Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME)
July 28, 2012LISBON FALLS � Wilbur Elton Trask, 92, husband of the late Dorothy May (Tobey) Trask, of Lisbon Falls, formerly longtime of Ipswich, Mass., died Wednesday, July 25, in Lisbon Falls, following his extended illness.
He was born June 7, 1920, in Peabody, Mass., son of the late Walter F. and Emily S. (Cook) Trask, he moved to Ipswich with his parents, nine brothers and two sisters, living on Greenspoint Road and later Linebrook Road. In 1932, he was given his first Kodak Brownie box camera, which began a lifetime hobby. In the early years, following the "Great Depression," he clammed and perfected his photography skills.
He was unable to serve during World War II due to his hearing impairment, but he contributed toward the war effort at Sylvania, working on the proximity fuse and continued working there after the war. He retired following 38 years of employment with the company.
He was married in 1948 at the First Congregational Church in Ipswich. He enjoyed stamp collecting, traveling and camping and was best known as the "Squirrel Man" to many friends and photo department employees for his love of handling wild squirrels and capturing their antics on film.He had a constant stream of them visit his homes in Ipswich and Lisbon Falls. He enjoyed having pen pals throughout the country and creating painted decorations displayed on the barn door of his High Street home. He has been interviewed several times for local newspapers and had many poems published in the Ipswich Today in the 1970s. He collected photos of mill stones and lighthouses from all over New England.
He was a former member of the Civil Defense Ipswich Police, the Alabama Coons Hand Tub of Ipswich, the Ipswich Stamp Club and was a lifetime Maine wildlife and fishing license holder.
He is survived by his son, Ret. USAF Lee Warren Trask and his wife, Kathleen, of Lisbon Falls; his grandchildren, Daniel Trask of Massachusetts, Julie Trask of Maine and Samantha Jean Trask of North Dakota; stepgranddaughter, Jamie (Fowler) LaFramboise of Maine; and great-grandchildren, Keira, Draven, Joshua, Christopher, Zachery, Synthia, Leam, Koey, Kaila and Jessica.
He was the stepgrandfather of the late Charles Edward Fowler.
Salem Evening News
September 29, 2004Mary L. Roads, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, at the nursing home in Marblehead. She was the wife of the late Samuel Roads.
Born in Salem, July 11, 1920, she was the daughter of Harris and Lizzie (Howe) Roads.
She graduated from Marblehead High School, class of 1939. She was a member of the 39'ers, the Daughters of Scotia, a past president of the YCON, an Old North Church group member for more than 15 years. She retired from Bell Company in Lynn as a telecommunications operator.
She is survived by a sister, Jessie Gordon of Marblehead; stepson Edward and his wife, Mary Roads, of Peabody; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Emerson and Daniel Roads, Sr.
The Boston Herald
March 9, 1983ROADS -- In Marblehead, March 8, Samuel Roads, age 65, of 9 Pickett St., Marblehead, husband of Mary L. (Roads) Roads, son of the late Edward L. and Corrine (Foss) Roads.
The Salem News (Beverly, MA)
December 23, 2013Marblehead - Jessie F. Gordon passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013, in Newbury, Mass., with family and her beloved granddaughter, Salina Lee Chandler, at her side. She was born in Marblehead, and was the daughter of late Harris E. Roads of Marblehead and the late Lizzie Howe Roads, formerly of Ipswich, Mass. She was raised in Marblehead and attended the Marblehead School System.
Following high school, she married Alfred J. Gordon Sr. of Lowell, Mass., before he shipped out for Europe and WWII. They were married for over 52 years, until his death in 1993.
Jessie was many things to many people; a daughter, a sibling, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Gordon was very creative and artistic. She had taught leaded stained glass classes in Beverly, Mass., but her real passion was teaching Japanese Bunka at the Senior Center in Lynn, Mass., which she retired from at the age of 90.
Mrs. Gordon belonged to the White Shrine, the Eastern Star, the Pithyeon Sisters, and the Daughters of Nova Scotia. She was a past officer in the White Shrine and Eastern Star as well.
Surviving her is her daughter, Joanne Gordon of Ipswich, Mass.; granddaughter, Salina Lee Chandler of Newbury, Mass.; and her two great-grandchildren, Tyler S. Morgan of Marblehead, and Bronwin Lee Chandler of Newbury.
She was predeceased by her son, Alfred J. Gordon, Jr. (Buddy); and her brothers, Emerson L. Roads of Salem, Mass., and Daniel W. Roads of Marblehead; and sister, Mary L. Roads of Marblehead.
71066. Daniel William Roads Sr.
The Boston Globe
November 17, 2002Daniel William Roads Sr. of Marblehead, a state employee and World War II veteran, died Thursday at Peabody Glen Nursing Center in Peabody. He was 77.
A lifelong resident of Marblehead, Mr. Roads graduated from Marblehead High School in 1943. He joined the Army soon after and was stationed in Hawaii during World War II. Following his service, Mr. Roads attended Burdett College and graduated with a degree in accounting. He worked as an insurance salesman and a lobsterman before going to work as an appraiser for the Massachusetts Rights of Way Bureau. He remained there for 20 years. He was active on Marblehead's town planning board and its board of assessors. He was also involved with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2005 and Okommakamesit Veteran Firemens Association in Marblehead.
He leaves his wife, Dorothy (Murray); three sons, Daniel W., Jr., Emerson E., and Hugh D.; two sisters, Jessie Gordon and Mary L. Roads, both of Marblehead; four grandchildren, Emily A. Roads, Emerson H. Roads, Ryan D. Roads, and Thomas H. Roads, all, of Marblehead; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was predeceased by his brother, Emerson L. Roads, and his nephew, Alfred Gordon, Jr.
The Telegraph (Nashua, NH)
October 7, 1997Ralph E. Howe, 79, of 1 Sycamore St., Hudson, died Saturday evening, Oct. 4, 1997, at home.
Mr. Howe had worked for the Federal Aviation Administration Center as an air traffic controller and retired from the FAA as a supervisor after working there for 36 years.
He was also a member of the CCC.
Mr. Howe served in the Marines as a radioman in China, prior to World War II.
He had been a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church since 1963.
He was known to be a hunting and fishing enthusiast. He also enjoyed traveling to the St. Petersburg, Fla., area with his wife during the winter months.
Mr. Howe was born in Lynn, Mass., on Oct. 12, 1917, son of the late Percivel and Suzanne (Schneider) Howe.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen (Daisey) Howe of Hudson three sons, Ralph Howe of Litchfield, Stephen Howe of Virginia Beach, Va., and David C. Howe of Hudson a brother, Robert Howe of Lynn five grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Find-a-Grave
Frank C. Davis, aged 53, who had laterly lived with his daughter at Winthrop, Mass, committed suicide Tuesday afternoon a the jail by hanging himself from a door. The act was committed between 2 and 3 o'clock, during the absence of the Turkey Beverly S McGaughey at the station, whither he went for a prisoner, Oscar Santos of Newmarket, committed for stabbing Emmnuel Silver, a fellow Portuguese.
It need not be stated that Mr. McGaughey and his prisoner were startled at entrance to the corridor Santos was hurriedly placed in a cell and the officer then cut down the body, but life had sped. Santos, thinking the hanging an act of punishment and further frightened by the officer's knife, was literally terror-stricken. For hours he lay with face covered.
Davis came last Saturday evening to the home of his father-in-law, Edward Nichols, High Street. Sunday morning, in sudden frenzy, he seized a hammer and dealt three blows at William Foss, of Lynn, Mass.. Mrs. Nichols' brother-in-law, who was lying upon a lounge. Fortunately a chair before the lounge broke the force of the blows and Mr. Foss was not badly injured.
Davis was arraigned in police court Monday for assault with intent to kill and committed to jail. For four years he had suffered from locomotor ataxia, which doubtless affected his mind.
He was born in Newfield, Maine and was a carpenter. Besides the widow he leaves, in Winthrop, a daughter by a former marriage.