JS Pelkey and Son Funeral Home
Eliot - Marice Clare Foss Barzal, 95, formerly of Eliot, Maine, died peacefully with her family at her side on February 27, 2020. She was born in Bangor Maine (at home) to Maurice Colby Foss and Clara Louise Haskell Foss on November 5, 1924. She is survived by her children: Jean Paulantonio, Louisa Evans (Rich), Ellen Walker (Alvin), Edward Everhart (Beth) and Michele Barzal-BonEnfant (Thomas Jr.). Marice has eight grandchildren Valerie, John, Eric, Emily, Kelsey, Amy, Thomas III, and Hunter and six great grandchildren who knew her as a loving Nana; Quincy, Damon, Caleb, Patrick, Charlotte and Sam. She also is survived by her younger sister, Jean Katsonis and was predeceased by her sisters: Mabel Oakes, Rachel West, Elizabeth Spurr and Fannie Ellen Davenport.
Marice was a graduate of Eliot High School, Class of 1942. She graduated from New England Baptist School of Nursing, Boston, Massachusetts in 1946: While in nursing school she joined the Army Nurses Cadet Corps, 1943 1946, but the war ended before she was able to serve overseas. In 1974, at the age of 50, she attended the University of Southern Mairie, earning a degree in education (Vocational Education).
During her 40 years of nursing she worked at Portsmouth Hospital (1898 Building), Exeter Hospital, and the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia. She was a public health nurse at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and also worked at Sinai Hospital, as well as Baltimore City Hospital while living in Maryland.
At the end of her career she as an Associate Professor at NH Vocational Technical College (LPN instructor). Marice was able to retire at the age of 60, so therefore she had 35 years of retirement!
Marice enjoyed crafting, selling her wares at many craft fairs in the Seacoast area. She loved to travel and she and Michele traveled cross-country, visiting all but two states. Marice camped at Natural High campground in Lebanon, Maine, enjoying many summers there with her family. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending time in the camper with Nana. She also enjoyed cross country skiing and ice skating in her younger years.
Marice was a member of the Eliot Democratic Committee, Eliot Congregational Church and she also volunteered at Well Child Clinics in Eliot, Maine.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Lloyd Everhart
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1915
Death Date: 22 Nov 1978
SSN: 232264394
Enlistment Date 1: 9 Jun 1942
Release Date 1: 19 Nov 1945
Foster's Daily Democrat
September 22, 2008KITTERY, Maine ; George "Charlie" Katsonis died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. He was surrounded by his family, his loving wife of 55 years, Jean, brothers, Nick and Harry, children and grandchildren.
The son of Greek immigrants, Charlie was born in Lewiston, Maine, on Aug. 31, 1925. Soon after his birth, his parents, George Kotsonis and Christina (Stamatellos) Kotsonis, moved to Portsmouth, where he spent his boyhood years. Charlie always considered Portsmouth home. He told stories of jumping off the piers under the Memorial Bridge and helping his father with the hot dog cart during the Great Depression.
Soon after the beginning of World War II, Charlie enlisted in the Navy. While his little brother Harry was on the shores of Normandy, Charlie was assigned to a bomb disposal squad in the South Pacific. Little facts like this were never shared easily. They would come out much later, almost surreptitiously, while watching a television show or reading the newspaper.
After the war, Charlie returned to Portsmouth and, in 1947, graduated from Portsmouth High School. When the Korean conflict broke out, he re-enlisted and served as an aviation ordinance man, 2nd class, aboard the USS Princeton. Returning again to Portsmouth, he met, truly, the love of his life, Jean Foss.
Charlie worked briefly at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. But, with a growing family, he wanted more. In 1955, he joined Metropolitan Life. He rose swiftly into management and became a legend in the business. In 1966, he earned the coveted CLU in insurance underwriting from Boston University. Though Charlie was a demanding boss who swiftly turned around each district to which he was assigned, the girls in his office fondly called him "Mister K." After his retirement in 1983, he was an inaugural inductee in the company's hall of fame.
Charlie's legend was not limited to business. How many people can say that they sang "Over the Rainbow" to Judy Garland ... and she listened. Those who were present that night in the Peacock Lounge at the Waldorf will never forget it. Many people say that they love music; he lived it. Charlie followed all the great jazz talents in the Seacoast area. The wonderful pianist Tommy Gallant often said that Charlie had the best "pipes" in Portsmouth.
His ancestors made their living on the sea and he kept it near throughout his life. He happily recalled the tough, early years on Bow Street in Portsmouth, long before it became the home of condominiums and trendy restaurants. He loved sailing among the Greek Ilses in the Aegean Sea. For more than 20 years, he and Jean owned the Atlantic Four Winds at Wallis Sands in Rye.
Family held the strongest place in his heart ; Jean, with whom he created many lifetimes worth of memories; brothers, Nick and Harry; children, Steven and wife, Mary, Bill, Kristina, Nick and wife, Johanna, and Kathryn; grandchildren, Steven Jr., Kati LaPointe, Charlie, Anthony, Melanie Mazzone, Meaghan Cloutman, Michael Bastianelli, Amber, Kristina, Caitlin, Ilena, Elektra, Alicia Locapo, Brianna Hale, and 12 great-grandchildren. He was very proud of his Greek heritage. In his first visit to Greece, he was treated like the long lost son, paraded through the streets of Napoli with his cousins and the Archbishop.
He will be missed by his many friends at Cochecho Country Club, the Portsmouth Legion, Walden Lakes Golf and Polo Club, and Country Meadows in Plant City, Fla., where he was known as "Charlie Kat" and renowned as a master of ceremonies and a great tenor.
He's probably singing "My Way" .. or maybe "Fly Me to the Moon" ... with Frankie now.
Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, George and Christina, baby brothers, William and Louis, and young sister, Amelia.
Foster's Daily Democrat
June 12, 2009DOVER � William Katsonis, 55 years old, of Dover, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at Riverside Rest Home in Dover.
William was born in Portsmouth, on March 6, 1954. He was the son of G. Charlie and Jean (Foss) Katsonis. William attended local schools and graduated from Dover High School in 1972. Following graduation, William attended the University of Arizona.
William moved to California and began a career as a real estate developer, building a successful business of his own. He enjoyed the study of philosophy, and enjoyed music of all genres, but especially the sounds of the beaches like Jimmy Buffett. Some of his favorite places were the beaches of Hawaii, and Rye.
Predeceasing William was his father G. Charlie Katsonis in 2008.
Surviving is his mother, Jean Katsonis of Kittery, Maine; a son, Anthony Katsonis, stationed out of Missouri with the U.S. Army; two sisters, Kristina Katsonis of Kittery, Maine, Kathryn Katsonis of Nashua; two brothers, Steven and Mary Katsonis of Florida, and Nicholas and Johanna Katsonis of Massachusetts. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews aunts and uncles.
Now close the windows and let the marshes resume, if the trees must, let them toss. No bird is singing now, and if there is, let them silently fly away. No bird is singing now, caught in a northeast wind, serenely looking for a summer breeze, flying with the angels in the sky, into the summer night. I can hear the ocean, it soothes my soul. Open the windows and let the breeze rush in. Looking over my shoulder I find home, the birds are singing now in heaven with God.
Seacostonline.com
RIVERSIDE, Calif. � Fannie Ellen (Foss) Davenport, of Riverside, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, at home, surrounded by her cherished children, three days after being diagnosed with leukemia.
The daughter of the late Clara (Haskell) Foss and Maurice Foss, she was born Nov. 8, 1928, in Eliot, Maine. Fan graduated from Eliot High School and attended Westbrook Junior College in Portland, Maine, later attending secretarial college in California.
Fan was employed with WeTip for several years. Fan enjoyed quilting, selling 300-400 quilts each year at swap meets.
Surviving are her children, Darlene, Jenice and Joseph Jr., all of California, her sisters, Marice Barzal of Eliot, and Jean Katsonis of Kittery, Maine; grandchildren Chuck, Thomas and Kenneth White, Joseph Headlee III and Matthew Weeks; and several great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Kenneth Davenport and Joseph Headlee; her three older sisters, Mabel Oakes, Rachel West and and Elizabeth Spurr.
She was laid to rest beside her husband, Ken, in Riverside National Cemetery.
36687. George William Thurston
Bowdoin Magazine
George William Thurston '42 died in Machias on June 26, 2005. Born in May 2, 1920, in Steuben, he prepared for college at New Haven (CT) High School and became a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at Bowdoin.
Following his graduation in 1942, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946 during World War II, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. After teaching for a year at Calais High School, he did graduate work at the University of Maine and the University of Pennsylvania. He was for some years principal of Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan, and in 1965 he joined the faculty at Washington State College in Machias, which later became the University of Maine at Machias, where he taught social studies and Maine and local history until his retirement in 1985. For 20 years, he was also the head counselor at Camp Tall Timbers in Casco.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Smart Thurston, whom he married in 1951; a son, Thomas W. Thurston of Spokane, WA; five daughters, Margaret H. Thurston of Edgewater, MD, Elizabeth C. Thurston of Cape Elizabeth, Catherine M. Korredes of Brewer, Ellen M. Bourett of Newark, DE, and Sarah J. Thurston of Maynard, MA; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and two brothers, David H. Thurston of Clio, MI, and Richard Thurston of Steuben.
63371. Margaret Haskell Thurston
Bangor Daily News (ME)
May 12, 2023Sullivan - Margaret Haskell Thurston, 70, passed away at home on May 7, 2023. The eldest daughter of George and Ruth (Smart) Thurston, Margaret was born in Sorrento in 1952, and attended schools in Sorrento, Sullivan, and Machiasport. A 1970 graduate of Machias Memorial High School, she graduated from the University of Maine at Orono as a French major.
While at Maine, Margaret earned distinction as one of the first women to participate in a coed varsity sport as a member of the riflery team. After a stint in the Air Force and Air Force Reserves, Margaret earned a Masters in Linguistics from The Ohio State University. She had a long and distinguished career as a linguist in the Department of Defense in the DC area.
Although life took her to many different places, Margaret was always a Mainer at heart and retired to Sullivan, where she was an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth and the Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society.
Margaret had broad interests including travel far and near, genealogy, wooden ships, old cemeteries, and family adventures. She had a lively intellect with a love of words and language and was a loyal fan of the Orioles and Red Sox.
She is survived by her mother, Ruth Thurston of Machias; brother, Tom (Fuzzy) Thurston and Liz Conrad of Nine Mile Falls, Washington; and sisters, Betsy Thurston of Machias, Cathy and Jim Kotredes of Brewer, Ellen and Jim Pletz of Wilmington, Delaware and Sally Thurston of Maynard, Massachusetts. Margaret was close to her many nieces and nephews and their families, as well as her cousin Roger Thurston of Lexington, Kentucky.
Margaret was predeceased by her father, George Thurston.
Margaret maintained lifelong friendships with school and college classmates, as well as Air Force friends and professional colleagues.
Bangor Daily News (ME)
February 26, 2013STEUBEN - Richard Thurston, 91, passed away Feb. 17, 2013. He was born Feb. 3, 1922, in Orono, the youngest of three sons, to Cleveland and Marion Haskell Thurston.
He is survived by his daughter, Diane Thurston of Ellenville, N.Y.; son, Roger Lee Thurston of Lexington, Ky.; stepsons, Douglas Rees of Arcadia, Calif., and David Rees of Louisville, Ky.; stepdaughters, Kathy Rees Johnson of Lexington, Ky., and Jennie Rees of Louisville, Ky.; sisters-in-law, Ruth Thurston of Machias and Marie Thurston of Mount Pleasant, Mich.; a host of loving stepgrandchildren, nieces, nephews and honorary grandchildren; and friends too numerous to name.
He was predeceased by his wives, Ann Templeton Thurston and Mary Alice Klingensmith Rees Thurston; and brothers, David and George.
Richard was educated in New Haven, Conn., and spent idyllic summers on and around the water at the family home in Steuben. He attended the University of Connecticut, then served the U.S. in World War II as a naval officer at sea in the Pacific Theatre. After the war, he earned a doctorate in entomology from Rutgers University, then launched a long and successful career as a professor and researcher at the University of Kentucky. There he became an avid Wildcats basketball fan and, during a research assignment in northern Thailand, developed an abiding interest in Thai food and culture. In his younger years, he was an intrepid tennis and ping-pong player, and he was a lifelong lover of history, poetry, nature, fishing, gardening and above all, picnics at the shore with family and friends. He was a founding member of the Lexington, Ky., Unitarian church and was a long-standing member of Unitarian Universalist Church, Ellsworth. Richard was known for his good humor, wit and generosity, and he will be sorely missed.
Portland Press Herald (ME)
August 6, 1997Ruth B. Meigs, 78, of Orland died Tuesday at a Bangor hospital.
She was born at home in Steuben, a daughter of Walter Eastman Brown and Velma Sherman Haskell Brown, and grew up in Stillwater and Bucksport. In 1937, she graduated from Bucksport High School and in 1940 from Gorham Normal School.
She taught school in Rockland until her marriage in 1941 to Richard A. Goodridge.
During World War II she taught grades one through eight. In 1965, after the death of her first husband, she returned to college at Gorham State Teachers College, and earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education. Mrs. Meigs loved to teach. Her favorite students were those in grades six and seven, and she enjoyed her years teaching reading and writing in Dixfield, Mexico and Rumford schools, until her retirement in 1979.
For several summers in the 1970s, she worked as a cook aboard the schooner Mercantile, sailing out of Camden. She was a wonderful cook, family members said, turning out hearty Down East meals on the windjammer woodstove.
In 1980, she married J. Franklin Meigs, and with him enjoyed many wonderful and productive years at their home and camp in Orland.
She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, serving as worthy matron of Mount Zircon Chapter and as mother advisor of the Rumford Assembly, International Order of Rainbow for Girls. She held state offices for several years, and was elected to the position of worthy grand matron for the State of Maine in 1983-84. She served as trustee for the Grand Chapter Charities until her death.
Surviving are her husband of Orland; four daughters, Mrs. John (Karen) Curtis of Southport, Joanna Goodridge of Westbrook, Mrs. John (Patricia) Worth of Belfast and Mrs. Tyler (Ellen) Vickers of Washington; a son, Mark Goodridge of Palisades Park, N.J.; a stepson: Franklin Meigs of Prospect; a sister, Mrs. Harold (Joanne) Clough of York; a brother, Sherman Brown of Boothbay; nine grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and two great-granddaughters.
Richard Alcorn Goodridge ws a teacher.
36690. Walter Eastman Brown Jr.
Bangor Daily News
October 31, 1989Eat Orland - Elinor H. Brown, 69 and Walter E. Brown Jr., 69, died Oct. 29, 1989 in Clifton, as a result of an automobile accident.
Elinor was born in Bucksport, May 14, 1920, the daughter of Capt. Sydney C. and Janet (Dow) Harrison. She was a graduate of Bucksport High School and a 1940 graduate of Westbrook Junior College. She worked for the Merrill Trust Bank in Bucksport before her marriage to Walter. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Garden Club in Cumberland Foreside. She was a volunteer of the Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was a volunteer at the Cumberland Library and was instrumental in starting a library in Ciudad Pior, Venezuela. She was active with the story hour at Buck Memorial Library and a volunteer for the Meals-For-Me in Bucksport.
Walter was born in Stillwater, Feb. 2, 1920, the son of Walter E. and Velma (Haskell) Brown. He graduated from Bucksport High School and was a 1947 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the South Pacific from 1941-1945, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. He worked 25 years for U.S. Steel, from 1947-1972, the last 13 years of which were spent in Venezuela. He was a member of the Lion's Club and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. After his retirement in 1972, until 1986, he was a consultant for Maine Central Railroad while they lived in Cumberland Foreside.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are survived by four children, Penny B. Robbins of New Province, N.J., Susan J. Hayden of Brandon, Vt., Walter E. Brown III of Gray and Ben D. Brown of Brandon, Vt.; 14 grandchidren, several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Brown is also survived by four brothers, Oliver W. Harrison and Frank P. Harrison, both of Bangor, Sydney G. Harrison of Bucksport and Millard D. Harrison of Readfield; two sisters, Mrs, Jean Elsemore of Orono and Mrs, Janet Crosson of Bucksmore.
Mr. Brown is also survived by his mother, Velma Brown, formerly of Bucksport; one brother, Sherman Brown of Boothbay Harbor; two sisters, Ruth Meigs of Orland and Joanne Clough of York Beach. He was predeceased by his father, Walter, and one brother, Thomas Brown.
Bangor Daily News
October 31, 1989Eat Orland - Elinor H. Brown, 69 and Walter E. Brown Jr., 69, died Oct. 29, 1989 in Clifton, as a result of an automobile accident.
Elinor was born in Bucksport, May 14, 1920, the daughter of Capt. Sydney C. and Janet (Dow) Harrison. She was a graduate of Bucksport High School and a 1940 graduate of Westbrook Junior College. She worked for the Merrill Trust Bank in Bucksport before her marriage to Walter. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Garden Club in Cumberland Foreside. She was a volunteer of the Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was a volunteer at the Cumberland Library and was instrumental in starting a library in Ciudad Pior, Venezuela. She was active with the story hour at Buck Memorial Library and a volunteer for the Meals-For-Me in Bucksport.
Walter was born in Stillwater, Feb. 2, 1920, the son of Walter E. and Velma (Haskell) Brown. He graduated from Bucksport High School and was a 1947 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the South Pacific from 1941-1945, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. He worked 25 years for U.S. Steel, from 1947-1972, the last 13 years of which were spent in Venezuela. He was a member of the Lion's Club and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. After his retirement in 1972, until 1986, he was a consultant for Maine Central Railroad while they lived in Cumberland Foreside.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are survived by four children, Penny B. Robbins of New Province, N.J., Susan J. Hayden of Brandon, Vt., Walter E. Brown III of Gray and Ben D. Brown of Brandon, Vt.; 14 grandchidren, several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Brown is also survived by four brothers, Oliver W. Harrison and Frank P. Harrison, both of Bangor, Sydney G. Harrison of Bucksport and Millard D. Harrison of Readfield; two sisters, Mrs, Jean Elsemore of Orono and Mrs, Janet Crosson of Bucksmore.
Mr. Brown is also survived by his mother, Velma Brown, formerly of Bucksport; one brother, Sherman Brown of Boothbay Harbor; two sisters, Ruth Meigs of Orland and Joanne Clough of York Beach. He was predeceased by his father, Walter, and one brother, Thomas Brown.
Portland Press Herald (ME)
August 2, 1999Capt. Sherman C. Brown, 75, died at his home surrounded by his family Saturday.
He thought anything was possible and often proved it to be so, according to a daughter, Linda Redman of North Charleston, S.C.
"He did it his way. He liked to cook, he liked to sing, he liked to take things apart and put it together his way," she said. "He was a very unique Yankee, very independent."
Major and minor accidents were never an impediment to his drive to get things done. He was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago, but even that did not prevent him from landscaping and working on his most recent project of developing an orchard and a man-made pond.
"He didn't stop working or getting on his tractor or knocking down trees or moving rocks until a week and a half ago," his daughter said.
The orchard includes apple, plum, peach, nectarine and other trees, as well as grape vines. He left instructions for more trees to be planted in the coming years to complete the orchard.
Mr. Brown was born in Stillwater, a son of Walter and Velma Huskily Brown. He was a graduate of Bucksport High School. He joined the Merchant Marine in 1943 and graduated from the Merchant Marine academy in Kings Point, N.Y.
Mr. Brown raised his family and worked in Bucksport. He sailed for the next 28 years on tankers, supertankers and container ships, ending his career as a captain.
He often was en route to India, where he would explore the markets and shop for gems or rugs, and send tea home to his family.
His career ended when he fell into the hold of the ship while loading cargo in West Africa. He fell on his feet and was later told by a surgeon he wouldn't walk again. But he did.
He returned to his home in Boothbay, where he lived for the next several years.
He enjoyed riding his tractor, operating his sawmill and tending to his honeybees. He also enjoyed landscaping, which was evident by the exposed ledges, large pond, many rock walls and his rock garden.
Years ago he built his own house and barn with trees he cut from his land, sawed and planed himself, and mostly hoisted into place by himself. He "lived on the edge" and took risks, and wouldn't be slowed down when things went awry.
Mr. Brown enjoyed music and was a member of Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church Choir and local theater group productions.
His daughter said he was a great role model for her children. "He said you can do or be anything you want to be; just don't be afraid of trying it," she said.
At his request, there will be no memorial service, and his body is being donated to the University of New England in Biddeford for research.
His wife, Madeline Brown, died previously.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Linda) Redman of North Charleston, S.C., and Jennifer L. Brown of Boothbay; a sister, Mrs. Harold (Joanne) Clough of York; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
April 7, 2013YORK -- Joanne Clough, 82, of York, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born on Sept. 19, 1930, to the late Walter and Velma (Haskell) Brown. Raised on the family farm in North Bucksport, Joanne graduated from Bucksport High School in 1948 and Farmington State Teachers College in 1952.
She married Harold Clough in Bucksport on July 6, 1952, and they settled in York to raise their family.
Joanne taught home economics in York schools for 18 years. Thousands of students learned to cook and sew under her guidance.
Joanne was devoted to her family. When their children were young, the Cloughs enjoyed camping trips throughout northern New England, the Canadian Maritimes, and beyond. Whether it was a weekend in the White Mountains or a three-week journey to Colorado and back, Joanne always found ways to make the excursions fun for the whole family.
After her children were grown, Joanne would host lobster feeds and Christmas luncheons, offering beautiful handmade cards and gifts to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Following their retirement, Joanne and Harold bought a small home in Florida and divided their time between York and Homosassa Springs for about 20 years, returning to Maine for good in 1999.
Joanne generously devoted her time and talents to the Union Congregational Church in York Beach. She was a deacon and was active in the Ladies' Aid. A tireless worker, she helped to organize church suppers, fairs, and other events. Joanne's creative talents produced scores of Father Christmas figurines, quilts, and other items that were popular at church fairs. Her faith and dedication to the church were unwavering; she was loved by all who knew her and will be sorely missed. It has been said that it will take many people to do the work Joanne did on her own.
She was also active in the Pine Tree and Evergreen Quilters Guilds in Maine and the Creative Quilters of Citrus County, Florida.Joanne was predeceased by her husband, Harold; her sister, Ruth Meigs, and her brothers, Walter, Thomas, and Sherman Brown.
She is survived by her son Bruce and his wife Debbie (Williams) Clough of York, her daughter Carol Thurston of Hollis Center; her daughter Gail Rice and her husband Randy of Freeport; her grandson Kris, his wife Jamie (Moulton) Clough, and great- grandsons, Christopher and Zachary of York; her granddaughter Catherine Gilmore-Clough and husband Kipp of Philadelphia, Pa.; and many nieces and nephews.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
December 4, 2005YORK - Harold W. Clough, 86, of 98 Cape Neddick Road, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 in York Hospital. He was born in North Haverhill, N.H., son of Frederick and Eva (Wells) Clough. He graduated from Haverhill Academy in 1938 and Concord College of Business in 1940.
He worked as a supervisory naval architect for the Naval Ship Yard for 31 years before retiring in 1972. After retirement he worked for 33 years as a handyman in the community helping others.
He was a Mason and a member of the Union Congregational Church since 1956. He enjoyed camping in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, fishing and oystering on the Homosassa River in Florida and spending time with many friends.
He leaves his wife of 53 years, Joanne (Brown) Clough; a son, Bruce W. and his wife Deborah E. Clough of York; two daughters, Carol C. and her husband Jeffrey C. Thurston of Hollis Center, and Gail N. and her husband Randy J. Rice of Freeport; a brother, Lawrence F. and his wife Sharon Clough of Lemington, Vt.; his twin sister, Helen W. McQuesten of Montpelier, Vt.; two grandchildren, Kris J. and his wife Jamie Clough of York and Catherine S. and her husband Rev. Kipp Gilmore-Clough of Cheltenham, Pa.; two great-grandchildren, Christopher and Zachary Clough of York; many nieces and nephews.
A brother, Roland Clough and a sister, Thelma Willey predeceased him.
Bangor Daily News (ME)
March 11, 2017Milbridge - Colon E. Haskell, 92, passed away after a long illness at a Machias hospital on Feb 25, 2017. He was born Feb 15, 1925, in Steuben, the son of Fred and Beulah Haskell.
Colon graduated from Steuben schools and then entered the United States Marine Corps, where he served in the Pacific during World War II. When returning home, he worked as a Master Plumber for FW Burnham, which he later purchased and operated from 1962 to 1984. His son Fred then took over the business. Colon was a member of the Pleiades Lodge 173 and the Milbridge Fire Department for more than 50 years. He was Chief of Police of the Milbridge Volunteer Police from 1976 to 1990 and worked with the Washington County Police. In 1994 he decided to lobster fish and retired from it in 2007. He enjoyed lobster fishing and working at the lobster pound with his daughter, Bonnie.
Colon was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Delvine; and his sister, Margaret Brann. He is survived by his children, Bonnie Crosby, James Haskell and wife, Colleen, Fred Haskell, and Kathy Young and husband, Stephen; daughter-in-law, Kathy Haskell; 5 grandchildren, Bethany, Colon Wayne, Shawna, Clint and Joseph; 10 great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Kasey, Landon, Evan, Wyatt, Sophia, Rowan, Pheobe, Maxwell and Murphy; many nieces and nephews; sister, Patricia Johnston and husband, Wayne; two very special sisters-in-law, Maxine Pottle of Surry and Winnie Bradbury of Milbridge; and brother-in-law, Peter Sawyer of Milbridge.
Colon enjoyed watching the Red Sox baseball, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, gardening and shopping. He will be sadly missed by his children, family, and everyone who knew him.
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Colon E Haskell
Muster Date: Jan 1944
Rank: Private First Class
Station: 4Th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S C
Bangor Daily News (ME)
April 26, 2013MILBRIDGE - Phyllis (Pinkham) Haskell, 87, passed away April 25, 2013, at an Ellsworth hospital after a long battle with cancer. She was born June 26, 1925, in Steuben, the daughter of the late Elmer and Selena (Thibeau) Pinkham.
She was an active member of Machias Valley Baptist Church for more than 50 years where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school. She sold real estate and was an insurance agent in Machias, where she started Varney Insurance Agency. She also worked at Johnson' Jewelry store for more than 16 years. She was married to the late William Davis and had one son, William Jr., who lives in Ellsworth with his wife, Patty. She then married the late Alfred Andrews, who passed away in 1995. They were married 50 years and had two sons, Alfred Russell and Bruce Andrews. In December 2007 she married Colon Haskell of Milbridge, who she met during her school days, some 73 years ago.
She is also survived by a granddaughter, Dianne; grandson, Timothy; two great-granddaughters, Courtney and Desirae; great-great-granddaughter, Olivia; brother, Arthur Pinkham of Bucks Harbor; and half sister, Josephine King of Belgrade.
36697. Margaret Louise Haskell
The Bangor Daily News
October 18, 1978Steuben and Dayton, Ohio - Mrs. Margaret L. Brann, 50, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, October 11, 1978.
She was born in Steuben Feb. 26, 1928, the daughter of the late Fred Hill Haskell and Beulah Haskell Coombs.
She is survived by her husband, John Brann; one daughter, Lorna Gay Brann; one son, Stephen Brann of Dayton; her mother, Beulah Haskell Coombs; one half-sister, Patricia Coombs Dailey of Rockland; one brother, Colon E. Haskell of Millbridge.
Daytona Daily News
October 18, 1985Brann, Lorna G., age 26, of Butler Twp., passed away October 14, 1985.
Lorna was born in Bridgeport CT, May 14, 1959, was employed by Mead Corp., a 1977 graduate of Vandalia Butler High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, 1981 graduate of Wright State University, receiving a degree in Archeology.
She had worked with the Museum of Natuaral History in the restoration of the Indian Village on the banks of the Little Miami River & had teurned from Dallas, Texas, June of 1985 after working on several archeological sites in conjunction with Soutern Methodist University.
Survived by her father, John F., Butler Twp.; a brother Stephan, San Bernardino, CA; a grandmother, Beulah Coombs, Rockland, Maine; a grandfather, Charles LeRoy Vrann, Rockland, Maine and oither relauves and friends.