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Robert Capen
ROCHESTER - Robert Capen, 79, of 105 Whitehouse Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at Rochester Manor after a period of failing health.
Arrangements will be announced by Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Lee and Oyster River Crematory, Barrington.
Charles Carey
MEDINA, Ohio - Charles E. Carey, 76, of Medina, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at his home with his wife and sons at his bedside after a brave fight with cancer.
He was born Dec. 5, 1924, in Wilmington, Ohio, son of Dallas and Beulah Carey. He was a birthright member of Wilmington Friends Meeting.
During World War II he served his country in the China-Burma-India Theater as an Army tech. sergeant, stationed in Calcutta, India.
He attended Wilmington College and in 1948 received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University, where he played baritone horn in the marching band. He obtained his master’s degree in music theory from Ohio State in 1958.
After moving with his wife and family to Medina in 1963, he chaired the music department of Medina City Schools. Over the years he expanded the music program to include musicals, glee clubs, and Showtime, an entertainment group. He also directed numerous music groups, including the Medina High School bands and choirs, the United Methodist Church choir, the First Church choir, and the Medina Community Band.
He retired from teaching in 1981. In retirement he enjoyed golf, worked part-time as a piano technician and stayed active in music, directing and singing in the Chippewa Valley Barbershop Chorus, the Akron Barbershop Chorus, and the Saskatchewan Yak Trakkers, a local barbershop quartet.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rosemary (Bernard); two sons, Charles D. (Lynn) Carey of Dover and Chris Carey of Medina; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Carey; a grandson, Dallas Carey; a brother, Harold Carey of Wilmington; a sister, Marjorie Byrd of Hillsboro, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents.
Visiting hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Waite & Son Funeral Homes, Medina Chapel, 765 N. Court St.
Services will be at the Medina Chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. with Dr. John Mills officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Medina County, 797 N. Court St., Medina, OH 44256 or Medina County SPCA, P.O. Box 135, Medina, OH 44258.
Jeanne Guilbeault
SOMERSWORTH - Jeanne M. Guilbeault, 39, of 186 Blackwater Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at the New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass., after a brief illness.
She was born in Biddeford, Maine, on June 26, 1962, the daughter of Gerard A. and Priscilla Boissonnault Guilbeault. She was educated in Biddeford schools, graduating from Biddeford High School, Class of 1980, and the University of New Hampshire, Class of 1977, with a degree in civil engineering.
Ms. Guilbeault worked nine years with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and last worked three years at the University of New Hampshire.
She is survived by her parents of Biddeford; and her longtime companion, Roland Beaudette of Somersworth.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Hope Memorial Chapel.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford.
Peter Hilton
DOVER - Peter D. Hilton, 46, of Martha’s Way, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001.
He was born July 16, 1955, in Sanford, Maine. He attended Noble High School in Berwick, Maine.
He had been employed by GC-AAA Fences, Inc. of Durham Road in Dover. He was an avid outdoorsman and sports enthusiast.
He was predeceased by his father, Carl Hilton.
He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Walter (Celine) Fiel; four brothers; six sisters; two stepsisters, one stepbrother; several nieces and nephews; and many beloved friends.
Visiting hours will be held today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home, 26 Market St., North Berwick, Maine, where a funeral will be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
Interment in Hillside Cemetery, North Berwick.
Russell Meier
FARMINGTON - Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Russell A. Meier, 78, of Lancelot Shores, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester with his family by his side. Born, Sept. 21, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of Arthur A. and Anna (Kreuzberg) Meier. He moved to Baxter Lake in 1984. Mr. Meier was a 42 year veteran of the United States Air Force. Family members include his wife of 55 years, Lillian A. (Powers) Meier of Farmington; his son, Thomas Russell and wife Kathy Meier of Stamford, Conn.; his three daughters, Terrie Susan and husband Jerry Ilaria of Kittery, Maine, Bonnie Lillian and husband Andrew Periale of Strafford and Barbara Ann and her husband Blair Talbot of Rochester; four grandsons, Christopher Thomas, Seth William and Kevin Edward Meier and Russell Robert Talbot.
Private arrangements are being handled by Laing Funeral Chapel, 36 Rochester St., Berwick, Maine.
Norman Morrissette
EXETER - Norman J. Morrissette, 78, of 277 Water St., died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, at his home.
He was born Oct. 16, 1923, in Exeter, the son of Joseph N. and Lillian (Bernier) Morrissette.
Mr. Morrissette was a graduate of the Exeter High School in 1941. He owned and operated Morrisette Furs in Exeter for many years.
He was a communicant of St. Michael’s Church and was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 2179 of Exeter in the 4th degree. He was a former selectman and served three terms and was the interim town manager for a year. He was a commissioner for the Exeter Housing Authority.
Mr. Morrissette was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II stationed in England with the 303rd Bomb Division. While in England, he met and married his wife, Iris (Prickett) Morrissette, who died in 1974.
He was known for his love of flowers and gardening. He will also be remembered for his strong interest in town government.
Family members include a son, Jody N. Morrissette of Exeter; five daughters, Marie A. Pender of Liverpool, England, Michelle A. Wiggs of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Melodie A. Attaya of Hampton, Melissa A. Morrissette of Wakefield and Megan A. Krueger of Colorado; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Delena McCure of Jackman, Maine, Pauline Tarby of Portsmouth, Jackie Ricks of Exeter; a dear friend of many years, Judy Wheeler of Exeter; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, Joseph N. Morrissette, and a daughter, Honey A. Morrissette.
Calling hours are Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Church, Front Street, Exeter, on Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the Exeter Cemetery.
Alice Page
WOLFEBORO - Alice (Newman) Page, 78, of Birch Hill Estates, died Nov. 29, 2001, at her home after a sudden illness.
She was born May 29, 1923, in Beverly, Mass., the daughter of the late Michael and Sadie (Bagley) Newman. She attended local schools in Beverly before moving to Danvers, Mass., where she lived until moving to Wolfeboro in 1996.
She worked as a secretary for the Varain Corporation in Beverly for many years.
She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Russell E. Page of Wolfeboro; a daughter, Leah (Faust) DeRuosi of Newmarket; three stepsons, Russell Faust of Maryland, William Faust of Georgia and Frederick Faust of Beverly; two sisters, Shirley Perkins of Kingston and Barbara Faust of Beverly.
There will be no calling hours. Graveside services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Lakeview Cemetery in Wolfeboro.
Friends may email their condolences to the family through jrder@nhulranet.com. Lord Funeral Home, Route 28, Wolfeboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie Pickering
NEWINGTON - Marjorie Alice Pickering, 79, died in Newington on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001.
Born in Newburyport, Mass., on April 18, 1922, she was the product of her generation.
Raised in Portsmouth’s north end throughout the Great Depression, she developed a strong work ethic and lifelong love and respect for the Salvation Army. During World War II and the 1940s, she worked in the dietary kitchen at the Portsmouth Hospital where she met her lifelong friend, Arline Crown Rawson. Many times she said that those years were some of the happiest and carefree of her life.
She loved rural Newington where her grandparents lived on Little Bay Road. In her teens, she often walked the eight miles to their farm and then back to Portsmouth. Her mother could never understand her love of the country. "But what is it in Newington that you like?"
She knew great tragedy in her life caring for her dying mother at 18 years old, losing her only sister and younger brother by her early 30s and then the death of her husband, two of her sons, and as she grew older, many of her friends. She especially missed Margherita Mazeau and their hours and hours of telephone conversations.
She also knew great happiness. One being her love for Alfred Pickering, whom she wed Dec. 19, 1951. He was 24 years her senior and a confirmed bachelor of 53 years old who was living with his bachelor brother, Frederick, aged 51 years, in their old farmstead in Newington. She brought love and light to that old house. She loved the history, the men, her newborn son, Alfred Jr. (Judd), and the farm.
Chaos soon arrived with the birth of her triplets, 15 months later, and her third son, Curtis, when she turned 40. The household grew to comprise five young children, two men and mom. The barn held the dozen or so dairy cows and one bull that supported the self-sufficient livelihood that was shared by most Newington neighbors at the time.
The work never stopped, but the house and barn resonated with life and living. She loved growing things in her garden, then canning, making butter, cottage cheese and ice cream. Many a meal, she was proud that she had grown or made everything on the table except for the bread.
A great disappointment for her was that she was unable to go to college. Her intellectual salvation was to become the librarian at the Langdon Library in Newington for over 25 years. She loved Newington’s children and watching them grow. She also loved books and reading and often read favorite poems to her children when they were young. She loved to sing in an alto voice. Her most favorite songs being the hymns that she remembered singing in harmony with three generations of older relatives at her grandparents farm in Newington.
She helped start and became co-editor of the Newington Neighbor writing about town news, history and politics for over 28 years. No matter the subject, she staunchly believed in the first amendment and the need to get news and information out to everyone to read and think about. And oh, did she hate Pease Air Force Base for making her deaf and then several times threatening to take her house away from her. She always told you exactly what she thought on that sub ect and all others.
For now, we will all miss her dearly. As long as she was with us, the world was right. With great sadness, it is now our turn to give her up.
Family members include one son, Curtis Jon Pickering; two daughters, Judith Annette Poulin and Lulu Arline Pickering; five grandsons, Steven, Thomas and David Poulin and Frederick and William (Jamie) Pickering; two sons-in-law, William Gilbert and Michael Poulin, all of Newington; one granddaughter, Sarah Nielsen of York, Maine; a niece, Barbara Ann Haigh of Easton, Pa., and her children; and several wonderful Rawson cousins.
She was the widow of Alfred T. Pickering, who died in 1968 at 69 years old; the mother of Alfred T. Pickering Jr., who died in 1972 at 20 years old and Frederick Mathes Pickering; and a triplet, who died in 1984 at 31 years old.
The family also gives many thanks and hugs to Linda Fallon for her kindness and help to all of us over the last few months.
There will be no visiting hours. A memorial service will be held at the Newington Town Church on Nimble Hill Road on Saturday at 1 p.m. After the service, everyone is invited to visit with family and friends at the Pickering homestead at 339 Little Bay Road.
In lieu of flowers, one may make a donation in her name to the Newington Families Scholarship Fund (c/o the Newington Town Hall). She helped to establish this scholarship program in the early 1970s upon the death of her oldest son, Alfred T. Pickering, Jr.
W. Wendell Twitchell
FARMINGTON - W. Wendell Twitchell, 90, formerly of North Main Street, died Wednesday morning, Nov. 28, 2001, at the Rochester Manor.
Born Dec. 3, 1910, in South Paris, Maine, he was the son of Walter and Gertrude (Tyler) Twitchell.
He was a graduate of South Paris High School. He resided in Farmington for many years.
He worked as an automobile mechanic for many years. His hobby was building electric cars; he built three of them.
He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret (Wadsworth) Twitchell.
He is survived by his son, Harold F. and his wife, Deanna Twitchell, of Gardner, Maine; his daughter, Anne L. and her husband, Edwin Tripp, of Milton; four grandchildren, Zachariah Tripp, Jeremiah Tripp, David Twitchell and Leigh Twitchell; several nieces and nephews.
A calling hour will be held today from 6 to 7 p.m. at C.E. Peaslee and Son Funeral Home, 32 Central St., Farmington.
A private funeral service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Interment will follow at the Riverside Annex Cemetery on Paris Hill Road, South Paris, Maine.
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Service for J. Robert Boudreau Sr.
SPRING HILL, Fla. —J. Robert Boudreau, 73, of Spring Hill, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church of the Holy Family Parish, School St., Amesbury, Mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Amesbury Lions Club or Telephone Pioneers.
Valeda DesMarais
HOLIDAY, Fla. - Valeda F. DesMarais, 87, formerly of Dover, N.H., died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Community Hospital, New Port Richey.
She was born on Dec. 6, 1913, in Somersworth, N.H. and was the daughter of Leonidas "Leon" and Lucia (Pauquette) Turcotte. She was raised and educated in Somersworth.
Prior to her retirement she had owned and operated her own hairdressing shop, Val’s Beauty Shop, on Cushing Street in Dover. Mrs. DesMarais had lived in Holiday, for the past twelve years coming from Dover.
Family members include her three sisters, Rose Shaltrey and Grace Healey, both of Dover and Lorraine Crouch of Berwick, Maine; two brothers, Leo Turcotte of Holiday, and Raymond Turcotte of Tampa.
She was predeceased by her husband, Adrien L. DesMarais who died in 1980; a sister, Maria Grondin; and four brothers, Albert, Arthur, Romeo and William.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South St., Somersworth, N.H.
Graveside committal services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Somersworth, with the Rev. Aaron Pfaff, pastor of St. Martin Catholic Church, officiating.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to a charity of ones choice.
For additional information or to sign an on-line guestbook, visit www.bernierfuneralhome.com
Elizabeth Garland
BERWICK, Maine - Elizabeth "Betty" A. Garland, 77, of Morse St., Berwick, died at her home, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, following an extended illness.
She was born Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. 1, 1924, the daughter of Spurgeon and Gertrude (Murray) Yerxa.
She had been a resident of Berwick since 1956.
Mrs. Garland was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church of Berwick and was educated in Woodstock, New Brunswick schools.
She is survived by a son, Michael and his wife, Cindy Allan of Berwick; a daughter, Mrs. Larry (Trudi) Cocarus of Rochester, N.H.; a sister, Maudie Hawkins of Maplewood, New Brunswick, Canada; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Charles H. Allan Jr., who died in 1975; her second husband, William "Bill" Garland, who died Sept. 20, 2000; and a son, Charles H. Allan III, who died in 1994.
A Mass of Christian burial will be conducted Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Church with the Rev. Hilary Cameron, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Berwick. Friends may call at the Laing Funeral Chapel, 36 Rochester St., Berwick, on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Family flowers only.
Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Maine Chapter, 175 Lancaster St., P.O. 8730, Portland, ME 04104.
