New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919
Name:Raymond George Haskell
Birth Place: Deer Isle, Maine
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1889
Service Start Date: 1918
Service Start Age: 29
War Memorial Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
World War 1917-1919
Thomas D. Haskell
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Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Thomas Dudley Haskell
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1890
Death Date: 3 Jul 1958
Cemetery: Deer Isie
Cemetery Location: MT Adams, Maine
Enlisted January 2, 1912
Discharged November 9, 1919
Service # 1711210
Pension # XC 10 362 984
USN
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Thomas D Haskell
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1891
Military Date: 15 Dec 1928
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1935
Title: Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval and Reserve
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Maine, Military Index, 1917-1920
Name: Thomas D. Haskell
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1890
Birth Place: Deer Isle, Maine, USA
Military Roster: Roster~Coast Guard
Serial Number: 171-12-10
Residence Place: Deer Isle
Comments: Enl: USN Deer Isle, Nov. 6/15. Oiler. Served on: USS Tingey Apr. 6/17 to Sept. 30/17; Naval Hosp Norfolk Va Sept. 30/17 to Feb. 1/18; USS Tingey Feb. 1/18 to Nov. 11/18. Disch USS Buchanan San Diego Cal; Nov. 5, 1919.
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 10, No. 2, June 2001Mary E. Haskell, 104, of Deer Isle, Maine, USA died at a healthcare facility in Ellsworth November 18, 2000. She was born February 26, 1896, in Aluchua County, near Gainesville, Florida. In 1916, she married Thomas D. Haskell in Charleston, South Carolina, and in 1928 moved to Deer Isle, Maine. She was a homemaker and later was employed at Mount Holyoke College. She was a Deaconess and taught Sunday School in Deer Isle's First Congregational Church, a past matron of the Eastern star and a member of the local grange.
Her husband, Thomas died in 1958. Also predeceasing her were four sisters; one brother; a son, Edward; daughters-in-law, Fay and Irma; and son-in-law, Ben.
Survivors include sons, Thomas and wife, Virginia of York; Wilson and wife, Jessie of Cape Elizabeth; Robert of Deer Isle; Bruce and Irene of Barre, Vermont; and daughter, Joan Pickering of Orono; 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grand-children; numerous nieces and nephews.
Interment was at Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.
70733. Thomas Dudley Haskell Jr.
The MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA)
November 10, 2015Thomas Dudley Haskell age 95, joined his bride, Virginia, of 71 years in eternal peace, Saturday November 7, 2015. He died peacefully in his sleep, at home, after a brief illness. Born to Thomas Dudley and Mary (Hinnant) Haskell on August 29th 1920 in Charleston South Carolina, where he spent the first 8 years of his life.
The family moved to Deer Isle Maine in the summer of 1928, the home of his Fathers family for 7 generations. He received an excellent education from the Deer Isle school system and served as the Senior Class President and graduated as Valedictorian before attending University of Maine, Orono, Class of 1942.
He joined the Massachusetts National Guard just prior to the start of WWII and was inducted into the regular Army and then invited to attend the Officer Candidate School. He served in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska from 1943-44 and after returning to the Lower 48 was stationed at various Bases and Military Schools in the Southern States as an electrical engineer instructor and quartermaster until the War ended.
He married Virginia Irene MacDonald on February 28th, 1943, at St. Mary Cathedral, Wilmington, North Carolina. After the years of Military Service he and Virginia moved to the Framingham Massachusetts area where they raised three children. He was employed as an auditor for the Massachusetts National Guard and then joined the United State Postal Service where he walked a postal route for twenty years.
Upon retirement he and his beloved wife moved to York Maine where they lived out their life very happily along the Atlantic coast. He enjoyed gardening, taking pride in the fantastic displays of vibrant, changing colors of blooms, sports: especially baseball, football, and basketball.
An avid reader and historian he and Virginia began the delight of exploring and documenting his Haskell genealogy visiting many of the Cape Anne Towns and the all the Maine coasts locations of settlement documenting his lineage which was passed to his daughters for additional connections and current generations.
He was predeceased by his son Thomas Roderick Rick Haskell, his parents, and 3 brothers: Edward, Robert and R. Wilson,two sister in laws, Irma and Fay Haskell, and brother-in-law, Benjamin Pickering.
He is survived by his brother, Bruce Haskell and wife, Irene, sister Joan Pickering, his daughters, Mary Virginia Haskell and Jeanne Anne Thompson of York,and a special daughter, Gail Zanchi of Maryville Tennessee, nine grandchildren,15 great grandchildren,2 great, greatgrandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and his cat, Patra.
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Thomas D Haskell Jr
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: Massachusetts
County or City: Middlesex
Enlistment Date: 16 Sep 1940
Enlistment State: Massachusetts
Enlistment City: Framingham
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Grade: Private First Class
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 175
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Thomas D Haskell Jr
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Military Date: 4 May 1949
Publication Date: 1951
Title: National Guard Register, Army
The MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, MA)
September 1, 2014Virginia Irene MacDonald Haskell passed quietly at home August 29, 2014 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Alexander J. and Marie Cecilia (Cournoyer) MacDonald, born November 10, 1923, Natick, MA.
Portland Press Herald
December 5, 2014CAPE ELIZABETH & DEER ISLE - Ripon Wilson Haskell, of Cape Elizabeth and Deer Isle, departed this life reluctantly but inevitably on Nov. 27, 201
He was born on March 14, 1925, in Charleston, S.C., raised on Deer Isle, and educated by island schools, the Chase Emerson Memorial Library, the University of Maine at Orono, and continuing. He remained curious and inquisitive to the end.
His parents were Thomas Dudley and Mary (Hinnant) Haskell. He is survived by his siblings, Thomas Jr. of York Beach, Bruce of East Barre, Vt., and Joan Pickering of Orono. He was predeceased by brothers Albert and Robert. He was happily and devotedly married for 64 years to Jessie Damian Haskell and regrets leaving her behind more than anything. He is also survived by his son Paul of Sharon, Vt., and son David and daughter-in-law Lisa of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.; grandchildren Andy and Amy (all of whom he loved and admired greatly); and relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
During World War II, Mr. Haskell helped build the Owls Head Naval Field and was a Ship Fitter First Class at South Portland Naval Yard. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maine, he was gainfully and usefully employed by the American Optical Company and the General Electric Company for 39 years. After retirement, he and Jess returned to Maine and devoted considerable energy to volunteer endeavors including AARP, the United Way, the Barron Center, Haven Health Care, the Pond Cove School Library, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. He has a member of Marine Lodge #122, A.F. & A.M., the Deer Isle Country Club, and various charitable organizations.
He leaves this life with his accounts settled and wishes his survivors the best. In his own words, "Life was a grand trip! I would do it all again gladly."
Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Albert Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1927
Death Date: 19 Aug 1990
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 004243507
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Sep 1944
Release Date 1: 31 Mar 1964
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
Name: Albert E Haskell
Muster Date: Dec 1950
Rank: Cpl
Station: Headquarters 1St Medical Battalion 1St Marine Division Fmf C/O Fleet Post Office San Francisco California
Newsletter of the International Haskell Family Society
Volume 14, No. 1, March 2005ROBERT R. (BOB) HASKELL, 75, of Deer Isle passed away January 5, 2005 (sic) in Bangor, Maine, USA. Son of Mary E. (Hinant) and Thomas D. Haskell, he served in Korea and later as an executive in Framingham and Bolton, Massachusetts before returning to Deer Isle in 1969, where he owned the Sunshine General Store for many years.
He served on town boards in Bolton and was a former 3rd Selectman in Deer Isle, as well as a volunteer fireman in both Bolton and Deer Isle.
His wife, Fay, predeceased him in 1985. Survivors include daughter, Maria F. (Brian) Duddy; sons Christopher T. Haskell and Mark F. Haskell; brothers Thomas D. (Ginny) Haskell, R. Wilson (Jesse) Haskell and Bruce S. (Irene) Haskell; sister, Joan Pickering, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial will take place in the spring at Evergreen Cemetery, Deer Isle.
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U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Robert R Haskell
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: 21 May 1929
Death Date: 19 Dec 2004
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery
Notes: US ARMY KOREA
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 May 1929
Death Date: 19 Dec 2004
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 21 Sep 1950
Release Date 1: 20 Sep 1953
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Volume 9, No. 2, June 2000September 13, 1999: BENJAMIN K. PICKERING, 67, died in Bangor, Maine, USA. Born in Deer Isle, he was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Air Force. He worked in electronics engineering, and spent the last 25 years as a certified biomedical technician. He was a member of the Orono United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee, and an avid gardener and birdwatcher.
Survivors include his mother, Josephine, of Deer Isle, his wife, JOAN D. (HASKELL) PICKERING; sons: Richard Earl Pickering, Robert Bruce Pickering, and Peter Andrew Pickering; 3 grandchildren; a sister, Beatrice Haskell and her husband Burton of Deer Isle; an uncle, Melville Pickering; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Burial was in Mt. Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.
Albert R. Barbour was a seaman.
Bangor Daily NewsBANGOR '96 Charles E. Barbour, 74, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at a Bangor nursing facility following a long illness. He was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Chelsey, Mass., son of the late Albert R. and Rose A. (Haskell) Barbour.
Charles graduated from Stonington High School, Class of 1949. Following high school, he entered the Coast Guard and then enlisted in the U.S. Army/Navy having served in Japan and Korea as a radio technician. Charles was a talented gardener and enjoyed tending to his flower and vegetable gardens. He was a gifted poet and published two books of his work. Charles was a Christian man who was very faithful to his Lord, Bible and the Christ Church of Faith in Old Town where he was an active member.
He is survived and will be sadly missed by his wife, Carolyn of 10 years; brother, Maurice Barbour of Deer Isle; several nieces and nephews, three stepdaughters and one stepson of a previous marriage, two special stepsons, Michael and Timothy Reynolds. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife Lillian Smith.
Bangor Daily News (ME)
October 15, 2012BANGOR - Carolyn L. Barbour, 81, went to be with her Lord Oct. 15, 2012. She was born July 17, 1931, in Milo, a daughter of Stanley and Freda (Stevens) Brown.
She attended grammar school in Derby and graduated from Milo High School, class of 1949. She attended Husson College and began her working career at Atwood Motor Co., Bangor, where she met her future husband, Harry Reynolds. In 1980, she moved to Concord, N.H., where she worked as a matron of the Odd Fellows Home and in the day care center. In 1984, she was featured on the United Way poster while employed in the day care center. She became a certified nurse's assistant and worked in the infirmary, and also did some home care cases. She stayed in New Hampshire for 10 years, returning to Maine where she continued her CNA home care and worked at a local day care center. For many years, she taught Sunday school, and was faithful to the church and loved gospel music. She began collecting dolls and her collection grew and grew. Carolyn enjoyed roller skating.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Reynolds and wife, Darla, of Holden, and Tim Reynolds and wife, Irene, of Bradley; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; sister, Charlene Clark of Concord, N.H.; best friend, "Dee Dee" of Hudson; two nephews, Randy and Brian; and niece, Becky. She was predeceased husband, Charles Barbour.
James Adam Haskell at age 35 was a caretaker of a private estate
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War Memorial Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
World War 1917-1919
James A. Haskell
When Lewis Haskell died on April 26th, 2016, his wife Ida wrote the following obituary/biographical sketch in his memory.NHHS is pleased to share Ida's thoughts with Lewis's many friends and admirers.
Lewis Judson Haskell was born March 12, 1920 in the old Eleazar Crabtree house at Crabtree Point. He was the son of James A. Haskell and Ethel Thornton. His father, James A. Haskell was born on Deer Isle and came to North Haven in his teens to work on the Herzog estate at Crabtree Point. Lewis's maternal grandfather, Lewis Thornton was a Welch gardener whom Herzog brought with his family to Maine as he wanted English gardens. Lewis's grandmother, Jane Hughes was Welch English and they lived in Gladestry, Wales. The Thornton family came to America in the steamer Ivernia.
Because Herzog was a German Jew, North Haven people thought he was a spy and distrusted him. Herzog was really a camouflage expert for the government, but he enjoyed teasing the islanders. He had many carriage roads at Crabtree Point and put posts with lanterns along the roads. At night, he would take his employees and walk the roads and change the lights. Some island folks would see the lights change and thought he was signaling but he was teasing them. Herzog loved to fool.
Lewis's grandfather Thornton was indentured to Herzog for five years. When his grandfather Thornton left North Haven, he took the family to Wisconsin, where he had relatives who worked for the railroad repairing the tracks. Lewis's mother, Ethel and her sister Gertrude stayed behind on North Haven. Gertrude married Hubert Grant and resided at the Grant Farm. Ethel met Lewis's father, James Haskell at the Herzog estate in North Haven and they fell in love.
The house where Lewis was born was the oldest on North Haven and two families lived in it. One workman lived on the first floor, and Lewis's parents on second floor. Lewis's maternal grandmother, Jane Hughes Thornton was at his birth. Because of very cold weather, it was hard for the Doctor to get there.
In the 1929 stock crash, Herzog lost his money and had to move. Lewis's family moved to Bartlett's Harbor and settled on the George Wooster farm, which needed much work done on it. Lewis's father lost all of his savings when his bank failed so they were very poor. His father insisted Lewis stop by each day after school to help an old lady who lived alone. She was Aunt Eunice who was a Leadbetter and proud of it. Increase Leadbetter had 3 wives and 20 or 30 children so all the islanders have Leadbetter blood. Once Aunt Eunice told Lewis it was too bad he wouldn't amount to anything because he had no Leadbetter blood!
Lewis wanted to go in the military service. The island doctor, Victor Shields told Lewis that he should be in the Navy. Dr. Shields had an IOU that a psychologist who worked there owed him and Dr. Shields told Lewis if he saw this doctor's name on the door to go and give the note to help him. Lewis saw the door and stepped out of the long line. He got in the room and the doctor asked what he wanted. Lewis said, "I've got a note from Dr. Victor Shields for you." The doctor said, "Vic Shields, how is he?" and then read the note Lewis gave him. The doctor said, "I can't help you. You have too many things the matter" but then took Lewis's paper, stamped a lot of things on it and told him "Now get back in line and keep your mouth shut". When Lewis got to the head of the line they looked at his paper and said, "You are supposed to be in the Navy line." So they took him and he got sworn into the Navy. The next day, he was in a room with others and down front was a desk. An officer said if anyone had a certain number to come forward and Lewis had one. An officer said "You are going to be able to sleep with your wife tonight." Lewis said, "I don't want to." The officer replied, "The Navy can't use you. I don't know who put all these wavers on your papers but the Navy can't use you. Too many things wrong." He couldn't get Lewis to sign. Later, when Lewis got ready to get out after the war, the same doctor was there and remembered him. "You made a liar out of me and survived". Lewis was in the Navy as a hospital corpsman from December 1943-1945 when his hospital ship Tranquil and other ships were off the coast of Japan waiting to land and the bomb was dropped and the war ended!
After the war, Lewis joined the reserves and was called back in the Korean War. He was stationed at the submarine base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The base was going to use radioactive material and had to know the Rh factor of all the 12,000 workers. Lewis and two other corpsmen were given the job of testing all the workers. They did several a day and had regular duties at the dispensary. Lewis wanted to learn as much as he could so he could help North Haven as they didn't always have a doctor. The Vinalhaven doctor had to cover for both islands. Lewis could see a patient and tell the Vinalhaven doctor to see him if he should come up. While he worked in Portsmouth, Lewis's wife Ida and two little sons lived in a small camp in Kittery, Maine. During his time off, they enjoyed some trips to the White Mountains.
After 14 months in Portsmouth, Lewis and Ida came home to North Haven. On the island, Lewis was very active. He was the only police officer in the 1950s and earned $50 per month. A lot of Vinalhaveners came up to dances and he was the only one to handle them. The police in Rockland told him not to carry a gun. If he got in a mess, he had to be quick and outwit them; they taught him some tricks. He had a lot of frustrating times, but always came out on top.
Lewis worked for Mrs. Hope Felton on her estate at Iron Point for several years. Mr. Felton was vice president of Revere Copper and Brass and had no say at the estate. Lewis was caretaker to Mrs. Felton and he was her boatman and he enjoyed it there. She was quick tempered and he liked to outwit her. They became very good friends. Her daughter, Jennifer Felton Cabot, was 9 years old when Lewis started there and she had no playmates so she chased Lewis around. They became very close friends and he was always ready to help her when she needed him.
Lewis loved North Haven and he involved himself in everything. When the town wanted to sell Mullens Head to an out of town buyer, Ira Curtis and Lewis canvassed the island to save it for the town because islanders had no access to beaches. They were successful and now we have a great town park.
At Pulpit Harbor, there was no place for islanders to land boats. Summer people owned all the land and fishermen had to use hauling lines on shore to reach the boats. Lewis was able to get a lease to the present parking area and get donations to put a dock on the piers that were there. Now the islanders had access to the beautiful harbor.
When Mr. Thomas S. Lamont left $50,000 to the town for islanders, Lewis wanted the town to have a community building and $35,000 was approved. The Sheridan Corporation was given the job and Lewis helped cut costs by also getting volunteers. When finished a metal plaque was put on the door, the plaque was scratched and Lamont wanted to get out of it. The balance was turned over to a trust fund and others could donate. Seward Beacom, a town resident, had a new plaque made, which has lasted. The town was very proud of the building and many activities were held there.
Lewis was an active, lifetime member of the North Haven Baptist Church and helped save the old Pulpit Harbor Church. He was a member of the Grange. He helped start the Historical Society after old documents were thrown away at the town dump and antique dealers were carting off items and cheating island people. Lewis built a small museum to house his collections and later added more rooms. Later, he gave the building and collection of antiques to the historical society. He was a selectman several times. He was always ready to try and solve a problem in town and usually succeeded.Lewis always had a boat and took others on day trips. His two sons learned to run boats early and by 12 years old had their own boats and lobster traps. They were very independent. Lewis was a storyteller and folks gathered at their home Sunday morning to hear them and enjoy their goodies. He and Ida put together a collection of his true short stories and published them in a book Cold Milk and Apple Pie.
Lewis received the Boston Post Cane for the town's oldest citizen. A few years ago his eyesight faded; he could read no more and his memory left. We had to leave North Haven; we couldn't take care of ourselves and came to Quarry Hill in Camden. Our home and land will go to the Historical Society when we die. We had a good life and always did things together. Lewis loved North Haven and people and always tried to help when he could. He was a problem solver and knew the ancestors of all. His ashes will be sprinkled at Bartlett's Harbor by his family and he has a memorial stone at Fuller Cemetery.
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Name: Lewis Judson Haskell
Ship, Station or Activity: Tranquility
Ship Number or Designation: AH-14
Muster Date: 1 Jul 1945
Penobscot Bay Pilot
NORTH HAVEN � Ida Margaret Wooster Haskell, 100, died peacefully June 24, 2022 at Quarry Hill in Camden. Born on August 25, 1921 at Silsby Hospital, Rockland, Maine. Daughter of Susie Emma Joy Wooster, born February 9, 1878 in Addison, Maine and Emery Hopkins Wooster, born in August 20, 1884 on Vinalhaven, Maine.
She was the only daughter with four brothers. Ida married Lewis Judson Haskell on March 27, 1941.
She is survived by her two children, David Byron Haskell and Raymond Leroy Haskell.
She had seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren the youngest being 100 years apart- was with her the day before she passed. She was close with her family and stayed healthy and sharp and never complained. She will be missed dearly.
Anyone that was lucky enough to know Ida, knows she was an incredible woman and lived a rich and fulfilling life. The history and stories from her and her husbands life would make an incredible book and her granddaughter hopes to do just that someday.
70742. Hershall Marion Haskell
Find-a-GraveNorth Haven � Hershall Marion Haskell, 87, died at Quarry Hill in Camden, following a long illness.
Born in Rockland, she was a daughter of James A. and Ethel M. Thornton Haskell. Raised at North Haven, she attended local schools and was a graduate of North Haven High School.
During the years of World War II, she worked as a Domestic in Camden. Miss Haskell spent the better part of her career working in that capacity for North Haven residents and summer residents.
One of her favorite pleasures was driving around the Island, often accompanied by friends.
She is survived by one brother Lewis J. Haskell and his wife Ida; one sister, Betty A. Greenlaw of North Haven; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
May 1, 2012NORTH HAVEN -- Betty A. Greenlaw, 84, lifelong North Haven resident, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough following a short illness.
Born in Rockland on July 11, 1927, she was the daughter of James and Ethel Thornton Haskell. Growing up on the island, Betty attended school there and graduated from North Haven High School.
On June 29, 1946, she married Donald F. Greenlaw on North Haven.
Betty worked many years cleaning homes. She loved spending time with her family, planting her gardens, taking drives around her beloved island, and animals, especially her dog 'Cody.'
Predeceased by her husband Donald, March 16, 2006, and her sister Hershall Haskell, May 19, 2010, Betty is survived by two daughters, Brenda McMickle, Donna Greenlaw both of Lyman, one son, James Greenlaw; one brother, Lewis Haskell both of North Haven; three grandchildren, Jacob and Emily Greenlaw of North Haven, Courtney Boucher of Lyman; one great- grandchild, Maggie Lyn Greenlaw of North Haven; as well as nieces and nephews.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Donald Greenlaw
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1922
Death Date: 14 Mar 2006
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:29 Jan 1943
Release Date 1: 30 Dec 1945
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Portland Press Herald (ME)
March 21, 2006GREENLAW, DONALD F. - 83, of North Haven, in Portland, March 14, 2006.
U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Arthur C Haskell
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1896
Military Date: 18 Jan 1932
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1935
Title: Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval and Reserve
70744. Arthur Cabot Haskell Jr.
Bangor Daily News
DEER ISLE - Arthur C. "Dud" Haskell crossed the bar March 2, 2010, at Island Nursing Home, Deer Isle. He was born at home Aug. 20, 1920, son of Beatrice Pickering and Arthur C. Haskell Sr. He was a master mariner and followed the sea his entire life. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II, serving on the Alcoa Polaris, a troop transport in the Pacific. He was a friend to all and helped all in need. He especially enjoyed his work with Memorial Ambulance.
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Issue 82 of the Haskell Journal.DEER ISLE'97Arthur Cabot "Dud" Haskell Jr.crossed the bar, March 2, 2010, at the Island Nursing Home. He was the oldest child of Arthur C. and Beatrice Pickering Haskell. He was born at home in Deer Isle, August 20, 1920. He graduated from McKinley High School, Deer Isle, in 1938, and was a proud member of the high school band.
In 1939 he began his maritime career on the yacht Camargo. In 1940 he went to work for Merchant & Miners Co. climbing the hawse pipe on ships S.S. Kent, S.S. Fairfax, S.S. Berkshire, and the ill-fated S.S. Dorchester. At the beginning of WW II he got his 3rd mate's papers and shipped on the Alcoa Polaris, a C-1 military cargo ship on an around the world trip via the Panama Canal to Australia, the Persian Gulf to Cape Town, South Africa, to Buenos Aires and back to the United States. The ship was converted to a troop transport. He sailed as 2nd mate to the Pacific where it was involved in the conflicts at New Guinea, Bougainville, Saipan and the Leyte Gulf.
After the war he went back to yachting, and earned his unlimited masters license in 1951. He spent the 50s as master of yachts cruising the Atlantic and Caribbean. In the 60s he returned to commercial vessels, serving on missile trackers, cargo ships, and tankers. In 1980 he retired from the sea, to Deer Isle, to help with the care of his parents, until their deaths. He was very community-minded and did what he could the help people and the community. He joined the Memorial Ambulance Corps, earned his EMT and served on the Board of Directors.
He mentored several school children, and was always interested in attending school events'97especially basketball games. He took great interest in his grandchildren's accomplishments. He was a local historian of Island families and local lore'97keeping many journals and scrapbooks. He was a 55+ year member of Marine Lodge #122 of Deer Isle. His special project was the restoration of the Shakespeare School, a one-room school that in recent years had been used as a school bus garage. With the help of others in the neighborhood, he returned the building to its original configuration.
Always a friend, he cared for several of his friends and shipmates in their final days. He was predeceased by his parents, a great-grandson, Joe, and three close boyhood friends, Ted Pickering, Charles Haskell and Walker Pickering. He is survived by his daughter, Carole LeMoine of Ellsworth, son Jon, and his wife, Doreene, of Deer Isle; grandchildren, Julie Allen, Janet Carter, Jennifer Brown, Barbara Aldrich, Jonathan Haskell, Susan Lucey and Jessica Haskell; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Rob, Patrick, Jennie, Samantha, Chelsea, Whitney, Christina, Nicholas, Rylie and Cayle; brother, Victor, and his wife, Barbara, of Stonington, sister, Carolyn Heston of Beech Grove, Ind.; several cousins, nephews and a niece; and very many friends, especially Eric Ziner and family.
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Arthur Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1920
Death Date: 2 Mar 2010
Branch 1: MM
Enlistment Date 1: 28 Apr 1943
Release Date 1: 15 Aug 1945
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U.S., Merchant Marine Applications for License of Officers, 1914-1949
Name: Arthur C Haskell Jr
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1920
Application Date: 2 Aug 1944
Residence: Deer Isle, Maine, USA
70745. Carolyn Saywood Haskell
War Memorial Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
World War II
Carolyn Haskell, Heston
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The Southsider Voice (Indianapolis, IN)
November 14, 2012CAROLYN "CAL" HASKELL HESTON, 90, Robert Heston, children, Jeffrey Heston and Marjorie Schultz; seven grandchildren; brother, Victor Haskell.
The Indianapolis Star
October 26, 2006Robert "Bob" Perry Heston, Jr. 88, Beech Grove, died October 20, 2006 at Beech Grove Meadows Nursing Home of respiratory failure. He was born December 12, 1917 in Toledo, OH.
He served in the Navy during WWII, receiving the Purple Heart.
Bob is survived by wife, Carolyn H. Heston; son, Jeffrey C. Heston; daughter, Marjorie A. Schultz; sister, Martha E. Heston, Novato, CA.
War Memorial Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
World War II
Victor Haskell
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Bangor Daily News (ME)
February 19, 2015Victor Sherman Haskell
STONINGTON - The ever-present twinkle in Vic's eyes was lost on February 17, 2015 at the Island Nursing Home in Deer Isle. He was born on October 11, 1925 during a snow storm in Deer Isle, the son of Arthur Cabot and Beatrice (Pickering) Haskell.
After attending schools on Deer Isle until his senior year, Vic graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School in 1943. He then served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Shortly after his discharge, he proposed to and married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Marie Weed, on August 17, 1946. After a year at the University of Maine, they returned to Deer Isle and later moved to Stonington. In 1951, Vic opened V-R Market and later Vic's IGA in Stonington, which he operated for over 30 years. Many high school students got their first jobs working at Vic's and he eased the economic stress of winter on the Island by extending credit to many of his customers. Vic was a member of American Legion Post No. 102, Masonic Marine Lodge No. 122 and a Shriner. In his retirement years, he welcomed many friends and new acquaintances to his "Breakfast Club" in the basement of his home in Stonington, where pool and cribbage games, comradery and Barb's muffins and biscuits were enjoyed by all.
Vic was predeceased by Barb who passed away on October 12, 2010, his brother, Arthur C. ("Dud") Haskell, of Deer Isle and his sister, Carolyn Heston, of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is survived by a son, Dean and his wife Cris of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and a son, Chris and his wife Jane of Gardiner, Maine and their sons Dustin and Sean.
Bangor Daily News
October 2010Barbara Marie (Weed) Haskell
Barbara M. Haskell passed away Oct. 12, 2010. She was born July 4, 1925, in Deer Isle, the daughter of Effie (Eaton) and Henry B. Weed. She married the love of her life, Victor Haskell, Aug. 17, 1946, at Saunders Memorial Church, Little Deer Isle.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 64 years, Victor S. Haskell ; and two sons, Dean and his wife, Christine, of Little Deer Isle and Christopher and his wife, Jane, of Gardiner and their two sons, Dustin and Sean. She was predeceased by two sisters, Carol Robbins and Vera Eaton; and a brother, Bradford Weed.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Ralph Montenegro
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1895
Death Date: 26 Jun 1974
SSN: 018126982
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Jul 1917
Release Date 1: 29 Apr 1919
70747. Benjamin Paul Montenegro
Obituary, Funeral Home postingBen Montenegro, a 61 year resident of Ashland, MA passed away from congestive heart failure. The only child of the late Ralph P. and Marguerite (Haskell) Montenegro formally of Upton, MA Ben Montenegro died at the age of 89 years.
Ben leaves his wife of 63 years, Betty Jane (Rohn) Montenegro; son R. Paul and wife Joan of Providence, RI; daughter Deborah and husband Don Gillespie of Ashland, MA; son F. Peter and wife Maria of Tolland, CT; son William D. and wife Lauren of Upton, MA and son Benjamin P. Montenegro, Jr. of Framingham, MA.
Grandchildren include Maegan Montenegro of Upton, MA; Mike Montenegro and wife McKenna of Ipswich, MA; and Joe Montenegro of Amherst, MA.
A native of Framingham, MA Ben Montenegro enlisted in the U.S. Navy his senior year at Framingham High School/Class of 1942 immediately following Pearl Harbor. He served at sea on two destroyers seeing action in both the European and Asian military campaigns until the end of WWII. Montenegro received the Purple Heart for injuries received with the sinking of his first destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea.
Following the war, Montenegro attended business school in Boston before joining the former Independent Coal Tar Company's regional office in Framingham as the general manager. The company was a road building contractor operating in the New England and New York regions.
In 1961, Ben Montenegro founded and managed Independent Bituminous Co., Inc. formally of Holliston, MA for 20 years until its sale as an operating company. Joining the Town of Ashland as the highway surveyor to fill a vacancy by request of the Board of Selectmen, Ben was later elected to the position. With a town charter change including the formation of the department of public services, Ben Montenegro was appointed the inaugural director serving a total of nine years in the management of the Town of Ashland public works.
Ben then joined with G.L. Gerry Daigle of Bellingham, MA and Gary B. Berkley of Norton, MA to form a public works consulting group for industry clients. The OTH Group ("Over the Hill" Group) operated for seven years until the official retirement of Ben and Gerry, also dubbed by the public works community as "the ice cream boys" during their OTH tenure.
Ben Montenegro is best known by long time Ashland citizens for his volunteer work in the community. Ben helped to found and manage the Men's Club of Ashland during the 1970s and early 1980s which is credited with the construction of the original running track, baseball field, lighted tennis courts and the lighting of the football field at Walker Field now part of the Ashland Middle School complex. All work was completed at no cost to the town.
Ashland Day and the Ashland Emergency Fund are two signature projects that Ben Montenegro helped to organize and manage as well. Elected town officials and town office staff acknowledged Ben Montenegro for his tremendous community involvement with the naming of Montenegro Square directly across from the Ashland Town Library. How fitting that Montenegro Square houses the Santa Claus community meeting shed.
42940. Charlotte Lufkin Haskell
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Vol 5 No 4 December 1996CHARLOTTE L. BARTER, 90, died April 21, 1996, at the Deer Isle, Maine, Island Nursing Home. She was born November 29, 1905 to Judson and Mabel (Lufkin) Haskell. She and her late husband, Arthur C. Barter, were married 69 years. They owned and operated the M. D. Joyce Hardware Store. She is survived by daughter Donna B. Billings of Deer Isle, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by four brothers, Raymond, Arthur, Thomas and James Haskell and four sisters, Georgia Gray, Rose Barbour, Aida Haskell, and Marguerite Montenegro. Interment was at Mt. Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.
Bangor Daily News
August 20, 2013DEER ISLE � Donna Barter Billings passed away peacefully at Deer Isle Nursing Home, Aug. 15, 2013, on a sunny morning as the hermit thrushes were singing. She was born June 17, 1927, in Rockland, the daughter of Charlotte Lufkin Haskell and Arthur C. Barter.
The family moved to North Haven where her father was a caretaker until Donna was five years old. At that time, they moved to Deer Isle and her father purchased the M.D. Joyce Company and Hardware Company in 1932.
She graduated from McKinley High School as valedictorian in 1945. She attended Colby College, graduating in 1949 with a major in History and a minor in English. She continued her education at Husson College for another year.
After teaching locally for a short time, she met and married John Jackson Billings of Stonington in February, 1950. In the span of 20 years her husband, "Jack" and she would take over and manage the M.D. Joyce Company and Barter Lumber Company that was started by her father, Arthur Barter. As she would often say, "I grew up at my father's store, standing on a wooden box in order to run the cash register and total the amounts on a brown paper bag." She enjoyed working with the public at the store throughout her life. Her outgoing personality and smile would always brighten other people's day. Donna and Jack enjoyed traveling abroad on several trips with friends, indulging in her love of history. Later in life she would experience debilitating health issues. She was a strong person, never complaining and pressed on. She loved Deer Isle, its people, her family and her friendships deeply. In later years, she found great pleasure watching the deer, ducks and ducklings that visited her backyard pond, birds at her feeders; and her beloved dog, "Mary Margaret." Donna was a generous person giving many gifts to others and supporting many local organizations and charities.
She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia A. Billings; sons, Arthur Jackson Billings, and his wife, Diane, and Dana Billings, and his wife, Bobbi. Patricia Murray gave her such joy and one whom she considered a second daughter. She was a loving grandmother to the four grandchildren, Sara, Lori, Anne, Blake; and one great-grandson, Jackson. She cherished his many visits bringing so much joy to her. She is also survived by dear friends and constant companions, Andrea Gray and Phyllis Pemberton. Two days prior to her death, she stated that "God had sent Phyllis to her." While Donna was in her home, Andrea Gray was her companion. As Andrea was much younger, she brought out that youthful, fun side of Donna. They enjoyed many laughs and shopping trips for supplies.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Lufkin C Sampson
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Maine
State of Residence: Maine
County or City: Cumberland
Enlistment Date: 29 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: Maine
Enlistment City: Portland
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of college
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 65
Weight: 142
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Savannah Morning News
March 17, 2004Lufkin Clark Sampson, 83, of Savannah, died Friday, March 12, 2004 at Savannah Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
He is survived by his wife of over 30 years, Jane Moser Sampson of Savannah.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Shepard Sampson
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1931
Death Date: 15 Jun 1985
SSN: 239407611
Enlistment Date 1: 5 Apr 1951
Release Date 1: 4 Apr 1955
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
February 19, 2015Peggy Lee Sermons Sampson, 84, passed away Monday at Rex Hospital. She was a retired loan officer with the College Foundation. Peggy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid bowler and member of NCWBA and RWBA. She enjoyed gardening and salt water fishing and went to every stock car race at Wake County Speedway where her grandson participated in racing.
Survivors include her brother Henry Sermons; daughters, Debby Telford and Peggy Fleming; grandsons, Josh Lambeth and Alex Fleming; and one great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews.
Ernest H. Pickering was a yacht captain.
Laurence Pickering was a mechanic at the time of his marriage to Christina Lufkin.
Newsletter of the Haskell Family Society
Vol 3 # 3, Page 16Emily P. Haskell died 9 June 1992, aged 78, in Woodbridge, Virginia. Until 1987 a lifelong resident of Brunswick, Maine, she taught school for 19 years.
She was survived by daughter Alice Hughes of Lorton, Virginia, and son Randall Haskell of Waldwick, New Jersey, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
1 January 1907 -- E. Randall Gray, son of Irving C. and Alice W. (Haskell) Gray, was legally adopted by Jasper W. and Martha F. Haskell in probate court by Edward E. Chase, Judge of Probate, and given the name of Randall Everett Haskell.
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Randall E Haskell
Birth Date: Oct 1905
Military Date: 8 Feb 1939
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1943
Title: Commissioned Officers, Cadets, Midshipmen, and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve
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Randall was the Master of the Texas Liberty Ship, SS Filipi De Bastrop in WWII. The ship was built in Houston in 1943 or 1944 and is now a part of the atrificial reef in Tampa Florida.
Newsletter of the International Haskell Family Society
Volume 15, No. 2, June 2006We regret to report the passing of Theron A. "Ted" Pickering, 85, at Deer Isle, Maine, USA, 8 November 2005.
Son of Ernest H. and Cora (Bray) Pickering, he served as yachtsman before the war. In 1943 he joined the US Navy, serving in the amphibious forces in the Pacific where he participated in six assault landings on enemy held beaches. Following the war, he was employed by the New England Telephone Company until retirement in 1982.
Predeceasing him were his sister Emily Pickering and her husband Captain Randall E. Haskell. Survivors include nephew Randall J. Haskell, wife, Sandra and their children, Russell and Scott.
Interment at Mt. Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle
42952. Edward Young Haskell Jr.
Edward Young Haskell, Jr. was awarded the Mariner's Medal in World War II.
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Edw Y Haskell
Birth Date:1913
Military Date: 9 Mar 1948
Publication Date: 1 Apr 1951
Title: Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval and Reserve
Bemidji Daily Pioneer
December 27, 1971Mrs Fern Garlock Haskell died at St. Michael's hospital, Grand Forks, Dec. 26, 1971.
She was born in Bemidji June 17, 1911, the daughter of the late Dr and Mrs. A.V. Garlock. She graduated from a five-year nursing course at the University of Minnesota and was an educational and nursing instructor at the Lawrence North Memorial hospital in 1938 at New London. Conn.
Her late husband, Edward Y. Haskell was in the insurance business at Harrisburg, Pa. before entering the Merchant Marines. While he was in the service. Mrs. Haskell and son came to Bemidji to live and Mrs Haskell became the first educational director and supervisor of cadet nurses at the Bemidji Lutheran hospital.
After Mr Haskell's return from the service, the family moved to Grand Forks.
She is survived by her son, Edward Y Haskell of Grand Forks and a brother, Robert Garlock of Bemidji.
Bangor Daily NewsDEER ISLE and ROCKLAND '96 Edna F. Hardy, 84, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at a Deer Isle healthcare facility. She was born April 14, 1920, in Deer Isle, the daughter of Sterling and Alice (Dodge) Stinson.
Edna was educated in Deer Isle schools and raised her family there, before moving to the Rockland area. She worked as a CNA in a Camden Nursing Home for a few years, and then worked as a seamstress for Amalgamated Cotton Textiles at Van Balens in Rockland for 25 years. During her semi retired years, Edna did housekeeping for others on a part time basis. She enjoyed crafts, dancing, sewing, and yard sales.
Edna is survived by two sons, Elwood "Sam" Hardy and his wife, Judy, and Douglas Hardy Sr. and his wife, Ruth, all of Deer Isle; a sister, Elizabeth Stinson Knight of Ohio; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two great-stepgrandchildren, many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was predeceased by her siblings, Marjorie Stinson Dunham, Chester Stinson, and Laura Stinson Eaton; and a grandson, Daniel D. Hardy.
Bangor Daily NewsDEER ISLE � Elwood "Sam" E. Hardy, 68, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 23, 2008, at his residence. He was born June 10, 1939, in Stonington, the son of the late Granville and Edna (Stinson) Hardy.
Sam worked for a few years at Crotch Island Quarry. He worked for more than 40 years of his life as a self-employed contractor.
He is survived by his wife, Judith May (Barbour) Hardy; a son, Sammy Scott Hardy, both of Deer Isle; a granddaughter, Stormi Gayle Hardy of Stonington; a brother, Douglas A. Hardy of Deer Isle; an aunt, Leonora "Tottie" Billings; many nieces, nephews and special friends.
Sam was predeceased by a nephew, Danny D. Hardy.