PRESQUE ISLE and ASHLAND – Raymond Bernard Perry, 82, died March 19, 2004, at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born May 25, 1921, in Limestone, the son of Benjamin and Rose (McLaughlin) Perry. He was a graduate of Limestone High School and a 1939 graduate of Ricker Classical Institute in Houlton. Raymond was an Army veteran of World War II, and a past member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Ashland. He owned and operated a hardware store in Ashland from 1947-1986. Mr. Perry was a past member of the Pioneer Masonic Lodge of Ashland, the Ashland Rotary Club, and was also a former member of the Ashland Fish and Game Club and the Snowmobile Club. He was active in his community as a member of the Ashland Planning Board and the Water and Sewer District. Raymond is survived by his wife of 57 years, Cecile (Daigle) Perry of Presque Isle; two sons, Raymond Scott Perry and his wife, Robin Lessoff-Perry, M.D., of Burlington, Vt., Christopher Perry and his wife, Linda, of Geyserville, Calif.; one daughter, Patricia Kost and her husband, Daniel, of Wrentham, Mass.; six grandchildren, Bryan Perry of San Diego, Calif.; Jason Perry of Presque Isle; Adrienne Perry of Burlington, Vt., Samuel, Nathan, and Jackson Kost, all of Wrentham, Mass.; two step-grandchildren, Benjamin Esancy of St. Albans, Vt., and Rachel Esancy of Northampton, Mass.; two great-grandchildren, Alexandra Marie Perry and Taylor Nicole Perry. Relatives and friends may call 2-4 p.m. Monday at the St. Mark Catholic Church, Ashland. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Scott Mower, pastor, celebrant. Interment will be in the Ashland Municipal Cemetery later this spring. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contribute in his memory to the St. Mark Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, P.O. Box 190, Ashland, 04732. A service of Stimson-Ouellette Funeral Home, 114 Exchange St., Ashland. <
Raymond B. Perry
