Obituaries, Week of March 30, 2017

ROLAND J. LANDRY

WINSLOW––Roland J. Landry, 80, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta. He was born in Waterville on March 6, 1936, the son of Napoleon J. and Helen Marie (Veilleux) Landry.

Roland served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp. in the early 1950s to the early 1960s, discharged as a sergeant.

Roland was an electrician for SAPPI–Scott Paper Company. He was a member of the Waterville Elks Lodge #905 and loved hunting, fishing, and playing cards with his friends at the Elks.

Roland is survived by his daughter, Linda Knight and her husband, Rick, of Winslow; two brothers, Charlie Landry, of Waterville, and Paul Landry, of Deer Isle; two grandchildren, Jennifer Snow and John Michaud, Jr.; great-granddaughter, Denasia Peavey; and great-grandson, Levi James Michaud; several nieces and nephews.

An on-line guestbook may be signed and condolences expressed at www.gallantfh.com.

STEVAN E. GRESSITT, M.D.

UNITY––Stevan Edward Gressitt, M.D. died unexpectedly on Monday, March 13, 2017. Born in Yreka, California, Stevan was the son of John and Doris (MacKellar) Gressitt.

He graduated from the Porter Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, South Carolina. He served as chief resident in psychiatry at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Moving to Maine in 2001, Stevan was an active supporter of the Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians, and served as councilor, committee member and committee chairman at various times. He was involved in many other professional organizations, such as the American Association of Community Psychiatrists, the Maine Medical Association, the Maine State Psychiatric Working Group (Drug Utilization Review Committee), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences,, Environment and Pharmaceutical Section), and the Maine Health Workforce Forum, Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.

Stevan founded the Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group, and worked passionately for a better understanding of the adverse effects of prescription medications and for practices that are more effective, safe and cost-effective. He tirelessly promoted the awareness of adverse environmental consequences of inappropriate medication disposal, including pharmaceutical contamination of ground water streams and rivers. He promoted the practice of initially prescribing in smaller amounts, to reduce the volume of unused medication that could be diverted or be the cause of accidental poisoning. He pioneered medication take-back events that many communities now sponsor, and that provide data to illuminate issues of waste, fraud and abuse in prescribing practices.

He was an exceptional psychiatrist, with great vision, dedication and relentless energy and courage.

Stevan was a principled man, and a loving and deeply devoted husband, son, brother and father. He was also endlessly quirky, making no two days with Stevan the same. He would take a break from psychiatric articles to spend half an hour with his ducks; he would become fascinated by the beauty of a feather, or the form of an egg. He had no interest in living in a home without dogs and cats, and took great pleasure in their presence and the way they lived their lives. He was a complicated being and the most interesting companion his wife has ever known. She, and his family and friends, miss him deeply.

He is survived by his wife, Gail M. Chase; his mother,Doris M. Gressitt; his sister, Alexandra S. Gressitt; and his daughter, Carina A. Gressitt.

PAUL E. LESSARD

OAKLAND––Paul E. Lessard, 68, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 16, 2017. He was born in Waterville on March 1, 1949, the son of Gilbert and Ruth (Sweet) Lessard.
Paul attended Waterville schools.

He was employed by the city of Waterville, Zayre Department Store, and the town of Vassalboro, both at the transfer station and as a school bus driver. He had a passion for fishing and hunting, and was a Maine Guide.

Surviving are two sons, Keith Lessard, of Waterville, Kristopher Lessard, of Vassalboro; three daughters, Samantha Lessard, of Winslow, Melanie Lessard, of Vassalboro, and Heather Corson, of Auburn; a sister, Patricia Lachance, of Oakland; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; as well as two nieces, a nephew and numerous cousins.

There will be a celebration of Paul’s life at The Olde Mill, in North Vassalboro, from 1–6 p.m. on April 8.

An online guestbook may be signed and memories shared at www.lawrybrothers.com.

DOROTHY A. MICALOVICH

VASSALBORO––Dorothy A. (Holm) Micalovich, 79, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 16, 2017. She was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, on February 14, 1938, the daughter of Carl A. and E. Helen (Sipila) Holm.

She graduated from Gardner High School in 1956. She joined the WAF where she met and married Howard R. Wilson.

They had eight children, Julie White and husband Keith, Gerald Wilson and wife Brenda, Robert Wilson, Guy Wilson, Suzanne Dudley, Clay Wilson, Stacey Wilson and wife Renee and Lisa Emery and husband Don.

She held many positions over her life: nurses aide, stitcher, cashier, factory worker and bagger, as well as being mother and homemaker.

She enjoyed helping her children with various projects, also enjoyed fishing, boating, wood working (furniture, scroll work, doll houses) with her late husband “Jerry.” She also enjoyed dancing, eating out, traveling the state of Maine and mowing her lawn.

She was predeceased by her parents; her sister Esther Bourgeois; and her husband Jerome Micalovich.

She is survived by her sister Irene Erickson and brothers Carl A. Holm Jr. and Steven Holm; and her eight children; 20 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A celebration of life will be held on April 2, 2017, at the American Legion Post 179, South China, at 1 p.m. for close family and friends.

BEVERLY BOWDEN

WASHINGTON––Beverly Bowden, 79, of Washington, died Sunday, March 19, 2017. Born in Searsport on November 3, 1937, she was the daughter of James Pottle and Bernice Annis.

Beverly was retired from the state of Maine, employed by the former AMHI in housekeeping.

Beverly was always on the go and could be found just about anywhere. She loved going for car rides and enjoyed the scenery, bird watching and her cats. Her favorite place to go was Boothbay where she could go fishing and to drive up north in the woods to see if she could spot a moose. She was an avid doll collector and loved to display them around her home. She enjoyed spending time with her family.

She was predeceased by her life-long companion O’Neil Bechard, brother Robert and sister Leatrice Baileyß.

Beverly is survived by a son, Robert L. Bowden Jr. and his wife Kare, of whitefield; grandson Robert L. Bowden III, of Lafayette, Alabama; granddaughter, Stephanie Poulin and husband Daniel, of Lewiston; great-grandchildren Eska and Keanen Bowden, Dakota Tibbetts and Nicholas Morrissette; brother James Pottle and wife Sharon, of Chelsea; as well as several nieces and nephews.

MARY V. LEGACY

WINSLOW––Mary V. Legacy, 97,of Winslow, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home, in Waterville where she was a resident. She was born on August 26, 1919, in Winslow, the daughter of Edward and Tefilia Muslawski.

She grew up in Winslow and attended local schools.

She married George J. Legacy and spent most of her life in Winslow, except for a few years in Boston, Massachusetts, during the World War II years. While living in Boston she met her dear friend, Ann Dahl, whom she enjoyed traveling with in her later years.

Mary worked most of her life in local cotton mills and later at JC Penney and Zayre from where she retired in 1981. In her retirement years, Mary enjoyed relaxing at home engaging her time knitting, crocheting and quilting. She was also an accomplished seamstress. She was a lifelong Catholic and member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, in Winslow.

Mary was predeceased by her husband George; her four brothers: Peter, Steve, Benny and John Muslawski; and her sister Jennie Garbarini, of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

She is survived by her son Louis Legacy and his wife Linda, of Winslow; her daughter Nancy Marcoux, of Westbrook; three grandchildren: Kathleen Wrightsman and her husband Peter, of Baldwinsville, New York; Eric Legacy, of Stratham, New Hampshire; and Leslie Crawford and her husband Shawn, of Westport, Massachusetts; as well as four great-grandchildren.

To share condolences, memories and tributes with Mary’s family, please visit: www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com.

GILDA E. ANTHONY

ALBION––Gilda Eileen Anthony, 70, of Albion, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, at Eastern Maine Medical Center, in Bangor. She was born October 6, 1946, in Old Town, the daughter of Wallace and Dorothy (Bartlett) Pooler.

She attended high school in Old Town.

Gilda worked as a CNA in several hospitals, nursing homes and Catholic Brothers Home. Her proudest job was working as a psychiatric technician at Jessup State Prison, in Maryland, where she received Psych Tech of the Month and Quarter several times and was even awarded Psych Tech of the Year.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Harvey Anthony; her children, Harvey Anthony Jr. and his wife Cheryl, of Benton, Steven Anthony, of Albion, and Dorothy Anthony-Carter and her husband David Brennan, of Oakland; grandchildren, Andra Anthony, Courtney Anthony, Chauntelle Anthony, Wade Carter and Steven Anthony; great-grandchildren Kassidy, Wyatt and Zachary; siblings, Bonnie Rossignol, Wallace Pooler Jr. and wife Nancy, Trudy Dorval and husband Alan and Rose Pinette and husband Ken; and several nieces and nephews.

An online guestbook may be signed and condolences expressed at www.gallantfh.com.

Memorial donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 US Route One, Suite 2C, Scarborough ME 04074.