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William R. Welch
YORK, Maine - William R. Welch, 72, of York and Arlington, Mass., died June 28, 2002.
Mr. Welch was predeceased by his first wife, Mary M. (Williams) Welch.
In addition to his wife, Louise (Wildermuth) Power Welch, survivors include his children, Marcia Thompson of Wakefield, Mass., Margaret Clements, William, Leonard and Timothy, all of Maine; his sisters, Ireen Martell and Betty Lou Lapcznski; and six grandchildren.
Mr. Welch was preceded in death by his sister and brothers, Mary Dickson, John, Richard, Joseph, Paul and Thomas Welch.
WELCH - William R. Welch of York, Maine, and Arlington, Mass., 72, died on June 28, 2002. Funeral services will be held at the Saville and Grannan Funeral Home, 418 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, at 10 a.m., Wednesday. Visiting hours will be from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston. Memorial donations in his name may be made to the Blind Veterans Association of Maine, Togus VA Hospital, Togus, ME 04330.
Paul H. Chase
RYE - Paul H. Chase, 86, of 160 Sagamore Road, died Sunday, June 30, 2002, at his home.
He was born in Woonsocket, R.I., on April 4, 1916, the son of Samuel and Hannah (Borstel) Chase.
He was a graduate of English High School in Boston and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps.
He worked in retail sales as a buyer for women’s apparel for many years, retiring in 1978.
He had resided in Rye since 1990, moving from Arlington, Mass., where he lived for more than 30 years. Prior to this he lived in Beverly Farms and Somerville, Mass.
He was the husband of Carolyn M. (Panetta) Chase for 60 years.
In addition to his wife, family members include two sons, Paul R. Chase and his wife, Murphy, of Rye, and Stephen M. Chase and his wife, Janice, of Methuen, Mass., three grandchildren, Jennifer McLeod, Michael Chase and Jacquelyn Chase; and one brother, Arthur Katz of West Roxbury, Mass.
CHASE - Paul H. Chase, 86, of 160 Sagamore Road, Rye, died June 30, 2002. Private services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. If desired, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton.
Dunya D. "Mimi" Kuchtey
PORTSMOUTH - Memorial services for Dunya D. "Mimi" Kuchtey, 84, of 6 Sagamore Grove, were held on Saturday from the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel in Portsmouth, with services held at the Middle Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth. The Rev. Vivan Martindale, pastor, officiated. Words of reflection were given by family members Michael, Kelly, Joan and Kim. Ida Morang was organist.
Burial will be in the Central Cemetery in Rye at the convenience of the family.
Jennie M. (Ireland) Fall
GREENLAND - Funeral services for Jennie M. (Ireland) Fall, 90, of 451 Post Road, were held on Monday at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel in Portsmouth. The Rev. Donald Gum, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, Portsmouth, officiated. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Greenland, with committal services by Pastor Gum. Bearers were David Ireland, Charlie Ireland, Ed Ireland, Richard Ireland, Mike Duffy, John Ireland, Norman Ireland and Billy Ireland.
William W. "Bill" Rowe
GREENLAND - Funeral services for William W. "Bill" Rowe, 69, of 792 Portsmouth Ave., were held on Monday at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel in Portsmouth. Mr. Graham Alvord officiated. Words of remembrance were given by Jim Pafford, Linda Chrape and Cindy Vinciguerra.
In attendance were representatives from Portsmouth High School, Class of 1951, and a large delegation of representatives from Verizon.
Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Portsmouth, with committal services by Mr. Alvord. An honor guard was formed by a detachment from Hanscom Air Force Base including Capt. Tom Ficklin and Lt. Matt Osterhags, and several Verizon trucks lined the road into the cemetery. The American flag that draped the casket was folded by Capt. Tom Ficklin and Lt. Matt Osterhags. Taps was then sounded and the American flag was presented to Jim Pafford by Capt. Tom Ficklin.
Bearers were Jim Pafford, Don Mara, Ronald Pecunies, Charles Toth, Glenn Pafford and Jim Pafford. American Legion services were held at the funeral home on Sunday evening by Post #67 of Newmarket including David Matthews, Commander; Colin D. White, Chaplain; Donald L. Small, PDC; Joseph Schanda, PDC; George E. Dyer; Nancy Schanda; Joe McKenna Sr.; Mike Sharples; Rochelle Sharples; Juli Critchett; Lori McKenna; Stephanie Lalancette; and Arthur "A.W." Pratte.
Greenland Veterans Incorp. services were also held Friday evening including Junious (Bud) Owens, Charles Toth, James H. MacKenzie, Bob Krasko, Guy Syphers, Ronald R. Meyer, Carl Mueller, Bob Davis, Bob Watson, Michael P. K. Fitzgerald, Moddy R. Fletcher, Len Fitzgerald, Jim Hayden, Don Ladd and Thomas Connors.
G. Michael Keohan
EXETER - G. Michael Keohan, 29, died Sunday, June 30, 2002, of a brain tumor at the Community Hospice in Merrimack after lengthy treatments at the New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
He was born Gonzalo Michael on Feb. 24, 1973, in Colombia, South America. He came to his adoptive family, the Keohans, in 1976.
He became a real estate agent in his family’s real estate agency in Hampton Falls and became well known in the local real estate community for his warmth and kindness, as well as his competence and skill.
His skills extended to skiing, photography and graphic arts.
Family members include his parents, Ann and Peter Keohan of Hampton Falls; his beloved sister, Maria Keohan of Exeter; and a large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins.
KEOHAN - G. Michael Keohan, of Exeter, died Sunday, June 30, 2002. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call from 10 a.m. until the hour of the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. A reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the family home, 1 River Road, Hampton Falls.
Edward E. Elkins
RYE - Edward E. Elkins, 88, formerly of Hampton, died Monday, July 1, 2002, at Webster at Rye, where he had resided since 1997.
He was born in Hampton on Dec. 13, 1913, the son of the late Edward and Eva D. (Burt) Elkins.
A veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Army in the 328th Fighter Squadron.
He retired as a laborer from the town of Hampton in the early 1970s. Prior to this he worked as a truck driver for the former F.W. Jewell Oil & Masonry Supply Company. He also worked as a clerk in the former First National Store.
He was a member of Hampton’s American Legion Post #35 for more than 50 years; he was also a member of the 470 Railroad Club and was an avid reader and railroad enthusiast.
He is survived by his close friends Harold and Patricia Simons and their daughter, Julie, of North Hampton.
ELKINS - Edward E. Elkins, 88, of Rye, formerly of Hampton, died Monday, July 1, 2002. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. Friends are respectfully invited. If desired, donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton.
Estelle V. Roberge
EAST HADDAM, Conn. - Estelle V. Roberge, 90, formerly of Stratford, Conn., and York, Maine, died Monday morning, July 1, 2002, at St. Joseph’s Manor in Trumbull.
Born Sept. 2, 1911, in Holyoke, Mass, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Ida (Duval) Garnett.
In 1930 she wed Lionel C. Roberge in Bridgeport. Together, they operated Estelle’s Antiques in both Connecticut and Maine. She had an avid love of antiquing and gardening, which kept her active well into her late 80s.
She was predeceased by her husband in 1993.
Survivors include two children, Garnet and husband Marc Venables of Hyannis, Mass., and Lionel and wife Cecilia Roberge of Monroe; a special son-in-law, Alvah and wife Iris Russell of Glastonbury; six grandchildren, Lee and Jeffery Russell, Dianna and Robert Roberge and Michael and Brian Venables; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a daughter, Dora Russell, in 1964.
Private burial will be in St. Bridget of Kildare Cemetery, Moodus.
Memorial contributions may be made to the East Haddam Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 17, Moodus, CT 06469; or to Middlesex Hospital VNA, Crescent Street, Middletown, CT 06457; or to St. Joseph’s Manor, 6448 Main St., Trumbull, CT 06611. The Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester has been entrusted with arrangements.
Florence Louise Robertson
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Florence Louise Robertson, 60, died June 26, 2002. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Hansen Desert Hills Mortuary, 6500 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254.
Paul H. Chase
RYE - Private funeral services for Paul H. Chase, 86, of 160 Sagamore Road, who died June 30, 2002, were held Monday in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton. The Rev. Maurice Lavigne, pastor of St. Theresa Church, Rye Beach, officiated. Burial followed in the Central Cemetery, with the rite of committal conducted by the Rev. Lavigne. The U.S. flag that covered the casket was presented to Mr. Chase’s widow, Carolyn M. (Panetta) Chase.
Raymond A. Houde Sr.
DOVER - Raymond A. Houde Sr., 81, of Paul Street, died Monday, July 1, 2002, at the Riverside Rest Home.
Born in Dover on July 30, 1920, he was a son of Cesaire and Cordelia (Croteau) Houde. He attended Dover schools and had lived here all his life.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Dover Post #8 American Legion. He was also a member of the Dover Area Senior Center and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Prior to his retirement in 1980, he was a tool and die maker at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He was a communicant of St. Joseph Church.
The widower of Alice M. (St. Cyr) Houde, who died in January of this year, he is survived by three daughters, Margaret Herron and her husband, Robert, Mary Nichols and her husband, Lawrence, all of Dover, and Denise Houde of Farmington; two sons, Raymond A. Houde Jr. and his wife, Cathy, and Lawrence Houde and his wife, Sue, all of Dover; eight grandchildren, R. Christopher Herron of E. Hampstead, Vicki Herron Kerr of Portland, Maine, Tammy Houde Trepanier of Rochester, Heather Houde Parker of Dover, Tanya Nichols of Dover, Aaron Nichols of Somersworth, Leslie Houde of Virginia, and Dale Houde of Dover; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Houde and Armand Houde, both of Eliot, Maine; two sisters, Irene Ouellette of Eliot, Maine, and Beatrice Turgeon of Dover; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
HOUDE - Raymond A. Houde Sr., 81, of Dover, died Monday, July 1, 2002. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave., Dover. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2002, at St. Joseph Church, 150 Central Ave., Dover. Burial will follow in St. Mary New Cemetery. It is requested that there be family flowers only; those who wish are invited to make memorials in his name to either Strafford Hospice Care, 642 Central Ave., Dover, NH 03820; or to Riverside Rest Home, 276 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820. Please go to www.taskerfh.com for more information or to sign the online guest book.
Dorothy "Nana Dot" Dionne
RYE - Dorothy "Nana Dot" Dionne, 82, of 19 Holland Drive, died Sunday, June 30, 2002, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born April 19, 1920, in Cambridge, Mass., she was the daughter of Wesley and Lillian (Devine) Holland and had been a resident of Rye since 1966.
She was employed for many years at the University of New Hampshire.
She was a member of Senior Friends, Defazio’s Tap and Line Dancers and the Jo Bridges Line Dancers.
The widow of Mark Dionne, who died in 1971, she is survived by her children, Nancy McCormack and her husband, Dennis, of Bradenton, Fla., John Rowe and his wife, Maria, of Edgecomb, Maine, and Judith Bly of Rye; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Virginia Powderly and her husband, Robert, of Maynard, Mass.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by a brother, Wesley Holland.
DIONNE - Dorothy "Nana Dot" Dionne, 82, of 19 Holland Drive, Rye, died Sunday, June 30, 2002. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at St. Theresa Church, Central Road, Rye Beach. Friends are invited. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, New England Central Processing Center, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701-4688. Arrangements are by Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth.
Muriel Gurdon Seabury Howells
KITTERY POINT, Maine - Muriel Gurdon Seabury Howells, 92, a benefactor of preservation and the arts, died July 1, 2002, at her home.
In the 1930s she organized benefits for the Kips Bay Boys Club for disadvantaged children on New York City’s East Side. In 1939, she moved with her husband to Madison, Wis., where, with the outbreak of World War II, she joined the American Red Cross Motor Corps, and then was founder and president of the Madison branch of the British War Relief Society. She was so successful in this effort that the city of Madison made contributions to the society as part of its budget. She was later awarded The King’s Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom. When she returned to Madison after wartime work with the Navy in Washington, she was active in the "Joe Must Go" movement of the McCarthy years.
When she moved with her husband to Boston, she began a long period of service on various boards, most notably the Visiting Committee of the Department of Decorative Arts and Sculpture of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and as a director of the English-Speaking Union for 25 years. At the request of the Italian Consul General, she established and served as chairwoman of the Boston chapter of Save Venice Inc.
She traveled widely with her husband, anthropologist William Howells, to professional congresses and was a member of the 1968 Harvard Solomon Islands Expedition, for which she collected physical data, including finger- and palm prints and genetic information from the natives of two tribes on the Island of Malaita. In the 1960s and ’70s, she served as recorder for her husband in a long-term study of 3,000 human crania located at 28 sites in Europe, South Africa, Asia and the Pacific, producing 170,000 measurements.
She was always active in the Garden Club of America, particularly as an accredited judge of flower arranging for many years and as national chairwoman of the medal awards committee. She was a president of the Piscataqua Garden Club and of the Women’s Travel Club in Boston.
Her maternal grandfather, the Rev. Henry Emerson Hovey, was rector for many years of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, N.H. Having spent her childhood summers in Portsmouth, her role in the creation and development of the city’s Strawbery Banke Museum was a great satisfaction. In the mid-1950s, when urban renewal threatened to destroy many of the dilapidated early Colonial buildings in the old South End of the city, she enlisted the support of Richard Howland, then president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Howland’s talks to Portsmouth community leaders were instrumental in the decision to restore rather than demolish the neighborhood. She was a founding member of the group that became the board of trustees and co-founded the Strawbery Banke Guild, which provided the resources that floated Strawbery Banke through the lean years until it became the nationally known museum it is today. Among her contributions was the establishment of the Board of Overseers, initially composed of na
tionally known authorities, to bring experience and nationwide connections to support the museum.
She was born in White Plains, N.Y., the daughter of William Marston Seabury and Katharine Emerson Hovey. She was the niece of Samuel Seabury, nemesis of the 1930s New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker and Tammany Hall. Other ancestors included Bishop Samuel Seabury, the first Episcopal bishop of America, and Colonial governors from the Winthrop and Dudley families.
She leaves her husband of 73 years, William White Howells; a daughter, Gurdon Metz of New York City; a son, William Dean of Kittery Point; four grandchildren;, and three great-grandchildren.
HOWELLS - Muriel Gurdon Seabury, 92, died July 1, 2002, at home in Kittery Point, Maine. Beloved wife of 73 years of William White Howells, she is survived also by a daughter, Gurdon Metz of New York City; a son, William Dean of Kittery Point; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on July 9, 2002, at St. John’s Church in Portsmouth. Contributions in her memory may be made to Strawbery Banke Museum, Box 300, Portsmouth, NH 03802-0300.
