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Arlene Horne
SOUTH BERWICK - Arlene V. Horne, 93, a resident of Berwick Estates, South Berwick died Oct. 11, 2004 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford after a long illness.
She was born in Sanford on July 23, 1911, a daughter of Angelo J. and Charolette (Linnell) Horne and attended Sanford schools.
She worked at the Sanford Mills for many years.
She enjoyed watching the birds outdoors and several hobbies.
She was predeceased by her brother Langdon P. Horne and Harriette Horne Berry.
She is survived by one brother, Forrest W. Horne of West Kennebunk; one sister, Virginia Horne Wallace of Leesburg, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Arundel cemetery Kennebunkport.
Arrangements by the Bibber Memorial Chapel-Kennebunk, ME.
Claudette Mathews
SANFORD - Claudette A. (Bergeron) Mathews, 66, of Sanford, died unexpectedly on Oct. 3, 2004 while visiting in Erie, Pa.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1937 in Kennebunkport, the daughter of the late Arthur and Lucia (Perreault) Bergeron.
She attended Kennebunkport schools, graduating in the class of 1956 from Kennebunk High School.
She worked for General Electric and retired from Cyro Industries a year ago.
She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing bingo and shopping with friends. She enjoyed traveling and especially vacationing in Aruba.
She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Gerald Mathews of Sanford; two sons, Joseph Mathews of Lebanon and Thomas Mathews of Kansas City, Kan.; four daughters, Michelle Bernard of North Haverhill, N.H., Diane Apraham of Glastonbury, Conn., Lisa Lavalley of Acton and Susan Mathews of Rochester, N.H.; four brothers, Roger and Paul Bergeron of Kennebunkport, Lucien H. of Biddeford and Hank R. of Wisconsin; three sisters, Anne Harrington and Mildred Cluff of Kennebunkport, and Irene Keirstead of Old Orchard Beach; two granddaughters; three grandsons; and two great-grandsons.
Betty Foley
KENNEBUNK - Betty Elaine Foley, 72, of Ross Road, died Oct. 24, 2004 at her residence.
She was born in Dover, N.H. on July 11, 1932, a daughter of Carlton and Dorothy A. (Phillips) Cheney.
She attended Kennebunk schools and Kennebunk High School and was a homemaker for most of her life. She had also worked at Kesslen Shoe Shop for more than 16 years.
On Oct. 24, 1947, she married Charles A. Foley. He died on March 3, 1982.
She loved her family. She enjoyed being the "Matriarch" and loved to keep up with the activities of her family. She was also very active in Christ Church.
She is also predeceased by a son, Charles Ray Foley, who died on Sept. 1, 1968.
Surviving are her mother, Dorothy Gagnon of Kennebunk; one son, Bruce Ernest Foley of Buffalo Lake, Minn.; one daughter, Cathleen Linda Pinard and her husband Emile, of Biddeford; two granddaughters, Tammy L. Brown and her husband Donald, of North Haven, Maine, and Susie Lynn Wellington of Kennebunk; one grandson, Charles Robert Lewis Burrows of Biddeford; three great-granddaughters, Amanda Elizabeth Lantagne, Racheal Ashley Brown, both of North Haven, and Chantelle Avis Donahue of New Hampshire; three great-grandsons, Ryan Christopher Lantagne of North Haven, and Michael Thomas Kelley of Scarborough and Matthew Thomas Olson of Kennebunk; one sister, Shirley May Coffron of Kennebunk; and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Stephen Hastings officiating. Burial will follow at Hope cemetery in Kennebunk.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to Christ Church, Dane Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043.
Arrangements are by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk.
Eugene Frederick
KENNEBUNK - Eugene G. Frederick, 70, of Merrifield Dr., died Oct. 24, 2004 at a Portland hospital of leukemia with his family at his side.
He was born in Portland on Dec. 15, 1933, a son of Leon H. and Maude (Feeney) Frederick.
He graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1951. He then attended and graduated from the University of Maine in 1956 where he received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and belonged to the TKE fraternity.
He served in the U.S. Army and married Rhoda Wood on Sept. 15, 1956. They lived in Beverly, Mass. for 15 years, where he was employed by United Shoe Machinery as a design engineer. He was a member of the Dane Street Church where he served as deacon and a member of the Couples Club. He was active with the Boy Scout Troop 2 in Beverly and served as an Explorer Scout Leader.
Upon returning to Maine, he worked for Corning Components in Kennebunk and Biddeford, Data General in Portsmouth, N.H. and Vishay-Sprague in Sanford from where he retired.
He enjoyed reading and hiking, especially Baxter State Park, and was a member of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club and maintained a section of the trail at the entrance to the Bigelow Range. He was a volunteer at the Laudholm Trust Wells Reserve, and a member of Christ Church in Kennebunk. He was also a former member of the Yankeeland Chorus and recently enjoyed wintering in Zephyhills, Fla.
He was predeceased by a brother, Leon Frederick Jr. and two sisters, Dorothy Frederick and Shirley Coyle, and his step-mother, Doris Frederick.
Surviving are his wife of Kennebunk; one son, William and his wife Linda, of Sanford; two daughters, Sandra Tillman of Kennebunk and Susan Frederick Larsen and her husband Lars, of Gorham; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Ann) Mitton of South Portland; four grandchildren, George Tillman of Philadelphia, Brian Tillman of Kennebunk, Caleb Frederick of Sanford and Elliot Bidwell of Gorham; one brother-in-law, Peter Coyle of South Portland; one sister-in-law Anne Frederick of South Portland; and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours are today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Christ Church, Dane Street, Kennebunk. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Laudholm Trust, PO Box 1007, Wells, ME 04090.
Arrangements are by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk.
Dorothy Grant
SOUTH BERWICK - Dorothy (Hall Lewis) Grant, 85, died peacefully at her home Oct. 23, 2004 surrounded by her family.
She was born in Medford, Mass., July 17, 1919, the only child of the late Mildred Evelyn (Hall) Moller and Samuel Clinton Lewis.
She graduated from Medford High School as class poet, and received an A.B. in English from Tufts University. She also worked toward a masters of fine arts at Elmira College. As an accomplished portrait artist, her commissions spanned both North American and Europe.
Her loves encompassed her family, her country home in Southern Maine - both land and lore - and her art. She enjoyed her association with the Ogunquit art community and exhibited both in Ogunquit and her former winter home in Elmira, N.Y.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Lauris L. Grant; one son, Edwin R. Grand and wife Ruth, of Waltham, Vt.; two daughters, Elizabeth G. Young and husband Percy S., of Thetford, Vt., and Sarah G. Grant of South Berwick; and five grandchildren.
Contributions in her memory can be made to the Ogunquit Rescue Unit or the South Berwick Library.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Arrangements by the Johnson Funeral Home, North Berwick.
Dorothy Quirk
KENNEBUNK - Dorothy (Sullivan) Quirk, 78, of Kennebunk, died Oct. 19, 2004 at Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford.
Born in Manchester, N.H. on Nov. 27, 1925, she was the daughter of Arthur and Victoria (Jakaitis) Sullivan.
She lived in Concord, Mass. for 20 years, Concord, N.H. for 21 years and Kennebunkport for 15 years before moving to Kennebunk.
While in Concord, Mass. she was a house mother to students in Higginson House dormitory at Middlesex School and volunteered at Emerson Hospital, both for many years. She was also a den mother with the Boy Scouts. She worked as chief clerk at New England Telephone Company in Manchester, N.H. for many years.
In Concord, N.H., she often traveled with her husband to recruit students for St. Paul's School.
The family includes her husband of 54 years, Thomas J. Quirk Jr. of Kennebunk; three children, Thomas J. Quirk III of Las Cruces, N.M., Brian J.
Quirk of Worcester, Mass. and Lindsey Quirk of Winchester, Mass.; four grandchildren; one aunt; cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday in St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, N.H. Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
To send a message of condolence, visit www.lambertfuneralhome.com.
Jerome Monaghan (USN Ret.)
KITTERY - CWO 4 Jerome A. (Jerry) Monaghan (USN Ret.), 82, of Debra Lane in Kittery, died surrounded by his family at the Edgewood Center on Oct. 21, 2004 after a period of declining health.
Born in Bridgeport, Conn. on Jan. 23, 1922, he was raised in Gardiner where he attended local schools.
He enlisted in the Navy in September of 1942 and retired in June of 1971, after serving his country for 31 years. He was a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. His Naval career took him from the South Pole to the North Pole. He was also a ships salvage diving officer having taught salvage theory at the diving school in Bayonne, N.J. where he met his wife Rose Mary, who he was married to for 51 years. He received many Commendations and Campaign ribbons during his career. He received the Antarctic Expeditionary Medal. While in Vietnam he was attached to Harbor Clearance Unit 1, Officer in charge of the YLLC-5 boat that patrolled the Mia Cong Delta where he earned the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
Bosun Monaghan was Plank Owner of the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. He was also Docent at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Historical Museum. He was a member of the Navy League, Retired Officers Association, U.S. Naval Institutes, and a life member of the Frank E. Booma Post 6, of Portsmouth and the American Legion Post 188 in Eliot.
He enjoyed delivering the Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for the Eliot Lions Club with his grandchildren. He was a quiet man with a dry sense of humor and enjoyed having family and friends come to visit. Even though he traveled extensively with the military, he still enjoyed family vacations across the country. He also enjoyed cruises.
He is survived by his wife Rose Mary (O'Donnell); one son, Timothy of Baltimore, Md.; one daughter, Cissy Furbish and her husband Bruce, of Kittery; three grandchildren, Jeffrey Monaghan of Dover, Michael and Amanda Furbish of Kittery; special cousins, Kathleen Corey and family of Gardiner, Dr. Steve Monaghan and family of Cape Elizabeth, and Thomas Monaghan and family of Portland; several cousins, nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed by the people whose lives he has touched including his many friends and neighbors, as well as friends at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Historical Museum, Compass Care, and Edgewood Center.
A funeral was held on Tuesday at the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, Kittery.
Family flowers only; memorial contributions may be made to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Historical Foundation, Building 31, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home of Kittery.
Alma Radivonyk
WELLS - Alma P. Radivonyk, 84, a resident of Tatnic Road, Moody, died Oct. 24, 2004 at the Goodall Hospital, Sanford after a brief illness.
She was born in Framingham, Mass., a daughter of Eliot and Jennie (Tirrell) Hurlbut. She graduated from Framingham High School, the class of 1939 and the New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1943.
She was employed by the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital as nurse until 1970 and moved to Maine in 1970 and was employed by the Goodall Hospital of Sanford as head nurse on the second floor Marland II until 1985. She was very proud of her accomplishment to wear her nurse's cap.
She enjoyed going camping, traveling, loved to do laundry and cooking. She also loved to go to Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Radivonyk who died in 1966; a long-time companion James Hayes who died in 1995 and her brother, Harold Hurlbut.
She is survived by her two sons, Joseph (Joe) and his wife Kathleen Radivonyk, of Hickman, Ky., Thomas and his wife Valerie Radivonyk, of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Helen and her husband Rick Marlowe, of Moody, Joanne and her husband David Wood, of Crystal River, Fla., and Sue and her husband Bill Locke, of Lyman; eight grandchildren, Peter Stevens, Marianne Ferrucci, Jane Hulin, Joelle Hule, Sandra Bissett, Tom Radivonyk, Denis Clark and Kristi Clark; and five great-grandchildren, Paige, Faith, Chloe, Joey Ferrucci and Robby Hulin; and her two golden retrievers, Jennie and Daisy.
Graveside services were held Tuesday at the Forest Dale Cemetery, Forest Street, Malden, Mass.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Ogunquit Fire Department, 13 School St., Ogunquit, ME 03097 in her memory.
Arrangements are by the Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
Mary Rasche
KENNEBUNK - Mary Margaret (Burnap) Rasche, 96, died peacefully Oct. 18, 2004 at her assisted living residence at Bradford on the Common in Kennebunk, after a long life characterized by love of family; an energetic, caring, and concerned outlook for everyone she met; and a determination to be useful to others.
She was born May 28, 1908 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Dr. Willard L. Burnap and Mary Abby (Merrill) Burnap. She was the sister of Eunice Burnap Jackson, Catharine Burnap Bruce, and Barbara Burnap Donoho, all of whom predeceased her. She was the widow of the Rev. Dr. Robert L. Rasche whom she married in Fergus Falls, Minn. in 1932.
She lived in Pelican Rapids until she was in the first grade, moving to Fergus Falls, Minn. where her father and two other doctors established a medical clinic.
She attended the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1930 with a specialty in pre-school child development. Upon graduation, she accepted a position as director of Christian Education at Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver. The position was contingent on her taking summer courses at Chicago Theological Seminary which she did. As she left to go back to Colorado, an East Indian student asked her to look up a Bob Rasche and thank him for the coat that Rasche had given him while the two men were at seminary. Rasche was serving as student pastor at Mayflower Church in Denver. At a Congregational Church association meeting, she met Robert Rasche. They were married Sept. 3, 1932 in Fergus Falls.
They served many years in many churches as a real but unofficial team, with Bob being the paid pastor and Mary Margaret working without pay but many long hours with the children and younger families of the church. After their marriage, they continued at Mayflower Church in Denver. In 1934, they accepted a call to serve the First Congregational Church in Longmont, Colo. where their only child, son Robert, was born. They subsequently moved to the Congregational Church in Northfield, Minn. where they were until late 1942 when her husband enlisted as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy. During the war, she lived in Fergus Falls, where she undertook the care of Sheng Han whose own mother had died in childbirth. Sheng was part of her family until he was about 6, but has always regarded her as mother, a feeling that she returned.
Following World War II, she returned with her family for a brief stay in Northfield, but shortly came to Beverly, Mass. in 1946 and remained there until 1964 when her husband retired and they moved into a home that they had built in Topsfield, Mass. There, she served as director of Christian Education of the Congregational Church in Topsfield. She lived there until 1987 when she moved to a retirement community in Whitewater, Wisc. She was active in the Congregational Church of Whitewater. In 2001, she returned to New England to live in the Huntington Common retirement complex in Kennebunk where she was near her grandchildren and great- grandchildren.
She had a burning desire to be useful to others. She was an unofficial foster parent and caring mentor to countless young people and she was a ready and caring friend to anyone she felt needed a hand. She accepted people for who they were and, in her non-judgmental way, always looked for the best in everyone.
She was a member of the P.E.O Sisterhood since 1933. In 2002 she was honored for 75 years of membership in Sigma Kappa Sorority.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Robert W. and Margaret E. Rasche of Wells; four grandchildren, Robert C. Rasche of Bellingham, Mass. and his wife Jan, Stephen M. Rasche of York, and his wife Tori, Robin E. Barnard of Wells and her husband Kevin, and Kathryn A. Andrews of Wells and her husband, Eric; eight great-grand children, Anna, Katherine, Samuel, and Thomas Rasche, Timothy Barnard, and Madeline, Elizabeth, and Gary Andrews. She is also survived by Sheng (Charles) Han of Scottsdale, Ariz.
A graveside service was held on Friday at the North Beverly cemetery in Beverly, Mass. A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at the Wells Congregational Church, Route 1, Wells, with the Rev. Herb Henry officiating both services.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her name to Robert L. Rasche Scholarship Fund, Second Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 35 Conant St., Beverly, MA 01915.
Arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel, Wells.
