PRESQUE ISLE – Elwood N. “Woody” Jewell Sr., 95, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 21, 2011, surrounded by his family at his daughter residence. He was born April 9, 1916, in Monticello, the son of Josiah and Mazie (Nelson) Jewell.
He worked for 34 years at Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Presque Isle. “Woody” served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Guam. He enjoyed playing bingo, dancing and bowling.
He is survived by his son, the Rev. Roger Jewell and his wife, Gayle, of Caribou; a daughter, Minerva Buxton and her husband, Bill, of Houlton; a daughter, Sadie Shields and her husband, Charles, of Linneus; a daughter, Mary Dickinson and her husband, Dana, of Presque Isle; a daughter, Gail Jewell and her significant other, John Martinelli, of Mapleton; a son, Nelson Jewell and his wife, Shirley, of Levant; a daughter, Shirley Jewell and her significant other, Joseph Bourgoine, of Washburn; a son, Greg Jewell and his significant other, Tammy Spring, of New Hampshire; a daughter, Priscilla Slagger and her husband, David, of Kenduskeag; a sister, Geraldine Lentini of Kensington, Conn.; 29 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by four brothers; a sister; two grandsons, Benjamin Jewell and Lenny Shields; a granddaughter, Anne Marie Parsons, two great-grand-daughters, Michaela Rose and Melissa Parsons; and a son-in-law, Leonard Shields.
A celebration of life will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle, with the Rev. Roger Jewell officiating. Friends may call noon until the time of service at the funeral home. Interment with military honors will be at Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou, with a celebration gathering afterward at the home of Dana and Mary Dickinson, 49 Sunset Loop, Presque Isle. Donations may be made in his memory to the Visiting Nurses of Aroostook, 14 Access Highway, Caribou, ME 04736. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.duncan-graves.com.