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Elizabeth A. Troy
Elizabeth A. Troy, 75, of 7 Oceanside Ave., York Beach, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at York Hospital after a long illness.
She was born on Dec. 29, 1927, in Dorchester, Mass., the daughter of William and Katherine (Pickett) Collins and was a 1945 graduate of Brookline High School.
She moved to York 17 years ago, formerly residing in Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Troy was a communicant of St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Church. She dedicated her life to raising her seven children. She enjoyed reading, traveling with her husband throughout the United States and wintering in Florida.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, James P. Troy Jr. of York Beach; four sons, James P. Troy III of Eliot, Chief Shawn Troy, USCG and his wife, Kathryn of Milwaukee, Wis., Kevin Troy and Brian Troy both of Revere, Mass.; three daughters, Mrs. Peter (Susan) Ceglarski of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Mrs. Sean (Debra) Greene of San Diego, Calif., and Kelly Lennon and her fiancé, Chris Belote of South Berwick; eight grandchildren; two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Mary-Lou Troy and Gail and Richard Cirolo; three friends, Terri, Jeanne and Tamara.
Mass of Christian burial was held Friday in St. Christopher Church, York Street, York, with Interment in First Parish Cemetery, York.
Family requests memorial donations may be made to the York Hospital Home Health Care, 15 Hospital Dr., York, ME 03909. Arrangements by Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Dorothy F. Belhumeur
Dorothy F. Belhumeur, 90, of 2 Victoria Court, Sentry Hill, York, formerly of Fieldstone Estate Road, York, and Providence, R.I., died Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at Sentry Hill after a long illness.
She was born Feb. 17, 1913, in Millville, Mass., the daughter of Robert and Ann (Fortune) Powell and attended Millville and Uxbridge, Mass., schools.
Mrs. Belhumeur had worked in the textile industry in Providence for 20 years. She later became a certified nursing assistant and worked at the Golden Crest Nursing home in Providence for six years, and the York Hospital Dietary Services for six years. She also cared for elderly residents in the York area, retiring in 1995.
She was a communicant of St. Christopher Church of York and St. Mary’s Church of Wells, and was a member of Hospice of York. She enjoyed the time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and enjoyed traveling.
She was predeceased by her husband, Wilfred H. Belhumeur, who died in 1965, and by a son, Edward Belhumeur, who died in 1969.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Dick Chase of York; four grandchildren, Valerie Alex, Douglas Belhumeur, Jennifer Jennings and Sally Chase; three great-grandchildren, Erica Alex, Kristina Alex and Chelsie Simard, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday in St. Christopher Church, York St., York, with Interment on Tuesday in St. Patrick Cemetery, Pascoag, R.I. Family flowers only. Memorial donations may be made to the to the Activities Fund at Sentry Hill, c/o Sentry Hill, 2 Victoria Court, York, ME 03909.
Mary E. Mahoney
Graveside services for Mary E. Mahoney, wife of John R. Mahoney, who died Dec. 2, 2002, in York, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 16 in the First Parish Cemetery. The Rev. Gerald Scribner will officiate.
David N. Hilton
David N. Hilton, 42, of Camden Avenue, York, husband of Diane C. (Treamer) Hilton, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, N.H.
He was born in York, Nov. 17, 1960, son of Alva A. and Janet H. (Hutchins) Hilton and graduated from York High School.
Mr. Hilton, along with his wife, Diane, owned and operated a business, DNH Collectibles, selling old bottles, post cards and ephemera, and was very knowledgeable about old bottles and their value.
He was responsible for getting fire towers in the area operational and staffed by volunteers after they were closed by the state. He spent many hours manning the tower on the summit of Mount Agamenticus in dry times, in order to detect fires. This was a service he performed which was very dear to his heart.
He was the author of a book titled "From York to the Allegash-Forest Fire Lookouts of Maine."
Dave served actively on the York Fire Department from 1979 to 2003. He served as firefighter, lieutenant, and driver (or as he would say "motor pump operator"). Dave spent many hours volunteering for the fire department, dedicating his time with the rehab, weekly fire log, fire lookout tower, and most known for making sure the second pump got out of the station. His memory and spirit will always be in the Village Fire Station and Engine 4.
He was president and vice president of Southern Maine Fire Notification Association, which he co-founded with a friend, Rick Plummer, which is a volunteer organization notifying citizens of fires and disasters, in order to help those in need.
He was a member of the Cape Neddick Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife of 14 years, Diane C. (Treamer) Hilton of York; one son, Nick D. Hilton of York; one daughter, Lora D. Hilton of York; his parents of Cape Neddick; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Doris Treamer of Berlin, N.H.; a sister-in-law, Louise Donato of Berlin; several aunts, uncles, cousins and two nieces.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the First Parish Cemetery, York. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the David Hilton Family Relief Fund, c/o Kennebunk Savings Bank, 16 Woodbridge Road, York, ME 03909, or donations may be left at the York Police Dept. Arrangements by Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home, York.
Lois Hopkins Johnston
Lois Hopkins Johnston, 82, a resident of Fishers Lane, Cape Porpoise, formerly of York and Englewood, Fla., died May 16, 2003, at the Kennebunk Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness.
She was the widow of Dr. James S. Johnston, MD, who died in 1993.
Mrs. Johnston was born in Beverly, Mass., on Dec. 7, 1920, a daughter of Wendall P. and Olive Newport Hopkins. She graduated from Malden (Mass.) High School in 1938. She attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., and the Academy Moderne in Boston, from which she received many professional modeling jobs.
In 1945 she married James S. Johnston and moved to Middletown, Conn. She was employed in banking on Long Island, N.Y., until starting her family of two sons and two daughters. The family then moved to Maine where she continued to be a loving mother and housewife.
She is survived by two sons, Bruce S. Johnston of York Harbor, and Douglas D. Johnston and his wife, Toby, of Englewood, Fla.; two daughters, Heather J. Wescott of Cape Porpoise, and Sandra J. Brennan and her husband, Robert, of South Freeport; one brother, Donald Hopkins; two sisters, Shirley Doane and Phyllis Whittaker; five grandchildren, Elliott and Zachary Brennan, Jessica Hutchins and her husband, Steve, Devon Jones and Nathan Wescott, and two great-grandchildren, Rhiannon and Lindsey Hutchins.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Arundel Cemetery, Kennebunkport.
Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk.
Starkey family celebrates matriarch’s 101st birthday
The following is re-printed with permission of The Patriot Ledger, from May 10, 2003, at the request of the family.
WEYMOUTH, Mass. - "I’d rather be 50!" said Rosa Starkey before the start of a party in honor of her 101st birthday at the Pope Nursing home in Weymouth last week.
Starkey added, however, that she was looking forward to the party, which featured a marble cake topped with pink roses.
"A party with balloons and cake is nice," she said.
Starkey picked out the dress she was going to wear for the occasion and asked that her shoes be polished.
"She is very particular about the way she dresses," said her daughter-in-law, Marion Starkey.
Rosa Starkey, or "Mimi" as the family calls her, grew up in York, Maine, where she met and married her husband, Gilbert Starkey. They were married for 68 years.
Mimi and her husband lived on a farm and "saved up to buy whatever they needed," said Marion Starkey. "They did not believe in credit cards."
She also loved to cook.
"I made all kinds of pies," said Mimi.
"My father-in-law had a garden and Mimi cooked dishes from all that he grew," said Marion Starkey.
It was nine years ago that Mimi moved in with her son, Gilbert Jr., and his wife, Marion, in Weymouth.
Mimi was brought to the nursing home just a few weeks short of her 101st birthday. "Suddenly she lost her motor skills and was taken to the hospital," said her son, Gilbert Starkey.
"But it is mere perseverance," said Marion Starkey, "that has seen Mimi through." Mimi used to love to play cards and read.
"I just want to get better, so that I can go back home," said Mimi. "I do miss my grandchildren and great-grandchildren the most."
She has three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She traces happy memories to the times they spent in the family cottage in Maine that her husband built. "I loved going to the lake," said Mimi.
As Mimi cut her marble cake topped with pink roses to celebrate her 101st birthday, she prayed for good health.
Rosa Starkey
Rosa Starkey, 101, of Weymouth, Mass., died peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2003.
She was born in York on May 3, 1902, the daughter of Charles and Juliette (Stover) Hutchins. She attended York schools and was married to Gilbert Starkey, Sr. for 68 years until his death in 1990.
Rosa was a homemaker who enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing, and playing cards.
She was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church in York.
She had lived for nine years with her son and daughter-in-law in South Weymouth, Mass., where she recently celebrated her 101st birthday.
Mrs. Starkey is survived by her son, Gilbert Starkey Jr. and his wife Marion; three granddaughters, Susan Murphy of York, Lynn Cunniff and her husband Craig of Hanover, Mass., and Karen Starkey of South Weymouth; one great-granddaughter, Alexandra Murphy of York.
A funeral was held at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York, on Friday, May 16. Interment was at the First Parish Cemetery, York.
Morris Coles
Morris Coles, 78, husband of Arline (Simmons) Coles, of Cape Neddick, died Sunday, May 18, 2003 at York Hospital.
He was born in Boston, on June 13, 1924, the son of the late Eli and Rose (Leshefsky) Coles. Mr. Coles served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
He and was a graduate of the Suffolk Law School, Boston, in 1950, and was employed as an attorney for the Atomic Energy Commission, retiring in 1978.
Edna M. Callis
Edna M. Callis, 97, of 42 Raydon Road Ext., York, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at The Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth, N.H., formally a resident of DeQueen, Ark.
She was born on March 26, 1906 in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Charles L. and Etta (Eyer) Bogard.
Mrs. Callis began her career as a licensed practical nurse acting as an operating room supervisor at Leonardtown Hospital, Leonardtown, Md. She later graduated from Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Mass., as a certified x-ray technician. She continued her health care profession as an x-ray technician and electrocardiograph technician at Norwood Hospital, Norwood, Mass.
She was a designer and teacher of hooked rugs and was the teacher of a man who designed and hooked the rug of the Presidential Seal, which was on display in the White House and the Kennedy Compound. She also enjoyed crewelwork and was a teacher of the craft. She was a Certified Pearl McGowen rug hooking instructor and member of the Pearl McGowen Gallery Association and taught in New England throughout the east coast and in Arkansas and Texas.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of York-Ogunquit.
She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard O. Callis, in 1956. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Vearldean (Bailey) Wright and by two sons-in-law, Carl Wommack Jr. and Douglas Russell.
Survivors include two daughters, Grace T. MacMillan and her husband, Warren of York, and Ethel Wommack of DeQueen, Ark.; a son-in-law, Dean Wright of DeQueen, Ark.; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Sunday, June 8 in the United Methodist Church of York-Ogunquit, York. Burial will be at 2 p.m., Monday, June 16 in Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc., NE Affiliate, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or The Iris Network, 189 Park Ave., Portland, ME 04102.
Arrangements by the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York.
