Obituaries from Dover Community News, Friday, November 23, 2001

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A. Louise Proulx Hester

Former resident, widow of chief

     A. Louise Proulx Hester, 73, of 4 Villanova Lane, Rochester, died
Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at the Dover Rehabilitation & Living Center.
     Born in Dover on May 20, 1928 the daughter of Clifford N. Smith and
Martha (Eschman) Smith Richey, she was formerly a longtime resident of
Dover and had lived in Rochester for the last six years.
     Prior to her retirement she was a longtime employee of Eastern Air
Devices of Dover. She was the widow of retired Dover Police Captain Paul
Proulx who died in 1981.
     She is survived by her husband George J. Hester, Jr., of Rochester; a
daughter Linda Proulx Seaward and her husband Daniel O. Seaward, Jr. of
Kittery Point, ME; two grandchildren Daniel O. Seaward, III and Johnna
Seaward; six step-grandchildren; 14 step-great-grandchildren; a brother
Robert C. Smith and his wife Mary Ann of Dover; and two nieces, Mrs.
Patrick (Betsy) Magee of Richmond, VA and Catherine Smith of Somersworth.
     Funeral services were Thursday, November 15, at the Tasker Funeral
Home with The Reverend Fritz Cerullo, OSA, pastor of St. Mary’s Church
officiating. Burial followed at Pine Hill Cemetery.
     Memorial donations in her name are appreciated to Cochecho Valley
Humane Society, 262 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820.

William Truman Keck

Engineer

     William Truman “Bill” Keck, 55, of Boyds Corner, South Berwick, ME
died Friday, November 9, 2001 of a heart attack at his home.
     He was born November 2, 1946 in Kittery, ME the son of Truman and
Josephine (Zoffolli) Keck. He had lived in South Berwick for 11 years after
moving from Nottingham.
     Bill was an engineer-supervisor at Davidson Automotive in Farmington,
and had worked there for more than 30 years.
     Members of his family include his mother, Josephine Keck of
Nottingham; his wife, Robyn A. (Butler) Keck of South Berwick, ME; two
daughters, Stephanie Keck of Nottingham and Patricia Keck of Portsmouth;
two step-daughters, Toni Burns of South Berwick, ME and Tamber Burns of
Kennebunk, ME; a sister and her husband, Sue and John Vincinguerra of
Portsmouth; his grandchildren Truman, River and Zoe; as well as many aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
     Bill’s father, Truman Keck, died in 1999.
     Services were Wednesday, November 14 at the McIntire-McCooey Funeral
Home in South Berwick, ME. Burial followed at the family lot at Calvary
Cemetery, Portsmouth.
     Please go to www.mcintiremccooeyfh.com for more information or to sign
an online guest book.

Alice M. Paterson

Member AARP, Senior Center

     Alice M. (Dennis) Paterson, 91, formerly of Hanson Street, died
Saturday, November 17, 2001 at the Riverside Rest Home.
     Born in Dover on May 4, 1910 she was the daughter of James F. and Mary
(McCuiggin) Dennis and had resided here all of her lifetime.
     Prior to her retirement, she was a 25-year employee of the Clarostat
Manufacturing Co.
     Alice was a communicant of St. Joseph Church and a member of the
church’s Altar & Rosary Society. She was a member of the Dover Area Senior
Center and the AARP.
     She is survived by a nephew Raymond Dennis of Dover, and close friends
including Doria Burns and Ed and Helen Poulin of Dover. Her husband Robert
A. Paterson who died in 1979 and her sister Dorothy A. Dennis who died in
1996 predeceased her.
     A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, November 20, at
St. Joseph Church. Burial followed in St. Mary New Cemetery.
     Please go to www.taskerfh.com for more information or to sign an
online guest book.

Margaret F. Karter

Teacher

     Margaret F. Karter, 94, of 910 Tri-City Road, Somersworth, died
Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at the Dover Rehabilitation and Living Center.
     She was born August 12, 1907 in Boston, MA, the daughter of Edward S.
and Lucy M. (Monahan) Fisher and resided in Boston and New York for many
years prior to moving to this area 38 years ago.
     While in Boston, she was a member of the Retired Teacher’s Association
and while in Somersworth she was a member of the Strafford County Retired
Teacher’s Association.
     She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church.
     Members of the family include her husband of 57 years, John A. Karter
of Somersworth; two nephews, David E. Fisher of No. Abington, MA and Robert
E. McGrath of Walpole, MA; one niece, Jayne E. Shanning of Westwood, MA;
and many grand nephews and nieces.
     A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Thursday, November 15 at
Holy Trinity Church in Somersworth, with The Reverend Steve Kucharski,
pastor. Burial followed in the V.A. National Cemetery of Massachusetts in
Bourne, MA.
     Please go to www.taskerfh.com for more information or to sign an
online guest book.