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Harvey Martin Obituary
He was born on Jan. 31, 1930, in Dover-Foxcroft, the son of Evan and Dorothy (Peterson) Martin. He graduated from Hartland Academy with the class of 1948 and served our country in the Navy during the Korean conflict.
Harvey retired from TDS, being employed there for many years as a line man. He enjoyed the outdoors and liked hunting, fishing, camping and riding his four-wheeler. He had a great appreciation for St. Albans Mountain and loved living there. He had a bubbly personality and enjoyed teasing his family and friends by making up special nicknames.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Anita Martin of St. Albans; his children, Tracy G. Martin and his wife, Eileen, of Ripley, Michael H. Martin and his wife, Denise, of Ripley, and Debra Somers and her husband, Randy, of St. Albans; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his sister, Joyce Lanctot and her husband, John, of Skowhegan; a very special friend of 21 years, Lorrine Neal and her two daughters, Lorie Neal and Sandra McDougal, all of St. Albans; and two special friends, Brad Russell and Jamie Cooper.
He was predeceased by his parents; a brother, Virgil Martin; and a sister, Pauline Lombard.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at the Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, 191 Hartland Ave., Pittsfield. The family requests that everyone come dressed casually in honor of Harvey. A graveside service with full military honors will take place in the spring at the Village Cemetery in St. Albans with the Rev. Mark Tanner officiating.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086, in Harvey's memory.
To leave a message of kindness for the family, please visit www.shoreynichols.com.
Care for the Martin family has been provided by Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, Pittsfield. 7276211
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Memories and Condolences
for Harvey Martin
I.Wayne & Carol King
January 20, 2010
Lorraine,
Sorry we didn't hear of Harvey's passing until reading the Thank-you in the paper. Sorry for your loss. Havey will certainly be missed. Our thoughts are with you.
Shelly (Neal) Hutchinson
January 5, 2010
Harvey, what can I say. I have known you since I was a child playing with Deb and Mike. Your home was like a second home for me. I can not list all the memories I have of all the time I spent at your house. One of my favorite memories as a child was the time Deb and I was playing Chinese jump roap in the kitchen and you said "that is easy" you could even do it. So you did, and did quite well for awhile until your feet got caught up in the ropes and fell on your "butt". I never laughed so hard, Deb was scared that you were going to get angry, but you just laughed your "butt" off too. You were a great father and known as one of the mountian boys, but in my eyes you are the KING of all the mountain boys and will certainly be missed by so many people. I know that your spirit will always be over St. Albans mountain watching over it and that is as it should be. Jim and I will miss you, but you are never going to be forgoten. All our love for you and your family.
Kenneth Hughes
January 5, 2010
So sorry to hear of Harvey's passing. He and I had many exciting experiences together, fishing, hunting, and camping. I will remember forever the good times we had. My thoughts are with him and his family at this sad time. God Bless, Ken
Erma Wheeler
January 1, 2010
Sister, & Family,
Sorry to hear about the loss of Harvey...Think he lived, and enjoyed
his life.
Dana and I express our sympathy to all.
Erma & Dana
Amy Shibles
January 1, 2010
Lorraine and families, sorry for your loss. Harvey was an awesome person that always made me laugh! I am glad I got to meet him. Take care.
David& Laura Bubar
December 31, 2009
Uncle Harvey will be missed by many friends and family. David and i are sorry for your loss. Aunt Anita, Deb., Mike and Tracy and their familys are in our prayers.
December 31, 2009
We want to let the family know they are in our thought and prayers, sorry we could not make it up to Maine due to the weather and other circumstances. God Bless Harvey Hodgkins and Family
HAZEL/EDWIN LITTLEFIELD
December 31, 2009
We wish to express our deepest sympathy to his family on their recent bereavement. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you. He was a special person to many, many people.
Eldon Campbell
December 30, 2009
So sorry for your loss, my condolences to the family. I will miss Harvey coming out to the garage with his thermos filled with coffee....and his many stories to tell..
jr spooner
December 30, 2009
i wiull miss you harvey jr spooner
Jay McDougal
December 30, 2009
I wasn't one of Harvey's closest friends, but he always made me feel welcome, genuinely happy to see me when I did stop in. I will miss seeing him. He always enjoyed a good joke or story. I enjoyed hearing about people he remembered from when he was young and things were so different then now. I hope you all carry the memories and stories with you now to pass on to the next generation, as they will miss out on having known Harvey. He was one of a kind and will be missed by many.
December 30, 2009
Dear Lorraine and Family, I found this the other day and immediately thought of Harvey. He drempt that he would live to fish until his dying day, and as he cast his last cast he silently slip away. As God nets him with his heavenly net from waters cold and deep, I'm sure he will decide with grace, "he good enough to keep." Beth Mathieson and Bill Berry
Roger and Judy Ricker
December 30, 2009
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.
Alissa and Todd Rollins
December 30, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
I give you this one thought to keep -
I am with you still - I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not think of me as gone -
I am with you still - in each new dawn.
Cindy Salisbury
December 30, 2009
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief. I am proud to say that Harvey was my uncle. I will always remember his sense of humor, even since I was a child.
Diane Snowdeal
December 30, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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