Leonard Otis Porter
(1933-2013)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Patricia Marjorie Goodall

Leonard Otis Porter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 5 Mar 1933, Houlton, Aroostook, ME 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Patricia Marjorie Goodall on 8 Oct 1955 1
  • Died: 29 Nov 2013, Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME at age 80 3 4 5
  • Buried: 1 Dec 2013, Presque Isle: Fairmount Cemetery, Aroostook County, ME 4 5

   Another name for Leonard was Bud Porter.4

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: on 22 Feb 1961 in Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME. 7

2. Residence: on 2 Aug 1980 in Caribou, Aroostook, ME. 6

3. Obituary: Bangor Daily News: obituary of Leonard Porter on 2 Dec 2013 in Bangor, Penobscot, ME. 4 PRESQUE ISLE - Leonard Otis "Bud" Porter went to be with the Lord Nov. 29, 2013. He passed away at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 5, 1933, in Houlton, and attended Houlton High School.
He was an avid bowler and holds one of the highest strings ever recorded at Star City Bowling with a score of 211. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, traveling and spending time with his family. He was a retired Civil Servant. He also owned and operated his own janitorial service for many years.
He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge of Presque Isle for 42 years and he was a past Exalted Ruler. He was a Mason, and was a greeter with the Shriners.
He is survived by his daughters and their spouses, Beverly and Neal McCrum of Bangor, Diane and Stanley Winslow of Presque Isle, Rebecca and Alber Engstrom of Buxton, Janet and James Beicher of Warrenton, Va., and Sandra Post and her fiancé, Scott Saucier. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, Shawn and Megan McCrum, Jamie Leao, Jocelyn and Jaclyn Winslow, Tanya Peiler, Stephanie Slater, Christina Beicher, Michelle Post, and Amanda Lane; ten great-grandchildren, Ella and William McCrum, and a boy on the way, Brandon and Conner Leao, Timothy and Izzabella Peiler, Abigail and Keely Slater, and Kaelyn Post.
He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Pat Porter.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at State Street Baptist Church, Presque Isle. Interment will be held in the spring at Fairmount Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bud's name may be made to the Shriner's Children Hospital at www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.duncan-graves.com.


Leonard married Patricia Marjorie Goodall, daughter of Roy D. Goodall and Cecile Cyr, on 8 Oct 1955.1 (Patricia Marjorie Goodall was born on 30 Oct 1936 in Van Buren, Aroostook, ME,1 8 died on 2 Jul 2008 in Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME 1 8 and was buried on 4 Jul 2008 in Presque Isle: Fairmount Cemetery, Aroostook County, ME 1 8.)


Sources


1 Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), http://bangordailynews.com/2008/09/25/obituaries/patricia-porter/ 25 Sep 2008 Obituary of Patricia Porter.

2 Email from James Risser Biecher, 5 Oct 2017.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2017, Leonard Bud Otis Porter, b. 5 Mar 1933 d. 29 Nov 2013.

4 Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/story/leonard-porter-1933-2013-8045000912 Dec 2013, obituary of Leonard Porter.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121077385.

6 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 21 Aug 1980, page 9. Porter - Biecher Marriage.

7 Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), 22 Feb 1961, page 14. New Citizens.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127639570.



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