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Brenda Chadwick Madore
WALDOBORO - Brenda Chadwick Madore, 59, died peacefully at home with her family by her side June 9, 2006.
Brenda was born in Willimantic, Conn. to Paul and Frances Chadwick. She was born Brenda Hathaway Chadwick. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with her bachelors in liberal arts.
Brenda lived in various states and was able to see the country while married to retired Coast Guardsman Denis Scottron (who died Feb. 1, 2006). They had a daughter, Meredith, and separated shortly after.
She moved to Maine in 1980 where she had a long career as a library assistant. She worked many years at the Rockland Public Library before working for Skidompha Library in Damariscotta from 1991 to 2006.
Brenda enjoyed doing puzzles, reading books and spending time with her grandchildren having fun adventures with them. Her friends felt a great sense of love and warmth from her presense. Living with two cancers, she had endured lymphoma for nine years and had successfully overcome breast cancer. She believed strongly in cancer education, reading all new trials and medications to help those around her.
Brenda is survived by her husband, Michael Madore, whom she married in 1988, of Waldoboro; her daughter, Meredith Benner and her husband Rex Benner of Friendship; her three much-loved grandchildren, Sydni, Erik and Lindsay Benner all of Friendship; her two brothers, Walter Killam of Lewisville, Texas and Jack Killam and his wife Melba of Placerville, Calif.; her special sister, Lynn Killam of Houston, Texas; and Michael's family of Maine and New Hampshire.
Funeral arrangements will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Skidompha Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta, ME 04543 or the American Cancer Society, NE Division, 1 Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086.
Arrangements are with the Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waldoboro.
Laura Craft Hutchins
WALDOBORO - Laura Craft Hutchins, 87, died June 8, 2006 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Laura was born March 6, 1919 in Bath, the daughter of William J. and Marcia H. Craft. She grew up in Bath and was a graduate of Morse High School. She received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Maine, Orono.
Laura was a home economics teacher for several years in Presque Isle, Sharon, Mass. and Bath.
She was an active member of the Waldoboro United Methodist Church and past president of the United Methodist Women.
She will be remembered for her love of people. She loved spending time with her family, was a wonderful cook and enjoyed the beauty of the ocean, the changing of the seasons and the laughter and playful ways of her grandchildren. She will be best remembered for her heartfelt giving, kindness and sincere care toward others.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Erwin F. Hutchins of Waldoboro; her son, Brent E. Hutchins and his wife Martha of Albion; her daughters, Jeanne E. Hutchins of New Gloucester and Carol A. Jacques and her husband Corey of Saco; and her grandchildren, Michael D. Hutchins and his wife Molly of Albion, Kathryn L. Willey and her husband Charles of Waterville, Mark E. Hutchins of Albion, Margo L. Jacques of Saco and Mitchell W. Jacques of Saco.
A time of visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 12, 2006 at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main Street, Waldoboro.
A celebration of Laura's life will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at the United Methodist Church of Waldoboro, Friendship Street, Waldoboro, Maine with Rev. Joseph Beardsley officiating. Burial will follow in the German Protestant cemetery in Waldoboro.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Waldoboro, P.O. Box 354, Waldoboro, ME 04572 or the Salvation Army, 31 Payne Ave., Rockland, ME 04841.
Arrangements are with the Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waldoboro.
Robert E. Dow, Jr.
WALDOBORO - Robert E. "Sonny" Dow Jr., 72, a resident of Depot Road, died May 31, 2006 at the Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro after a long illness.
Sonny was born Feb. 10, 1934 in Rockland, the son of Robert E. and Doris Williamson Dow Sr. He grew up in Bath and attended Bath Schools.
A U.S. Air Force veteran, he served during the Korean War.
He was employed as an auto mechanic all his life. He resided in California from 1974 to 1996, when he moved to Gettysburg, Penn. for a couple of years before returning to his home state of Maine in 1999.
He was a member of the Bath Elks Club.
Sonny is predeceased by his parents and his step-father who raised him, Frank Borski.
He is survived by his two daughters, Vickie L. Miller and Becky Mills, both of Gettysburg and four grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Friday, June 16 at noon at the Maine Veterans Memorial cemetery in Augusta.
Arrangements are with the Hall Funeral Home.
William S. Miller
SEARSPORT - William S. Miller, 79, died May 30, 2006, at Maine Veterans' Home, Bangor. He was born Nov. 9, 1926, in Bedford, N.H., the son of the late William and Ora (Hamel) Miller.
A World War II veteran, he served in the U.S. Army. He spent his life primarily in New Hampshire, where he worked in the heating field for many years, and was a lifetime member of VFW Post No. 8214, Manchester, N.H. William moved to Searsport in the early 1990s.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Murray) Miller of Searsport; five children, Maureen Gamble and her husband, Harland, of Searsport, Carla Orestis of Searsport, Roxy Chasse and her husband, Michael, of Epsom, N.H., Daren Miller and his wife, Laurie, of Antrim, N.H., and Stuart Miller and his wife, Lori, of Deering, N.H.; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews.
Interment will be at the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. Services will be held at a later date. Donations in his memory may be made to the Maine Veterans' Home, 44 Hogan Road, Bangor, ME 04401. Arrangements by Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 31 West Main St., Searsport.
William H. Blamey
HONOLULU, HI - William Blamey died May 16, 2006 at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Born May 7, 1915 in Duluth, Minn., William left school in the eighth grade to help his family by working as a teamster in the lumber camps around Tower, Minn. As the depression began to ease, he moved back to Duluth and worked for the Kelvinator Co. In 1941, he moved to Long Beach, Calif. to work for Douglas Aircraft Co.
In August 1941, William married his childhood sweetheart Kathryn Jean Pfeiffer.
In 1942, they moved back to Duluth, and William enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He became an engine mechanic on P-47s and was assigned to the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force in Africa. He remained with this unit throughout the war, including campaigns in Africa, Sicily, Corsica and Italy. In late 1945 he was discharged. In 1947, he reenlisted in the Air Corps, soon to be Air Force, and completed a 28-year career, retiring as a chief master sergeant. William earned numerous individual and unit awards in the Air Force, including the Bronze Star for his work with the 56th Special Operations Wing, at Nakom Phnom Royal Thai Air Base, assisting the wing in rescuing many airmen shot down over North Vietnam and Laos.
Returning to civilian life, William moved to Hawaii and began a career in sales with number a companies including Economic Laboratory, where he retired as salesman of the year for Hawaii in 1990.
William is survived by his son, John and his wife Pamella (Krah) Blamey of Waldoboro; his granddaughter, Courtney of Boston, Mass.; his brother Gerald and his wife Lorraine of Minneapolis, Minn.; his sister Jules Garatz of Duluth, Minn. and Agnes and her husband Glenn Benneviese of Little Rock, Ark.; and a number of beloved nieces and nephews.
William was predeceased by his wife Kathryn.
On May 30, a funeral, with full military honors, was held at the Hawaii State Veterans' cemetery at Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Arrangements are with Hawaii Memorial Park Mortuary and the Hawaii State Veterans' cemetery in Kaneohe.
Dr. George F. Dow, Director Emeritus, Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
NOBLEBORO - George Farrington Dow, 100, of Nobleboro, died on June 9, 2006, at Cove's Edge Nursing Home in Damariscotta. At the time of his death he held the Boston Post Cane for Nobleboro, its 19th recipient since 1910.
He was born July 22, 1905, in South Portland, the son of J. Henry Dow and Abbie (Farrington) Dow. He grew up on a small dairy farm in Fayette, Maine.
After attending Kents Hill Seminary, he obtained his BS and MS degrees from the University of Maine, at Orono, and his doctor's degree from Cornell University.
In 1930 he married Myrtle Walker of Alna, Maine, who was also a University of Maine graduate.
He spent a career of 42 years, from 1927 to 1969, at the University of Maine, involved in research, and some teaching. He specialized in research on the costs and returns, and efficiencies in milk production and milk distribution. His research was widely used at public hearings of the Maine Milk Commission and of the Boston Milk Shed Marketing Orders in establishing milk prices for producers and dealers. His information expedited major industry changes such as the shift from farms emphasizing the selling of cream to delivering milk; the change in World War II from daily home delivery of milk to home delivery three times a week; and then the complete shift from home delivery to store sales.
Starting in 1947, Dow became Assistant Director, and then Director, of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, responsible for research programs in agriculture, forestry, wild life, and home economics. Research was conducted on a statewide basis: at Orono, Monmouth (apples), Presque Isle (potatoes), Jonesboro (blueberries), and many local experimental plots.
Dow was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, for which he served for 20 years as Faculty Advisory; also of the honor societies of Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi. He was active in the University of Maine Alumni Association, the local church, and the state YMCA, receiving their highest awards.
Upon retirement in 1969, he was designated "Director Emeritus," and was awarded the honorary degree of "Doctor of Science." He then retired to Nobleboro, Maine, making his home there with his wife Myrtle and sister Ruth Dow. He taught a course in Nobleboro History for four years, helped to organize the Nobleboro Historical Society, which he served as President and Curator, and aided in restoring an 1818 schoolhouse for the town's Historical Center.
He became active in the local Baptist church, served as treasurer for many years, helped to construct the educational wing, served on the state board, and was the author in 1993 of Bicentennial History of the First Baptist Church of Nobleboro.
For several years he was a director and secretary for Skidompha Library's Board of Trustees. He provided active leadership for the town's program in the restoration and care of Nobleboro cemeteries.
He served as the Town Historian, was a member of the 1988 Bicentennial Committee, and was co-author of Nobleboro, Maine –A History. He wrote over 760 history articles for publication in the Lincoln County News. His Nobleboro's War Time Involvements was published in 2005.
The town's George Dow Scholarship Fund, set up in 1995 and enriched by celebratory donations in 2005 in honor of his 90th and 100th birthdays, awarded its first scholarship this past May.
He was predeceased by his wife Myrtle (Walker) Dow in 1992, and his sister Ruth Dow in 2005. He is survived by three daughters, Margaret Ricker and husband George of Windham, Barbara Turner and husband James of Cary, NC, Elizabeth Scott and companion Maurice Furbush of Bangor; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 15, at the Strong Funeral Home in Damariscotta. A "Farewell Celebration" will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 16, at the First Baptist Church of Nobleboro, with Pastor Bob Wyand officiating, followed by a reception at the church and Interment in the Dow/Walker family plot in the Alna Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations for scholarships may be made to:
Nobleboro Historical Society, PO Box 122, Nobleboro, Maine 04555
Dow Scholarship, Town of Nobleboro, PO Box 168, Nobleboro, Maine 04555
or Cove's Edge Care Fund, Cove's Edge, 26 Schooner St., Damariscotta, Maine 04543
Arrangements are entrusted to care and direction of the Strong Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
Mark Austin Zeiner
SPRUCE HEAD - Mark Austin Zeiner, 52, formerly of Kennebunkport, died June 10, 2006 due to complications of Type 1 Diabetes at his parents' home, surrounded by his family.
Born in Portland, on March 20, 1954, he was the son of Charles H. and Dorcas Eldridge Zeiner.
Educated in Kennebunkport schools, Mark went on to work with the Maine Turnpike Authority, Tom's of Maine, as an apprentice plumber and sternman.
From the age of 13, Marks struggled with diabetes, yet despite many obstacles always had a strong will to live.
His family remembers him as a kind, compassionate and loving son, brother and friend.
He especially loved his dogs, Betty, Boomer and Styx who all predeceased him. Mark loved to hunt, fish, garden and sit in front of a campfire.
Mark is survived by his parents of Spruce Head, his two sisters, Lorrie Larson and her husband Ron of Rockland and Kelly Zeiner and her husband Ernest Piper III of Anchorage, Alaska; his brother, Charles F. "Chip" Zeiner and his partner Karen Andrews of Kennebunkport; his nieces and nephews, including Josh Miller and his wife Jasmine of Tenants Harbor, Clint Miller of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Ernie, Jari and Eliot Piper of Anchorage, Alaska, Lauren, Alexandra and Samuel of Kennebunkport; and his great-niece, Sophia Bella Miller of Tenants Harbor.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 15 at 1:30 p.m. at South Congregational Church on Temple Street in Kennebunkport.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094.
Arrangements are with the Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home in Rockland.
