PORTLAND – David Clarence Kiah, 91, of Portland, passed away Jan. 28, 2005, the son of David Peter Kiah and Eva Verow Kiah was born Jan. 31, 1913, in Brewer. He graduated from Brewer High School in 1929 and attended Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C. He began working in the paper industry at age 17 with Eastern Manufacturing in South Brewer, which later became Eastern Corporation and later Eastern Fine Paper. In 1958, he opened the office for T & H Paper Company, and worked as a salesman and then worked for Diamond International in New York City. He was a member of the New York Sappi Club. He married Katherine A. Samways June 12, 1937, in Brewer. He and his wife lived in Greenwich, Conn. for 30 years, Brookfield, Conn. for 11 years and then moved back to Portland in 1999. A true “Gentle” man, he was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church. David was predeceased by his wife of 64 years in December, 2001. He was also predeceased by a sister, Frances Kiah; and two brothers, Robert Kiah and Richard Kiah. David, or “Clare” to his beloved wife, Grampy to most, is survived by four children, a daughter, Sister Anne Marie Kiah, RSM of South Portland, sons, David H. Kiah and his wife, Janet, of Newton, Mass., Daniel E. Kiah and his wife, Donna, of Bethel, Conn. and Donald L. Kiah and his wife, Joy, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and six grandchildren, David Kiah of Newton, Mass., Robert Kiah of Los Angeles, Calif., Christopher Kiah and his wife, Debra, of Lincolnshire, Ill., Timothy Kiah of Manhattan, N.Y., Katherine Martinez and her husband, Larry, of Bethel, Conn. and William Kiah and his wife, Sarah, of Ft. Collins, Colo. Visiting Hours will be held 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. A 12 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 31, 2005, at St. Joseph’s Church, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland. Family and friends will meet at the church at 11:45 a.m. Interment will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bangor. Donations may be made in his name to the Sisters of Mercy Retirement Fund, 605 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103.
DAVID CLARENCE KIAH
