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Class of 1953, 50 years class reunion   We had a great reunion last summer, our reunion was well attended.  We also had a float in the  International Days parade and a picnic at Russ Coltart's home on Pennimaquan Lake. We were able to contact all but 2 of our classmates, Joe Williamson and Doreen McIntyre. Twenty-three of our classmates and their guests attended. Fourteen of our classmates have died. Those of us who live here, and stayed the winter, are meeting the second Thursday of each month for breakfast, 8 am, at the Wickachee.   Ken and Edith (Fox) Colson  edithken@panax.com  

Graduates Class of 1953

Sara Jane Beckett

Edward Quinton Bond

Nina Elaine Bridges

Shirley Marie Brownlee

Mildred Edith Campbell

Fred Leighton Carlow

George Nick Christakos

Herbert Colson

Kenneth James Colson

Russell Bailey Coltart

Anna R. Cookson

Daniel Edward Corbett

Shirley Doreen Cousins

Willis Calvin Day

Betty Demmons

Daniel Douglas Dineen

Norman John Dineen

Patricia Idella Doncaster

Norma Jean Fenderson

Edith Ann Fox

Charles Harvey George

Sheldon Harvey Getchell

Edmund Francis Glidden

Allen Greenlaw

Mabel Roberta Greenlaw

William Seldon Hanson

Katherine Healy

Carol Ada Hodsdon

Faye Marjorie Ingersoll

Reed Alden Johnson

Roberta Anne Keene

Marion Louise Lane

John Lyons

James C. Manship

James N. Manship

Mary Gwendolyn MacDonald

Doreen Mae McIntire

Clarice P. McKeown

Jane McLain

Virginia Moffitt

Everly Noddin

Joyce Price

Robert M. Purton

Norman Tyler Ross

Daniel Scribner

Bruce H. Sherlock

Anne Sidelinger

Carol Edith Smith

Carleton Sprague

James Sprague

Cynthia Ann Thompson

Penny Ann Thornton Virginia Ann Tracy Dorothy M. Vining
Patricia Ann Warren Joseph C. Williamson Charlotte C. Worrell

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Edward Q. Bond - US Army 1953 - 1957 - Korea

Kenneth J. & Edith Fox Colson, Sr., Calais. We are both retired, moved back from Las Vegas, NV in 1993. Anyone interested in a class reunion? edithken@panax.com 

Norman Dineen NJDassoc@midmaine.com 

Edmund "Teddy" Glidden Edmund F. "Ted" Glidden, 66, of 39 Hunt St., died at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, Thursday morning, Nov. 8, 2001. He was born in Calais, May 9, 1935, a son of the late Joseph F. and Myrtle M. (Hill) Glidden. He had been a resident of Nashua since the 1960s. Mr. Glidden had  worked as a groundskeeper for the St. Croix Country Club in Calais, and at the Hickory Hill Country Club in Methuen, Mass. For the past 24 years he had been a groundskeeper at the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua. He actively participated in bowling and golf, and enjoyed watching baseball and basketball. He served in the Maine National Guard. He was affiliated with Main Street United Methodist Church, Nashua. He was a graduate of Calais Memorial High School, Calais.Mr. Glidden was predeceased by a sister, Lois C. Leighton; and two brothers, Joseph F. and Millard L. Glidden. Survivors include a daughter, Pauline Shain of Calais; a son and daughter-in-law, Jason J. and Courtney Glidden of Richmond, Va.; two granddaughters, Erica and Dawn Shain of Calais; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Olive and John Wojnowski of Uxbridge, Mass., and Catherine and Richard Berry of Robinston; a sister-in-law, Anne Glidden of Maryland; two step-daughters, Lisa Northup of Nashua and Karen Poppenga of Greenville, N.H.; seven stepgrandchildren; and two very special friends, Gary and Jane Glasz of Nashua. Visiting hours will be held 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Davis Funeral Home, One Lock St., Nashua, followed by a service of remembrance in the funeral home, with Rev. Lenora Sue Job, officiating. Friends are invited to attend. Interment will be private in Calais. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider: Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Rd., Merrimack, NH 03054. Arrangements by Davis Funeral Home, One Lock St., Nashua, N.H., (603) 883-3401. [Bangor Daily News] 

James N. Manship. ATKINSON, N.H. -- James N. Manship, 62, of 15 Bayberry Drive, died yesterday at the Haverhill Manor Nursing Home in Haverhill. Mr. Manship was a sales representative with SOS Metal Products Inc. of Philadelphia, Pa., until he retired in 1991. Before that, he worked in that same capacity for Hoechst Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. Born in Caribou, Maine, he attended schools in Calais, Maine, and graduated from Calais High and from Husson College in Bangor, Maine. He served with the Navy for three years during the Korean War. He was a member of Holy Angels Parish in Plaistow, former president of the Timberlane Football Boosters and served in numerous Timberlane Regional High activities. He leaves his wife Joanne M. (Cioffi) Manship of Atkinson, sons Steven J. of Haverhill, Michael P. of Chelmsford, Mass., and Gregory J. of Burlington, Mass., sister Dolores M. Dodge of Machias, Maine, brother Kenneth of Calais, three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.  At the request of the family, there will be no calling hours. Family and friends are invited to a funeral Mass tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Holy Angels Church. Burial, at the convenience of the family, will be private. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. [May 28, 1998, Eagle Tribune] 

Bob Purton joined the Navy and moved to California.  His father passed away last year, and he owns the house in Calais.  He plans to retire in about 1 1/2 years.

Norman Ross lives in Alabama; he is retired and manages the North Alabama State Fair and loves it. He is looking forward to a trip to Maine in August 2003 for the reunion. 

Daniel Scribner. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Daniel Scribner passed away peacefully at home Sept. 16, 2004. He was born Feb. 9, 1935, in Patten and grew up there. After graduating from Calais Memorial High School in 1953, he enlisted in the Air Force and served in the Korean War. He then went to work for J.W. Sewell Company before going to work for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where he worked for 40 years. Daniel was a simple man who enjoyed spending time with his family. He especially loved the Maine woods and hunting and fishing with his brothers and family. He was predeceased by his parents, Archer and Yvonne (Pinet) Scribner; and his sister, Joanna King. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jean Anne (Britton) Scribner; daughter, Dianna Scribner Morales and her husband, Frederic of Pensacola, Fla.; grandson, Nicolas; and granddaughter, Chandler, whom he adored. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara (Dalton) Runnels of Maine; brothers, Warren of California, Peter (Jean) of Maine, Paul (Zoila) of Nevada, and Wade (Lynn) of New Hampshire; his aunt, Alexina Campbell of Maine; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Thanks to all the family friends that visited Daniel in these last few months. It meant the world to him. Graveside services will be held in Patten. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to Community Hopice of N.E. Fla. Hardage-Giddens Mandarin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [Bangor, ME Daily News 22 Sept 2004]

Cynthia Thompson Adams. Dick & I live in Perry. Been in this location since 1958. We spent our first 2 years in Southwest Harbor when he was in the U.S.C.G. We are both retired and enjoying life. He works at what he likes to do. I spend many hours playing in my flowers & veggies. Also, we're bird lovers. Be glad to see everyone at the reunion in August. hradams@midmaine.com  

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