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Laurence E. Shea
AUGUSTA — Laurence E. Shea, 89, of Glenridge Drive and formerly of Purinton Avenue, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 1, 2001, at MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Nursing Care at Glenridge in Augusta.
He was born in Malden, Mass., Oct. 28, 1911, the son of John and Mary (Lawson) Shea, and graduated from Malden High School in Malden, Mass. He was a veteran of the U.S. American Airline Air Transport Command Group during World War II, transporting troops and supplies to the European Theatre for the war effort, receiving the Victory Medal and the European/ African/Middle Eastern Campaign medals in the process.
Laurence was a communicant of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. He had been employed by the Associated Press for more than 25 years and had previously worked for American Airlines as a navigator for several years.
Survivors include his wife, Leila (Campbell) Shea, of Winslow; three daughters, Joan Yakush, of Ocala, Fla., Theresa Kinney, of Chelsea, and Laurelyn Wrigley, of Winslow; two sisters, Helen Shea, of Augusta, and Marion Shea, of Winthrop; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Relatives and friends may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, where a funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Burial will be held later this spring at St. Mary's Cemetery
in Manchester.
Those who desire may make donations to: Maine Parkinson Society, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham 04008. Those who cannot attend the services may leave condolences on our website at www.plummerfh.com/obituaries.htm
Leo B. Sousa
AUGUSTA — Leo B. Sousa, 68, of Washington Street, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at the Augusta Rehabilitation Center after a long illness.
He was born in Augusta, Aug. 12, 1932, the son of Manual and Marianne (Mercier) Sousa, and attended Augusta schools and was a communicant of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Augusta.
He had been employed by Edwards Manufacturing Co.-Edwards Division for many years and had previously worked for Hallowell Shoe Co. and Hazzard Shoe Co.
Leo was predeceased by two brothers and a sister.
He is survived by his wife, Nina (Bolduc) Sousa, of Augusta; three sons, Phillip B. Sousa, of Augusta, Leo J. Sousa Jr., of Lewiston, and William B. Sousa, of Augusta; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Relatives and friends may visit from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral, Wednesday, April 4, at the Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. Burial will be held later this spring at St. Augustine Cemetery
in Augusta. Those who cannot attend the services may leave condolences on our website at www.plummerfh.com/obituaries.htm
Mary E. Tardif
AUGUSTA — Mary Elizabeth Tardif, 92, of North Belfast Avenue, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at the Augusta Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness.
She was born in Lewiston, Nov. 27, 1908, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Sullivan) Scott, and graduated from Lewiston High School.
She was a homemaker for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, a member of Augusta Nature Club, Kennebec Garden Club and was a former longtime member of the Augusta Country Club.
Mary was predeceased by her husband, Joseph V. Tardif, in 1983.
She is survived by a son, J. Scott Tardif and his wife, Betsy, of Ocean Park; a daughter, Barbara Tardif Altshuler, of Augusta; five grandchildren, Susan Altshuler Norton and her husband, Alfred Norton III, of Boothbay Harbor, Peter D. Altshuler and his wife, Eileen, of Warwick, R.I., Karen E. Tardif, of Waltham, Mass., John C. Tardif and his wife, Kerryn, of Charlestown, Mass., and Wendy Tardif Ferrucci and her husband, Todd, of South Attleboro, Mass.; five great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
There will be no public visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 6, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Augusta. Burial will be held later this spring at St. Mary's Cemetery
in Manchester. Those who desire may make donations to: St. Andrew's Capitol Campaign, St. Andrew's St., Augusta 04330; or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta.
Madison Olivia Otis
SIDNEY — Madison Olivia Otis, infant daughter of Randy L. and Heidi L. (Pierce) Otis, died Friday, June 1, 2001, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.
She was born May 21, 2001, in Waterville. She was the granddaughter of Thomas and Betty Pierce, of Belgrade, and David and Clara Otis Boudreau, of Fairfield, and the late James H. Otis. Her great-grandparents are John and Nathalie Pray, of Belgrade, and the late Kenneth and Hilda Wrigley and the late Raymond and Maitland Otis.
She also is survived by aunts and uncles, including Keith and Kathy Getchell and their children, Roger and James Getchell, and Scott and Nancy Otis, and their children, Trevor and Emileigh Otis, and several other aunts, uncles and cousins.
A graveside funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 4, at Lewis Cemetery, in Oakland. Arrangements are by Wheeler Funeral Home in Oakland.
Those who wish may make memorial donations to the Barbara Bush Children's Wing At Maine Medical Center, Portland ME 04101; or American Heart Association, New England Affiliate, 20 Speen St., Framingham MA 01701-4688.
Evelyn M. (Spear) Preble
SOUTH GARDINER — Evelyn M. (Spear) Preble, 94, 30 Adams St. in Gardiner, died Sunday, June 3, 2001, at the MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta Campus, after a brief illness.
She was born in Gardiner, May 20, 1907, the daughter of Herbert and Charlotte (Hinkley) Spear.
She married Clarence Preble on Jan. 28, 1930. She was a dedicated stay-at-home mother while raising her four children. In her later years, she provided inspiration to her family and friends by desiring to be independent and live alone, even though suffering from macular degeneration (blindness) and a broken hip.
She was predeceased by her husband, Clarence, in 1996, a son, Phillip, in 1991, a grandson, Jeffrey Russell, in 1985, and two sisters, Geneva Colburn and Mildred Goggin.
Survivors include three of her four children, Barbara Russell and her husband, Phillip, of Whitefield, David and his wife, Ellen, of South Gardiner, and Donald and his wife, Lisa, of Old Town; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her brother, Norman Spear, of Pittston, and daughter-in-law, Caroline Jamison, of Bangor.
A graveside committal service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at Mount Hope Cemetery, in South Gardiner. Arrangements are under the care of Staples Funeral Home, in Gardiner.
If desired, the family suggest memorial gifts to a charity of one's choice.
Avis Irene Dunn Butman
READFIELD — Avis Irene Butman, 70, of Readfield, passed away with her family by her side Oct. 12, 2001, after a courageous struggle against heart disease. She never lost her sense of humor, even at the end.
She was born in Mount Vernon, Aug. 26, 1931, the daughter of Merton Christopher and Molly (Kendall) Dunn, and attended Dunn's Corner schools and Monmouth Academy.
Avis married Warren Owen "Dick" Butman in 1951 and they raised their five children in Readfield. She worked at the Carleton Woolen Mill in Winthrop for 26 years, where she made many long-term friends. Upon the closure and appreciation day for Carleton Woolen this past spring, Avis wrote a poem about the mill that received a standing ovation from the full-capacity crowd.
Many over the years knew Avis's love of music and poetry. Writing verse was a passion and experience that fulfilled her life in many ways. She was often inspired by something her grandchildren said or did, by memories of her youth, and by close friends. You would often find her sitting at the end of her kitchen table by the window, writing down her thoughts. Her poems appeared in various local publications and in 1996, the Readfield Elementary first- and second-grade classes presented her with an illustrated version of her poem, "The Itty Bitty Bug."
Avis was never happier than when her family was visiting, which was often, as she was such a fun person to be around! All who met her will remember her wonderful sense of humor. Avis was the daughter who packed up the kids and ran home to her parents when a particularly bad lightning storm was under way; she was the sister who kept up with all her brothers in any dare they gave her and who scared her sisters with stories after they went to bed at night; she was the classmate who was described as a better ballplayer than many of the boys, and she was the aunt who climbed higher than anyone in the oak tree upon the hill beside the home where she was born and raised. She was the Grammy that would come racing around the yard, driving the John Deere tractor and pulling a cart while shouting, "Who wants a ride?" to her grandchildren and their friends. She was the mother that always found room at the table on Thanksgiving for friends of her children and made them part of her family from then on, and she was the wife who traveled throughout the country and Costa Rica with her husband and who helped make the farm they lived on so beautiful. She was the friend who always had a pot of fresh coffee and time to visit; and she was the lady who people would see and wave to in the early dawn as she fished by the bridge in her hometown.
Avis was predeceased this past July by her husband of 50 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda Butman Kinney and her husband, Don, of Monmouth, and Crystal Butman Bond and her husband, Dan, of Gardiner; three sons, Donald Warren Butman and his wife, Susan, of Littleton, Colo., William Owen Butman, of Scarborough, and Thomas James Butman and his wife, Mary, of Readfield; seven grandchildren, Evan and Kyle Butman, Justin, Jared and Christopher Bond, Jonathan Butman and Jenika Kelley; two step-grandchildren, Stephanie and Collin Sweatt, two brothers, Richard K. Dunn, of Mount Vernon, and Ronald F. Dunn, of Gardiner; three sisters, Mrs. Otis (Evelyn) Spillman, of Waterville, Mrs. Richard (Rachel) Lint, of Mount Vernon, and Mrs. Richard (Lorraine) Galouch, of Readfield; many nieces and nephews, and cousins, and special family friends, Bob Rooney, of Readfield, and Glen Cole, of Mount Vernon.
She was predeceased by three brothers, Kenneth J. Dunn and Harold "Bus" L. Dunn, both of Winthrop, and Clifton E. Dunn, of Mount Vernon; and one sister, Mary Helen Cunningham, of Mount Vernon.
According to her wishes, there will be a graveside service for family and friends, which will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Immediately following, everyone is invited back to the Butman home on Route 17 for a celebration of her life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Dunn's Corner Baptist Church, Attn: The Rev. John Dunn, Mount Vernon 04352.
Isola A. Dearborn
AUGUSTA — Isola Anna Dearborn, 86, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta after a long period of declining health.
She was born Oct. 4, 1915, at home on Northern Avenue in Augusta, a daughter of Maurice and Victoria (Jacques) Binette, and attended Augusta schools.
Isola married Leon Dearborn, Oct. 25, 1937, at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Augusta.
She was employed at several locations, including the Veterans Administration Center at Togus and the former Augusta General Hospital, becoming a full-time homemaker after the birth of their daughter. Together, they built a house on Tasker Road in Augusta, where they lived for 40 years. Mr. Dearborn died Dec. 31, 1994.
After his death, she moved to Alton Road in Augusta and then to Atria Assisted Living in Kennebunk.
She was a communicant of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Augusta. She was an active life member of the American Legion Fitzgerald-Cummings Post 2 of Augusta. She was especially well-known for her baking and cooking skills.
She is survived by her daughter, Victoria Dearborn Cherry; her son-in-law, Christopher Cherry, and three grandsons, David, Thomas and Benjamin Cherry, all of Kennebunk; a sister, Emeline Paradis, of Winslow; her brothers, Lawrence and Maurice Binette, of Augusta; a close friend, Beverly Mooney; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Augusta, with the Rev. Michael Seavey officiating. Burial will be held at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Old Belgrade Road, Augusta. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta 04330; or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine, 87 Elm St. Suite 206, Camden 04843. Family flowers only please. Arrangements are by Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church Street, Augusta.
Steven C. Gaudette
NORTH BERWICK — Steven Conrad Gaudette, 53, of 191 Wells St., died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at H.D. Goodall Hospital in Sanford after a brief illness.
Steven was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Somersworth, N.H., and was the son of Arthur and Madeline (Hebert) Gaudette, and was raised in Somersworth, attending St. Martin Academy and graduating from Dover High School. He attended the University of New Hampshire where he studied agriculture. He then went to the University of Southern Maine, where he received his bachelor's degree in public management and leadership. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army with the 197th Field Artillery, serving in the Vietnam War from 1968-1969.
Steve spent most of his life as a lobbyist and consultant for veterans' affairs. Since 1982, he had been actively involved with the Maine Veterans Home of Augusta, serving as one of its founders. He recently had been appointed chief executive officer of the home.
He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans, where he formerly served as junior vice adjutant. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam Veterans Association and the Knights of Columbus. He had attained his Eagle Scout rating.
Steve had extreme love of country, was an avid patriot, dedicated to his family.
His family includes his parents, of Bradenton, Fla.; his three sons, Michael Gaudette and his wife, Michelle, of North Berwick, Christian Gaudette, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Jeffrey Gaudette and his wife, Ronda, of North Berwick, and their mother, Sandra Plickert, of Rochester; his loving companion, Dolores Toothaker, of North Berwick, and her three sons, Jonathan Bond, Christopher Toothaker and Nicholas Toothaker, all of North Berwick; sister, Carol Fredrikson, of North Point, Mich.; four grandchildren, Cheyenne Dunn, Megan Ramos, Heather Ramos and Christian Ramos.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South St., Somersworth, N.H. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at St. Martin Catholic Church, West High Street, Somersworth. Burial will follow at the Mount Calvary Cemetery
in Somersworth.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions in his name to The Maine Veterans Home, 5 Community Drive, Augusta 04330.
Robert Donald Brosius
JEFFERSON — Robert ("Don") Donald Brosius, 76, formerly of Glen Cove, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001, at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va., after a brief illness.
Born in Lancaster, Pa., on March 5, 1925, he was the son of Edgar J. and Mabel (McNiss) Brosius. Don married Ruby Lee Thompson on Nov. 9, 1945, while stationed in the U.S. Navy in New Orleans, La. Don had served on a destroyer during World War II as a fireman.
The couple settled in Quarryville, Pa., living there from 1945 to 1956. They moved to Gorham, N.H., residing there until 1967. They then moved to Glen Cove, Maine, in 1967 to work at Glen Cove Christian Schools, retiring to Jefferson in 1979.
Don worked in auto mechanics and body repair much of his life, specializing in transmission repair, and retired as Service Manager for Fuller Cadillac and Oldsmobile Sales and Service in Rockland. While at Glen Cove Christian Schools, Don and his wife Ruby served as dorm parents. Don had charge of the repair and maintenance of the school's fleet of automobiles, trucks, and buses. He also drove the school's buses for the choir trips and touring trips of the school.
Mr. Brosius was a jack-of-all-trades, working well with his hands. He built his own home, summer camps, and garages. Don was part of a church quartet, ministering in area churches for several years. He loved to travel, making multiple trips across the country, throughout the South and into Canada
. Other interests included avid birdwatching, and attending Southern Gospel concerts and home-coming events locally and throughout the region.
Don was an active member of Calvary Bible Baptist Church in North Whitefield, where he had served as a deacon in past years. His wife died on May 13, 2001.
Surviving are his two sons, Rev. James R. Brosius and wife, Judy, of Port Jervis, N.Y., and Robert D. Brosius Jr. and wife, Barbara, of East Winthrop; his daughter, Barbara A. Brosius of Rockland; his sister, Pauline Williamson of Valley View, Pa.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visiting hours are Monday, Nov. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Gray & Pratt Funeral Home, 5391 Windsor Neck Road, Windsor. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Calvary Bible Baptist Church, Route 126, North Whitefield, with Don's son, Rev. James Brosius, officiating. Special music will be provided by the Campbell Gospel Singers, and by daughter-in-law, Judy Brosius. A reception will follow at the church fellowship hall, and a committal service and burial will be held at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. If desired, the family suggests memorial gifts to the Campbell Music Ministry, PO Box 542, Manchester ME 04351. Contribution envelopes will be available at the funeral home and the church.
