What's Happening

Marvin P. Barnes is married to Greta May C. Coltart, class of '56.  They live in Port Isabel, TX, and their e-mail address is margreta2@aol.com.   They are coming to Calais this summer ['99] for Marvin's 50th reunion.

James F. Bond  - US Air Force 1949 - 1953 - Korean War

Lloyd Carson, Knox, Maine. 20 years in Navy - Retired in 1974.  Moved here from Mass. in '85. Life in the "slow lane". lncarson@uninets.net  

Lincoln F. Gayton  E-mail: msnlnk@verizon.net  Retired U.S.N. - AKS-30; AO-52; CVA-38; Brooklyn Rec. St.; SHAPE-Paris, FR.; plus 10 yrs. w/DHEW Audit Agency; 10 yrs. DOI-BIA Juneau, AK. 

Bernard L. Johnson From Calais now--Robbinston originally.  Very interesting to find out where your classmates are and what they are doing. Been married to Eleanor Nielsen for 47 years. Have 4 children and 9 grandsons and 3 great grandchildren.. Now retired from GP and really enjoying the life of Riley. Looking forward to the class reunion this summer. E-mail ebjohnson@nemaine.com.

Deceased Classmates

Pauline Dwelley Donovan Obituary [Provided by Thelma Eye Brooks] 

Olive Foster Pollock Obituary [Provided by Thelma Eye Brooks] 120809

PHILIP N. KNEELAND  1932-2005, Philip N. Kneeland 73, of Dexter, son of Vinal P. and Grace W. (McCoubrey) Kneeland, was born on Jan. 8, 1932, in Calais and passed peacefully after a short illness on July 26, 2005, in Bangor. He graduated from Calais High School in 1949 and attended the University of Maine at Machias until enlisting in the Army Air Corps during the Korean War. He served his country for four years and left the Air Force as a staff sergeant. He was employed by the Georgia Pacific Paper Co. for 18 years and the city of Augusta's public school system for 17 years. He was a past commander of the VFW. post in Calais and a member of the Dexter Legion. He was a past patron of Orion Chapter 45 in Calais, Rose of Sharon Chapter 13, in Augusta, Order of the Eastern Star. He was an active member of the following Masonic bodies: Bethlehem Lodge 35, Augusta; Nokomis Chapter 42 OES, Newport; Wassookeag Chapter 44 OES, Dexter; Stevens 28 Royal Arch, Newport; Mount Moriah Council 10, Skowhegan; the Scottish Rite Bodies Valley of Augusta and Kora Shrine. He was actively involved with the youth in his communities, serving as a "dad advisor" and district deputy in DeMolay for boys, as a "dad advisor" and advisory board member in Rainbow for girls; and as a Scout leader in various capacities. He also was the founder of the Lincoln Squares square dancers at Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Miriam E. (Barney) Kneeland; one brother, Paul Kneeland and his wife, Stella; two sons, Philip R. Kneeland and his wife, Linda, and Ernest V. Kneeland and his wife, Mary; two special stepsons, Paul M. Laslie and his wife, Kay, and Carl M. Laslie and his wife, Pam; five grandchildren, Stephen Laslie and his wife, Doris, Sara Laslie, Jessica Kneeland and her boyfriend, Justin, Donna Laslie and her boyfriend, Josh, and Mallonee Laslie; three great-grandchildren, Alex, Alexis and Kathryn; one nephew, Michael; and two nieces, Deborah and Barbara. A memorial service followed by a Masonic service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Maine Veterans' Cemetery Chapel, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent in his name to Grand Chapter Charity Fund, Corley Anne Byras, Grand Secretary, P.O. Box 119, Bowdoinham 04008. [Provided by Deborah Kneeland Polk] 

Erlen Porter Obituary [Provided by Thelma Eye Brooks] 

Glenwood Riley Obituary [Provided by his son, Glen Riley]

PRESQUE ISLE - Norman Kenneth Varnum O.D., 76, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1931, in Calais, the son of Albert E. and Margaret S. Varnum. Norman grew up in Calais and Machias and spent much of his time on the family farm in Alexander. He graduated from Calais High School, where he was a star baseball and basketball player. He then served four years in the U.S. Navy as an aerial photographer. After his naval service, Norman was an undergraduate in pre-optometry at the University of Maine at Orono and then went on to receive his Bachelor of Science and O.D., Cum Laude, from the New England School of Optometry, where he received the Theodore F. Kline Award and was the class president his third year. He was married to Minnie K. Varnum, his wife of 34 years, in 1959, and began his optometric practice in Presque Isle in 1960. Norman was very involved in his profession and community. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and served as president of Aroostook Optometric Society, as president of the Maine Optometric Association and on the professional development committee of the American Optometric Association, where he co-authored a manual on practice management. First appointed to the Maine Board of Optometry by Gov. James Longley in 1977, Norman was re-appointed for a second five-year term in 1982. He was involved in the development and implementation of laws governing eye care, in the licensing of new practitioners and in the setting and enforcing of professional standards and ethics. Norman was in active practice as an optometrist in Presque Isle for nearly 40 years and served in many leadership positions in the community. He was president of Presque Isle Kiwanis Club, Community Concert Association and Central Aroostook Toastmasters Club. He served as chairman of the board of trustees, the board of deacons, and the stewardship committee for Presque Isle Congregational Church. He was a director of the Presque Isle Chapter of the SPEBSQSA and a member of the corporate board of New England College of Optometry and The Aroostook Medical Center. Norman had a great love of the outdoors and spent a lot of time fishing, hunting, downhill skiing, canoeing and camping with his family and friends. He also shared that love of the outdoors with many young people as a scoutmaster for Troop 168 of the Boy Scouts of America. He was an Eagle Scout and saw both of his sons become Eagle Scouts. He is survived by his three children, Brett and his wife, Catherine, of Presque Isle, Mark and his wife, Jacqueline, of Oakland and Susan Ko and her husband, John, of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; and his seven grandchildren, Jessica, Megh-ann, Jonathan, Daniel, Amanda, Lauren and Elizabeth. Norman was predeceased by his beloved wife, Minnie K. Varnum, in 1993. Visiting hours will be held 4-6 p.m. Saturday, March 22, with a 5:30 p.m. service at Duncan Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, with the Rev. David Hutchinson officiating. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com. [BDN 031908 Provided by Sharon Howland]

Aubrey Dartelle "Darty" Young, Jr., December 7, 1930 - October 26, 2003. SCARBOROUGH - Aubrey Dartelle "Darty" Young, Jr., 72, of 10 Juneberry Lane, passed away on Oct. 26, 2003 at Mercy Hospital in Portland after a long illness. He was born on Dec. 7, 1930 in Tremont, the son of Aubrey D. Young, Sr. and Hilda E. Sylvia. He graduated from Calais High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Washington, D.C. It was there that he met and married his wife, Gloria, in 1951. After he was discharged in 1952, they moved to Maine. He was employed as manager by Bearings Specialty Co. for many years, 10 of which his wife worked by his side. After leaving the bearing business, he bought a lobster boat and lobstered until ill health forced him to retire. These were some of his happiest years. Darty loved to work on cars, and enjoyed fishing and hunting with his stepfather Glenn, but his true passion was Nascar racing. We always knew where he was on Sunday afternoons. He loved his family very much and always by his side was his little dog Suzy. Even though disabled, he cared for Suzy and gave her an insulin shot every day followed by a treat, until she passed in April of this year. He is survived by his wife Gloria, four daughters, Debra Durgin of Cornish, Donna Cleaves, Sandra Young, and Teresa Lamson, all of Scarborough; his brother William A. Young of South Portland; his step-mother Mary Grimaldi of South Portland; four half-brothers, Philip of Gray, Steven of Scarborough, Paul and Mark of South Portland; and a half-sister, Karen of Florida; five grandchildren, Dani, Jimmy, Jeff, Andy, and Josh; two great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be Tuesday Oct. 28, 2003 from 5-7 PM at Conroy-Tully Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland. Private services for the family will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Refuge League, 449 Stroudwater St., Westbrook, ME 04092.