John W. Folk, Sr. 67, of Boothbay Harbor, died Nov. 1, 2009 at his home.

He was born in Boston, Mass., the son of the late George J. and Theresa Sarah Moylan Folk.

John attended grammar school at Immaculate Conception in Malden Mass. and senior high school at Malden Catholic until his father passed away and he had to work to help support his mother and family.

In 1964 John married Donna-Marie DeAngelis at St. Patrick Church in Stoneham, Mass. They were married for 46 years renewing their vows in 1999.

John was a Boy Scout in Medford, Mass. He received the Boy Scout Ad Altare Dei Meda in the Cathedral in Boston Mass. from Arch Bishop Richard J. Cushing. He was 3^rd degree Knight from the Knights of Columbus, Council #3023 in Derry, N.H.

He worked at the Hyler’s Restaurant in Boston as a cook and salad maker, for Converse Rubber in Malden, Mass. as a rubber roller, and for Rappoli in Woburn, Mass. as a cement block builder for 10 years. He also worked as a part- time ambulance driver and attendant for four years and helped deliver a baby. John worked for Alice’s Restaurant in Salem, N.H., and Standard Stash and Door in Derry, N.H. for over 10 years as a glass-cutter for making windows. He worked for Arrow Cab in Manchester, N.H. and in 1990, John and a friend started their own cab company and worked 24 hours a day out of the Manchester Airport and Derry area. He became sole owner and operator in 1996.

In 2001, John and Donna-Marie moved to Boothbay Harbor and John decided that is where he wanted to spend his remaining years.

John was a committee member of the Boothbay Harbor Police Explorers and of the New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Local 35 in Boston, Mass.

John and his wife loved to travel all over the states of New England and loved their time together.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Donna-Marie DeAngelis Folk of Boothbay Harbor; a son, John W. Folk, Jr. of Palm Coast, Fla.; grandchildren, Michael, Nicholas, Andrew and Alex of Palm Coast, Fla.; brothers, George B. Folk of Malden, Mass., James F. Folk of Quincy, Mass., and Robert J. Folk of Wilmington, Mass.; sisters, Valarie Melanson of Tewks-bury, Mass. and Barbara Folk of Orlando, Fla.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 14 at Simmons Harrington & Hall Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Boy Scouts of America, Lawrence Lee Scout Museum, 571 Holt Ave., Manchester, NH 03109, or Kno-Wal-Lin, Hospice, 170 Pleasant St., Rockland, ME 04841.

Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.

John F. Main, 79, of Ellsworth died October 29 at a healthcare facility in Portland.

He was born in Wiscasset on December 6, 1929 a son of Leslie and Elizabeth (Day) Main.

John served his country in the Army during the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient. John was a very kind and caring person, who loved his family dearly and cherished his friends. John spent many years as a mason. He enjoyed hunting deer and watching all wildlife and he especially loved his little dog, Sam. John will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

John was predeceased by his parents, wife Lucille, two brothers, Dick and Harold, and a daughter Sharon.

He is survived by his four sons, John, Andy and Brian from Edgecomb, and Adam from Jefferson; four stepchildren, Donny from Ellsworth, Timmy from Otis, Betty from Milo and Luann from Litchfield; three grandchildren and 20 step-grandchildren; his siblings, Frank of Boothbay Harbor, Margaret from Winterport, Betty and Alice from Boothbay; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were held Wednesday November 4 at Sunnyside Cemetery Eastbrook Road, Eastbrook. Arrangements are under the care of Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, 215 Main St., Ellsworth, ME 04605

Lewis John Lozier, 91, of Boothbay passed away on Monday, November 2, 2009 at his home.

Lewis was born in Wallagrass, Maine on June 6, 1918, the son of Arthur "Pete" and Amanda Lozier.

He graduated from Gardiner High School and attended Auburn School of Commerce. He joined the United States Air Force during World War II and served as an airplane electrical mechanic at several Air Force bases until the war ended.

He worked in Washington, D.C., at the Census Bureau for several years before returning to Maine to work for the Fish and Wildlife Bureau at McKown Point in Boothbay Harbor and later worked for Maine Marine Resources Department until retiring in 1984.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time at his camp in Eastern Maine. His favorite pastime was reading history books.

He survived by his wife of 53 years, Marilyn Lozier of West Boothbay Harbor, his daughter Diane Reed of Boothbay Harbor, two grandchildren, Andrew Reed of Boothbay Harbor and Rachel Reed of Boothbay Harbor, sisters Connie Lozier and Jackie French of Brunswick, brothers Oreen Lozier of Charleston, New Hampshire, Ed Lozier of Auburn, and Robert Lozier, along with several nieces and nephews.

A committal service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday November 7, 2009 at Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay. A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Boothbay.

Robert L. Griffin, 66, of Fenwick Island, Delaware and Boothbay Harbor, died on October 27^th after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Mr. Griffin was born September 3, 1943 in Albemarle, North Carolina the son of the late Boyce and Lucille Griffin. He attended school in New London and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon graduation he entered officer training school for the Air Force and served in intelligence during Vietnam. While in the Air Force, he had the distinct honor of being chosen to serve as a White House social aide under President Nixon.

Following military service he enjoyed a successful 30 year career at Prudential Insurance in various roles from sales to Vice President.

He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Jennifer and their two sons, Chad and David. He also leaves two sisters. Katherine Griffin of Wilmington, North Carolina and Pamela Griffin-Smith of Baltimore, Maryland and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held in New London, North Carolina on November 7. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Miles Hospice in Damariscotta.

Known as "Ole" by many of his friends and acquaintances, Stanley Whitney Olson, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at the age of 93 of natural causes on October 3, 2009 at his home in Sebring, Florida with his daughter, Mary Ann Fry, at his side.

He was born July 13, 1916 in Somerville, Massachusetts to Carl Olson and Bertha Olson (nee Leavitt). As a child, he was raised by his uncle and aunt, Leroy and Inez Olson, in Boothbay, after the early deaths of his mother and father.

During his youth, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, building ski trails in New Hampshire, an experience that served him well when he became a bridge engineer later in life.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in Intelligence, until his discharge in March of 1941.

While in the Marines, he met and married his beloved wife, Margaret Stella (nee) Bednarick. They lived in Baltimore, Maryland and raised three children, Mary Ann ("Lady Bug") (from Margaret’s previous marriage), Katherine Patricia (deceased) and Richard Carl Leroy.

After their children left home, Margaret and he moved to Pocomoke City, Maryland where he raised his granddaughter, Denise Williar, following the untimely deaths of both of her parents.

His greatest pleasures were watching baseball and reading non-fiction books, both of which were denied him as his eyesight began to fail in the 1990s. He moved to Florida in 1997.

He is survived by daughter Mary Ann Fry of Sebring, Florida; son, Richard, of Lutherville, Maryland; five grand-children and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned, and the interment of his remains, late this year or early next year, in the Baptist Cemetery in Pocomoke City, Maryland.

Robert P. Wheeler, Jr., 78, died Saturday October 31 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born September 8, 1931 in Lewiston, the son of Robert P. Wheeler, Sr. and Alice LaFleur Wheeler. He grew up in Auburn graduating from Edward Little High School, the class of 1949. He continued his education graduating from the University of Maine at Orono with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1953.

He signed for the draft and served his country in the US Army during the Korean War.

He returned home to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy graduating, class of 1959.

His first job as a pharmacist was at Hassen’s Drug Store in Fairfield where he met Patricia Chase. He proposed to her at St Joseph’s College in North Windham next to the statue of St Joseph. They were married at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Fairfield in June 1962.

In 1964, six months after their twin daughters were born he accepted a pharmacy position in Boothbay Harbor. He later purchased that pharmacy naming it Wheeler’s Corner Drug Store where he served his community until retirement in1999.

He was an active member of Our Lady Queen of Peace serving as a Lector, Eucharistic Minister and founding member of the local chapter of The Knights of Columbus. He was an avid swimmer and mystery reader. He enjoyed watching and cheering for his children and grandchildren at their sporting events, traveling with his wife, family and friends and also hosting many holiday events in the family home. .

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Patricia C. Wheeler of Boothbay Harbor, his daughters Patrice Carter and her husband John of Edgecomb and Roberta Knapp and her friend Colin of Rockland, sons Robert Wheeler, III and his wife Sandra of Boothbay and Christopher Wheeler and his wife Michelle of Lisbon, grandchildren Christopher Wheeler, Jr. of Henderson, Nevada, Erinn Chipman of Edgecomb, Samuel Chipman of Edgecomb, Caroline Knapp of East Boothbay, Jaime Wheeler of Boothbay, and Hayley Wheeler of Lisbon.

Friends were invited to gather with the family on November 3 at the Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on November 4 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Boothbay Harbor. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay.

Contributions in Bob’s memory may be made to Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, 4 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor 04538, Boothbay Region Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 280, Boothbay 04537, or any other charity of choice. Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Boothbay.

Horatio Edward White, "Whitey," 94, of Fairways Drive, Brunswick, died peacefully at home October 29 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on April 15, 1915, the son of Robert Paine White and Effie Grace Travis White.

He had three passions in his life ... his wife of 67 years Doris Agnes, hunting and playing golf.

He married Doris Agnes Lozier on May 29, 1942. They made their home on Durham Road in Brunswick where they raised four children.

He worked at Hyde-Windlass and Bath Iron Works for 38 years as a machinist and lead foreman.　 He also ran a successful lightning rod business for many years.

He was a hunting enthusiast who won many sharp shooting tournaments.　 An avid golfer, he was a life-long member at the Brunswick Gold Club and was the manager of the Gangbusters League there for many years.　He played his last game of golf Monday, October 26.

He is survived by a son, Gary White and his wife, Pamela, of Boothbay Harbor; two daughters, Janice White and her husband William Getchell of Durham, New Hampshire; Sheila White and her husband Donald Sellers of Rye, New Hampshire; and daughter-in-law Takako White of Aptos, California; five grandchildren; four great-children and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife on October 9, 2009,　his son, Lee in 2002, and six brothers and three sisters.

A memorial gathering was held at noon on November 1 at the Brunswick Golf Club.　

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society,　1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300 Topsham, ME 04086.