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Sherrill E. Barks
Sherrill Elizabeth (Clark) Barks, who was born in 1956 in Detroit, died on Tuesday, October 26, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Her family and close friends were at her side.
She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1979, and married Thomas F. Barks II on September 12, 1981. Their sons, Thomas and Lucas, were born in Wyoming. The family moved to Maine in 1987, first to Brunswick, then, to Gorham.
She was a Neurodiagnostic Technician, most recently associated with Maine Neurology in Scarborough. She loved her family, her gardens and the bright and vibrant colors she brought into her home. She was enormously proud of her son Thomas, a student at Bryant College, and her son Lucas, a student at Gorham High School. Her niece in California pronounced her the best Polly Pockets player ever. And she was loved by all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband and sons; her mother and father, Raymond and Barbara Clark, of Gray; her sisters, Kerrin Pulis and her husband Greg of Los Angeles, California, and Melissa Connolly and her husband Brian, of Sherborn, MA; her brothers, Kevin and his wife Therese, of Garwood, NJ, and Andrew and his wife Jill, of Clayton, NC; her nephews, Aaron Clark, Brandon Clark and Ronan Connolly; and her nieces, Alexandria Clark, Sarah Todisco, Sydney Connolly and Margaret and Nellie Pulis.
Contributions in Sherrie's memory may be made to the Sherrill Barks Memorial Fund, c/o Peoples Heritage Bank, P.O. Box 649, Gray, Maine.
There will be no funeral; a memorial service is being planned, and a celebration of her life will be held in the Spring, when the flowers bloom again.
Weldon Ellsworth "Mac" McNinch
Gray-Weldon Ellsworth "Mac" McNinch, 97 passed on October 26 at his home following a lengthy illness.
Weldon was born on February 28, 1907 in Bridgewater, Maine. He was one of nine children born to Asa and Alice Mosher McNinch. He attend schools in that area prior to moving to Woodstock, New Brunswick Canada where he worked with his father on the family farm.
In 1940 Mr. McNinch moved to Portland and married Lena C. Small of Gray. They were married for 24 years prior to her death in 1964. Weldon was a house painter prior to serving in the U.S. Army having been stationed in Staten Island, New York during WWII. He then worked for Portland Terminal as a painter in Civil Service at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth. He retired from Portland Terminal in 1973. In June1971 he married Ruth Kinghorn Lamb of Windham. He was predeceased by Ruth in 1981. Mac enjoyed fishing,
hunting
, gardening, and Saturday evening bean suppers, a New England Patriots and was an avid Red Sox fan. Throughout the years he opened his heart and home to many others in need of assistance. His greatest joy was his family to whom he passed on many gifts just by setting an example. His love of animals and gardening is now enjoyed by even his great grandchildren. Weldon was a 35 year member of Gray Post #86 American Legion. He is survived by a daughter Kathleen Skilling and her husband Richard of Gray. Two granddaughters; Diane Spencer of Gardiner and Cheryl L Verrill of Poland. Five great grandchildren. Marissa and Joseph of Windham. Raelyn of Gardiner and Caleb and Abram of Poland. Abram James McNinch Verrill his youngest great grandson is his namesake. A brother Elmer McNinch of Woodstock N.B. Canada and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Friday 6 to 9p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 24 Shaker Road, Gray where a funeral will be held 10a.m. Saturday. Pastor Douglas Hedstrom will officiate. The family gratefully acknowledges the loving care that Weldon received from Home Health and Hospice of Southern Maine.
Barbara Caswell, 84, former Gray resident
Barbara C. Caswell, 84, of Portland and formerly of Gray, died September 2 at a Westbrook nursing home.
She was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, a daughter of Peter and Annie Coughlin Carr. She was raised and educated in Gloucester before moving to Maine.
Barbara was a member of American Legion Ladies' Auxiliary.
She loved to play bingo, cards and cribbage. She was a very sociable person who had many friends, and she enjoyed their company.
One of her prouder moments was being a finalist on the game show, You Think You Know Me.
Her husband of 64 years died in 2001. She was also predeceased by three daughters, Barbara Pennell, Wilma Thompson and Mary Caswell.
She is survived by two sons, William, of Casco, and Peter, of Raymond; three daughters, Joanne Griffin, of Saco, and Nancy Hedrick and Susan Foss, both of Westbrook; two sisters, Patricia Lockard, of Gray, and Kathleen Delehanty, of North Yarmouth; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
A celebration of her life was held at the home of her daughter, Susan Foss.
Arrangements were by Blais & Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Springbrook Health Care for their excellent care.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Springbrook Health Care, Residents' Activity Fund, 300 Spring Street, Westbrook, ME 04092.
2004-09-17
Marie Rand dies
Marie Rand, 52, died September 13 at an Ellsworth health care facility after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
She is survived by her husband, Michael E. Rand, of Gray.
She was born in Cumberland, a daughter of Waldron F. and Gertrude N. (Tibbetts) Ashley.
Marie was a drag-car driver for seven years, and especially loved winning against men. She was also an air emergency pilot for many years.
Marie enjoyed baking, sewing and doing for others. She was a volunteer with the Cub Scouts, and was a Tiger Cub Leader, Secretary and Assistant Cub Master. She was a member of the Maine Coast Baptist Church in Ellsworth.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Mark and Michael Rand, of Spokane, WA; two sisters, Trudy Foster, of Gray, and Maureen Arsenault, of Lamoine; three brothers, Mark Ashley, of Gray, Marshall Ashley, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Frank Ashley, of Connecticut; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, September 19, from 2 to 4 P.M. at Wilson Funeral Home, Gray; memorial services will be held at the same time at the Maine Coast Baptist Church, the Rev. Gerry Dill officiating. Gifts in memory of Marie may be sent to the Mary Dow Center, 50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
Vanessa Jordan, 19
Vanessa Mary Jordan, 19, of Windham, died unexpectedly from injuries sustained in a car accident on July 12, 2004.
She was born on September 22, 1984 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. She attended Poland High School and enrolled in the University of Maine. She was currently a student at Central Maine Community College. She was also an assistant manager of Dominoes in Windham. Vanessa was a bright, happy, energetic, young woman who loved life to the fullest. She modeled for L.L. Bean as a young girl and enjoyed softball, skiing, water skiing, sailing and snowmobiling. Vanessa loved spending time with her friends and had a deep passion for music. Most of all, she made everyone around her smile. Vanessa was a positive inspiration to everyone she met, and will be in our hearts forever.
She is survived by her parents, Wayne Jordan, of Gray, Karen Jordan, of Windham, a brother, Brian Jordan of Westbrook, Grandmother Jane Jordan of Raymond and a grandfather, Richard McKenzie of Portland. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Visiting hours were last Friday at Wilson Funeral Home, 24 Shaker Road, Gray. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday at St Joseph's Church, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland. Father Don Bosco Duquette was the Celebrant. Committal will be in Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Spurwink Avenue, Cape Elizabeth.
Arrangements were under the care of Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.
In our hearts-we will never forget our baby Vanessa.
Robert Carr
Our dad, Robert (Tom) Carr, died peacefully on July 11, 2003, at Central Maine Medical Center, with his son Michael, daughter Diane and her two sons by his side.
He was born October 3, 1926, in Middleboro, Mass., son of Annie Coughlin Carr and Peter J. Carr Sr.
He served in the U.S. Army and enjoyed his tour of duty in Alaska.
He married Jeanne E. Butler on September 17, 1949.
He was a licensed welder by trade retiring from Bath Iron Works several years ago.
Daddy enjoyed watching baseball and football games,
hunting, fishing, carpentry, gardening, repairing old tractors or anything that needed to be fixed and he also trained and raced his own sulky race horses.
He was a man of strong convictions with a passion for life. He had a remarkable will and determination and a wry sense of humor. He was loved by his family and friends and will be greatly missed by: his son, Michael T. Carr of Portland. Daughters, Janette C. Lilley of Orange, VT, Donna J. Lomax of Cumberland, RI and Diane M. Carr of Portsmouth, NH. His two sons-in-law, Harry D. Lilley Jr., of Orange, VT and William (Billy) Lomax of Cumberland, RI. His three sisters; Patricia A. Lockard, of Gray, Barbara Caswell of Westbrook and Kathleen Delehanty, of North Yarmouth. Thirteen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He has joined his brothers, Earle, Pete, Dick, Giles and Francis in eternal peace.
Daddy was proud to be a veteran and will be laid to rest at Togus Military Cemetery, also known as Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery
in Augusta, Maine.
Jeanne E. Carr, "Love of his life for 53 years", also writes that "we were together through thick and thin, and I will miss him very much."
2003-07-25
Warren MacLean Whitney
Warren MacLean Whitney, 70, died at home in Gray on Friday evening after a courageous battle with liver cancer and with his loving wife of 47 years, Adeline, and other family members by his side.
Mr. Whitney was born (along with his twin brother Wilbert) on March 17, 1933 in Gray, Maine to Harland and Christine (MacDonald) Whitney and lived in Gray for most of his life. He graduated from Pennell Institute (High School) in Gray in 1952. He was married to Adeline Clark, of York Maine, in 1956. After serving in the US Army during the Korean War, he graduated from Northeastern University in 1961.
After graduating from Northeastern, Warren began his professional career as an insurance adjuster for the General Adjustment Bureau in Salem, Massachusetts and in Lewiston and Portland, Maine. He was highly respected by his colleagues within the insurance industry and retired in 1992 as manager of the Portland office of Maine Bonding and Casualty.
Following their retirement Warren and Adeline spent winters in Fort Myers, Florida, where they enjoyed frequent visits from their children and grandchildren and socializing with old and new friends from Maine, (and many other states), Canada and Scotland. Warren was very active in the affairs of their retirement community and served a term as chairmen of the board of directors of the homeowners association.
He was a lifelong member of the First Congregational Church of Gray, where he served as a Trustee, and was a member of Masonic Lodge # 12, of New Gloucester. He was active in the leadership of Boy Scout Troop 86, and served the Town of Gray at various times as a member of its Town Council, Planning Board and Building Committee. While a member of the Planning Board, he was a primary author of the Town's first mobile home ordinance, in which he was able to strike a fair balance between the rights of mobile home owners and those of surrounding property owners. He also served as a member of the committee for the planning and construction of the Gray town office and was a charter member of the Gray senior housing project committee.
Warren was an excellent cook (he would say "chef") who loved to experiment with new recipes and particularly enjoyed sharing his culinary creations with family and friends. He enjoyed deer
hunting (walking in the woods), bicycling, gardening, antique autos and reading and writing poetry.
He was particularly known for his honesty and integrity (he was the subject of a Portland Press Herald article in the early 1970s chronicling the return of $3,000 in cash that he had discovered in an envelope on the ground outside a local bank and turned in to its rightful owner).
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew and friend, and was very proud of all of his children and grandchildren. He was predeceased by his younger brother, Ralph, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife, Adeline, his sons Scott (wife Debbi), of Pine Brook, New Jersey; Russell (and his companion James Roberts) of Ogunquit, Maine; Stephen and his wife Ja, who are missionaries in the Philippines; his daughter, Deborah Sanborn, of Gray; his twin brother Wilbert (and his wife Janet), of Augusta, Maine; his sister Anne Herrick (and her husband Martin), of Pownal, Maine; his sister-in-law Paula Whitney, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; four very special grandchildren, Daniel, Timothy and Laura Whitney of Pine Brook, New Jersey, and Ashley Sanborn, of Gray, as well as many aunts, cousins nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held at the First Congregational Church in Gray, followed by an interment service at Gray Village Cemetery. Services were under the care of Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church of Gray, P.O. Box 155, Gray, Maine 04039.
Louisa E. "Mamie" Bishop, 92
Louisa E. "Mamie" Bishop, 92, of Gray, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2003 at her home.
Born in Auburn, December 31, 1910, she was a daughter of Blanche M. and Christopher S. Lowe. She grew up in New Gloucester, and graduated from New Gloucester High School in 1929.
In June of 1929, she married Lee W. Bishop with whom she shared 50 years of marriage until his death. They moved to Gray in 1941 where they spent the rest of their lives.
She was a member of the Gray Congregational Church and was very active in many of its committees and functions. She spent time as a Girl Scout Leader and worked on the American Cancer Drive.
She retired as Director of Medical Records from Pineland Center after 20 years of service.
Her dear husband, Lee, and two brothers predeceased her.
She is survived by her two daughters, Norma B. Higgins of Gray and Jeanette Fox and her husband, David, of New Smyrna Beach, FL; nine grandchildren, Diane Higgins of Auburn, Christopher Higgins and his wife, Karen, of Texas, Michael Higgins and his wife, Judy, of Raymond, Mark Higgins of Gray, Lisa Doherty and her husband, Bob, of Casco, Eric Higgins of Portland, Lori Goodliffe and her husband, Kirk, of California, Steven Fox of Washington and Russell Fox of Florida; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; two nephews; and many, many friends.
A celebration of Louisa's life will be held at the First Congregational Church of Gray, Yarmouth Road on Friday, April 11, at 2 P.M. Pastor Douglas Hedstrom will officiate.
Donations may be made to the Congregational Church of Gray, P.O. Box 122, Gray, Maine 04039 or Gray Rescue, 125 Shaker Road, Gray, Maine 04039.
Arrangements under the care of Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.
Chester R. Duhamel, 76
Chester R. Duhamel, 76, of Portland formerly of Gray, died at this residence unexpectedly Sunday, March 30, 2003.
He was born in Providence, RI, April 29, 1926, a son of Arthur and Dora Duhamel. He grew up in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School in 1944.
He served in the Navy during World War II on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific.
He was involved with the development of the Maine Turnpike, surveying the initial Turnpike from Augusta to Bangor.
From 1971-1983, Mr. Duhamel owned and operated Precon, Inc., a precast concrete plant at the Auburn Airport.
Most recently, he was employed by Harriman Associates as a Clerk of the Works for various projects. He was a member and past President of the Kiwanis Club of Gray.
Mr. Duhamel was married for 35 years to the former Virginia Moorhouse originally from Westerly, RI.
He is survived by sons, James R. Duhamel and his wife, Teresa, of Falmouth, Wayne A. Duhamel of New Gloucester, Mark R. Duhamel of Gray; a daughter, Susan J. Frye and her husband, James, of Raymond; and six grandchildren, Sadie, Travis, Jamie, Jolie, Chelsea and Jessie. His companion of 20 years, Sally Coolbroth, resides in Scarborough; a brother, Peter Duhamel of Providence, RI.
Burial will be in the Maine Veteran's Cemetery, Augusta. Arrangements were by Wilson Funeral Home, Shaker Road, Gray.
