06/16/03

06/16/03
EUGENE A. RIDEOUT

Eugene A. Rideout, 73, died Saturday, June 14, 2003. He was born April 4, 1930, in Millinocket, the third child of Wendall C. and Theresa M. (Rogerson) Rideout.

Gene attended North Yarmouth Academy, and later served in the U.S. Army, where he was honorably discharged in 1950.

Gene was a conductor for the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad for 25 years, and was a well-known businessman in Millinocket. His business endeavors included Rideout’s Car  Wash, Rideout’s Hideout, and a partnership in Katahdin Roofing Company. He and his wife, Ginny, were owners of Rideout’s Market for 25 years.

He was a Charter Member and past President of BARCO Federal Credit Union. He was twice Exulted Ruler and former Life Member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 1521, and District Deputy of Elks Maine North from 1992-1993. He was a member of the North American Camping Association Chapter No. 37, and a member of the First Congregational Church of Millinocket.

Gene was an avid sports fan, and he loved to play cribbage with his friends at Penobscot Valley Acres.

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Gene is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ginny F. (Brown) Rideout of Millinocket; four sons and their wives, Gary and wife, Gail Rideout, Thomas and wife, Sharon Rideout, Richard Rideout and wife Laurie Osgood, all of Millinocket, and Daniel and wife, Maryann Rideout, of Medway; nine grandchildren, Jessica, Jason, Aaron, Jeremy, Dwight, Melissa, Sarah, Andrew, and Timmy; his brothers and sisters, Marilyn Smid of Florida, Wendell Rideout Jr. and wife, Janice, of Mattawamkeag, Robert Rideout and wife, Gail, of Rochester, New York, Carol and husband, Mike Beagan, of Old Town, Charles Rideout of Gouldsboro,  Sandra Rideout of Wantagh, New York, Judy and husband, Ray Barfield, of Green River, Wyoming; a special sister-in-law, Ginny’s sister, Alice Rideout of Portland; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at R.L. Bouchard Funeral Home, 11 Tamarack St., Millinocket, from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 17. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Norman Rust, interim pastor of the First Congregational Church of Millinocket, officiating. Burial will follow at Millinocket Cemetery. If friends wish, gifts in Gene’s memory may be made to the Katahdin Area Support Group, 10 Field St., Millinocket, ME 04462 or to Millinocket Regional Hospital, 200 Somerset St., Millinocket, ME 04462.

An online register book can be found at http://bouchardfh.com/

MILLINOCKET / DIXMONT
LILA B. SHOREY

Lila B. Shorey, 72, died in Bangor on Saturday, June 14, 2003. She was born October 21, 1930, in Dolby, the daughter of Edmund and Vera (Barrows) Burleigh.

She was the wife of the late Philip C. Shorey, Sr. who died in 1996. Lila was a devoted mother and homemaker, and she enjoyed volunteering some years ago for Katahdin Friends in East Millinocket.

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