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Richard D. Riddle
NORTH HAMPTON - Richard D. Riddle, 51, of 122 Lafayette Road, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on May 16, 1951, a son of the late Joseph and Grace (Doherty) Riddle. Mr. Riddle resided in North Hampton the past three years, coming from Portsmouth.
He worked in gourmet food sales as the district sales manager for Chex Finer Foods of Attleboro, Mass., and Hadden House of New Jersey.
He was the husband of Karna Swenson for 13 years.
In addition to his wife, family members include one daughter, Catherine A. ‘Catt’ Riddle of Avon, Mass.; one son, Richard D. Riddle, Jr. of Baltimore, Md.; three brothers, George Riddle of Derby, Conn., Joseph Riddle of Clifton, Va., and Patrick Riddle of Shelton, Conn.; one sister, Joyce Dobek of Derby, Conn.; and several nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Grace Riddle, in 1988.
RIDDLE - Richard D. Riddle, 51, of 122 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, N.H., died Jan. 6, 2003. Services will be held at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton on Thursday at Noon. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of the service. The family requests that flowers please be omitted. If desired, donations for the benefit of children with cancer may be made to Imus Ranch, Inc., P.O. Box 250, Ribera, NM 87560.
Otis F. Cushman
HAMPTON - The funeral for Otis F. Cushman, 91, of 35 Towle Avenue, who died Jan. 1, 2003, was held Monday in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home crematory. The Rev. Carroll C. Moore, pastor of the United Methodist Church officiated. John M. Stump, Jr. was soloist. Burial followed in the High Street Cemetery with the committal service conducted by Rev. Moore. The U.S. flag was presented to Mr. Cushman’s widow, Elizabeth (Lundquist) Cushman. Pallbearers were James O. Cushman, Robert A. Cushman, David A. Cushman, Timothy Cushman, James Bogrett, Kevin Callahan and Michael McCarthy. Grange services were conducted at the funeral home, Sunday afternoon by Oceanside Grange No. 260 and by the Hampton’s American Legion Post 35.
Kenneth S. Ellingwood
HAMPTON - The funeral for Kenneth S. Ellingwood, 85, of Hampton Falls Road, Exeter, was held Saturday, January 4, 2003 at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory. He was a former longtime resident of North Hampton who died Dec. 30, 2002.
The Rev. Carroll C. Moore, pastor of the United Methodist Church officiated. Jean Goss was organist. Stuart M. Spooner and Peter Simmons offered words of remembrance. The funeral cortege proceeded past Mr. Ellingwood’s former business, Ken’s Garage, and former residence before the interment in the Center Cemetery, North Hampton, where Rev. Moore conducted the committal service. Pallbearers were Stuart M. Spooner, Stuart M. Spooner, Jr., Peter Simmons, Stanwood Brown, Edward Heath and Joseph King.
Anthony E. Giovannettone
LEE - A celebration of the life of Anthony E. Giovannettone, 58, of Fisher Brook Farm, 452 Packers Falls Road and formerly of Portsmouth, was held at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel, in Portsmouth, on Monday. Words of remembrance were given by family and friends.
Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Monica J. Capano
STRATHAM - The funeral for Monica J. Capano, 46, wife of Nicholas Capano of 18 Christie Lane, was held Wednesday from the Stockbridge Funeral Home in Exeter.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Michael Church. The Rev. Marc B. Drouin, pastor, was celebrant. Denise Kelley was organist, Jennifer Gaines was cantor and Bernadette Eaton was the greeter. Altar servers were Thaddeus Klemarczyk, Joseph Latour, and Brian Stinson. Mary O’Brien offered the readings. Her husband, Nicholas Capano, and children Stephanie and Nicholas Jr. extended the pall over the casket. Cynthia and Louie Raimondi presented the Gifts to the Altar and Stephanie Capano offered words of tribute.
Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery, Portsmouth, with committal prayers offered by Father Drouin. Pallbearers were Nicholas Capano Jr., Louis Bodi, Louis Bodi Jr., Michael Bodi, Louie Raimondi, and Ciro Capano. Prayers by Father Drouin were offered at the funeral home on Tuesday.
Adam Loudon
DOVER - Adam Loudon, 41, of 29 Belanger Drive, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital following a sudden illness.
Born in Hollis, Maine, Jan. 25, 1961, he was the son of the late Adam and Joan (Peabody) Loudon. Adam was a graduate of Cheverus High School, Portland, Maine, Class of 1978. He graduated from the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, Class of 1982. Before moving to Dover in 1996, he resided for several years in Somersworth.
He served with the Merchant Marine where he was the third assistant engineer and second class stationary steam engineer.
Adam was a field engineer for Penn Power of Tampa, Fla., an affiliate of General Electric. For 14 years he was employed by General Electric of Somersworth. He was chief engineer for Boston Fidelity in Boston. In addition, he maintained his relief chief engineer status with Moran Tugboats of New Hampshire.
Adam was a very loving husband, father and loyal friend. He was very active in the Dover athletic community. He coached the championship Little League team in 1998. Adam enjoyed skiing, golfing, boating and playing sports with his sons.
He was a member of the National Association of Power Engineers.
He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Katrina (Holt) Loudon of Dover; three sons, Adam Douglas Loudon, David Richard Loudon and Ross Campbell Loudon, all of Dover; five sisters, Anne E. "Nancy" Ashley of Brunswick, Maine, Ennis Ireland and Louise P. Wakefield, both of Hollis, Maine, Jean Loudon of South Portland, Maine, Alison Bemis of Winterport, Maine, and Vida L. Fasulo of Hollis, Maine; several nieces and nephews; and three great-nieces.
LOUDON - Adam Loudon, 41, of 29 Belanger Drive, Dover, N.H., died Jan. 7, 2003. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Avenue, Dover. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5 Hale St., Dover. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Association, Cocheco Chapter, P.O. Box 1816, Dover, NH 03821. Please go to www.taskerfh.com for more information or to sign the on-line guest book.
Robert Cushman
EXETER - Robert Cushman, 86, of Naples, Fla. and Exeter, died Jan 7, 2003, at River Woods of Exeter, after a long illness.
Former chairman of the board of the Norton Company of Worcester, Mass., Mr. Cushman was a prominent business and community leader. A native of Winchester, Mass., he was born April 29, 1916, the son of Norman and Madeline (Porter) Cushman. Mr. Cushman was a graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, Class of 1935, and Dartmouth College, Class of 1939. He received an honorary DBA from Anna Maria College in 1981.
After graduating from college, he worked for five years for Gulf Oil Corporation before joining the Norton Company in 1944 as a sales trainee. He later became vice president and general manager of the Abrasive Division and director of the company in 1961. From 1971 through 1979, he led the transformation of a century-old family business into a billion dollar multi-national corporation. In 1980, he retired as an active employee but continued as chairman of the board until 1985. He served on the boards of many other corporations including the Paine Webber Group, Houghton Mifflin Company, Almerica Financial, and Instron Corporation.
Mr. Cushman was also active in community affairs serving as president and director of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation for Experimental Biology, director of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, director of the American Antiquarian Society and trustee of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond College. He was an overseer of The Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College. He served as vice chairman of the Polish-U.S. Economic Council and vice chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education.
An enthusiastic fisherman, golfer, and woodworker, he was a member of the Worcester Club, Tatnuck Country Club, Black Brook Salmon Club and the Worcester Fire Society. In Naples, he was a member of the Hole-in-the Wall Golf Club and the Naples Yacht Club.
He is survived by his wife, Mary (Shorey) Cushman of Naples and Exeter; two daughters, Mary C. Higgins of Chestnut Hill, Mass., and Louise C. Paquette of Hanover; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; a sister, Madeline Cushman Stuckey of Castine, Maine and Exeter.
He was predeceased by a brother, Gardner Cushman of Belmont, Mass.
CUSHMAN - Robert Cushman, 86, of Naples, Fla., and Exeter, N.H., died Jan. 7, 2003. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester, Mass., at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. The Rev. Barbara Merritt will officiate. A private graveside service will be held at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, One Lincoln Square, 15 Belmont St., Worcester, MA 01605. The Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, N.H., is in charge of arrangements.
Adelaide Davie (Galleni)
GILBERT, Ariz. - Adelaide Davie (Galleni), 84, died Dec. 22, 2002, after a brief illness, in Gilbert, Ariz. She was formerly of Seabrook, N.H., and Woburn, Mass.
Adelaide was born June 30, 1918, in Somerville Mass. She had two brothers and a sister, all born and educated in Italy. She was the first in her family to be born in America. Her father was an Italian marble cutter, and many buildings in Boston have his initials on corner stones representing the work he performed.
Her two brothers and several nephews owned and operated an Italian delicatessen/fruit stand for many years. She was raised along with her nieces and nephews, who were only nine to 11 years older than her. When she was 13 years old, her mother had a stroke; one year later, so did her father. She had to leave school to work and take care of them both for the next 20 years.
During these years she was a bakery manager for Stop & Shop grocery store, and later became store manager at a nearby Kennedy Butter & Eggs, during World War II.
Adelaide loved being near water and spent many enjoyable summers with relatives who owned homes in the Marshfield and Cape Cod area. Adelaide enjoyed weekend picnics and always talked about the times she enjoyed dancing to the polka bands, playing bocci, and the rolling of the cheese.
Her mother passed away in 1947; her father one year later. Adelaide married in 1950 and had three children of which only two survived to adulthood. After 13 very difficult years, she found herself as a single mom with two children to raise.
At 46 years old, she obtained her first driver’s license, and worked as a nurse’s aide in nursing homes in the Woburn and Winchester area. She then would manage several deli-type restaurants and donut shops, loving the interactions with customers.
Adelaide decided she really wanted to be a nurse, and after an 18-month course, graduated as a certified nurses’ assistant.
After 10 years of being alone, she met a wonderful man, Evan Davie, and in 1975 remarried. She moved to Acton, Mass., and worked as a nurse at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass. She primarily worked on the pediatric unit, where she not only was their nurse but also was their mother to most, including the other nursing staff and the doctors. She assisted the hospital staff and was asked many times to translate in sign language and Italian. She spoke, read, and wrote fluent Italian.
When she and Evan retired, they moved to Seabrook, N.H., where they resided for over 15 years until Evan became ill in 1992 with a brain tumor. Adelaide nursed him at home until he passed away in 1993.
In 1996 Adelaide decided to move to Tempe, Ariz., where Evan and she had spent a few winters.
She volunteered for the American Heart Association, Pyle Center Volunteers of Tempe, and the Salvation Army, where she participated in various volunteer projects, including a group that visited an elementary school on the Gila Indian Reservation, where she helped first-graders learn to read.
Adelaide also belonged to the Song Birds, visiting nursing home and senior centers, entertaining them with song. The Mayor of Tempe at several luncheons recognized her for her dedicated service time.
Adelaide enjoyed riding Amtrak, and took several trips back east, as well as going to San Francisco in 1995 to see her relatives, one of them her sister-in-law, whom she had not seen since 1950.
At the age of 79 she was enjoyed her first ride in an open jeep touring through the mountains of Sedona.
She was in great health up until the last seven weeks. She left us on Dec. 22, 2002, but her spirit will live on in all of us remembering her love of anything Italian, food, music, talking to anyone she met everywhere we went, and her desire to have her kids and grandkids always do their best.
Adelaide’s family includes her late husband, Evan Davie of Seabrook. She was the loving mother of Joyce M. Griffin (Quail) and her husband, Kenward R. Griffin, of Chandler, Ariz., and Myles Thomas Quail and his wife, Donna (Wright), of Littleton, Mass. She was the loving grandmother of Jocelyn and Kenward Griffin of Chandler, Ariz.; stepmother of Diane and Peter Dormitzer of Chelmsford, Mass., and John and Debbie Davie of Burlington, Mass.; step-grandmother of Charles Wright of Wilmington, Mass., Craig Wright of North Attleboro, Mass., David Wright of Littleton, Mass., Corey Dormitzer of Chelmsford, Mass., Stephen and Michael Davie of Burlington, Mass,; and step great-grandmother of Christopher Wright of North Attleboro, Mass., and Christina and Emily Wright of Wilmington, Mass.
A memorial service and interim was held at the Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, Ariz. Donations in Adelaide’s memory may be made to the Neely Ray Hospice House, 13639 E. Ray Road, Gilbert, AZ 85296; The Salvation Army 40 E. University Drive Tempe, AZ 85281; or a charity of your choosing.
Rene G. Hamel
YORK, Maine - Rene G. Hamel, 76, formerly of Badger’s Island in Kittery, died peacefully at the York Harbor Home on Jan. 8, 2003, surrounded by his loving children.
Born July 28, 1926, in Stonington Conn., he was the son of Aldage and Lillian (Hebert ) Hamel. Rene grew up in Epping N.H., served in the US Army, worked for Seaward Construction Company laying power lines, and built homes with his father-in-law of the Dion Lumber Yard.
But most will remember Rene as the handsome, rugged, hard-working commercial fisherman who owned and operated Kittery Shellfish Company on Badger’s Island for many years. An intelligent man of varied interests, Rene was a good conversationalist who cherished time with his family and friends. He was an avid reader who played the banjo, loved the theater, and had a unique affection for birds. He was an accomplished outdoorsman, enjoyed stock car and Nascar racing, and was a loyal fan of the Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox.
A Catholic and a religious man, Rene rarely went to church. He was a lifelong Democrat and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post No. 6. A widower for 37 years, Rene lost the love of his life, his wife, Carmen (Dion) Hamel, in a tragic auto accident, in 1965. Stricken with grief, the daily struggle to care for his five children kept Rene going.
A smoker and a drinker, he was, nevertheless, a wise, compassionate and devoted single parent whose tireless efforts to do right by his children have surely earned him a place in heaven. He was also predeceased by his parents, his brother, Ronald Hamel, and two sisters, Germaine Fortier and Jacqueline Porter.
Rene is survived by his five children; two sons, Ronald Hamel and his wife, Mary Ann, of Gorham, and Robert Hamel and his wife, Pamela, of South Berwick; and three daughters, Jean Koterba of Kittery, Janet Thompson of Kittery, and Joan Johnson of South Berwick; eleven grandchildren; two sisters, Claire Hamel of Hampton N.H., and Jeannine McCreary, and her husband, George, of Chicago Ill., and Hampton N.H.; many nieces and nephews; and a very special extended family at the York Harbor Home, whose genuine affection and superb care kept Rene alive and comfortable until he was at peace with God and with himself.
HAMEL- Rene G. Hamel, 76, formerly of Badger’s Island, Kittery, died Jan. 8, 2003, at York Harbor Home in York. Visiting hours will be held at the J. S. Pelkey Funeral Home on Friday, Jan. 10, from 6-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Kittery. A private, graveside committal service will be held in the spring. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make a donation in Rene’s name to the Maine Fisherman’s Forum Scholarship Fund, PO Box 288, Bath Maine 04530. This fund supports higher education for children of Maine commercial fisherman. Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home of Kittery.
Raymond Everett McKenney
ELIOT, Maine - Raymond Everett McKenney, 80, of 9 King’s Highway, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at his daughter’s residence after a brief illness.
Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the Funeral Service which will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Purdy Memorial Chapel, Route 4, 2 Concord Road, Lee, N.H. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery, Northwood, N.H., in the spring. Memorial contributions to the Visiting Nurse’s Association, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, NH 03867.
Eleanor Grace Bowker
KITTERY, Maine - Eleanor Grace Bowker, 77, of Stimson Street in Kittery died Jan. 7, 2003, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Born in Bath, Maine, on Dec. 16, 1925, she was a daughter of Cecil and Florence (Webster) Fullerton. She attended local schools, graduating in 1944 from Morse High School in Bath.
She and her husband of over 56 years, Eugene R. Bowker, were married in 1946 and moved to Kittery in 1949, where they made their home and raised their family.
A member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, N.H., Mrs. Bowker was also an active volunteer at the Wentworth Dennett School while her children were growing up. She was a former Lioness Club member in Kittery. Her first love was her family; she enjoyed spending time with her husband and children and with her grandchildren, and most recently her great grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Eugene R. Bowker, of Kittery; a daughter, Diane M. Bowker of Kittery; two sons, Eugene R. Bowker Jr. of Rochester, N.H., and John J. Bowker of Portsmouth, N.H.; her grandchildren, Dr. Jamey R. Bowker and Lauren R. Bowker, Kevin Runde and Keith Runde; her great-grandchildren, Ethan and Elise Bowker, and Emma and Breann Runde. She is also survived by a son-in-law, George Rundee; a sister, Florence Soley of Philadelphia, Pa., and two brothers, Harry Fullerton of Topsham, Maine, and Joseph Fullerton of Sebago Lake, Maine. She was predeceased by her daughter, Lucinda Runde, in 1997.
BOWKER - Eleanor Grace Bowker, 77, of Stimson Street in Kittery died Jan. 7, 2003, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. A funeral will be held on Saturday Jan. 11, 2003, at 3 p.m. at the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home 125 Old Post Road Kittery, Maine 03904. Friends may visit with the Bowker family from 2 -3 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial will take place in the spring. Family flowers only, donations may be made in her memory to Portsmouth Home Care and Hospice, 95 Albany Street Portsmouth, NH 03801. Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home of Kittery.
Richard D. Riddle
NORTH HAMPTON - The service for Richard D. Riddle, 51, of 122 Lafayette Road, who died Jan. 6, 2003, was held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton. The Rev. Carroll C. Moore, pastor of the United Methodist Church, officiated. Words of remembrance were offered by family and friends.
Pauline M. Fournier
PORTSMOUTH - The service for Pauline M. Fournier, 82, of 140 Court Street, who died Jan. 3, 2003, was held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, Hampton. The Rev. Edward J. Kelley, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church, officiated. Burial followed in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, Maine.
Louise Paige Bush
NORFOLK - Louise Paige Bush, 91, died Jan. 10, 2003.
She was a member of Kempsville Presbyterian Church.
Louise was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was predeceased by her husband, homas Rogers Bush, who died in 1959.
She is survived by her son, Brian Paige Bush and his wife, Sigrid, of Virginia Beach, Va.; four grandchildren, Chris, Tom, Mark and Richard Bush; three great-grandchildren, Nichala, Rebecca and Kevin; and her dear friend, Margaret E. Brown of North Hampton.
BUSH - Louise Paige Bush, 91, died Jan. 10, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, Virginia Beach, Va. Burial of her ashes will be private in a family plot in Nashua, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Plymouth State College.
