NEW HARBOR -- Richard Carter Alden, of New Harbor, died on Jan. 14, 2011, after a long and good life.
He was born on Feb. 13, 1913, in Providence, R.I., the son of Chester Whitcomb Alden and Elizabeth Miller Alden of Portland.
After his early years spent in Maine, his family moved to St. John, New Brunswick where he was the valedictorian of the first class to graduate from St. John Vocational School. He took a post graduate year at Hebron Academy and then went on to graduate in 1934 from the University of Maine. He immediately went to work for the Oxford Paper Company in Rumford.
Following his marriage to Mary Braley Sewall of Old Town in 1935, he worked for the advertising firm of Young and Rubicam in New York City. Returning to Maine in 1936, he worked for the Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket and again at the Oxford Paper Company. He spent the war years managing the coating plant of the Watervliet Paper Company in Watervliet, Mich.
In 1945 the family moved to Rochester, N.Y., where Mr. Alden became the manager and subsequently Executive vice president and a Director of Stecher Traung Schmidt Lithography Company of Rochester and San Francisco. He was a board member of Marine Midland Bank, a Trustee and Treasurer of the Genesee Valley Club; a Founder, Director and Treasurer of Flower City Television (Channel 13) and of the Genesee Valley Arts Association (GEVA). He was also on the board of Genesee Valley Railroad Company. For some years, Mr. and Mrs. Alden owned and operated a farm called Belwood in Groveland, N.Y., where they raised Black Angus cattle. It was here that the grandchildren learned the delights and rewards of farming.
Mr. Alden retired in 1970 and they moved back to Maine. They bought a house in New Harbor and he became active in the town serving as a selectman and as Chairman of the Bristol Republican Committee. For some years, he was on the University of Maine Development Committee and actively promoted and raised funds for the Performing Arts on the Orono Campus.
He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years; his sister, Elizabeth A. Kerr of Portland, and brothers, David Bruce Alden of San Francisco, Calif., and Chester Whitcomb Alden of North Carolina.
He is survived by his brother, John Miller Alden of Virginia; his three daughters, Susannah Alden French of Round Pond, Margaret Pfeffer Forbes of Albuquerque, N.M., and Christiana Stevens Poole of Newcastle; his nine grandchildren, Charles A. Pfeffer IV of Fairport, N.Y., Amy-Louise Alden Pfeffer of Conway, Mass., Richard Alden Pfeffer of Portland, and Elizabeth Alden Pfeffer of Albuquerque, N.M., Jennifer French Foster of Rumford and Aaron Hubbard French of Portland, Kirsten Stevens Venghaus of Bantam, Conn., Alexander Alden Stevens of Portland, Ore., and Samuel Alden Stevens of Sonvilier, Switzerland; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Alden was a close friend, benefactor and counselor to many near and dear over the years. Services will be at the discretion of the family.
Town of Bristol, Maine Selectman 1981-1983
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Jan. 30, 2011
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He was born on Feb. 13, 1913, in Providence, R.I., the son of Chester Whitcomb Alden and Elizabeth Miller Alden of Portland.
After his early years spent in Maine, his family moved to St. John, New Brunswick where he was the valedictorian of the first class to graduate from St. John Vocational School. He took a post graduate year at Hebron Academy and then went on to graduate in 1934 from the University of Maine. He immediately went to work for the Oxford Paper Company in Rumford.
Following his marriage to Mary Braley Sewall of Old Town in 1935, he worked for the advertising firm of Young and Rubicam in New York City. Returning to Maine in 1936, he worked for the Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket and again at the Oxford Paper Company. He spent the war years managing the coating plant of the Watervliet Paper Company in Watervliet, Mich.
In 1945 the family moved to Rochester, N.Y., where Mr. Alden became the manager and subsequently Executive vice president and a Director of Stecher Traung Schmidt Lithography Company of Rochester and San Francisco. He was a board member of Marine Midland Bank, a Trustee and Treasurer of the Genesee Valley Club; a Founder, Director and Treasurer of Flower City Television (Channel 13) and of the Genesee Valley Arts Association (GEVA). He was also on the board of Genesee Valley Railroad Company. For some years, Mr. and Mrs. Alden owned and operated a farm called Belwood in Groveland, N.Y., where they raised Black Angus cattle. It was here that the grandchildren learned the delights and rewards of farming.
Mr. Alden retired in 1970 and they moved back to Maine. They bought a house in New Harbor and he became active in the town serving as a selectman and as Chairman of the Bristol Republican Committee. For some years, he was on the University of Maine Development Committee and actively promoted and raised funds for the Performing Arts on the Orono Campus.
He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years; his sister, Elizabeth A. Kerr of Portland, and brothers, David Bruce Alden of San Francisco, Calif., and Chester Whitcomb Alden of North Carolina.
He is survived by his brother, John Miller Alden of Virginia; his three daughters, Susannah Alden French of Round Pond, Margaret Pfeffer Forbes of Albuquerque, N.M., and Christiana Stevens Poole of Newcastle; his nine grandchildren, Charles A. Pfeffer IV of Fairport, N.Y., Amy-Louise Alden Pfeffer of Conway, Mass., Richard Alden Pfeffer of Portland, and Elizabeth Alden Pfeffer of Albuquerque, N.M., Jennifer French Foster of Rumford and Aaron Hubbard French of Portland, Kirsten Stevens Venghaus of Bantam, Conn., Alexander Alden Stevens of Portland, Ore., and Samuel Alden Stevens of Sonvilier, Switzerland; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Alden was a close friend, benefactor and counselor to many near and dear over the years. Services will be at the discretion of the family.
Town of Bristol, Maine Selectman 1981-1983
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Jan. 30, 2011
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NEW HARBOR -- Richard Carter Alden, of New Harbor, died on Jan. 14, 2011, after a long and good life.
He was born on Feb. 13, 1913, in Providence, R.I., the son of Chester Whitcomb Alden and Elizabeth Miller Alden of Portland.
After his early years spent in Maine, his family moved to St. John, New Brunswick where he was the valedictorian of the first class to graduate from St. John Vocational School. He took a post graduate year at Hebron Academy and then went on to graduate in 1934 from the University of Maine. He immediately went to work for the Oxford Paper Company in Rumford.
Following his marriage to Mary Braley Sewall of Old Town in 1935, he worked for the advertising firm of Young and Rubicam in New York City. Returning to Maine in 1936, he worked for the Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket and again at the Oxford Paper Company. He spent the war years managing the coating plant of the Watervliet Paper Company in Watervliet, Mich.
In 1945 the family moved to Rochester, N.Y., where Mr. Alden became the manager and subsequently Executive vice president and a Director of Stecher Traung Schmidt Lithography Company of Rochester and San Francisco. He was a board member of Marine Midland Bank, a Trustee and Treasurer of the Genesee Valley Club; a Founder, Director and Treasurer of Flower City Television (Channel 13) and of the Genesee Valley Arts Association (GEVA). He was also on the board of Genesee Valley Railroad Company. For some years, Mr. and Mrs. Alden owned and operated a farm called Belwood in Groveland, N.Y., where they raised Black Angus cattle. It was here that the grandchildren learned the delights and rewards of farming.
Mr. Alden retired in 1970 and they moved back to Maine. They bought a house in New Harbor and he became active in the town serving as a selectman and as Chairman of the Bristol Republican Committee. For some years, he was on the University of Maine Development Committee and actively promoted and raised funds for the Performing Arts on the Orono Campus.
He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years; his sister, Elizabeth A. Kerr of Portland, and brothers, David Bruce Alden of San Francisco, Calif., and Chester Whitcomb Alden of North Carolina.
He is survived by his brother, John Miller Alden of Virginia; his three daughters, Susannah Alden French of Round Pond, Margaret Pfeffer Forbes of Albuquerque, N.M., and Christiana Stevens Poole of Newcastle; his nine grandchildren, Charles A. Pfeffer IV of Fairport, N.Y., Amy-Louise Alden Pfeffer of Conway, Mass., Richard Alden Pfeffer of Portland, and Elizabeth Alden Pfeffer of Albuquerque, N.M., Jennifer French Foster of Rumford and Aaron Hubbard French of Portland, Kirsten Stevens Venghaus of Bantam, Conn., Alexander Alden Stevens of Portland, Ore., and Samuel Alden Stevens of Sonvilier, Switzerland; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Alden was a close friend, benefactor and counselor to many near and dear over the years. Services will be at the discretion of the family.
Town of Bristol, Maine Selectman 1981-1983
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Jan. 30, 2011
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He was born on Feb. 13, 1913, in Providence, R.I., the son of Chester Whitcomb Alden and Elizabeth Miller Alden of Portland.
After his early years spent in Maine, his family moved to St. John, New Brunswick where he was the valedictorian of the first class to graduate from St. John Vocational School. He took a post graduate year at Hebron Academy and then went on to graduate in 1934 from the University of Maine. He immediately went to work for the Oxford Paper Company in Rumford.
Following his marriage to Mary Braley Sewall of Old Town in 1935, he worked for the advertising firm of Young and Rubicam in New York City. Returning to Maine in 1936, he worked for the Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket and again at the Oxford Paper Company. He spent the war years managing the coating plant of the Watervliet Paper Company in Watervliet, Mich.
In 1945 the family moved to Rochester, N.Y., where Mr. Alden became the manager and subsequently Executive vice president and a Director of Stecher Traung Schmidt Lithography Company of Rochester and San Francisco. He was a board member of Marine Midland Bank, a Trustee and Treasurer of the Genesee Valley Club; a Founder, Director and Treasurer of Flower City Television (Channel 13) and of the Genesee Valley Arts Association (GEVA). He was also on the board of Genesee Valley Railroad Company. For some years, Mr. and Mrs. Alden owned and operated a farm called Belwood in Groveland, N.Y., where they raised Black Angus cattle. It was here that the grandchildren learned the delights and rewards of farming.
Mr. Alden retired in 1970 and they moved back to Maine. They bought a house in New Harbor and he became active in the town serving as a selectman and as Chairman of the Bristol Republican Committee. For some years, he was on the University of Maine Development Committee and actively promoted and raised funds for the Performing Arts on the Orono Campus.
He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years; his sister, Elizabeth A. Kerr of Portland, and brothers, David Bruce Alden of San Francisco, Calif., and Chester Whitcomb Alden of North Carolina.
He is survived by his brother, John Miller Alden of Virginia; his three daughters, Susannah Alden French of Round Pond, Margaret Pfeffer Forbes of Albuquerque, N.M., and Christiana Stevens Poole of Newcastle; his nine grandchildren, Charles A. Pfeffer IV of Fairport, N.Y., Amy-Louise Alden Pfeffer of Conway, Mass., Richard Alden Pfeffer of Portland, and Elizabeth Alden Pfeffer of Albuquerque, N.M., Jennifer French Foster of Rumford and Aaron Hubbard French of Portland, Kirsten Stevens Venghaus of Bantam, Conn., Alexander Alden Stevens of Portland, Ore., and Samuel Alden Stevens of Sonvilier, Switzerland; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Alden was a close friend, benefactor and counselor to many near and dear over the years. Services will be at the discretion of the family.
Town of Bristol, Maine Selectman 1981-1983
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Jan. 30, 2011
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