Gerard L. Chase

Abt 1931 - 2010  (79 years)

• Name	Gerard L. Chase
  Born	Abt 1931	Freedom, Carroll Co, New Hampshire, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jan 2010	Westbrook, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA
  Buried	South Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA (Forest City Cemetery)
  Person ID	I48959	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Floyd Cecil Chase,   b. 4 Mar 1892, Effingham, Carroll Co, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1966, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Jane E. Lovering,   b. 8 Mar 1893, Freedom, Carroll Co, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 1976  (Age 82 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1911	Effingham Falls, Carroll Co, New Hampshire, USA
  Family ID	F18459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosemarie Winch,   b. 14 Jun 1931,   d. 12 Mar 1992, Westbrook, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1949
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F18460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram from January 5 to March 7, 2010 WESTBROOK -- Gerard L. Chase, 79, of Gorham, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Springbrook Health Care. He was born in Freedom, N.H., the son of Floyd and Jane Lovering Chase. He was raised in Freedom and Portland. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Gerard had been a firefighter for the City of Portland for over 21 years, retiring in 1974. Many of his children and grandchildren followed his path into public service, a fact that he was very proud of. He was a workaholic according to his family. He owned and operated a tractor trailer truck making many trips across the country, he worked for Merrill Transport for several years, and he owned a parking lot cleaning business. Gerard loved family gatherings, and visiting his 101 year old aunt in Freedom. He loved to dance and tell jokes. He was an avid camper, he and his wife spent winters camping in Florida. He was a member of the American Legion Post 197 and the Maine Country Music Assoc. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Rosemarie Winch Chase. He was also predeceased by a daughter, Barbara Constantine. He is survived by his wife Josephine Chute Wheeler Chase; daughters Rita and husband Steve Cunningham of Buxton and children Kellianne and Allison; Barbara and husband Michael Constantine's children Carrie and Lynne; Loretta and husband John Maxwell of Standish and children Jaime and Jonathan; Pamela and husband Robert Viles of Gorham and children Jason and Katie; sons Bruce and wife Janet Chase of Westbrook and children Jerrod and Amanda; John and wife Sherri Chase of Cumberland and children Jenna, Jordan, Tanner and Libby; step daughter Rosalyn Janney of Westbrook and children Vincent and Patrick; six great-grandchildren; sister Shirley Robie of Gorham; and special nieces, Jane Chase, Joan Howard and Geraldine Colpritt. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Blais & Hay Funeral Home, 35 Church St., Westbrook. Funeral services will take place at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Forest City Cemetery, South Portland. Gerard L. Chase