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Thursday, July 30 ,2009
"Decatur Daily Democrat", Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Gordon M. Berry Sr., 79, of Seymour, a former resident of Decatur, passed away at 3:15
p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Schneck Medical Center with the loving care of his family by
his side.
He was born in Portland, Maine, on April 16, 1929, son of Leon and Beth Beatrice
Morris Berry.
On September 22, 1956, he married Jeanne Marie Donahue in Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Mr. Berry received his degree from Maine Vocational Technical Institute. He retired
from Contel as an engineer after 26 years.
He was a life member of American Legion Post 89, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1925,
Elks Lodge 462, and the Tin Can Sailors. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the
Korean War on the USS Cushing, a destroyer, and was awarded the Korean Service Medal with
one star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean United Nations Service Medal, and
the Navy Occupation Service Medal with Europe clasp.
Mr. Berry was an amateur radio operator and a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox. He
shared his interest in aviation with his boys and trained as a pilot at age 70.
Mr. Berry will be greatly missed by his wife; three sons, Gordon M. Berry Jr. and wife
Darla; Eric L. Berry and wife Ledeen; and Daniel D. Berry and wife Paula; 10
grandchildren, Audra, Robert, Timothy, Jenna, Christopher, Megan, Amelia, Joanna,
Christian, and Jonathan; and two great-grandchildren, Coleman and Alanna.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mary Miller.
Friends may call at Voss Chapel in Seymour on Wednesday, April 1, from 4-8 p.m. and on
Thursday, April 2, from noon-1 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at Voss Chapel at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. A
full military honors service will be conducted at Voss Chapel by Korean War and Vietnam
War veterans from VFW Post 1925 and American Legion Post 89.
At Mr. Berry's request, cremation will be provided by Voss Chapel, doing business
as Tri-County Crematory, and burial will be at a later date in Brooklawn Memorial Park
Cemetery at Portland, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial checks may be written to
Southern Maine Technical College's general scholarship fund.