Elizabeth M. Dowaliby

DOVER — Elizabeth M. Dowaliby, 86, of 493 Tolend Road, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, after a period of failing health.

Born in Drew Plantation, Maine, on March 9, 1914, she was the daughter of Alvra and Rachael (Hewey) Butters.

She lived with her loving husband, George, at 52 Belknap St., Dover, until his death on Jan. 5, 1995.

The most important thing in her whole life was her family. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She lived by, and taught her children to live by the "Golden Rule." She would do anything for anybody and was loved by all that were fortunate to have known her.

Besides her caring for many children throughout the years, she had been employed at Textron Davidson Interiors for 14 years.

She resided at Riverside Rest Home during her final years where she received excellent loving care and attention from the staff of Unit 1A.

Survivors include four sons, Clifford Young of Wagontown, Pa.; Robert L. Dowaliby, Warren F. Dowaliby, and George E. Dowaliby, all of Dover, N.H.; two daughters, Gay A. Bayer of San Jose, Calif.; and Donna M. Hayes of Strafford, N.H.; one brother, Robert Butters of Lincoln, Maine; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

DOWALIBY — Elizabeth M. Dowaliby, 86, of 493 Tolend Road, Dover, passed away on Jan. 15, 2001. Friends may call at the Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, 655 Central Ave., Dover, on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 19, at 1:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph's Church, Central Avenue, Dover. Burial will be in the family lot in Woodlawn Cemetery, South Berwick. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Alzheimer's Association, 919 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, Ill. 60611-1676, Attn: Donation Department for Research.

John George Soteros

PORTSMOUTH — Funeral services for John George Soteros, 83, of 928 South St., were held from J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, Portsmouth, on Tuesday, with services at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Portsmouth. Presbyter Angelo Pappas was celebrant. Cantor was Jim Maheras and readings were given by James Geminatas.

In attendance were members of the church; representatives from A.H.E.P.A. and the Church Council.

Bearers were Nicholas Soteros, George Soteros, James Geminatis, G. Spiro Mouflouze, James Lilakos and Peter Coussoule.

Burial will be in Sagamore Cemetery, Portsmouth in the spring.

Wake services were held Monday evening at the J.Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel by Fr. Angelo Pappas.

A.H.E.P.A. services were also held Monday evening by Bill Naumes, John Petroulis, Ron Currier, Christos Perakis, John Panteleos, Nick Minichello, Thanasis Tournas, Michael Geanoulis and Kostas Marevelis.

Florence A. Coughlin

PORTSMOUTH — Funeral services for Florence A. Coughlin, 98, of 263 Rockland St., Portsmouth, were held Jan. 2, 2001. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception by the Rev. Edward Kelley. Lector was Eileen Foley, who also read the poem "Good Night and Good Morning." Organist was Marion Arnoldy.

In attendance was a large delegation from the Portsmouth Housing Authority, Senior Center, and RSVP. The Knights of Columbus Auxiliary formed an honor guard at the church. Amy McIntyre of the Children's Museum, made a presentation of the First Annual Florence Coughlin Outstanding Service Award. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery with Father Kelley conducting the committal prayers.

Leonie H. Park

YORK, Maine — Leonie H. "Lonnie" Park, 76, of 90 Scotland Bridge Road, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, at her residence, after a long illness.

Born on May 26, 1924, in Brookline, Mass., she was the daughter of Henry Jr. and Minnie (Cooley) Heuer. She was a 1942 graduate of Needham, Mass. High School and a 1944 graduate of Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., receiving a degree in merchandising and creative writing.

She had been the executive secretary of fund-raising and public relations at the Columbus, Ohio Zoological Park Association, from 1971 to 1976.

She had formerly resided in Rochester, N.Y. before moving to York in 1988.

She was a member of the First Parish Congregational Church of York and was an avid gardener.

Survivors include her husband, Jim Park, of York; two daughters, Debora L. Dietz of Lawrence, Kan.; and Lynne D. Palmiere of Pittsford, N.Y.; two stepsons, Christopher W. Park of New York and Kenneth W. Park of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one sister, Betty L. Boutilier of Stratham; and six grandchildren.

PARK — Leonie H. "Lonnie" Park, 76, of 90 Scotland Bridge Road, York, Maine, died Jan. 15, 2001. Private services will be held. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York.

Albert Gorman

DOVER — Albert "Al" Gorman, 74, of Winston Avenue, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at his home, surrounded by his family. He bravely fought cancer for over two years. Born in Sanford, Maine, on Jan. 3, 1927, he was the son of Michael and Mathilda (Tanguay) Gorman.

He was a veteran of 20 years in the United States Army. He served in Germany after World War II and received the German Occupation Medal. While in Korea, he received the Korean Service Medal with three battle stars. In Vietnam, he received the Vietnam Service Medal with three campaign stars, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Presidential Unit Commendation Citation and the Bronze Star. He retired in 1970. In 1979, he graduated from Nathaniel Hawthorn College in Antrim, with a bachelor of arts degree.

After retiring, he worked at Simplex in North Berwick, and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a woodworker in the supply department. After retiring from the Navy yard, he worked at the New Hampshire State Liquor Store at the traffic circle in Portsmouth.

He was a communicant of St. Charles Church in Dover. He was an avid reader, and loved to bowl. He bowled in many leagues in Newmarket and Dover. A great source of pride for him was his family.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Jo-Ann (Vir) Gorman; three daughters, Kathleen and her husband, Paul Bennett, of Brentwood, N.H.; Karen and her husband, Brian Stewart, of Rochester, N.H.; and Dr. Kimberly and her husband, Dr. Paul Coolidge, of St. Louis, Mo.; two granddaughters, Ciara and Tianna Stewart, whom he loved very much; a brother, James Gorman and his wife, Virginia, of Somersworth, N.H.; two sisters, Gladys and her husband, John Touchette, of Sanford, Maine; and Gertrude Tumblin of Lebanon, Maine; and several nieces and nephews. He loved his cats, Sabrina, Kippi and Kobie, who will miss him very much.

He will be sadly and lovingly remembered and missed by his family.

GORMAN — Albert "Al" Gorman, 74, of Winston Avenue, Dover, died Jan. 12, 2001. Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, 655 Central Ave., Dover. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Charles Church, Central Avenue, Dover. Full military honors will be accorded at the church. Burial will be at a later date in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford, Maine.

Hal McLane

NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Hal McLane, 61, of New Canaan and formerly of Portsmouth, died Jan. 13, 2001, at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Conn., following surgery and treatment for kidney cancer. He was the son of Priscilla Palfrey McLane and the late Howard E. McLane of Portsmouth.

He was married to Jane Morse McLane.

He lived in New Canaan since 1966 and joined the staff of the science department at Saxe Junior High School. For the last three years, they have also spent many weekends at their home at Black Point in Niantic, Conn.

He was a meber of St. Andrew's Lodge F& AM in Portsmouth, and as a teen-ager, he was active in DeMolay. He was a member of the North Congregational Church in Portsmouth, where he often participated in youth activities and later taught Sunday school. In Portsmouth, as a youth, he was active in area sports. He holds the honor of throwing the first pitchpitching the first baseball at the opening of the Portsmouth Little League in 1950.

Throughout his life, he was an avid sailer, racing and cruising out of the Kittery Point Yacht Club and Portsmouth harbor, as well as the Darien and Norwalk area. More recently, he continued his love of the water, cruising and fishing in the New London and Old Saybrook area.

He was a graduate of Portsmouth High School in 1957 where he played both basketball and baseball. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1961, where he played on the UNH baseball team. Prior to his coming to New Canaan, he had been a teacher in the science department at Portsmouth Junior High School, a principal at Barrington, and a science teacher at Nathan Hale Junior High School in Norwalk, Conn.

While in the New Canaan shool system, he headed the science department at Saxe, the Family Life and Drug Education for all of New Canaan, and held leadership roles in state and local educational associations in a variety of areas. He took early retirement in 1989 to pursue a full-time career in antiques and show management in the greater New England area.

His energies were directed in many areas but always the major thrust has been young people. He worked as head of public relations for the Source Library in Darien. For several years, he co-directed the New Canaan City-Country Vacation Program, based at New Canaan Country School, which later became the beginning of the Horizons Program.

He served as an officer and president of the Connecticut Dog Federation, and was a very active member of Oxridge Kennel Club. He headed up the board of Genesis, a self-help, anti-drug program, located where the ABC House is in New Canaan. For many years, he had been a driving force on behalf of the young people as well as the seniors in New Canaan. Most recently, he spent four terms as a member of the New Canaan's Park and Recreation Commission, where he worked very hard to see the Lapham Center come to being. He also eagerly donated the funds to provide the first defibrulator to the New Canaan Police Department.

For the past 28 years, he developed his love for antiques and managed a number of antique shows for the Kiwanis Clubs in New Canaan and Greenwich, as well as shows in Norwalk, Darien and other towns in Connecticut. At the same time, he was active as an exhibitor and lecturer throughout the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states in the field of Georgian and American silver, Chinese export porcelain, as well as fine period furniture. For eight years, he had an antiques shop on the Post Road in Darien. However, he learned that sitting in an antiques shop until customers came in was not his style and he much preferred the antiques show atmosphere.

Besides his wife, survivors include his son, Marc Rawlins Cardwell; and grandson, Marc Alexander Cardwell, of Vienna, Va.

McLANE — Hal McLane, 61, of New Canaan, Conn., and formerly of Portsmouth, died Jan. 13, 2001. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the New Canaan Congregational Church. Calling hours at the Franklin Hoyt Funeral Home, New Canaan, Conn., will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be sent to the McLane Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, University of New Hampshire, Alumni Office, Durham, NH; The New Canaan Nature Center; or The Center for Hope, Darien, CT. For more information, contact the Franklin Hoyt Funeral HomeNew Canaan, Conn. At 12 noon on Jan. 27 a memorial service will be held at the North Congregational Church Chapel, Spinney Road, Portsmouth. Masonic services will be held at the North Church Chapel at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday by St. Andrew's Lodge #56. Local arrangements are by the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, Portsmouth.

Tyler Michael Eaton

SEABROOK — Tyler Michael Eaton, 14 months old, of 102 Railroad Ave., died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, in an accident in his home.

Born in Exeter, Nov. 14, 1999, he was the son of Amy E. Wasson and Chris M. Eaton.

In addition to his parents, family members include his maternal grandparents, Ed and Yvette (Tirone) Wasson; his paternal grandparents, Stephen and Linda (Schrempf) Perkins; maternal great-grandparents, Joe and Merlene Tirone; paternal great-grandparents, Harold and Dorothy Schrempf, all of Seabrook; his paternal great-grandmother, Altina Eaton of Brentwood; his aunt, Meghan Eaton; uncles Keith Eaton, Austin Eaton, Robert Eaton, Ryan Eaton, Douglas Wasson, Thomas Wasson, and Johnny Wasson; and several great-aunts, uncles and cousins.

EATON — Tyler Michael Eaton, 14 months old, the infant son of Amy E. Wasson and Chris M. Eaton, of 102 Railroad Ave., Seabrook, died Jan. 15, 2001. Services will be held at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton, on Thursday at 2 p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call at the funeral home on Thursday, from noon to 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Wildwood Cemetery in Seabrook.

Arthur F. Hart

BYFIELD, Mass. — Arthur F. Hart of Byfield, died Jan. 13, 2001, after a long illness. Born in Hope, Maine, in 1914, he was the son of Habner and Hazel Hart.

Beloved husband of Margaret Hart, he is survived by his children and families, David and Sylvia Hart, of Chesapeake, Va.; Peter and Francis Hart of Rockport, Maine; Susan Wilson of Rockport, Maine; Iris and Stuart Poland of New Harbor, Maine; Hazel and Keith Seavey of Washington, Maine; and Melody and Robert Pritchard of Epping, N.H. He was the devoted grandfather of 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandson; he was the brother and friend to the late Edith Tuttle, Ann Dickens, Elmer Hart and Halver "Skipper" Hart, all of Maine.

He moved to Byfield in 1969 and worked for 33 years for the Essex County Mosquito Control and then for Savage Seafood, Inc. in Rowley. He will be remembered best for his love of family and life, his love of chickens, blueberries, hunting, and baseball. He will be missed by us all.

Natalie B. Rau

HILLSBORO — Natalie B. Rau, 76, of Sawmill Road, and formerly of Warner and Portsmouth, died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at the Odd Fellows Nursing Home.

Born on April 23, 1924, in Hampton, N.H., she was the daughter of David and Loriane (Lindsey) Rau.

A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, class of 1946, with a major in English, she lived for many years in Portsmouth where she was very active in St. John's Church and was also one of the founders of Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth. She also wrote a series of articles for the Portsmouth Herald about many of the older homes in the area. She worked at the Concord, N.H. library for 17 years, retiring in 1994.

She married Richard W. Rau in February, 1974 in Hillsboro.

A history buff, she has always been well-read on the history of her local community. She was also very active in the Democratic party.

Family members include her husband, Richard W. Rau of Hillsboro; two sons, Mark Fenwick of Portsmouth, and Jonathan Fenwick of Virginia; three daughters, Joan Christy of Portsmouth, Anne Goff of Warner and Alison Fenwick of Concord; and six grandchildren.

RAU — Natalie B. Rau, 76, of Sawmill Road in Hillsboro, and formerly of Warner and Portsmouth, died Jan. 16, 2001. There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, 54 Portsmouth Ave., Concord, NH 03301; or to the American Diabetes Association, 132 Middle St., Manchester, NH 03101. Affordable Funeral and Cremation Services,Inc. (AFCS) is in charge of the arrangements.

BROWNING — Mrs. Shirley Marlene (Brewster) Browning, 57, of 245 Middle St., Portsmouth, died Jan. 15, 2001. Memorial services at the 11 a.m., Saturday at the Rye Congregational Church, 580 Washington Road, Rye. Friends invited. Visiting hours 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth. Donations in memory of Mrs. Browning may be made to the Rye Congregational Church, or to the American Diabetes Association, 249 Canal St., Manchester, NH 03101. Arrangements by J. Verne Wood Funeral Home.

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