TURNER – George Franklin Ambrose, 83, a resident of Harlow Hill Road, Turner, died unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Old Town, the son of Richard F. and Olive (Ellis) Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose was educated in Orono and graduated from Orono High School, Class of 1940. He had worked at the International Paper Company in Orono and the shipyard at South Portland prior to entering the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served as G.M.2/c in the Battle of the Atlantic. He then volunteered for hazardous duty as a member of a naval group of guerillas, intelligence agents and weather observers behind the Japanese lines in Asia; this group was known as the Sino American Cooperative Organization (SACO). He served with this group until the end of the war. He also served in North Africa and the European Theater. After the war, Mr. Ambrose worked as a fireman on the Central Maine Railroad. In June of 1947, he married the former Phyllis Smith of Monmouth and they moved to Livermore Falls where he was once again employed by International Paper Company. In 1950, he and Mrs. Ambrose bought a run down farm on Mud Street In North Turner. He continued to work for International Paper Company until 1953, while he was self-employed on his dairy-beef farm, retiring in 1986. Mr. Ambrose enjoyed all aspects of nature, wildlife, flowers and birds. He was very fond of the Kokadjo area of Moosehead Lake. Mr. Ambrose was a member of the John A. Long Post No. 58 of the American Legion of Buckfield. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Smith Ambrose; two brothers, Edwin Ambrose of Orono and Carl Ambrose of Veazie; also several nieces and nephews. At the request of the deceased, there will be no funeral or visiting hours. If desired, contributions in his memory may be made to the D.F.D. Russell Medical Center, 180 Church Hill Rd., Suite 1, Leeds, ME 04263. Arrangements under the care of Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth. Messages of condolence may be sent to bfinleyfh@adelphia.net <
GEORGE F. AMBROSE
