Search Archived Marriage Records
Andrew P. Colby, Sr.
Andrew P. Colby Sr., husband of Virginia (Grace) Colby, of York, died July 25, 2002 at the Harbor Home.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10 in the First Parish Congregational Church, 180 York St., York. A reception celebrating his life will follow in Moody Hall next to the church.
Donations in his and his nephew Tommy Slawski's memory may be made to the Polio Eradication Fund, Rotary Club of York, Maine, c/o Kennebunk Savings Bank, 16 Woodbridge Road, York, ME 03909. Arrangements by Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Alice F. Cote
Alice F. Cote, 86, of 62 Lindsay Road, York, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, at her residence after a long illness.
She was born on May 11, 1916 in Dover, N.H., the daughter of William H. and Violet (Eldredge) Fuller, and was a graduate of York High School.
Mrs. Cote had formerly been a telephone operator for several years for New England Telephone in York Village.
She was a member of First Parish Congregational Church of York, and had served as deaconess and was a member of the flower committee and church choir. She was a longtime member of the Old York Garden Club. She was a member of the Old York Historical Society, the Women's League and the Tuesday Sewing Group.
Mrs. Cote was predeceased by her husband, James J. Cote, who died in 1981, and by her son, Christopher F. Cote, who died in 1990.
Survivors include two sons, James J. Cote, Jr. of Provincetown, Mass., and Matthew L. Cote and his wife, Wendy of Eliot; one daughter, Gabrielle Cote of Boston and York; one brother, Lt. Col Herbert W. Fuller, USAR, and his wife, Muriel of Accomac, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Teresita Cote of York; five grandchildren, Hannah, Jessica, Pierce, Michael and Sarah.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday in the First Parish Cemetery, York. There will be no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to York Hospital Home Health Care, 15 Hospital Dr., York, ME 03909. Arrangements by the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Elizabeth V. Retallack
Elizabeth V. Retallack of 41 River Road, Cape Neddick, died June 2, 2002 at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Cape Neddick Baptist Church, River Road, Cape Neddick. The Rev. Judson Stone will officiate.
James P. Sullivan
Retired Captain James P. "Jim" Sullivan, Salem (Mass.), Fire Department, 81, husband of Mary "Betty" (O'Brien) Sullivan of Salem and Ogunquit, died at home Thursday, July 4, 2002. He and his wife had celebrated 50 years of marriage Oct. 6, 2001.
Born in Peabody, Mass., the son of the late Patrick H. and Elizabeth (Dalton) Sullivan, he was educated in Salem Elementary Schools and was graduated from St. Mary's High School, Lynn, Mass. During World War II, he was employed briefly by the former A.C. Lawrence Leather Company. In 1948, he was appointed to the Salem Fire Department and spent most of his career at Engine 4, Salem, until retiring in 1983 with 35 years of service.
Among the activities enjoyed the most were his family, traveling and gardening.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, James P. "Jim" Jr. and Karen Sullivan of Danvers, Mass.; a daughter, Elizabeth "Beth" Sullivan of Newport, N.H.; a brother, William Sullivan of New Haven, Conn.; a sister, Marie Giunta of Salem; three grandchildren, Ean, Ryan and Ashley Sullivan, all of Danvers, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday in Salem, with Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 12 Kent's Way. Suite 120, Byfield, MA 01922-1220, or to the Hospice of the North Shore, 10 Elm St., Danvers, MA 01923. Call (978) 744-0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com for information.
Irene Marie Brocker
Irene Marie Brocker, 90, of Sanford, formerly of Sanford Manor, died July 13, 2002, at The Goodall Hospital in Sanford.
She was born in St. Francis on June 16, 1912, the daughter of Denis and Edith (Violette) Cyr, and moved to Eagle Lake as a young girl and then to Lewiston.
Mrs. Brocker worked as a seamstress in Lewiston, and at Lord and Taylor's in New York City. She had also volunteered at The Old Timer's Shop in Sanford.
She was a communicant of St. Ignatius Church in Sanford as well as a member of the Ladies Auxiliary there.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Turgeon and her husband, Steven, of Sanford; a granddaughter, Kathleen Turgeon of Sanford; a brother, Joseph Cyr of Lewiston, and two sisters, Marie Jeanne Caron of Lewiston, and Aurelie Martin of Florida.
She was predeceased by her husband, James Omer Brocker, who died in 1997; a sister, Elise, and brothers Levite, Alphonse and Antoine, and a half-brother, Romeo.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Ignatius Church in Sanford on Wednesday, July 17, at 10:30 a.m. Family and friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the mass. Burial will follow in St. Ignatius cemetery in Sanford.
Helen B. Adams
Helen B. Adams, 80, of 230 Scituate Road, York, died March 21, 2002, at York Hospital.
She was born Dec. 6, 1921, in York, the daughter of Russell E. and Augusta (Woodward) Trafton and was a 1939 graduate of York High School.
Mrs. Adams had worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard during World War II.
She had attended the Union Congregational Church of York Beach and had volunteered for Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed times with her family. She was an avid reader and Red Sox fan and enjoyed crossword puzzles and bird watching.
Mrs. Adams was predeceased by her husband, James B. Adams in 1970.
Survivors include two sons, Russell J. Adams and his wife, Deborah, and Richard L. Adams and his wife, Brenda, all of York; one brother, Chester Trafton and his wife, Grace of York; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene (Harriett) Lawry of York, and Mrs. Lewis (Norma) Joslyn of Center Barnstead, N.H.; three granddaughters, Heather Henson, Carol Adams and Jennifer Adams; one great-granddaughter, Emma Henson.
A graveside service was held Monday in the First Parish cemetery in York. Memorial donations may be made to the York Volunteer Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 238, York, ME 03909. Arrangements by the Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home.
Kevin J. Cannon
Kevin J. Cannon, 45, of Mary St., York Beach, and formerly of Revere, Mass., died Friday, March 22, 2002, at York Hospital.
He was born Feb. 22, 1957, in Chelsea, Mass., son of Jesse and Virginia (Lawrence) Cannon. Mr. Cannon was a graduate of Revere High School.
He had lived in Revere for most of his life, moving to York Beach last May to be closer to family. For four years, Mr. Cannon had been a taxi driver for the Patriot Taxi Company in Revere. He also worked as a machine operator and laborer for many companies.
He loved dogs, especially his sister Karen's dog, Poe, and would take him on many walks along the beach.
Mr. Cannon was predeceased by his father, Jesse Cannon.
Survivors include his mother, Virginia (Lawrence) Resca of York Beach; two brothers, Richard Cannon of Miami, Fla., and Paul Cannon of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two sisters, Karen Delano of York, and Kathleen Campo of Orlando, Fla.
Visiting hours and a funeral were held Sunday at Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, York. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Elizabeth Knight Cummings
Elizabeth Knight Cummings passed away March 22, 2002.
Born to George O. Wilson, Jr., and Ada McQuaid Wilson, on June 22, 1917, in their Williams Avenue home in Kittery.
Elizabeth was a direct descendant of Nicholas Frost who settled in Eliot, in 1632, and of Gowan Wilson, an early Kittery settler in the 1650s. She took great pride in her English heritage which she researched thoroughly including original British source documents and she proudly preserved this family history in books privately printed for her children and grandchildren. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She was graduated with honors in the college curriculum class of Traip Academy, 1935; in recent years she attended a number of Traip class reunions. A graduate of Fisher Business College, 1937, she was employed by the U.S. Navy. She served for one year as liaison between the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy on the LST program in Quincy, Mass. She retired in 1979, after serving five years as secretary to the Chaplains Corp at Pease AFB in New Hampshire during which time she was instrumental in the development of the "Sunday Bulletin," the chaplains' newsletter. She maintained many friendships from her early working years to the end of her life and was highly esteemed for her professional manner.
She was appointed a 1981 delegate to the White House Conference on Aging and had a deep concern for the welfare of the elderly. In the course of various studies she became a certified nurses assistant and also held a Maine Real Estate license and served as a notary public. Her genuine love affair with books, literature and learning led her to volunteer at the York Public Library for eight years where she founded the most successful York Public Library book sale, which is held annually. Her enthusiasm for politics, in a bipartisan manner over her lifetime led her to active volunteer work in both Boston and Maine with an interest in both national politics and town government. Elizabeth Knight Cummings is the woman who kept McDonald's and fast food chains out of York; her unflagging community action served to maintain dignity and charm in historical York.
She treasured her extensive library of more than 800 books, all quite well read, including some rare volumes and specifically a collection on George Washington whom she revered as a true national hero whose praises deserve a wider song. She particularly appreciated Victorian life as described by Trollope.
Her marriage to Charles Beauregard of Lowell, Mass. at the onset of World War II ended in divorce, after which she established residence first in Wollaston, Mass. and ultimately on Pickney Street, Louisburg Square on Beacon Hill in Boston. It was her life on Beacon Hill as a single mother that forged her stalwart character; she thrived in this intellectual climate and often held Sunday salons with foreign postdoctoral students from M.I.T., developing lifelong friendships. During this time she worked for the United States Coast Guard and the Merchants Cooperative Bank in Boston.
For 35 years she was married to Dana A. Knight of Kittery Point. They also resided in Tenants Harbor and York, and for one year lived on Monhegan Island during which time she kept an intimate journal of this solitary life. They enjoyed coastal cruising aboard the Nandales, a 38-foot boat Mr. Knight had built by hand. Mr. Knight, a noted lobsterman, died in 1995.
In 1998, an unanticipated surprise brought a lengthy courtship and she became the wife of Robert C. Cummings, a retired engineer of Gardiner, and suffered much sadness when he died shortly after their marriage. They had met on a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Her love of travel encompassed nine trips crossing the continental United States visiting historical sites and monuments as well as family tours of Civil War battlefields, a joyous venture to Epcot in Florida with her grandchildren, a tour of France with her friend from M.I.T. days and a splendid visit to England and the villages of her ancestors with her daughter in the year 2000. She spent many holidays in sunny California, welcomed the swallows back to Capistrano and enjoyed many museums in her lifetime, particularly the Boston Fine Arts, the Huntington Library and the Getty Museum.
She was blessed with the care of those who loved her before and at the time of her death.
She is survived by three children, Jacquelyn Beauregard Dillman and her husband, Robert O. Dillman, of Newport Beach, Calif., Charles Beauregard and his wife, Regina Galvagni of Red Hook, N.Y., and Christopher Frost Knight and his wife, Nancy Cyr of York; one sister, Florence Williamson of Quincy, Mass.; seven grandchildren, Benjamin, Matthew and Andrew Cornforth, Bradley and Brandon Dillman, and Colin and Amy Beauregard; three great-grandchildren, Aidan Cornforth, Elizabeth Anne and Andrew Beauregard; four step-children, Nancy Darst, of Mobile, Ala., Dana A. Knight Jr., of Merrimack, N.H., Leslie Frazier of Wyandotte, Okla. and Richard Cummings of Gardiner.
Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the First Parish Church, York, with a reception following in the Parish Hall. The Rev. Richard Knight will officiate. Family flowers only.
Memorial donations may be made to: Elizabeth Knight Cummings Memorial Book Fund/YPLBF, account #94429-15356, Fleet Bank, York, ME 03909. This fund has been established by her daughter for the sole purpose of providing purchase of books on an annual basis for the York Public Library as a commemoration of the life of her mother and will be maintained on a permanent basis.
"In youth, we learn ... in age, we understand."
Kimon M. Fulis
Kimon M. Fulis, 40, husband of Laurie (Robeck) Fulis, of 71 Kensington Road, Portsmouth, N.H. and 16 Harvest Lane, York, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at his home in York.
He was born in Portsmouth on Sept. 25, 1961, the son of Constantina (Chrysanthou) Fulis and the late Mitchell K. Fulis.
He was a graduate of Portsmouth High School, Class of 1979.
He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Portsmouth; he was a past president of the church council and was involved in many activities in the church. He was a member of the Order of DeMolay and a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1 F&AM of Portsmouth.
He was owner of the East West Trading Corp. in Hampton.
He was a very gentle, loving and generous man; his family and his faith were his priorities in life. He was always there to help his friends and anyone else who needed a hand.
He enjoyed
hunting
, golf, camping and fishing with his son and special times with his daughters.
He enjoyed his rides with his friends on his Harley-Davidson, especially his ride to the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Washington, D.C.
Besides his wife of 20 years, and his mother of Portsmouth, he is survived by three children, Melissa Nicole Fulis, Sofia Eleni Fulis and Michael Kimon Fulis, all of Portsmouth, and York; one sister, Irene M. Kouloungis, of Lowell, Mass.; several nieces and nephews; and two godchildren, Chelsea and Mckenzie Cathcart.
He was predeceased by a sister, Efrosine Fulis Kenyon.
He will be fondly remembered and sadly missed.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 40 Andrew Jarvis Drive, Portsmouth. Friends are invited. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth, with Masonic services by St. John's Lodge #1 F&AM at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday and prayer services by the Rev. Angelo Pappas at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Family flowers only. Donations in his memory may be made to a trust that will be set up for his children.
