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Kent D. Lewis
CAPE NEDDICK, Maine - Kent Denison Lewis, 62, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001, at his residence.
He was born on April 7, 1939, in Newton, Mass., the son of Ashley Denison Lewis and Gertrude (Ward) Lewis. He was educated in Natick, Mass., schools, moving the Maine, the place he loved, in 1959 with his family.
Mr. Lewis was a former land developer and current local contractor in York. He was also a networker of a natural health product, which he was passionate about due to his ability to help people with their health needs.
He was a master woodworker and cabinet maker. He worked with Thomas V. Atkins, the famous model builder, creating dozens of models for the Smithsonian Institute, which are currently on display.
He was also accomplished in a number of other trades, including masonry, custom molding, vintage lighting and antique restoration.
His children fondly remember the many hours he spent teaching them to refinish furniture and building special projects in his workshop.
When pursuing his Eagle Scout Award, he founded the Zephyr Club in Natick, which was a teen-age volunteer group helping the elderly. He was also a community activist in environmental issues and was instrumental in preventing the placement of a high-level waste dump in the Sebago Lake area in 1987.
He was a Christian and friend to all and will be sadly missed. He was a good Samaritan and was always there to help his family and friends.
Survivors include his mother, Gertrude Lewis Atkins of Standish; his wife, Janet Orr Schaaf of Cape Neddick; four children, Kimberly Metcalf of Limington, Robin Pendexter of Porter, Wendy Shaw of Standish, and Scott Lewis of Dayton; a sister, Bonnie Lewis Titcomb of Raymond; two brothers, Rex Lewis of Raymond and Craig Lewis of Standish; seven stepchildren, Dylan Schaaf of Dover, N.H., James and Suzanne Schaaf of Cape Neddick, Timothy Schaaf of Lebanon, Artie K. Lewis, Caleb T. Ripton, and T. Joseph Glidden; twelve grandchildren and step-grandchildren; a new great grandson; and many nieces and nephews.
LEWIS - Kent Denison Lewis, 62, of Cape Neddick, Maine, died Sept. 8, 2001. Visiting hours will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York, Maine. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Standish Congregational Church in Standish, Maine.
Joseph A. Cassella
PORTSMOUTH - Joseph A. Cassella, 89, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born in Jersey City, N.J., he was the son of Rudolph and Clara (Paoli) Cassella.
Mr. Cassella was retired from the Curtis Wright Company as a production scheduler.
He had been a resident of Portsmouth for the past 10 years.
The husband of the late Helen (Vincis) Cassella, he is survived by a daughter, Barbara Stukowski and her husband, Terry, of Hampton. He was predeceased by a grandson, Mark Stukowski, and two brothers, Robert and Armand Cassella.
CASSELLA - Joseph A. Cassella, 89, of Portsmouth, died Sept. 8, 2001. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth.
Lawrence Finn
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Lawrence "Mickey" Finn, 69, died Aug. 30, 2001, in Melbourne.
Born March 4, 1932, in Worcester, Mass., he was the son of Grace M. (Kyle) and Walter Finn.
A Navy veteran of the Korean conflict, he worked as a machinist at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 18 years, retiring in 1973.
He was a member of American Legion Post #117, Palm Bay, Fla., and a past member of the yacht club of American Legion Post #291, Newport Harbor, Calif. He also served as a past vice commander of the San Pedro, Calif., Yacht Club and as founder and past president of the Seacoast Singles Club, Newington, N.H.
He is survived by his wife, Raeleen Finn of Melbourne; four daughters, Cheryl Savage of Westerly, R.I., Pamela Echols of Bartlett, Tenn., and Lauren Pascoe and Cynthia Sherron, both of Norfolk, Va.; one son, Peter Finn of Kittery, Maine; one stepdaughter, Laurel Beaton of Exeter, N.H.; one stepson, Richard Brown of Amesbury, Mass.; 12 grandchildren; one niece, Patricia Moore of Jessup, Ga.; and one nephew, Kyle Finn of Springfield, Ore.
FINN - Lawrence "Mickey" Finn, 69, of Melbourne, Fla., died Aug. 30, 2001. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001, at American Legion Post #6 on Islington Street in Portsmouth. Donations in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society/Pancreatic Research, 4356-B Fortune Place, West Melbourne, FL 32904.
Elmer R. Brittell
DOVER - Elmer R. "Joe" Brittell, 75, died Saturday Sept. 8, 2001, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Born in Bristol, Vt., on Sept. 7, 1926, he was the son of the late Joseph Brittell and Hattie (Badore) Brittell Garrapy.
Mr. Brittell had been a resident of Dover for the past 45 years, moving here from Portsmouth and previously Bath, Maine.
He was employed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a planner and estimator, retiring in 1981 after 34 years of service. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army.
He was a member of the American Legion, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 184 of Dover, the Farmington Rod and Gun Club, and was previously a member of Major Waldron's Sportsmens Club.
Mr. Brittell was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting and boating. He had a great ability at do-it-yourself projects.
Family members include one daughter, Cindy A. Pimpis and her husband, Robert, of Dover; one son, Terrence R. Brittell of Dover; one brother, Dean Garrapy of Reading, Vt.; one sister, Marguerite Allen of Springfield, Vt.; two grandchildren, Karen M. Pimpis of Cleveland, Ohio, and Kathleen A. Pimpis of Dover; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Thelma K. Brittell, who died Aug. 17, 1987.
BRITTELL - Elmer R. "Joe" Brittell, 75, of Dover, died Sept. 8, 2001. Relatives and friends may call 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave., Dover. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. Deacon Ginny Slawnwhite, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital chaplain officiating. Graveside committal services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
REGAN - David T. "Babe" Regan, 78, of Fryeburg, Maine, formerly of Portsmouth, died Sept. 8, 2001. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth.
STARD - George B. Stard, 75, of Hampton Falls, died Sept. 8, 2001. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the West View Cemetery, Hampton Falls. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to either the Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833, or to the Seacoast Visiting Nurses Association, 29 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, NH 03862.
WADE - Eleanor Josephine (Hannan) Wade, 89, of 188 Jones Ave., Portsmouth, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth. Friends are invited. Donations in her memory may be made to the NHSPCA, P.O. Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885-0196. There will be private funeral services at the convenience of the family.
Pauline Smith Kinsley
LACONIA - Pauline Smith Kinsley, 92, of the Taylor Home Community, died at the Congregate Living Center on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. She was the widow of the Rev. Floyd Kinsley, who died in 1996.
Born April 29, 1909, in North Hampton, she was the daughter of Edward M. and Estelle (Leavitt) Kinsley. Her father was a civil engineer for the Boston and Maine Railway, and she was able to enjoy such travel benefits as attending high school in Newburyport, Mass., commuting round-trip by train from North Hampton. Upon completing high school in 1926, she attended and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham with a liberal arts degree. She earned her degree in social work from Simmons College in Boston in 1932. She accepted a position in Lowell, Mass., where she was a family welfare worker. In 1938, she became a child welfare caseworker for the New Hampshire Department of Welfare in Concord, remaining there until her marriage in 1941.
She met and married Floyd Kinsley, a young Congregational minister, in Hampton, thus giving up her career to become a minister's wife, homemaker and mother. They had two children, Paul, born in 1943, and Janet, in 1948.
She was a champion of each of her new careers - juggling the demanding church schedule and caring for her family - successfully. She sang in church choirs, hosted social functions, worked actively with church activities and still found the time to be a full-time, available mother.
Their ministerial service included: First Congregational Church, Hampton, from 1941 to 1952; First Congregational Church in Rochester, from 1952 to 1961; Warren Congregational Church, Westbrook, Maine, from 1961 to 1969; and retirement from the Gilford Community Church, Gilford, in 1975. They joined the First Congregational Church United Church of Christ in Wolfeboro when they retired to their home on Rust Pond.
She loved to cook and was famous for her chocolate cake and apple-oatmeal pudding. She was a prolific knitter, making sure her church bazaars were supplied with ample mittens, baby ensembles and sweaters. She and her husband worked faithfully on hooked rugs. Many samples of their handiwork are enjoyed today by their family and friends. She spent countless hours maintaining her son's stamp collection. She loved to read and do crossword puzzles and especially loved the challenge of a good game of Scrabble. She enjoyed driving and drove a stick-shift until she was 87 years old. She and her family enjoyed vacations at their summer homes on Lake Winnipesaukee. They ventured across country by car with their son in the 1950s and went to Disneyland. She and her husband were fortunate enough to travel to the Holy Land in the 1970s.
In 1996, when her husband died, she moved to the Taylor Home Congregate Living Center in Laconia. She rejoined the Gilford Community Church, where her services will be held.
She joins her husband, her parents and her brother, and will be deeply missed by her children, Paul Kinsley of Milwaukee, Wis., and Janet Sanitize of Limerick, Maine; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
KINSLEY - Pauline Smith Kinsley, 92, of the Taylor Home Community in Laconia died at the Congregate Living Center on Sept. 4, 2001. There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Gilford Community Church, Potter Hill Road, Gilford. The Rev. Donna Hankins-Hull, interim pastor of the church, will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, NH 03249, or to Community Health & Hospice, 780 North Main St., Laconia, NH 03246. Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is in charge of the arrangements. More information and an online memorial are available at www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
George B. Stard
HAMPTON FALLS - George B. Stard, 77, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001, at his home after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Boston on April 21, 1924, the son of the late Colin W. and Pearl (Burton) Stard.
He attended Norwood, Mass., and Quincy, Mass., schools and the Norfolk Agricultural School in Norfolk. He was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Stard worked for the Bailey Manufacturing Company in Amesbury, Mass., and as a machinist for S&H Precision of Newmarket.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hampton Falls and enjoyed woodworking and outdoor activities including gardening and chopping wood.
He was the husband of Maurine B. (Perkins) Stard for 50 years and had resided in Hampton Falls since their marriage.
In addition to his wife, family members include two nieces, Dorothy Kite of Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Ann Barker of Brentwood; one nephew, Charles Stard of Mays Landing, N.J., and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
A brother, Colin J. Stard, predeceased him in 1989.
STARD - George B. Stard, 77, of Hampton Falls, died Sept. 8, 2001. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the West View Cemetery, Hampton Falls. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to either the Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833, or to the Seacoast Visiting Nurses Association, 29 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, NH 03862.
Alice E. Grandmaison
HAMPTON - The funeral for Alice E. Grandmaison, 85, was held Monday from the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church. The Rev. Thomas Curran, personal friend of the family, was the celebrant. Nelson K. Ward was organist; Patricia Mackensen was cantor; and Corissa McKallagat was soloist. The readings were offered by Jennifer Beaudoin and Melissa Finneran. The Prayer of the Faithful was offered by Ed Michaud, and the gifts were presented to the altar by Megan Dolan, Allison Dolan and Danielle Michaud. Words of remembrance were offered by Christopher Dolan. Burial followed in the High Street Cemetery, with the Rite of Committal conducted by the Rev. Curran. Pallbearers were Glen Donovan, William Beaudoin, Sean Finneran, David Donovan, Jack Donovan and Ed Michaud.
Leona L. Milton
PORTSMOUTH - Leona L. Milton, 80, of 245 Middle St., passed away in her home Friday, Sept. 7, 2001.
Born March 15, 1921, in Derry, she was the daughter of Oscar and Blanche (Bergeron) Cote and had been a resident of Portsmouth for the past 60 years.
She was employed for many years at the New Hampshire Provision Co.
She was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Survivors include a son, Paul Milton of Portsmouth; a sister, Noreen Arthur and her husband, Harold, of Fort Worth, Texas; a grandson, Scott Milton of Los Angeles, Calif.; and four nieces, Terry, Patty, Jan and Jean, all of Texas.
MILTON - Leona L. Milton, 80, of 245 Middle St., died Sept. 7, 2001. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Church. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday (today) at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Phillip C. Pote
WEST NEWFIELD, Maine - Phillip C. Pote, 65, of West Newfield, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, at The Goodall Hospital in Sanford after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Lynn, Mass., Aug. 12, 1936, he was the son of George and Florence Overlook Pote. He attended schools in Lynn and Danvers, Mass.
He graduated from and worked for Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute for 38 years as farm superintendent. Upon retiring, he and his wife Joyce moved to West Newfield. He was a very devoted and loving family man. He loved to fish and boat at his home on Rock Haven Lake, and traveled when he could.
In addition to his wife of 39 years, Joyce of West Newfield, survivors include three children, Ellen Farnsworth of Sedona, Ariz., Clifford (Skip) Pote of Revere, Mass., and Deborah Grover of South Berwick; three grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Cowan of Exeter, N.H., and Phyllis Brown of Seabrook, N.H.; and a brother, Richard Pote of Revere, Mass.
POTE - Phillip C. Pote, 65, of West Newfield, Maine, died Sept. 10, 2001. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at The Limerick Congregational Church, Route 5, Limerick, Maine. Arrangements under the direction of the Heald Funeral Home, 26 Sokokis Trail North, Limerick.
Gertrude R. Richardson
HAMPTON - Gertrude R. Richardson, 97, of 22 Burgundy Drive, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, at Exeter Healthcare.
Born in Belfast, N.Y., on Jan. 14, 1904, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Flora C. (Green) Black. She had resided in Hampton since 1969, having moved from Detroit, Mich.
She was a graduate of the Henry Clay Frick Training School for Teachers in Pittsburgh, Pa., and taught in the Pittsburgh public schools from 1926 until 1936.
During World War II she and her family moved to Detroit, where she was a member of Bushnell Congregational Church. She held several church offices and was past president of the Bushnell Child Study Club, which sponsored a church nursery school. She was also a member of the Palette Guild of Detroit. In the Seacoast area, she was a former member of the Exeter Congregational Church and a member of Hampton's First Congregational Church, the Hampton Monday Club, the Salty Marsh Garden Club and the Hampton Senior Citizens Club.
married in 1936, she was the widow of Paul H. Richardson, who died in February.
Family members include two daughters, Carol G. Bjorkman of Saratoga, Calif., and Susan K. Finch of Novi, Mich.; two grandsons, William P. Bjorkman of Boulder Creek, Calif., and Peter S. Bjorkman of Rocklin, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Rebecca Bjorkman, of Rocklin, Calif.; and a sister, Marguerite Lynn of La Verne, Calif.
RICHARDSON - Gertrude R. Richardson, 97, of 22 Burgundy Drive, Hampton, died Sept. 10, 2001. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the First Congregational Church in Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. The family requests that there be no calling hours and that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations may be made to the First Congregational Church, 127 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842. Private burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery, Middleton, Mass. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, Hampton.
George B. Stard
HAMPTON FALLS - The funeral for George B. Stard, 77, of 109 Kensington Road, who died Sept. 8, 2001, was held Wednesday from the Remick and Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton. Services were conducted in the West View Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Kenneth G. Lawrence, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. The U.S. flag was presented to Mr. Stard's widow, Maurine B. (Perkins) Stard.
Ann M. Watts
NORTHWOOD - Ann Marie Watts, 37, of Green Street, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.
Ann Marie was born in Rochester on Jan. 11, 1964, the daughter of Gary Cormier and Mary Ann Huppe and had been living in Northwood for the past four years.
She was a graduate of Spaulding High School in Rochester and had been a cook for several years in the Portsmouth area before settling in at Chadborn's Restaurant in Northwood, and most recently at the Friendly Toast in Portsmouth were she was the beloved manager for the past six years.
Surviving members of the family include her husband of 12 years Richard Watts of Northwood; her father, Gary Cormier of Maine; her mother Mary Ann (Huppe) and her husband, Paul Parker of Rochester; brother Raymond Cormier of Rochester; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
WATTS - Ann Marie Watts, 37, of Green Street, Northwood, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. Friends may call at the H.J. Grondin and Son Funeral Home, 177 North Main St., Rochester, on Friday from 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Leo's Church in Gonic, N.H. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Cocheco Valley Humane Society, 262 Country Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820.
