HOWLAND – Neil Dow Smart Haskell, 85, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at his home, as he wished, after a courageous battle with cancer and emphysema. Neil was born Dec. 16, 1921, in Dexter, the son of Herman Adelbert and Phoebe Mae (Smart) Haskell. He graduated from Morse High School, Bath. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II, in the 150th Combat Engineer Battalion. After his service to his country, his remaining working years were with the Canadian -Pacific Railroad. He was predeceased by his wife of 31 years, Arlene V. Haskell, the mother of his children; and three sisters and two brothers. The surviving children are Sheila Haskell of Howland, Sherry Miller of Dumfries, Va., Marlene Haskell of Seboeis Plantation; and stepson, William Williams and wife, Dorothy, of Sun City, Ariz. Surviving grandchildren are Brent Haskell and wife, Lisa, of Howland, Ray Miller of Sacramento, Calif.; and by his stepgrandchildren, by William Williams. He is also survived by his wife of 14 years, Barbara Haskell; and her children, Debbie, Valerie, Wayne, and Glen; and grandchildren. He is survived by one brother, Elwyn Haskell of Florida; and one stepbrother, Skip Haskell, of Seboeis Plantation; and many nieces and nephews. Though a man of few words, he will be remembered for being an honorable man, steadfastly devoted to his family, for enjoying his fishing and hunting years, for being an avid reader of books and, in recent years, for his daily drives in to his beloved property/camp in Seboeis Plantation, where the Plantation residents set their clocks by his routine trips. Neil will be remembered for having led a full, yet private, life…he will be sorely missed by those who were a part of his lifetime. Friends and relatives may call between 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. A private family funeral service and burial will be Sunday, July 8. Neil will be buried at Seboeis Plantation Cemetery. For an online register book, please visit www.clayfuneralhome.com
NEIL DOW SMART HASKELL
