Rev. Fred "Ted" Dole

Dear Edi,
It's almost one year ago you lost Fred. The first Christmas without him, I realized. In my life there is an empty place too, as we were befriended for more than four decades! In difficult times, in Casa Marterna, but also in my personal life when Betsy died, Fred and you were there to comfort me.
I wish you peace of mind, good memories and dear friends in the year to come.

Rev. Dole (Ted) was my minister when I was growing up in Salem, CT. He took us in his old VW bus to the Hartford Circus when we were little. This was a memory that has always been with me and all the kids in our church. In my adult life he was the Rev. of the Colchester Fire Dept. and the minister of the Westchester Cong. Church. A wonderful man and husband to his great wife Edie. He will be very much missed.

To Edi and family,
I was so sorry to hear about Ted's passing. He was a fixture at Westchester for so many years, and was a good friend of my parents and our whole family. He and my dad shared interest in railroads, and the photos were amazing. Most of all, I miss his ministry at WCC, and he made a big difference in my life.

Pastor Ted, as we know him, was such a wonderful addition to the Marlborough Congregational Church. He was the Pastor in Westchester where many of my extended family resides and I remember him when he married some of my cousins before coming to Marlborough. He has taken many photographs of me and my family during very memorable moments and I will always cherish them. My thoughts and prayers go out to Edi and all of his family and many many friends. He made this world better while he was here...

We at the Congregational Church of Salem remember with grateful affection Ted's service from 1963 to July 1966. It was here that he was ordained into the Gospel Ministry. We thank God for having brought Ted to us and using our small church as the springboard to launch him into a life of ministry.

In Christ,
Rev. Timothy B. Dubeau, Pastor

It is hard to imagine a world without Ted....I met him at a critical point in my life. His sermons made going to church engaging, heartfelt...almost personal. He married Paul and I on what would be the best day of my life. Ted embraced everyone that day...brought us all so close together with his words of wisdom, laughter and kindness. God speed my friend...when I think of you...my heart will smile, knowing you are still watching over all of us.

Edi and family (Kitty and Lady Jane too) ... a wonderful man, mentor, photographer ... he will forever surround us with his love ...

Edi and family. So sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences to your family.