Obituaries

Marjorie A. Levesque

Marjorie A. Levesque, of Harrison, passed away on January 21, 2023, after a brief illness surrounded by family at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Marjorie recently celebrated her 90th birthday in North Carolina, attended by all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Marjorie was born in Boston, Mass., and the daughter of John F. Donovan and Mary (Batt) Donovan. She earned her B.S. Degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1955.

Marjorie married Ralph Levesque in 1956. She taught second grade for 35 plus years in the Middleboro public school system. Upon retirement they split their time between Harrison and Fayetteville, N.C.

Marjorie was an avid bridge player in Maine and North Carolina. Marjorie also enjoyed quilting and she and her group donated many beautiful quilts to the pediatric unit at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Marjorie also enjoyed a glass of wine with family and friends on her back deck in Maine.

Marjorie is survived by her husband of 66 years, Ralph N. Levesque; her daughter, Karin Levesque and her spouse, June Crowell of Fayetteville, N.C.; son Robert Levesque and his wife, Julia of Modoc, S.C.; her daughter Jean Michael and her husband, Peter of Lakeville, Mass.; and son, David Levesque of Middleboro, Mass.; two brothers, Richard Donovan and his wife, Dorothy of Carver, Mass.; and John Donovan and his wife, Susan of Acworth, Ga.; and six grandchildren, Nicole, Colin, Conrad, Patrick, Alexandra, and Andrew; and a growing number of great-grandchildren. Marjorie is also survived by her beloved Toy Poodle, Annie.

A celebration of life and burial will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, American Heart Association, or any charity of your choosing.

Gloria E. Charles

FRYEBURG — Gloria Edith Charles (McDonald), 82, of Fryeburg, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2023. She was able to spend her last few days in the home where she raised her family and was in the presence of her family.

She was born to parents Frank McDonald and Grace Dunn McDonald, on August 6, 1940, in Portland. Gloria met John A. Charles in 1959. They were married on May 16, 1960, in Brownfield, and spent 62 wonderful years in love. Together they raised three children: David, Danny and Dana. Gloria was a graduate of Fryeburg Academy in 1958. She enjoyed attending many of her class reunions. Before marriage and children, Gloria went to beauty school and had a home salon for nearly 25 years. In the early 80s, Gloria went to work at the Fryeburg Academy kitchen, where she worked with an amazing team until her retirement.

Activities that Gloria enjoyed included bowling, dancing, and spending time with family and she always loved to have a dog by her side. She was in the Eastern Star for many years and was a member of the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association. Through the years, Gloria and John were always opening their home to others. Cousin Ellen (Benson) Guilford lived with them for a few years, and it wasn’t unusual to have the boys’ dorm friends from the Academy staying over on weekends. Gloria cared for her mother, Grace, for years before her death.

In May 2015, Gloria lost one of her sons, Danny, very suddenly. It was a significant loss to the whole family.

Gloria is survived by her husband, John, son David Charles and his wife Cindy, son Dana Charles and his wife Liz and daughter-in-law Jennifer Charles. Grandchildren Zachary, Haden, Travis, Benjamin, Colby, Sydney, Alexis, Leah, Jen Moore and Sara Roberts and 11 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Fryeburg Rescue or Jen’s Friends.

A service and reception will be held on February 11 at 11 a.m. at the North Fryeburg Church-Chapel Hall. Arrangements are under the care of the Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg. To make an online condolence please visit www.woodfuneralhome.org government employees to deal with the 607 billionaires currently residing in this country.

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To The Editior:

In his last week’s letter, “That was disgraceful,” and pejorative review of guest col- umnist Will Laven’s previous week’s piece regarding the late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., contributor Don Vose goes so far as to question the former’s doctorate bona fides, as well as the college where he teaches, writing style, and then tops it off with some history revisionism regarding the racial opportunism of his party and

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Patricia A. Clark

Patricia A. Clark, 83, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born in Bridgton on July 10, 1939, the daughter of Harold and Norma (Watrous) Conant and was a lifelong resident of Bridgton.

Patty graduated from Bridgton High School in 1957. During her school years, she played sports, including softball, basketball and being a majorette. Patty met her future husband, Brock Clark Jr., while in high school. They were married in Solon on July 14, 1958.

She enjoyed her involvement with the community as a Cub Scout leader, Sunday school teacher, and little league baseball. She had many hobbies throughout her life and could always be found utilizing one of her many creative talents for the benefit of others, whether it be handcrafting beautiful stained-glass lamps as gifts, knitting sweaters for kids, sewing, painting, or drawing. She often made hats, mittens, or ornaments for donation to various causes — always wanting to help out where she could.

Patty and Brock enjoyed traveling together and spent many winters in Lakeland, Fla. They also enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially their grandchildren.

Patty was predeceased by her parents, sister Nancy Burdick and great-nephew Armine Burdick.

She is survived by her loving husband, Brock, her sons, Hal and his wife Sandy, Andy and his wife Lisa, her granddaughters Jessica, Allison, Ashley, her great-grandchildren Mikayla and Elliot, her sisters, Julie DeVoe and Linda Sanborn, brother Bruce Farnham, her auntie Barbara Autio, and countless nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Disease Research.

A memorial graveside service will be held in the spring at the Forest Hills Cemetery Annex with day and time to be announced. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where messages can be shared with Patty’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Robert T. McCarthy

Robert T. McCarthy, 90, of Bridgton, died early Sunday morning, Jan. 29, 2023, at his home in Bridgton with his wife and all his children present.

He was born on Dec. 28, 1932, in Bristol, Conn., a son of Thomas V. and Mary E. (Jones) McCarthy. He attended local Bristol schools, Cheshire Academy and later earned a degree from Hartford State Technical College in Hartford.

A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Bob served his country for four years at the end of the Korean War.

Bob’s career in engineering saw him with Connecticut Power & Light, Charles T. Main Engineering in Boston, Burns & McDonnell Engineering in Kansas City, Mo., and Parsons Engineering in Calif. These businesses took Bob and his family across the United States and the world enjoying each place along the way.

They settled in Maine at a year round cottage on Long Lake in Bridgton that they purchased in 1991 entertaining family and friends for years. In 2013, they sold the cottage and moved to a property nearer one of their sons.

Bob was a member of the Knights of Columbus and enjoyed family gatherings, baseball and classical jazz.

Bob is loved by his wife, Julia of Bridgton; children, Patricia A. Miele and her husband, Ben of Holliston, Mass., Michael R. McCarthy of Bridgton, Julia Summers and her husband, John of Manchester, N.H., Maura J. Fitts and her husband, Jonathan of Framingham, Mass., and Kevin T. McCarthy of Bridgton; grandchildren, Katherine Kistner and her husband, Peter, Matthew Miele and his wife, Miranda, Christopher Miele, Amber, Devan and Tristen Summers, Geoffrey and Jonathan Fitts. He was predeceased by his parents; a sister, Norma M. Anderson.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at the St. Joseph Church in Bridgton. Spring interment will be at the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Bristol, Conn. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where tributes may be shared at www. hallfuneralhome.net.