Donald Pitt Hanscom (1927 - 2010)

Born 21 Jul 1927 in Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Jul 2010 at age 82 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Biography

Donald was born in 1927. He was the son of William Hanscom and Frances Duplissea.

He passed away in 2010.^[1]

HAMPDEN - Donald Pitt Hanscom, 82, husband of the late Marilyn (Wentworth) Hanscom, went home to be with his Lord and Savior July 10, 2010, while at a Bangor health care facility. He was born July 21, 1927, in Lincoln, son of Pitt and Frances (Duplisea) Hanscom. Don was raised in West Hampden by Edwin and Virginia Carlson. Don was a graduate of Bangor High School and served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He was a tremendous athlete and had a passion for sports. Don played semi-pro baseball and football in various leagues throughout Maine and Canada, and was also a professional boxer. In 1987, he was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. Don worked for the Bangor Daily News in the circulation department for 37 years, retiring as circulation manager. Don is survived by his children, Cheryl Millett and husband, David, of Chester, Rejina Morgan and husband, Ed, of Limerick, Alan Hanscom and wife, Debbie, of Hanson, Mass., Lance Hanscom and wife, Emily, of Blanco, N.M., Valerie Jameson and husband, Brian, of Orlando, Fla., and Scott Hanscom and his fiancee, Cindy Wilson, of Hampden; two half sisters, Kay Moody of Yarmouth and Dody Pastor of Anna Maria Island, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn, Aug. 18, 2009; and by a brother, Ralph Hanscom. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Hampden. (Bangor Daily News 7/13/2010) ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Stanley Wood, Apr 22, 2013
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 December 2020), memorial page for Donald Pitt Hanscom (21 Jul 1927–10 Jul 2010), Find A Grave: Memorial #54884391, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240) .

• "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (https://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_marriage_record.asp?id=375395 : accessed 24 Oct 2020), entry for Donald P. HANSCOM and Marilyn A. WENTWORTH, Wednesday, 26 May 1948, citing Maine Vital Records.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Stanley Wood for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Stanley and others.