Garfield Linwood Wright

CARIBOU - Garfield Linwood Wright, 87, died Sept. 13, 2009, in Caribou, after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 9, 1921, in Caribou, son of the late Roy and Evangeline (Kelley) Wright. Garfield attended Madawaska Road Country School, was a member of Future Farmers of America and farmed on his family homestead on Madawaska Road. He graduated from Caribou High School, Class of 1940. In 1950 he was employed by Birds Eye Division of General Foods, where he also engaged in several advancement courses of quality control, supervisory practices, and production and sanitation supervisor. While employed at Birds Eye, the business changed hands and became Northern Processors and American Kitchen Foods. He remained in frozen food production until his retirement from Potato Service Inc., in 1983. He married Mary Edwina Theriault, Nov. 7, 1943. Garfield loved to hunt, fish, snowshoe, garden and just be outside in nature. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Cary Seniority Program. He was a loving husband, father, son, grandfather and friend, and he especially loved family get-togethers, and he will be sadly missed. Surviving in addition to his wife of more than 65 years, Mary Edwina Wright of Caribou, are his two daughters, Nancy L. Wright Beaver of Woodland and Ellen M. Wright Hofmann of Oklahoma; three grandsons, Jonathan R. Hofmann and Michael G. Hofmann, both of Oklahoma and Nathan D. Beaver and his wife, Teresa, of Caribou; a granddaughter, Kimberly L. Beaver Geer and her partner, Jay Roy, of Caribou; four great-grandsons, Ashton Beaver, Alexander Beaver, Andrew Geer and Parker Roy; one great-granddaughter, Sadie Roy; many cousins, nieces and nephews. Mr. Wright was predeceased by a brother, Albert; and two sisters, Margaret Wright and Mildred Leona Watson. Private family services will be held at a later date at New Holy Rosary Cemetery. Friends who wish to contribute in memory of Mr. Wright may do so to Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department, 121 High St., Caribou, ME 04736 or Caribou Public Library, 30 High St., Caribou, ME 04736. Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou. For an online register, please go to www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.