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Eugene H. Fritz
1998-04-02
Eugene H. Fritz, 65, of Thurlow Ave., South Paris, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 17, 1998, at his home.
He was born in Mechanic Falls, September 30, 1932, the son of Clayton and Elizabeth Hannaford Fritz.
He attended school in Welchville and graduated from Oxford High School.
He faithfully served his country 20 years in the U.S. Air Force retiring in 1973 as a Tech. Sgt. He had worked at Steego Auto Parts in Fort Fairfield.
He was the vice president of Pine Tree Chapter 33 North American Family Campers Association.
He enjoyed camping, birds, plants and traveling.
His first wife, Brigitte, died in 1989. He later married Dorothy Acorn Bryant.
Survivors include his wife, of South Paris; one son, Steven, of Presque Isle; two daughters, Mrs. Troy (Sandra) Dahlgren of Avon, CO, and Mrs. Stephen (Patricia) Howe of Presque Isle; one step-daughter, Mrs. Stephen (Kathy) McKeen of South Paris; one sister, Mrs. Bradley (Evelyn) Piper of Naples and eight grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by a brother, Robert.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, South Paris with Interment in Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn.
Russell J. Funk
1999-05-06
WEST PARIS - Russell James Funk, 80, of West Paris died Tuesday, April 27, at the Ledgeview Rehabilitation and Living Center.
He was born in Washington, DC on Sept. 20, 1918, the son of Warren C. and Irene Brooks Funk. He graduated high school in the state of Maryland.
Mr.Funk served his country in the US Army.
He married Ella Merrill on Feb. 11, 1948. Mr. Funk had worked in a dairy plant in Washington, DC., before moving to Hebron in 1953. He then worked for the U. S. Postal Service as a mail carrier in the Hebron area and retired in 1988.
He was a member of the American Legion in South Paris and the Hebron Community Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife who resides at Ledgeview in West Paris; a sister, Emily Miller of McLean, VA; two nephews, Chad Miller of Blacksburg,VA, and Michael W. Funk of Annapolis, MD; a niece Phyllis Scott of McLean, VA, and four great nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services were held on Saturday, May 1 at the Hebron Community Baptist Church in Hebron with the Rev. Anita White officiating.
Donations in his memory can be made to the Hebron Community Church, P. O. Box 302, Hebron, ME 04238.
Arrangements were under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, South Paris.
Miles D. Fitch
2000-07-06
Miles D. Fitch, 77, of Cumberland Center, died Sunday, June 30 at Maine Medical Center following an extended illness.
Mr. Fitch was born in Houghton, Saskatchewan, Canada
, and moved to Montana as a small boy. He moved to Fort Kent and then to Vernon, N.Y., where he graduated from high school in 1940.
In 1942 he joined the Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater in Guadalcanal until April of 1945.
He married Patricia Wormuth and lived in Sherrill, N.Y.
In 1952, they moved to Maine, where Mr. Fitch became a marine architect.
He worked in the Boothbay Harbor area for many years before moving to Cumberland Center in 1967. From 1966 until 1976, he worked in the engineering department of Danforth White in Portland. He then worked as a marine designer at Bath Iron Works Corporation, retiring in 1997.
He became interested in oil painting and joined a local art group.
Surviving are his wife of Cumberland Center; two sons, Robert of Cumberland Center, and Peter of North Yarmouth; and six grandchildren.
All services are private. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Maine Heart Association, 20 Winter Street, Augusta, ME 04330 or to the Maine Medical Center, c/o Special Care Unit, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102.
Mr. John E. Flynn
2000-07-06
Survivors include his wife Mary Hubbard Flynn; two sons James W. and John E. Jr., both of Tampa, FL; one sister Rita Kelly, Toledo, OH; and two grandchildren Kelly and Bryce.
A memorial service was held at Pinecrest Funeral Chapel in Brooksville on Thursday, June 29 at 2 p.m., with Father Charles Strelick officiating. Interment will be in Florida National cemetery in Bushnell. The family suggests that memorial donations may be made to Hernando-Pasco Hospice or the charity of one's own choice.
William D. Forbes Sr.
2000-08-10
William D. Forbes Sr.
William D. Forbes Sr., 71, Portland, died Tuesday, August 8 at Mercy Hospital in Portland after a lengthy illness.
Born in Boothbay Harbor, he was a son of David and Mildred Mae Boulier Forbes. He moved to Portland as an infant and attended schools there. He was a Portland resident for most of his life.
Mr. Forbes was an Army veteran of the Korean War. For more than 20 years he worked for Bliss-Richardson Shoe Co., retiring when the company closed in 1975.
He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans' South Portland chapter and attended the Rootcellar Home Church in Portland. He enjoyed fishing,
hunting
, walking and visiting with his many friends.
His wife, Nancy L. Belanger Forbes died in 1998.
Surviving are a son, William D. Jr. of North East Palm Bay, Fla.; a daughter, Julie Ann Forbes Cram; a brother, Freeman B. Forbes Sr.; and two sisters, Virginia M. Lane and Janet V. Seavey, all of Portland; and one granddaughter.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 10 at Hay & Peabody Funeral Home in Portland with the Rev. Dwayne A. Hopkins officiating. Burial will follow at Brooklawn Memorial Park in Portland.
Donald C. Forbes
2000-09-28
Donald C. Forbes
Donald C. Forbes, 57, of Woolwich, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 22 at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.
Born February 6, 1943 in Caribou, he was the son of William E. and Florence (Dickinson) Forbes.
Since 1978 he was employed at Bath Iron Works in various positions and was a strong supporter of Local 6, a national machinists union. Before that he was a member of several law enforcement agencies in New England. For nearly 25 years he was an antiques dealer and auctioneer. A regular feature at his auctions was the basket passed through rows of attendees to collect funds for the Make A Wish Foundation. He personally matched the high bid for each collection. He taught classes on becoming familiar with antiques in Gardiner and Wiscasset.
Mr. Forbes served as fire chief in Woolwich for nine years and was instrumental in construction of the North End Fire Station. He was a certified appraiser in the Appraisers Guide of America.
At the time of his death he was president of Maine Auctioneers Association. He was a member of the Polar Star Lodge of Masons in Bath and the Masonic Lodges in Waterville, Lewiston and Portland.
His favorite pastimes were restoring furniture and gardening. He and his wife won awards for their flower gardens at their residence in Woolwich.
He and his wife Lurene (Sawtelle) were married on May 24, 1969 in Oakland.
Besides his wife Lurene Forbes of Woolwich, he is survived by his mother Florence Forbes of Waterville; four daughters, Mrs. Gregory (Donna) Hartan of South Windsor, Conn., Mrs. Richard (Debbie) Donati of Coventry, Conn., Mrs. Robert (Heather) Belanger of Topsham, and Jennifer Forbes and her fiancÈ Tom Reno both of West Bath; five grandchildren; five brothers and sisters; several aunts; uncles, cousins, nephews and a special friend, Tony Gatti of Wiscasset.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, September 26 at the Mayo, Curtis Funeral Home. A gathering for friends and family was held at the family home in Woolwich after the services. Friends wishing to make memorials to Mr. Forbes may do so at Make A Wish Foundation, 97 Elm Street, Suite 203, Camden, ME 04843.
Mrs. Iva K. Fox
2000-08-10
BRIDGTON - Iva K. Fox, 82, a life-long resident of Slab City, North Lovell, died Friday, August 4, at the Bridgton Hospital. She was the daughter of Albert and Marion McAllister Kendall and was educated in local schools.
She was a member of the Lovell United Church of Christ and a former member of the Ladies Firemen's Auxiliary of Lovell. Mrs. Fox enjoyed knitting and donated many pairs of mittens to the hospital gift shop. She also enjoyed flowers.
Her husband, Charles H. Fox died in 1977. She is survived by six sons Paul C. Fox of Monmouth, Fred C. Fox, Lawrence L. Fox, Stephen F. Fox, all of Lovell and Albert J. Fox, Peter K. Fox, both of Stoneham; two daughters Linda M. Allen of Lovell and Rosemary Stackhouse of Bethel; one sister Pauline Smith of Lovell; and 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister Esther Harriman.
A funeral service was held on Monday, August 7, at the Lovell United Church of Christ with the Reverend Ronald Ashworth and Reverend Herb Adams. Burial was in the West Lovell Cemetery. Arrangements were with Wood Funeral Home of Fryeburg.
Dr. Jonathan Freeman
2000-06-08
Dr. Jonathan Freeman, faculty member and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Infectious Disease at Harvard School of Public Health, died unexpectedly from complications of lymphoma at Beth Israel Hospital on May 23. He was 60 years of age and had become ill only in early April.
Dr. Freeman's research at HSPH focused on infections occurring in hospitalized patients, or nosocomial infections. At the time of his death he was active in a project investigating the efficacy of ultraviolet lights in preventing the transmission of tuberculosis in institutional settings such as homeless shelters and prisons. Together with colleagues at Harvard, he was beginning work on the threat of infectious agents of bioterrorism.
Dr. Freeman authored numerous papers and book chapters on hospital acquired infection, infection affecting infants in neonatal intensive care units, urinary tract infections, quantitative methods in epidemiology, and various epidemics of salmonella, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Dr. Freeman was also a regular faculty member in nationwide, twice yearly courses on hospital epidemiology sponsored by the Society of Healthcare Epidermiologists (SHEA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
He was a dedicated teacher in the epidemiology of infectious disease, teaching future leaders in global public health about mathematical modeling and other quantitative skills related to predicting and understanding epidemics.
In a Harvard memorial, held on May 31, his students particularly commented on his unique qualities as a teacher; his knowing each student by name, his listening to their stories and inquiring about their goals, the openness of his office door, and his willingness to talk to them.
In his youth, Dr. Freeman was a summer visitor with the Rydell family on the Isle of Springs. He and his family have been summer residents on Barter's Island since 1972.
Dr. Freeman was a past Director at the Southport Yacht Club and a keen supporter of the junior racing program there. More recently he became a member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Last summer he and his wife were delighted to share their garden for the benefit of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. Dr. Freeman was also on the Board of Directors for the Burnt Island Lighthouse Society.
Dr. Freeman graduated from Harvard College in the Class of 1961 before attending Duke University School of Medicine, where he earned his MD in 1968. He returned to Harvard to earn a master's degree in biostatistics and a doctorate in epidemiology at HSPH. He had his first academic appointment at Harvard Medical School in 1972 and joined HSPH in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Dr. Elsie Freeman of Newton, Mass., and Barter's Island, Boothbay; his children, Noah and Esther; a sister, Phyllis Freeman of Boston; one brother, Robin Freeman of Oakland, Calif.
A memorial service for friends and family will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Dr. Freeman to a scholarship fund in his name at the Shady Hill School, 178 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617-868-1260).
