingh of Kennebunk.
A celebration of Fran’s life will be held on Tuesday, February 8, at 11 a.m. from St. Martha’s Church, Route One, Kennebunk. Friends may visit Monday, February 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk.
In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may donate in Fran’s memory to either:
The Kennebunk Fire Rescue Department
Attn: Lt. Emery
1 Summer Street
Kennebunk, Maine 04043
Or the
Maryknoll Fund
P.O. Box 304
Maryknoll, New York 10545-0304
www.maryknoll.org
a charity Fran supported throughout her life for their work ministering to the world’s needy children, elderly and families.
Frank A. Kember
February 26, 2005
Kennebunkport
Frank Prescott Kember, 79, of Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport, Maine, passed away early Saturday morning, February 26th, at Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford, ME.
Frank was born on June 27, 1925, in Auburn, Maine. He was a graduate of Edward Little High School, where, in the band, he met Lillian Bickford, his wife of 58 years. After three years in the Navy, he attended the University of Maine, Orono, where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Frank enjoyed his entire 30 year career working with the Carrier Air Conditioning Company. He and Lillian lived and raised their children in Melrose, Massachusetts.
He retired in 1984, and moved to Goose Rocks Beach.
Frank was a lifelong member of the Masonic Lodge in Melrose and was very involved in the Order of Rainbow and DeMolay with his children. After retirement he was an active and much loved member of the Church on the Cape, in Cape Porpoise, Maine, where he served for many years as the chairman of the Trustees Committee.
He and Lillian enjoyed fishing in their boat and playing Bridge. He had a soft spot in his heart for the many dogs that were a part of his family. Above all, Frank loved and lived his life for the family he left behind.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian, his son Robert Kember (Kennebunkport), his daughter Joanne Gustin, son in law Michael, their three children, Amanda, Jason and Nicholas (Wilmington, Massachusetts) and his daughter Karen Dombrowski, son in law Scott, their two children, Gregory and Eric (Cape Porpoise).
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 5th at the Church on the Cape at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Frank’s memory to the Church on the Cape, PO Box 7663, Cape Porpoise, ME 04014.
Germaine Roy
January 31, 2005
Somersworth, NH
Germaine M. Roy, age 96 of Somersworth, died Monday, January 31, 2005 at the Sunbridge Nursing Center in Rochester, N.H.
She was born in St. Pie, Quebec on September 26, 1908, a daughter of Dalvenie J. and Emelie R. Bernard Lajoie.
Germaine was educated in Vermont and was employed by Dover Shoe for many years, retiring in 1972.
She was a communicant of St. Martins Church in Somersworth and a member of its Ladies Guild. She was also a member of the Rochester Senior Citizens, the Golden Age Club of Somersworth and St. Jean the Baptist also of Somersworth.
She is predeceased by her husband, Wilfred J. Roy who died in 1984, five brothers, Bernard Lajoie, Rene Lajoie, Paul Lajoie, Gaetan Lajoie and George Lajoie; and a sister, Armande Perry.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Germaine Roux of Sanford, and Mrs. Renald Doris Bisson of Rochester; a brother, Joseph Lajoie of Berwick; three sisters, Angel Robeson of Glendale, AZ, Clair Gagnon of Berwick, Aline Mercier of Haverill, MA; six grandchildren, Pamela Cooke of West Townsend, MA, Brian Clapp of Sanford, Suzanne Keays of Gonic NH, Jeffrey Bisson of East Rochester, NH, Gregory Bisson of Dover, NH and Christine Kozlowski of Rochester, NH; five great grandchildren, Molly Keays and Maura Keays both of Gonic, NH, Mariah Bisson and Tyler Bisson, both of East Rochester, NH, and Preston Kozlowski of Rochester, NH; and several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be from 6 to 8pm Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at the Laing-Bibber Funeral Chapel, 36 Rochester Street, Berwick, where prayers will be said at 10:15am Wednesday, followed by an 11am Mass of Christian Burial at St. Martins Church in Somersworth. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary cemetery in Somersworth.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association, 343 Gorham Road, South Portland, ME 04106.
Gertrude Conroy Peterson
January 26, 2005
Saco
Gertrude Sears Conroy Peterson, RN, age 91 of Saco died Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at Southern Maine Medical Center.
She was born in Fort Fairfield, ME on June 25, 1913 a daughter of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Monson) Sears.
She spent her childhood in Chelmsford, MA. She graduated in 1930 as a registered nurse from what was then called Massachusetts Training Institute in Tewksbury, MA. Her family moved back to Maine prior to her graduation and she moved to Saco to start her nursing career.
She gained a reputation as a nurse of extraordinary skill and was renowned in the Saco-Biddeford area as a gifted nurse. She worked in all of the hospitals in this area and was supervisor of nurses at the Saco Hospital, until it closed, and Trull Hospital. She was the nurse at the YMCA camp in Winthrop, ME for several summers as well. Before her retirement, she devoted her nursing skills to private duty.
She was gifted musically and renowned at a truly green-thumbed gardener. She had a passion for gardening, animals, and her home, which she named “Chickadee Cove.” She totally loved living in Saco, ME. She was a neat lady.
Gertrude had five children, all of whom brought to her tremendous pride, love, and appreciation of her fierce determination to raise us to be good people and productive citizens. She raised us by herself.
She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Peterson and a son, Patrick Stephen Conroy in 2000. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Todd Conroy.
Her survivors, who grieve her passing while celebrating her life include her two sons, Edward J. Conroy and his wife Christine of Virginia Beach, VA and the Philippines and Robert W. Conroy and his wife Jill English of Reston, VA and Limerick, ME; her two daughters, Theresa M. Conroy of Saco, ME and Reston, VA and Ethel Beaudoin of Ocean Park, ME, her three sisters, Ina Sears Rouse of Annapolis, MD, Barbara Renell of Saco, ME, and Hazel Sears Arno and her husband Fred of Clackamas, OR, ten grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held in the spring at Tory Hill cemetery in Buxton, ME.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to the Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094.
