Kenneth Neal Wheaton

1917 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name	Kenneth Neal Wheaton
  Born	10 Jan 1917	Waite, Washington Co, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 2003	Calais, Washington Co, Maine, USA
  Person ID	I13981	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	24 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Joseph Neal Wheaton,   b. 22 Feb 1878, Pawtucket, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Alice B. Neal,   b. Oct 1888, Waite, Washington Co, Maine, USA
  Family ID	F17229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Hoar,   b. 9 Dec 1928, St. Stephen, Charlotte Co, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 2013, Bangor, Penobscot Co, Maine, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1950	Maine, USA
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F6345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 10 Sep 1950 - Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [[Obituary: Bangor Daily News, Wednesday, March 5, 2003: KENNETH N. WHEATON GRAND LAKE STREAM - Kenneth N. Wheaton, 86, died March 3, 2003, at a Calais hospital. He was born in Waite Jan. 10, 1917, the son of Joseph and Alice (Neal) Wheaton. Kenneth was a registered Maine guide and a member of the Grand Lake Stream Historical Society. He was a master canoe builder whose design is the bench mark for the Grand Lake canoes. He was well recognized for his craftsmanship and took great pride in his art. He was a World War II veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart. Kenneth served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Belgium. He and his wife, Barbara, owned and operated the Pine Tree Store in Grand Lake Stream for many years. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Wheaton; one son, Christopher Wheaton, both of Grand Lake Stream; one daughter, Susan Hurd of North New Portland; three grandchildren, Chad and Kenneth Barton and Neil Wheaton; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held in the spring, at the Grand Lake Stream Cemetery, with Rev. Dana Kadey officiating. Friends may make donations in his memory to the Grand Lake Stream Guides Association or Grand Lake Stream Historical Society. Funeral arrangements are by the Scott-Wilson Funeral Home, Calais.