CHARLES H. LUNDSTROM

FORT FAIRFIELD – Charles H. Lundstrom, 89, passed away peacefully May 23, 2005, at his Fort Fairfield residence. He was born June 7, 1915, in Boone, Iowa, one of six children of Charles A. and Belinda (Anderson) Lundstrom. Charles attended schools in Boone, graduating in 1934. He was employed as a dry cleaner in Boone until joining the Army Air Corps in 1942. After attending Air Force school in Missouri and Mississippi, he was transferred to Presque Isle Army Air Base with the air transport command as a flight engineer on C-54 airplanes. Charlie flew to the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, North Africa, Asia and Palestine. He was transferred to California and flew to India, the Philippines and Japan many times. Along with the Kwajalein Islands, the South Pacific and Guam. Charlie married Gladys Reid of Fort Fairfield on May 15, 1945. He was employed with Maine Public Service Company for 37 years, retiring in 1980. Charlie served in many organizations; the Presque Isle Lions Club, Trinity Lodge, No. 130 AF & AM, Presque Isle, as a Master Mason, receiving his 50-year pin in 2003. He was also a 32nd Degree Master Mason, and was a member of the Scottish Rite. Charlie became a member of the Anah Temple Shrine of Bangor at the age of 80. He also served as Chairman of the Mars Hill School Board, was a member of the Mars Hill Rotary Club, the Drop Out Committee at the Presque Isle High School, was a lifetime member of the VFW Paul Lockhart Post No. 6187, Fort Fairfield, and was a lifetime member of the American Legion. He was also an honorary member of the Presidents Club of the DAV. In addition to his parents, Charlie was predeceased by his beloved wife of 58 years, Gladys, on Jan. 2, 2004; two brothers, Bill and Clarence; and a sister, Thelma. He is survived by two sons, Jay Lundstrom and friend, Jenn, of Kennebunk, Jim Lundstrom and his wife, Sue, of Medway; two special grandsons, Christopher and Justin Lundstrom of Medway; nieces, Peggy Getchell of Florida, Martha McKenney of Massachusetts; nephew, Franklin Getchell of New York; a special grandniece, Taylor McKenney of Massachusetts; two sister, Ruth Carlson and June Thomason, both of Boone, Iowa; many nieces and nephews in Iowa and Kansas; special friends, Keith and Harriet Strout, Daisey Campbell, Freeman and Brenda Dyer. Charlie was a loving and devoted father, grandfather, and friend and will be greatly missed. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at the Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main St., Fort Fairfield, where a Masonic Memorial service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. by the officers and members of the Trinity Masonic Lodge No. 130 AF & AM, Presque Isle. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2005, at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 170 Main St., Fort Fairfield, with the Rev. Lance Almeida officiating. A reception in memory of Mr. Lundstrom will be held at the church immediately following the funeral service. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, at a later date which will be announced in the Bangor Daily News. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mr. Lundstrom to the American Heart Assoc., Northeast Affiliate, 343 Gorham Road, South Portland, ME 04106. Envelopes will be available at both the funeral home and church.