Gerald Hoar

1927 - 2000  (72 years)

• Name	Gerald Hoar
  Born	1 Aug 1927	Westbrook, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  Died	4 Apr 2000	Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA
  Buried	South Hadley, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Evergreen Cemetery)
  Person ID	I12187	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Leonard Hoar,   b. 25 Jan 1903, Riverside, Albert Co, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1979, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Bessie Bartlett,   b. 18 Mar 1905, Little Ridge, Albert Co, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1995, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1926	Hopewell, Albert Co, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F3333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmelinn Fredericksen,   b. 7 Jun 1927, Westbrook, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 2003, Windham, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1949	Maine, USA
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Sharon Hoar,   b. 1 May 1954, Winstead, Litchfield Co, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1999, West Yarmouth, , Massachusetts, USA  (Age 45 years)   4. Living
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F5458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 11 Jun 1949 - Maine, USA Died - 4 Apr 2000 - Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Gerald W. Hoar, former school superintendent: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Union-News (Springfield, MA) - April 6, 2000 Deceased Name: Gerald W. Hoar, former school superintendent Gerald W. "Bud" Hoar, 72, of Windham, Maine, a former educator, died of lung cancer Tuesday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. He was assistant principal and then superintendent of schools in Tolland, Conn., from 1963 to 1965, and became superintendent of the South Hadley schools in 1965. He was the state's youngest superintendent at the time and served until his retirement in 1982. He started his career in Winsted, Conn., in 1951. He also taught in Bakersville, Conn., and New Hartford, Conn. He then became a business partner with Everett Reed until 1992, when he returned to Maine. Born in Westbrook, Maine, he was an Eagle Scout at the age 16. He graduated from Westbrook High School in 1945 and from Gorham State Teachers College in 1950. He received a master's degree in education at the University of Northern Colorado in 1951. He served in the Coast Guard from 1945 to 1946. He had been a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in South Hadley, South Hadley Falls Congregational Church and North Windham Union Church, where he was a trustee and chairman. He sang in the chancel choirs at the Congregational Church and Union Church. He was active in the Holyoke Rotary Club, particularly its foreign student program. He was a corporator of Holyoke Hospital and a member of the Connecticut Valley Superintendents, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Phi, the South Hadley Choral Society and American Legion Post 62 in Westbrook., Maine, where he was post commander. He was a mentor for men suffering from breast cancer and recently published an article on the disease in the American Legion magazine, Legionnaire. He leaves his wife of 50 years, the former Emmelinn Fredericksen; two sons, James E. of Windham and John L. of Easthampton; and eight grandchildren. His daughter, Sharon L. Thompson, died in December. The funeral will be Friday morning at North Windham Union Church. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening at Dolby Funeral Chapel in Windham and Friday evening at Ryder Funeral Home in South Hadley. A graveside service will be held Saturday morning in Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Southern Maine Building Fund, Advancement Service Office, 37 College Ave., Gorham, ME 04038-238; the Windham Rescue Association, P.O. Box 330, Windham, ME 04062; the North Windham Union Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 537, Windham, ME 04062; or the South Hadley Falls Congregational Church, 11 North Main St., South Hadley, MA 01075.