HANCOCK – Harold L. Hitchcock Sr., 71, died Monday July 5, 2004, at a Bangor hospital. He was born Feb. 27, 1933, in Limestone, the son of Ira and Pauline (LeGasse) Hitchcock. Harold was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. He was a stonemason by trade, and was employed by L.E. Norwood and Son of Bar Harbor for 20 years. Harold was a member of VFW Post No. 109 of Ellsworth, American Legion Post No. 207 in Trenton, and Mount Desert Lodge No. 140, AF & AM. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Louise B. (Miller) Hitchcock of Hancock; three children, Maude Wedge and her husband, Russell, and Deborah Wedge, all of Cranberry Isles, and Harold L. Hitchcock Jr. and his wife, Brenda, of Bar Harbor; six grandchildren, Joseph, Kandance, Keith, Heath, Vaughn, and Zeke; two great-grandchildren, Austin and Madison; three sisters, Betty O’Neal and her husband, Mark, of Grand Falls, Canada, Marge Barber and her husband, Jack, and Ginger McKay and her husband, Bill, all of New York; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Harold was predeceased by a son-in-law, Keith Wedge; a brother, Gene Hitchcock; and three sisters, Nora Gardner, Geraldine Christi, and Loretta Bellefleur. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Bragdon-Kelley-Campbell Funeral Home, 215 Main St., Ellsworth, with the Rev. John L. Dunn Jr. officiating. Gifts in memory of Harold may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, Maine Affiliate, 163 Lancaster St., Portland, ME 04101.
HAROLD L. HITCHCOCK SR.
