CALAIS – Hubert W. Ross was born Nov. 19, 1912 at Portland, Ore., and died Feb. 14, 2004, at Calais Regional Hospital. He grew up in Calais and graduated from Calais Academy with the Class of 1929. He was a military retiree who had served in the U.S. Marines, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army. The Marine service included “boot camp” at San Diego in 1930; Pearl Harbor in 1931; the “USS Tennessee,” a battleship, in 1932-33. He was discharged from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, N.H. in 1934. He patrolled Portland harbor with the Coast Guard Reserve in 1943. The Army service involved induction in 1944; “boot camp” at Fort Knox, Ky.; OCS and being commissioned; Fort Riley, Kan., training Mech. Cavalry; ETO and establishing the Constabulary; Russian Autobahn Blockage and Berlin Airlift; American buildup in Germany (USSR had 18 divisions; vs. U.S.’s scant 2); Korea; and retirement in 1961 at HQ, U.S. Second Army, Fort Meade, Md., as a major. He is survived by sons, Norman and wife, Marcie, of Florence, Ala., Kenneth of Adrian, Mich., James and wife, Mary, of Gibson, N.C., Carl and wife, Heather, of Calais; daughters, Mary (Ross) Lane and husband, Lawrence, of Calais and Winter Haven Fla., and R. Julie Ross Marshall of Cape Elizabeth; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Nellie Tyler Ross, dearly beloved wife of Hubert, passed away Dec. 1,1997. He always felt that winning her was the greatest achievement of his life. He will be buried with her in the Baring Cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial donations in his name to Down East Hospice, care of 22 Hospital Lane, Calais, ME 04619, or to a charity of one’s choice. Services will be held at a later date.
HUBERT W. ROSS
