HAMPDEN – Louis Stone, 83, passed away Feb. 13, 2011, at a Bangor health care facility. He was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Milford, the son of Harold C. and M. Irene (Violette) Stone.
Louis was a graduate of Old Town High School, Class of 1946, and the University of Maine in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. He retired from Maine Department of Transportation as a landscape architect. Louis was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a life member of Whitcomb-Baker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4633, Hampden.
Louis is survived by his wife of 45 years, Marilyn J. (Harper) Stone; daughter, Cynthia H. (Stone) Penney and her husband, James E. Penney, of Hampden; and grandchildren, Kenneth E. Penney and Kimberly L. Penney. He was predeceased by his parents, a daughter, Deborah L. (Stone) Pare; and by two brothers, Theodore and Robert Stone.
Family and friends may visit 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home, 45 Western Ave., Hampden, where a funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, with the Rev. Dick Woehr officiating. Gifts in Louis’ memory may be made to Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post No. 4633, P.O. Box 555, Hampden, ME 04444. Interment in the springtime will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Hampden. Messages of condolence and memories may be shared through
www.hampdengilpatrick.com.