Coos County Democrat Obituaries, Lancaster, New Hampshire, Wednesday, September 8, 2004

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John MacDonald
Was Seabee in WWII

     EAST CONCORD, Vt. -- John MacDonald, 79, of Oregon Road, died
peacefully on Friday morning, September 3, 2004, at St. Johnsbury Health &
Rehab.
     Mr. MacDonald was born in East Concord on June 4, 1925, the son of
Harry and Cleona K. (Nichols) MacDonald.
     John is a lifetime resident of East Concord. He married Frances E.
Whitcomb on October 6, 1942 in Lunenburg. During WWII he served with the
143rd Naval Seabees in the South Pacific Liberation. For 45 years he was
employed with Gilman Paper Company/Georgia Pacific. He enjoyed
snowmobiling, traveling, camping, gardening, animals, hunting and fishing.
     Memberships include the Loyal Order of Moose, St. Johnsbury, the Moose
River Lodge #82 F&AM, Concord, and the Rock Dodgers Snowmobile Club of
Concord.
     Family members include his wife, Frances of East Concord; four
children, Natalie MacDonald Thomas and husband Donald Thomas of Fairbanks,
Alaska, John M. MacDonald and companion Fern Loomis of Victory, George F.
MacDonald of Fairbanks, and Mary Jo MacDonald Hale and husband Glendon Hale
Jr. of Havelock, N.C.; grandchildren, Andrew Thomas, Allison Thomas Carter,
Jeffrey Thomas, Ian MacDonald, Nicki Scheifer, Kim King, Ethan Hale, and
Erik Hale; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Howard MacDonald and wife
Ruth MacDonald of East Concord; a sister Lillian MacDonald Tatro and
husband Peter Tatro of East Concord; several nieces and nephews.
     Memorial visiting hours will be held on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 8,
from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A memorial
service will be held immediately after at 2 p.m. Rev Henry E. Cheney of St.
Johnsbury, will officiate.
     Burial will follow in the Overlook Cemetery, East Concord.
     Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in his memory to St.
Johnsbury Health & Rehab Activities Fund, 1248 Hospital Drive