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Anthony Cook
Anthony (Tony) J. Cook, Sr., who served the Town of Gray in a variety of capacities, died last Friday at his home.

He was the son of Marco and Cecelia Rossi Cooca; he changed his name many years later. Born in Rumford, he worked for Oxford Paper Company and, later, for the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland.

Tony loved sports as a young man, and was a professional boxer. He left the ring when he married Maude Jones on Valentine's Day in 1947.

Tony enlisted in the Maine Army National Guard, and attained the ranks of first sergeant and chief warrant officer. He retired in June, 1977.

He worked for the city of Portland as a business license inspector, retiring in 1980 but continuing to assist in elections until 1996. He also worked as a substitute teacher in Gray-New Gloucester public schools.

Throughout his adult life, Tony Cook gave prodigiously of his time and talents to Gray. He served on the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and for many years on the Gray Town Council. He was elected to the Charter Review Commission last year, and saw the new Charter he helped create approved by Town voters. It was his last victory at the polls.

A baseball and football coach and official for years, he turned to golf more recently. Eventually, he managed to combine his two great loves-his wife, Maude, and the game of golf-by convincing Maude to take up the game, at the age of 66.

He is survived by Maude, his wife of 53 years, in Gray; a son, Anthony, Jr., of Criehaven Island; a daughter, Joan Laine, of Danville, Indiana; two brothers, Angelo Cooca, of Rumford, and Michael Cooca, of Florida; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and the Town of Gray, which owes him deep thanks for his dedication.

A funeral service was held at Bible Believing Baptist Church, with Pastor Darwin Vail officiating; burial will be in Brooklawn Memorial Park.

Arrangements were by Wilson Funeral Home.

1999-10-22
Amelia "Mickey" Whitten, 71
Amelia Stella "Mickey" Whitten, 71, of Shaker Road, died Monday at her home.

Mrs. Whitten was born in Portland, a daughter of Boleslaw and Ann Knapp Tatarcyk, of Poland. She married Winston Blair Whitten in 1948, and had her vows blessed in the Catholic Church in 1963. She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in South Portland.

She had worked for Valle's Steak House for 10 years, and retired from Fairchild Semiconductor after 22 years of service.

Mrs. Whitten was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary in South Portrland, and celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary there last year.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, of Gray; three daughters, Connie Luedke, of Lakeland, FL, Donna Young, of Kennebunk, and Vivian Whitten, of Gray; two brothers, John, of South Portland, and Joseph Tatarcyk, of Marysville, CA; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A daughter, Diana, died in 1959.

A funeral Mass was held at St. John the Evangelist Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery.

1999-09-03
Alice Ann Mallett Schwerdtfeger
Alice Ann Mallett Schwerdtfeger, 84, of New Gloucester, died Friday at Clover Manor, Auburn, where she had lived for the past 14 months. She was born in Bath, a daughter of Charlotte and John Mallett, and attended school in Quincy, Mass., and Bath, graduating from Morse High School.

In 1936 she married August R. Schwerdtfeger. He died in 1980.

Mr. and Mrs. Schwerdtfeger lived in Bath, Hyde Park, MA, and South Portland before moving to New Gloucester in 1945.

Together they handcrafted miniature furniture, which is now known throughout the country.

Mrs. Schwerdtfeger was a member of the New Gloucester Congregational Church. She also was a member of the Ladies Circle, the Historical Society, the Poland Spring Preservation Society and the Senior Citizens.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Bruce D. (Viola) Macomber of New Gloucester; four grandchildren, Deana L. and Karen A., both of Auburn, and Bruce Jr. and John, both of New Gloucester; and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at 2 P.M. Sunday at the New Gloucester Congregational Church. Memorial donations may be made to New Gloucester Rescue, P.O. Box 82, New Gloucester, Maine 04260.

2000-02-18
Alec Cates
Little Alec Cates, grandson of Ronald and Lorette Maillet, of Gray, passed away after a long illness on February 13. He was just four months away from his second birthday.

Alec developed Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, a rare form of cancer. His parents, Cash and Nichole Cates, began a campaign to find a bone marrow transplant for him. But despite their best efforts, no match could be found.

Hundreds of people were tested, and hundreds more in Gray and other towns donated money to the Alec Cates Fund at Saco & Biddeford Savings Bank. The Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of 1999 gave a donation as a class gift.

Alec is survived by his parents, of Dayton; brother Cameron and sister Cassidy, of Wells; his paternal grandparents, Malcolm and Jane Rollins, of Port St. Lucie, Florida; great-grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins; besides the Maillets, his maternal grandparents.

The funeral was Thursday, February 17, at Hope Memorial Chapel.

Alec's parents intend to continue their fight to raise awareness for bone marrow drives.

2005-04-08
Anthony Monty, 83
Anthony J (Montefusco) Monty, 83, of Gray, died April 4 at a Portland Hospital.

Born in Portland June 6, 1921, he was the son of Vinzeno and Maria Pallatto Montefusco and attended North School in Portland.

Mr. Monty served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the European Theatre. He retired from the Thomas Laughlin Company after 42 years of dedicated service. He also worked as a self-employed mechanic and ran a small construction company. He built his own house and camp. His favorite activities focused around family activities such as camping, snowmobiling, and time at their camp. He also enjoyed traveling with his wife. In their travel trailer, they traveled throughout Canada, upstate New York and Bar Harbor every summer. For the last ten years Anthony and Barbara spent the month of April at Sanibel Island in Florida.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Smith Monty, whom he married March 1, 1954 on her birthday; two sons; Richard, of South Portland, and Anthony Jr., also of South Portland; one daughter; Judy Bragdon, of Gray; two sisters-in-law, Dot Chamberlain, of New Gloucester, and Meredith Monty, of Portland; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many loving friends.

A wake was held on Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home, and a graveside service was held on Friday in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. Monsignor Robert Lavoie was the Celebrant.

Memorial donations may be made to: Gray Fire and Rescue, 125 Shaker Road, Gray, ME 04039 or VNA Hospice, 50 Foden Road, South Portland, ME 04106

2003-12-12
Arlene C. Jones
Arlene Catherine Jones, 75, of Yarmouth Road in Gray, died on December 4 at Maine Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer.

She was a daughter of Harry and Dora Kough, born on Oct. 16, 1928 in Steelton, PA.

She married James Richard Jones, Ph.D., on Feb. 5, 1950, and raised four daughters in Lancaster, PA.

While her daughters were young, she actively volunteered in the PT A, served as a volunteer in a local hospital and was an active member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

As her children grew, she became employed by Miese's Candy Store, where she was promoted to store manager.

In 1996, she moved to Gray and volunteered for PROP's Foster Grandparent Program, serving at the Gray-New Gloucester Middle School and Memorial Elementary School, and she regularly volunteered at the Soup Kitchen in Portland and for Project Linus. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Portland.

She was predeceased by her husband and by her daughter, JoAnn Buckalew, of Phoenix, AZ, by her grandson, James Miller, of New Albany, PA, and by her brother, Harry Kough, Jr. of Harrisburg, PA.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary Main of Gray, Susan Miller of New Albany, PA, and Kimberly Rowley of Portland; a sister, Eleanor Kough of New Albany, PA; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held last Tuesday at First Lutheran. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Harrisburg, PA, at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to PROP's Foster Grandparent Program, 510 Cumberland Ave., Portland, Maine 04101, or Cancer Community Center, 778 Main Street, South Portland, Maine 04106.

2003-09-19
Arnie Walker
Arnie Walker, 38 passed away Monday, September 8, 2003, surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Hartford, Conn., on June 4, 1965 and graduated from Windham High School in 1983.

Arnie worked for the Oliver Stores for nine years specializing in the sales and demonstration of grooming equipment and for R.J. Grondin & Sons for ten years, where he was respected as an excellent heavy equipment operator.

Arnie enjoyed snowmobiling, darts, golfing, boating and was an avid Nascar fan. Skiing and time with friends and family at Jackman and Mitchell Camp in Appleton and Louden, NH.

Arnie loved taking his daughter "Peanut" for rides on the snowmobile and 4-wheeler. They also enjoyed watching Tom & Jerry together. Arnie was a loving husband, father and son, who leaves behind his wife, Dianne Snow Walker; a daughter, Tyla-Ann Walker; parents, Gail Walker and Craig and Dawn Walker, two sisters, Tammy-Jo Walker and Jennifer Cole; and a brother Jeffrey Mongeau, all of Windham. He also leaves behind several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, Gary Snow of Naples; Janet Snow and Jeff Greenstreet of Windham and many close friends.

The Rev. Mark Kuntz officiated. Committal was at Arlington Cemetery, Windham.

Arrangements were under the care of Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.

2003-03-07
Arnold C. Stansfield, 85
Arnold C. Stansfield, 85, passed away at Maine Medical Center on Friday, February 28, 2003, surrounded by his family.

He was born October 15, 1917, in Sanford, a son of George and Blanche Crawford Stansfield.

He was raised and educated in Sanford. Arnold graduated from Sanford High School in 1935, and entered in the military in 1942. After serving in the Army, he attended and graduated from Bryant College in 1948.

Arnold worked for many years at Goodall Sanford Mills and then at Pioneer Plastics of Auburn, where he retired. While working for Pioneer Plastics he and his family moved to Gray, Maine.

Mr. Stansfield was a very involved community member and belonged to many clubs, including: the Sanford YMCA, Preble Lodge No. 143, White Rose Chapter No 54 of Sanford and the Ruth Chapter No. 14 OES of Springvale.

While residing in Gray, he was a 30-year member of the American Legion Post 86, and he was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Gray, where he served as Deacon, Trustee and choir member for many years. He was also an original member of the Gray Gents a Barbershop Quartet.

Arnold will be greatly missed by his family, friends and the community. All who knew him loved him for his integrity and humor.

He was predeceased by son, John D. Krause; brothers, Norris and Norman Stansfield; and a sister, Irene Sproul.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Agnes Hill Stansfield of Gray; a son, Robert Stansfield of Gray, a daughter, Sheila Krause Giancola of New Gloucester; a son David Krause of Keeseville, NY; a son, William Stansfield of Fort Walton Beach, FL and six grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, March 8, at the First Congregational Church of Gray. Pastor Douglas Hedstrom will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to: Gray Rescue, P.O. Box 258, Gray, Maine 04039.

Arrangements under the care of Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.

1999-07-16
Arthur Lavoie
Arthur Lavoie, of Lewiston Road in Gray, died July 8 at Ledgewood Manor after a long illness. He was 86.

He was born in St. Modeste, Canada, one of 14 children of Ernest and Claudia Martin Lavoie. At 13, he came to the United States and worked with his father to help support the family.

He spent five years in the U.S. Army, seeing combat in World War II.

In 1944, he married Irene Blais, of North Yarmouth; they would have celebrated 55 years of marriage on July 15.

For most of his married life, he was carpenter. For 8 years, he operated Lavoie's Variety on Route 115 in North Yarmouth.

Lavoie was a good-hearted person who was always willing to lend a hand. He loved Canadian music, dancing, fiddle tunes and country music. He also loved gardening.

He is survived by his wife, a son, Ronald, and a daughter, Rose Dorr, all of Gray; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Charles and Ernest, both of Lewiston; and sisters Mary Bushy, Cecile Violette and Helen Gosselin, all of Lewiston, Delores LaBonte, of Pennsylvania, and Leonie Belleville, of Jay, Maine.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 A.M. on Saturday, July 24, at St. Gregory's Parish on North Raymond Road. Father Robert Lavoie will be Celebrant.

Funeral arrangements were by Wilson Funeral Home.

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