Obituaries, Week of June 23, 2016

WADE BULLARD

WINSLOW – Wade Bullard, 57, passed away in his home on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, after a good-natured battle with terminal cancer. He will be remembered always for his laughter, his generosity, and his love of family.

Wade was an active member of his community. He enjoyed supporting the local theater company, ACAT Theater, as set builder, lighting technician, and fun-loving host of cast parties. He donated regularly to the Winslow Snowdrifters and the Maine Snowmobile Association. Wade brought great enthusiasm to the music boosters when his daughters were in the local school system, cooking up hot dogs in the Band Shack and also serving as the organization’s president. Wade never hesitated to chaperone his daughters school trips when asked to do so, and segued easily into supporting his grandson William, cheering him on at sporting events and play swordfighting on demand.

Born in Milwaukie, Wisconsin, Wade’s formative years were spent in the Waterville area, and though he graduated from Unionville High School, in Pennsylvania, he always considered himself a Mainer and loved living here. Wade loved telling tall tales in an exaggerated Maine accent, and loved his work as proprietor of The Stove Barn, in Winslow. His knowledge ran deep in his chosen field and he could sit for hours chatting with customers and friends. He spent equal time with oldtimers coming in to shoot the breeze, young folks just starting out, and everyone in between. All benefited from Wade’s generous nature and his ability to create solutions for alternative hearing needs and desires.

Wade was predeceased by his mother, Beverly Jane Bullard.

Wade is survived by his wife Suzanne and two daughters, Esther Bullard and her husband Mark Bouchard and their children, William, Victoria and Dylon, and Christine O’Brian and her husband Jeremy and their daughter Ehlaina. He is also survived by his father Mack Bullard and partner Elizabeth Luber; his sister Deborah Bullard and her family Mark Fry and Annie; and brother, Brett Bullard.

Memorial donations can be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1848, Longmont CO 80502, or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 114 Perimeter Road, Nashua NH 03063.

STEPHEN N. WAINER

FAIRFIELD – Stephen “Stiffy” N. Wainer, 98, passed away peacefully at the Togus Hospice Facility in Augusta, on Friday, June 10, 2016. He was born July 17, 1917, in Massachusetts, the son of William and Anna Wainer.

He was an avid outdoors man who loved fishing, hunting, was a past member of the NRA, gardening, and woodworking when he was able. He traveled and was fortunate to turn age 75 in Alaska! In his younger years, he was a veteran who proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II, until his honorable discharge.

Stephen is survived by his son, Michael Wainer and wife Barbara, of Fairfield; three grandchildren, Debra Labonte, of Waterville, Michael Wainer and wife Wendi, of Rome, Kimberly Wainer and Danyl Dixon, of Benton; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; many nephews and nieces.

He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Wainer; son, Stephen Wainer; three brothers; three sisters.

Memorial donations may be made to the Travis Mills Foundation at travismills.org.

Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, Maine 04976.

AVALON J. VIGUE

WHITEFIELD – Avalon Joyce Vigue, 88, of Whitefield, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Avalon was born, in Gardiner, on August 8, 1927, the daughter of Lyndal and Olive Goud.

She grew up in Dresden.  Avalon graduated from Bridge Academy class of 1945 and Kennebec School of Commerce, in Gardiner.

On February 28, 1953, she married Thomas Vigue, of Whitefield, where they lived and raised their family.

Avalon worked for the Price Administration (USG), Maine Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor, where she retired from in 1987.  Avalon was a former member of Eastern Star, Whitefield Fire Dept. Auxiliary, and PTA.  She attended the Sheepscot Valley Community Church and was a member of the Maine Draft Horse & Ox Association.

She and Tom spent many winters in Florida.  Avalon enjoyed traveling and in the summertime would attend every horse pulling event at the state fairs.  She maintained notebooks of these results as well as the scores of her children and grandchildren’s ball games.  She was an avid Boston Red Sox fan.   Avalon also loved playing Bingo, reading, crafts and family gatherings. She enjoyed time spent with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Avalon was predeceased by her husband Tom and son Brian Paul Vigue.

She is survived by her sons, Thomas L and his wife Linda, of Whitefield, Dean A. and his wife Jean with whom she resided, Gary M. and his partner Shirley Warren, of Whitefield, Timothy E. and his partner John Hume, of Litchfield, Jeffrey L. and his wife Bethany, of Whitefield, and her daughter Julie Ann, of Lahaina, Hawaii;  three granddaughters, Shannon Brann and her husband Jimmy, Sarah Finley and her husband Steven and Jennifer Vigue; five grandsons, Shawn, Brian, Thomas, Jeffrey Jr., and Jacob Vigue; three great-grandchildren Olivia Avalon and Cassidy Brann and Carter Vigue who kept their Armie amused; several nieces, nephews.

OTHERS DEPARTED

Miriam Keller, of Palermo, lost her brother, Dr. Carl Ulbrich, of Peach Tree, Georgia.

Helen (Simon) Ballew, of Waterville, lost her husband JOHN A. BALLEW, 86, of Waterville, on Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Maine Veterans Hospice Unit, at Togus. Also, Dr. David Ballew and wife Sonia, of Clinton, Corey Ballew and wife Janie, of Waterville, Dylan Ballew, of Waterville, and John Ballew and wife Gina, of Fairfield, all lost their father.  Also, Connor Ballew, of Waterville, and Erin, Ethan and Clay Ballew, all of Fairfield, lost their grandfather.

Jim Walker and wife Billie Jo, of Chelsea, lost his father, DONALD E. TRIPP, 81, of North Anson, on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Inland Hospital, in Waterville.

Kolbie-Jo Danforth, of Winslow, Tammy Auclair and husband Jim, of Fairfield, Trudy Reid and partner Todd Littlefield, of Benton, all unexpectedly lost their father, BURTON G. DANFORTH III, 50, of Readfield, on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Also, Paityn and Aaliyah Danforth, both of Winslow, lost their grandfather.

Alexander Boudreau and Alyssa Boudreau, both of Vassalboro, lost their grandmother, CAROLYN M. BOUDREAU, of Clinton, on Sunday, June 12, 2016, following a brief, but courageous battle with cancer.

FORMER RESIDENTS

JULIETTE E. (QUIRION) WARD, 66, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, following a brief illness. Juliette was born in Waterville, and graduated from Winslow High School, class of 1967.