OAKLAND - Ronald W. Gilbert, 78, died Saturday evening at a Waterville hospital following a short illness. He was born in Berlin, N.H., July 30, 1906, son of Stewart and Agnes White Gilbert. He was a long-time resident of this community, where he built and operated the Oakland Boathouse, owned and operated Gilbert's Dairy for 16 years, and owned and operated R.W. Gilbert Inc., a regional GMC dealership, for 17 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Oakland Town Council for eight years, a member of the Oakland Planning Board and a member of the Messalonskee Masonic Lodge. He was a charter member of the Messalonskee Regional Credit Union and a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Thena Sullivan Gilbert; one son, Ronald T. Gilbert of Oakland; four daughters, Catherine Otis of Sidney, Beverly Baird of Charleston, W. Va., Natalie Buzzell of Cape Elizabeth, Sherry Gilbert of Oakland; two brothers, Clifford of North Anson and Calvin of South Portland; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A grandson. Randy Buzzell. died previously. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Oakland. Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Wheeler Funeral Home, Church Street. where evening prayer services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. GILBERT, Ronald W. - Those who wish may make donations to the American Heart Association, Maine Affiliate Inc., P.O. Box 346, Augusta, 04330; donations may be left at the funeral home.
Published in The Morning Sentinel, Monday, July 29, 1985
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Published in The Morning Sentinel, Monday, July 29, 1985
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OAKLAND - Ronald W. Gilbert, 78, died Saturday evening at a Waterville hospital following a short illness. He was born in Berlin, N.H., July 30, 1906, son of Stewart and Agnes White Gilbert. He was a long-time resident of this community, where he built and operated the Oakland Boathouse, owned and operated Gilbert's Dairy for 16 years, and owned and operated R.W. Gilbert Inc., a regional GMC dealership, for 17 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Oakland Town Council for eight years, a member of the Oakland Planning Board and a member of the Messalonskee Masonic Lodge. He was a charter member of the Messalonskee Regional Credit Union and a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Thena Sullivan Gilbert; one son, Ronald T. Gilbert of Oakland; four daughters, Catherine Otis of Sidney, Beverly Baird of Charleston, W. Va., Natalie Buzzell of Cape Elizabeth, Sherry Gilbert of Oakland; two brothers, Clifford of North Anson and Calvin of South Portland; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A grandson. Randy Buzzell. died previously. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Oakland. Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Wheeler Funeral Home, Church Street. where evening prayer services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. GILBERT, Ronald W. - Those who wish may make donations to the American Heart Association, Maine Affiliate Inc., P.O. Box 346, Augusta, 04330; donations may be left at the funeral home.
Published in The Morning Sentinel, Monday, July 29, 1985
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Published in The Morning Sentinel, Monday, July 29, 1985
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