Frank Whirty Jr

LEE - Frank Vernon Whirty Jr., 84, husband of Jean (Gerry) Whirty, passed away Nov. 14, 2011, at a Lincoln hospital. He was born June 14, 1927, in Orange, N.J., the son of Frank V. Whirty Sr. and Elizabeth (Haskell) Whirty. Frank graduated from Lee Academy in 1945 and attended Husson College. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946, and the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1952. He was employed for a while at Penobscot Savings Bank and was office manager at Great Northern Paper Co. from 1953 to 1972. From 1972 to 1998, he owned and operated Haskell's Store, Lee. He served on the church vestry, Lee Academy board of directors and Penobscot Valley Hospital board of directors. He was a member of the Masons, Shriners and Lions Club; and enjoyed hunting, fishing and snow traveling. The place he loved to go the most was his hunting camp, The Owl.

In addition to his wife, Jean, he is survived by two sons, Frank III "Terry" of Millinocket and Jon of Lee; grandchildren, Samantha and Jammie Caron and Dylan and Jarryd Whirty, all of Lee, Amanda Whirty and her friend, Matt Vandine, of Lincoln, Kayla Boone of Millinocket, Rickey Deloge of Bangor, Audra Pelletier of Skowhegan and Alysha Silver of Brewer; a sister, Cheri Vicidomini of Randolph, N.J.; a brother, Robert and Maryanne Whirty of Massachusetts; many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Katrina Whirty and Tammy Whirty. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Michael.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln, with the Rev. Virginia Urbeck officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Winn, or Lee Academy, Lee.