Phillip C. Whittemore

NORWAY — Phillip C. Whittemore of 98 Main Street, Norway, passed away on November 21, 2012 at Stephens Memorial Hospital. He was born in Castine on August 31, 1931, son of Wendell and Elsie (Hodsdon) Whittemore. He graduated from Norway High School with the class of 1949. He attended Roberts Technical Trade School in Boston, MA; returning home, he owned and operated Whittemore’s Auto Body Shop for 20 years.

He was a Korean veteran and also a member of the Norway American Legion Post #0082.

On June 19, 1955, he married Jeanne Lamb, in West Paris. Together, they were blessed with two sons, Wayne and Blaine. Wayne married Berdina and she was like a daughter to him. Then came his pride and joy, Christopher David Whittemore, his only grandchild. They had a very special bond and Chris loved having Grandpa take him to the waterfront in Portland and to Old Orchard Beach.

He loved driving his Winnebago Motorhome and loved to tell people about the trip that he and Jeanne took out to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone; they were gone a month.

Mr. Whittemore is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jeanne; his sons, Wayne and Blaine; daughter-in-law, Berdina; grandson, Christopher; sister, Elaine Gilman; sisters-in-law, Elaine Blossom, Joyce Lamb, Cynthia Lamb and Jennie Lamb; brother-in-law, J. Hayward Lamb and many nieces and nephews. He will be sorely missed by his Double Dapple Dachshund, Fryeburg.

Family and friends attended a graveside service on Monday, November 26 at the Lakeview Cemetery in Norway. Following the graveside service there was a reception at the Universalist Church in South Paris. Donations in his memory can be made to Responsible Pet Care, PO Box 378 Norway, ME 04268 or to the Universalist Church, c/o Jane Wheeler, Wheeler St. South Paris, ME 04281. Arrangements under the direction of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main Street, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.

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Phillip C. Whittemore