Kenneth F. Pendleton

Kenneth F. Pendleton WATERBORO -- Retired Saco Fire Chief, Kenneth F. Pendleton, of Hudson, Fla. and Waterboro, answered his last call on May 16, 2009, at 10:55 p.m. His wife and several children were at his bedside. He was born in Portsmouth, N.H. on Aug. 4, 1933. He was the son of Daniel and Alfreda (Coburn) Pendleton and attended Saco and Biddeford schools and was a member of Thornton Academy class of 1952. On Feb. 14, 1953, he married the love of his life, Jeannine C. Rheaume at St. Joseph's Church in Biddeford. Kenneth's passions in life were his family, fire fighting and lobster fishing. He was extremely proud of his children and they and his wife were the joys of his life. After serving as a Camp Ellis volunteer firefighter in his youth, in March of 1957, Mr. Pendleton joined the Saco Fire Department. After years of hard work and dedication, he was appointed Chief in 1971. He retired as Chief in 1982. Chief Pendleton was instrumental in developing fire fighter training in York County. He traveled throughout the state teaching fire fighting classes. Kenneth began lobster fishing at a young age initially fishing from a row boat and later captaining from several sturdy boats. He and his wife ran Ken's Lobster Pound out of their Camp Ellis home for many years. He was often joined by his children when lobstering. He was a Lifetime member of the Maine State Federation of Firefighters as well as a member of the Maine Fire Chief's Association, the York County Firefighters Association, the Masonic Lodge #9, BPOE (Elks), the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal Order of Moose. Other hobbies included bowling, shuffleboard, crossword puzzles. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Jeannine; and his children, Susan (Peter) Gordon of Walworth, Wis., Kenneth (Denise) Pendleton of Biddeford, Janice Pendleton of Brunswick, Fredrick (Renee) Pendleton of Palm Harbor, Fla., Sabrina (David) Schultz of Waterboro and David (Brigitte) Pendleton of Dayton; a sister Joan Larochelle of Saco; as well as five grandchildren. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, of the Good Shepherd Parish, Biddeford. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco. Donations in memory of Mr. Pendleton may be made to: Hernando Pasco Hospice Marliere Care Center 6801 Rowan Rd. New Port Richey, Florida 34669 or the American Lung Association 122 State St. Augusta, Maine 04330 Kenneth F. Pendleton