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Location: Gulfport, MS | Subject: Obit Messenger results for 09/20/09.
- (Hartford Courant)
Raymond B. Ebbets, 91, of Cove Rd., died on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his residence, with his daughter Peggy and son David at his side. Mr. Ebbets was born on August, 26, 1918 in Talara, Peru, the son of Raymond and Olga Von Wallmenich Ebbets whose family built and owned Ebbets Field and owned the Brooklyn Dodgers. He attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He was employed by Largo Oil and Transport Co. in Aruba N.W.I. from 1939 until 1943, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served on the submarine USS Sea Devil. He married Jane Cole in Passiac, NJ in February 16, 1946. Then returned to Aruba from 1946 until 1956. Finally he was employed by Electric Boat in Groton in Engineering for 30 years, until his retirement in 1986. He was a long time member of the Old Lyme Country Club from 1961 until the present. A member of the VFW Post 15007. Mr. Ebbets is survived by his daughter Margaret J. Ebbets of Old Lyme, and his son David. R. Ebbets of Lyme. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date. Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home, Old Lyme is handling the arrangements.
- (The Boston Globe)
PETERSON, Jr., Winfield A. (Pete), died at Piper Shores, Scarborough, ME on September 10, 2009 of natural causes. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, something he took great pride in (along with the Brooklyn Dodgers). Pete attended Bowdoin and Dickenson Colleges, and went to medical school before serving in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Tench during WW II. He met and was outranked by his wife to be Eleaner Hunter, a Chief Yeoman in the Waves, when they were both stationed in New London, CT. He worked for NE Telephone as a district manager and lived in Natick, MA, where he raised 3 boys. He was an active volunteer, serving as a recreation commissioner and a Bacon Free Library trustee, and working with the Boy Scouts and the Telephone Pioneers. Pete loved to read and to talk to people of all types and persuasions and never missed an opportunity to do so. A bit of an affectionate curmudgeon when he died at 88, he will be warmly remembered by staff and friends at Piper Shores as well as his family: 3 sons and their wives, five grandsons, and two great granddaughters. (His and his wife's ashes will be scattered at sea as they wished.) Donations may be made to Beacon Hospice, 43 Atlantic Foden Rd., South Portland, ME 04106. Arrangements are by the Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland, Maine.
- (Patriot-News)
James Edward Ensminger, 59, of 428 Gibbs Ave, Newport, RI, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA. He was the husband of the late Phyllis Marie (Martel) Ensminger. Born in Hershey, PA on July 10, 1950, he was the son of the late John and Ethel (Light) Ensminger, Sr. James was a 1968 graduate of Annville-Cleona High School and a 1972 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. James served in the US Peace Corps for two years in Iran. In 1981, he returned to school to pursue his interest in ocean sciences. He completed a BS from Florida Institute of Technology, an MS in Ocean Engineering from the University of Rhoad Island in 1989 as well as an MS in Computer Science from URI in 1992. He worked for the US Navy for over 25 years in submarine service. James was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He is survived by two brothers Ronald N. Ensminger of Lebanon and John E. Ensminger, Jr. of Ephrata. Two sisters Barbara A. wife of Richard Carmichael of Lebanon and Susan M. wife of Michael Deiling of Hummelstown, and 10 nieces and nephews. Viewing will be held on Friday, September 25, 2009 from 10-12 pm at the Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory, 618 E. Main Street, Annville. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in Grand View Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, Lebanon County Unit, P.O. Box 1274, Lebanon, PA 17042. kreamerfuneralhome.com www.pennlive.com/obits
- (Charlotte Observer)
Race Hudson Farlow, 54, of Charlotte, passed away on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009. He was born in Drexel, NC on August 8th, 1955. Race served with, and was honorably discharged from, the U.S. Navy as a submariner. Subsequent to this service to his country, he was employed at Microsoft Corporation as a Senior Support Engineer where he had worked for 18 years. Over and above his love of technology and computers, he was an avid outdoorsman and lover of life, embracing art and photography, motorcycles, and was heavily involved in animal rescue and animal welfare issues. He is survived by his beloved wife of nineteen years, Valerie Toevs Farlow, mother Sylvia Farlow of Charlotte, brother John Farlow of South Dakota, and sister Kim Warriner of Wisconsin. A memorial service in Race's memory will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 4545 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to Noah's Wish at www.noahswish.com/Donations or P.O. Box 4288, El Dorado Hill, CA 95762, or Friends of Feral Felines http://www.friendsofferalfelines.org/ or P.O. Box 473385, Charlotte, NC 28247.
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Obit Messenger results for 09/20/09.
