Local newspaper
DEXTER Leon P. Bennett, 76. died Thursday morning at a Dexter hospital after a long illness. He was born in Dexter Nov. 14, 1901, the son of Pearl and Blanche (Kane) Bennett.
He attende the United Methodist Church. He had lived for several years in Newport, where he was proprietor of the Bennett Handle Mill. He moved to Dexter about 28 years ago,
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Phillip (Mary) Ann) Pynes of Dexter; one brother, Clifford Bennett of Charleston; four sisters, Mrs. Francis (Hazel) McDonald of Hallowell, Mrs. Pauline Worcester of Augusta, Mrs. Violet Plummer of Florida, and Mrs. Thelma Hassen of Augusta; three grandchildren.
Bangor Daily News
July 7, 2011ABBOT- Norma L. Herring, 98, passed away July 16, 2011 at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft. Norma was born in Parkman, February 27, 1913 the first child of Roy G. and Evelyn (Morgridge) Brown.
She attended schools in Abbot, graduating from Abbot High School and from Golden School of Beauty Culture in Portland. Norma loved music from an early age and was a pianist for "Tony's Orchestra" with her brothers while in high school. In the early 40's she moved to Connecticut and worked at Colt's Patent Fire Arms in Hartford. After the war's end she worked at G. Fox & Company in Hartford for twelve years and later for the Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company for twenty years, retiring in 1977. She returned to Maine in 1980.
She was a charter member in 1982 of the Monson Church of Christ.She was predeceased by her husbands, Alvarus F. Bennett, George Lussier, and Wilfred Herring; a daughter, Barbara Bennett Phillips; an infant son, Walter S. Bennett; 3 brothers, Thomas G. Brown, Charles W. Brown II, and Anton E. Brown; and a son-in-law, Albert G. Phillips.
Survivors include, twin daughters, Joann Bennett and Joyce Eggleston of Zephyrhills, Florida and Abbot; a daughter, Kathryn Bernier and her husband, Donald of Winter Haven, Florida; a brother, James F. Brown of Abbot; 8 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The Boston Globe
January 7, 1948Bennett - Passed on in Freeport, Me.. Jan 6, Maud Mitchell Vennett, wife of Silas A. Bennett of South Freeport, Me and Aburndale, Mass.
Portland Press Herald (ME)
October 4, 1997Paul Edwin Bennett Sr., an author, sailor, salesman, town councilor and family man, died Friday after a brief illness. He was 88.
Mr. Bennett loved the sea.
During World War II, he worked in the South Portland shipyard building Liberty Ships.
''He wanted to operate a crane,'' his son, William S. Bennett, Sr., said. ''And they said, 'Did you graduate from grammar school?' Yes. 'High school?' Yes. 'College?' Yes. 'Well, you aren't going to drive a crane, you're going to be lead man here, moving steel around.''
He was proud of the warships he built, but he had a special connection to pleasure crafts, particularly his beloved St. Pierre Dory, the ''Emme,'' named for his wife.
Mr. Bennett and his wife, Emma Tomlinson Bennett, traveled aboard the steam ship City of Camden as part of their honeymoon, during the last year of the Boston to Bangor route. Every year after that, they managed to be at sea on their anniversary, Aug. 1.
''For the most part, the last 30 years, they went on the Emme,'' the younger Mr. Bennett said. ''Before that, it varied, but they'd always be out on a boat. One year they went out on a row boat, just to be on the water.''
In fact, in 1984, Mr. Bennett told Bill Caldwell, the Press Herald columnist, that during his honeymoon, ''we made a promise we'd spend every wedding anniversary in a boat at sea along the coast of Maine. And we've done it.''
Being on the sea as long as he was, he got to know people. Over the years, he wrote four books - ''The Sardine Carrier Royal,'' ''Sardine Carriers & Seiners of the Maine Coast,'' ''Downeast to Washington County, Maine'' and Twenty-Seven Years Coasting the Maine in the Emme.''
He was working on a fifth, about Maine springs, when he died.
Mr. Bennett wrote on a word processor, using the program WordPerfect, his son said. ''He wasn't intimidated by computers.''
Mr. Bennett was a storyteller who immediately made people at ease and ingratiated himself.
That skill made him the top salesman for Koppers Co., where he sold road tar to municipalities throughout Maine and the Maritime provinces of Canada.
Although his work put him on the road, he kept in close touch with his family.
''As a young boy I was quite interested in bicycles,'' his son said. ''I'd give him tasks. I'd say, 'Dad, you've got to get me an inner tube this week,' and all week long I'd wait for him to get home, and he'd always come home with whatever I'd ask for.''
He did that for all four of his children.
Mr. Bennett also was quite a woodworker - he built a 25-foot sailboat, which he used to sail around Boston Harbor. And he built cedar chests and bureaus. ''He built a crib for me when I was a young fellow, and a high chair,'' his son said.
He also built what he called Bennett Boards - oak cutting boards that also were used under hot dishes.
''Everybody up the coast of Maine practically has a Bennett Board,'' his son said.
Mr. Bennett was born in Auburn, son of Silas Alvarus and Maude Mitchell Bennett. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1931 with a degree in forestry, and worked for Great Northern Paper Co.
He was a 50-year member and past master of Freeport Masonic Lodge, a member of the South Freeport Church, served as a Freeport selectman and school board member and on the board of directors of the South Freeport Water Co. He also belong to the Maine Antique Power Association.
Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Emma T. Bennett of South Freeport; two sons, William Bennett Sr. and Paul E. Jr. of Freeport; and two daughters, Sara A. Marston of Yarmouth and Mary Ellen Britton of Parma, Idaho; 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
Name: Gerald S Bennett
Death Date: Mar 1943
Military Branch: Navy
Veteran of Which War: World War II
Published in the Crag & Canyon
Banff, Alberta
May 14, 1954Well Known in Banff Area, Belmore Browne Passes
A great man has died and with his death the community of Banff and Canada has suffered an irreparable loss. Mr. Browne, a noted artist, adventurer, explorer, author and authority on outdoor life died at his summer home in Marine County, Calif. on May 3.
Belmore Browne's achievements reflect the greatness and the glory of a man richly endowed with natural talents and zest for life. He came to Banff around 1918 and established a home in 1920. Later, he and his son George, built a studio on the Kananaskis river and it was there that he resided for so many summers with Mrs. Brown, a son George, and daughter Evelyn.
Belmore Browne knew and loved the mountains in and around the Banff area. There is scarcely a trail within a radius of a hundred miles of Banff that he has not covered many times. It was here that he accumulated his vast collection of scientific specimens; here that he captured the mood and the beauty of the mountains on his now famous canvasses.
Well-known as an explorer, adventurer and authority on outdoor life, Mr. Brown was commissioned by Washington, B.C. to give reports on game conditions in Alaska. He is known to have climbed Mt. McKinley in Alaska, failing to reach the summit by a few hundred feet. Though the height he reached was an achievement in itself, his climb was particularly noteworthy as a denial of Explorer Cook's previous claim to have reached the summit of Mount McKinley. Later, explorer Perry did reach to summit and is believed to be the first man to have accomplished this feat.
During the Second World War, Belmore Browne was appointed Colonel of Snow Troops. In the Jasper country he taught his men how to adjust to Alpine conditions, showed them how to build Eskimo snow houses and how to dispatch a grizzly bear, when necessary.
Many friend in Banff will regret the passing of this great man. The doors of his home on the Kananaskis were always open to visitors and the hospitality coupled with his flair for narrative was an experience that few could forget.
Belmore Browne died on May 3. A great man who has contributed much to Canadian culture -- whose life in the West will be numbered amount the legends in time to come
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Leon Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1894
Death Date: 27 Aug 1978
SSN: 540019391
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Jun 1918
Release Date 1: 24 Feb 1919
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Washington, WWI Service Statement Records
Name: Leon Haskell Jr
Race: White
Birth Place: Tacoma, Wash
Residence Place: Tacoma
Discharge Date: 24 Feb 1919
Rank: Mec, Oct 3/18
Additional: 80779438AR118-5-6-17957Tacoma, WashWhiteTng Det, Wash State College, Pullman, Wash to Aug 13/18; Co A, 76 Inf to disch.; birthplace Tacoma?2019224
War: World War I
Military Record: 31722419
Collection Info: 241
Surname ID: 1448
Reference Number: AR118-5-6-17957
File Key: 80779438
Notes: Tng Det, Wash State College, Pullman, Wash to Aug 13/18; Co A, 76 Inf to disch.; birthplace Tacoma?
43315. Broderick Phelps Haskell
Collection: Veterans' Affairs, Department of, World War I Service Statement Cards, 1917-1919
Name: Broderick P Haskell
Ethnicity: White
Birthplace: Tacoma, Wash
Age Or Birthdate: 20 yrs
Residence City: Tacoma
Inducted/Training: NG Tacoma, Wash on Feb 14/17
Grade/Rank: Mec, Dec 17/17; Cfr, Dec 21/17; Pvt, Feb 8/18; Pvt 1cl, Feb 9/18; Wag, Nov 1/18
Discharge Date: Mch 21/19
Remarks: 10 Co, CAC, Wash NG, Ft Flagler, Wash to Dec 21/17; Btry F, 63 FA to disch. Served Overseas Jul 14/18 - Feb 26/19
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Broderick Haskell
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1897
Death Date: 19 Nov 1983
SSN: 552018060
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Feb 1917
Release Date 1: 21 Mar 1919
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Washington, WWI Service Statement Records
Name: Broderick P Haskell
Race: White
Birth Place: Tacoma, Wash
Residence Place: Tacoma
Discharge Date: 21 Mar 1919
Rank: Mec, Dec 17/17; Cfr, Dec 21/17; Pvt, Feb 8/18; Pvt 1cl, Feb 9/18; Wag, Nov 1/18
Additional: 80778713AR118-5-6-17949Tacoma, WashWhite10 Co, CAC, Wash NG, Ft Flagler, Wash to Dec 21/17; Btry F, 63 FA to disch. Served Overseas Jul 14/18 - Feb 26/192019321
War: World War I
Military Record: 31721696
Collection Info: 241
Surname ID: 1448
Reference Number: AR118-5-6-17949
File Key: 80778713
Notes: 10 Co, CAC, Wash NG, Ft Flagler, Wash to Dec 21/17; Btry F, 63 FA to disch. Served Overseas Jul 14/18 - Feb 26/19
71151. Broderick Phelps Haskell Jr.
U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Broder P Haskell Jr
Birth Date: 1926
Military Date: 1 Jan 1953
Publication Date: 1 Jul 1955
Title: Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval and Reserve
Austin American-Statesman (TX)
April 4, 2019Betty June Echternach Haskell, 93, passed away in Austin March 25, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born June 1, 1925 in Lewiston, Idaho.
Hers was a fine Western girlhood, practicing synchronized swimming with friends in the Snake River, scrapbooking, and learning to drive at age 12. She attended the University of Idaho, at first majoring in home economics but soon switching to political science, a subject which became her lifelong passion. Shortly after WWII she moved on to the University of Chicago and got a master's degree. She then wrote away to newspapers all over the country, seeking work as a reporter, and received an offer from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. She loved living in Hawaii in the late 1940s, but did not stop there, soon getting a civilian job with Army occupation forces in Japan. At last she moved back to the U.S., working briefly as a reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area. Then, deciding journalism was no longer for her, she enrolled at the University of California-Berkeley, getting a B.S. and a Ph.D. in nutrition. There followed employment as a professor of nutrition at the University of California-Davis, the University of Illinois, and ultimately UT Austin. While on the Illinois faculty in the late 1970s, she came to Austin on a visiting professorship. Charmed by the city, she soon decided to move here. Wanting to be near Barton Springs, where she would regularly swim for many years, she bought a notorious A.D. Stenger-designed house, correcting with an iron will its structural flaws and at the same time making it even more beautiful. She was an expert and energetic gardener, a doting owner of Siberian huskies and Abyssinian (and other) cats, and of course a ferocious reader of newspapers. She also cooked enthusiastically and brilliantly for her friends.
She is survived by a niece, three grandnieces, one great-grandniece, and two great-grandnephews.
71152. Barbara Frances Haskell
East Bay Times (CA)
December 14, 2018Barbara Haskell Cadwalader July 28, 1927 - November 8, 2018 Oakland
Barbara died peacefully at her family home in Oakland on November 8, 2018. Barbara was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, A. Burns Cadwalader, her parents Broderick and Frances Haskell and brother Broderick Haskell Jr.
She was beloved mother to daughters Lisa and Lynn Cadwalader, daughter and son-in-law Sara and Tim Windsor, "Nana" to grandchildren Jason (Amie) and Brian Windsor and Zhanna and Alma Cadwalader, and great-granddaughters Merriwether and Trudie Windsor.
Barbara Frances Haskell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on July 28, 1927 to parents Broderick and Frances Haskell. The Haskell's moved to Vashon Island, Washington, and later to Redding, California following her father's work. Barbara had many wonderful memories of her years on Vashon, as well as growing up with her brother Brod in Redding during the Great Depression and World War II years. She shared stories of the transient "hobos" traveling the railroads during the Depression who would frequently come to the back door of their Redding home for food, as well as during the war when she worked as a nurse's aide in a local hospital experiences that helped shape the caring, nurturing woman Barbara became. As a young adult, Barbara moved to the Bay Area, where she studied Sociology at UC Berkeley, working several different jobs during those years.
She met her future husband and the love of her life, Burns Cadwalader, at Bank of America in Redding where she worked during summers as a teller. Burns and Barbara's first date was at The Cliff House in San Francisco, followed by a whirlwind romance, culminating with a proposal at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, a favorite spot of theirs. Barbara and Burns were married by Barbara's hometown Episcopal Minister in 1952 at Trinity Methodist Chapel in Berkeley, with a reception following at the Claremont Hotel.
Daughter Lisa was born in 1954, and when Lynn arrived in 1956, the family moved from their quaint apartment in the Berkley hills to their Oakland home, welcoming daughter, Sara, four years later. Burns and Barbara lived out their lives in their beloved Oakland home, where they became fast friends with neighbors and their families. Barbara cherished her role as a mother, and the Cadwalader home and back yard became a gathering place for all the neighborhood children. Barbara's children and those of their longtime neighbors have treasured memories of family get-togethers, including an annual neighborhood Christmas celebration, caroling up and down local streets, and long summer days, ending only with Barbara's ringing of the 'dinner bell' to signal it was time for everyone to head home. When Oakland experienced challenges during the tumultuous times of the 60s and 70s, Barbara and Burns, who loved the rich diversity of Oakland, decided to stay, becoming fully engaged in the larger Oakland community, and in the public schools their children attended.
Once her daughters were all in school, Barbara returned to UC Berkeley, completing her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology in 1969. Barbara was an active volunteer at her daughters' schools; these school experiences led her to change her educational focus to teaching children with learning disabilities. She received her Reading Specialist Certificate from Holy Names College in 1974, followed by a Master of Education in 1977. Barbara was a gifted and loving teacher, using multiple modalities of teaching to help children discover the joy of learning and reach their full potential. She spent 13 years teaching at Raskob Learning Institute in Oakland, and finished her teaching career as a Resource Specialist at Washington Elementary School in San Leandro, CA. Barbara retired from teaching in 1993, although she continued to be active in DKG, a professional organization of female educators, and tutor in Oakland elementary schools. In her retirement years, Barbara continued her adventures with husband Burns, traveling domestically on "roots" trips to Colorado for Burns and Tacoma and Vashon Island for Barbara, as well as taking an anniversary train trip to Banff. Barbara and Burns toured Europe when Burns retired, and later returned to favorite spots in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Barbara and Burns had a deep love of the environment and the outdoors. Her children have cherished memories of their many years of camping and backpacking, most often in and around Yosemite National Park. Barbara was the organizer of many Cadwalader family adventures, including trips to Inverness, Carmel and Bear Valley, car camping to British Columbia and a family gathering in the San Juan Islands. Barbara and Burns discovered Sea Ranch in the 1960s, a favorite spot to spend summer weeks and Thanksgiving, and where daughter Sara now lives; the "Sea Ranch Thanksgiving" tradition continues to date with Barbara's children and their families. Barbara cherished her time with her grandchildren, and in more recent years, her two great-grandchildren, Merriwether and Trudie. Nana's house was a second home to grandchildren Jason and Brian Windsor, who have wonderful memories of reading, crafts, trips and play time with Nana and Papa. When granddaughters Zhanna and Alma arrived, Nana welcomed them with open arms, spending lots of time reading in the "big chair" and playing games. Barbara and Burns were devoted members of St. John's Episcopal Church in Montclair, where they served in various roles over the years. Barbara was especially active in two ministries: as Wedding Coordinator she loved the process of helping engaged couples plan and organize their wedding day; Barbara also started the church's 'Casserole Brigade' which brought hot meals to church members during difficult times, a ministry she led for 12 years and which continues to this day. Daughter Lisa moved to Oakland in 2009, living with Barbara in their Oakland family home, which allowed Barbara to stay at home for the remainder of her years. In Barbara's later years, Lisa was her devoted and loving companion and caregiver. Barbara and Burns' lives and 50 years of marriage provided a shining example of the values of love, family, commitment, and respect, and were admired by all who knew them.
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Arthur Cadwalader
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1914
Death Date: 13 Dec 2003
Branch 1: A
Enlistment Date 1:7 Nov 1942
Release Date 1: 31 Jan 1946
U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: Phillips Haskell
Death Date: 29 Sep 1918
Death Place: Gallops Island, Massachusetts
Branch of Service: US Navy
Spouse: Ruth B Haskell
Volume Title: Officers and Enlisted Men, 1917-1918
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U.S., World War I Naval Deaths, 1917-1919
Given Name: Phillips
Surname: Haskell
Place of Death: Quarantine station, Gallops Island
Death Date: 29 Sep 1918
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Next of Kin: Ruth B. Haskell
Relationship: wife
Address: 163 Washington St., Gloucester, Mass.
Appointed: Boston, Mass.
Rank: seaman second class.
Branch: U.S.Naval Reserve Force