Robert Edward Hemingway (1915 - 2003)

Born 24 May 1915 in Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States

Husband of Arline Blanche (Morgan) Hemingway — married 7 Jun 1938 in Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Died 24 Jan 2003 at age 87 in Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Biography

(OBIT: Robert E. Hemingway, 87, died unexpectedly Jan. 24, 2003, at a Caribou hospital. He was born in Norwich, N.Y., May 24, 1915, the son of Albert and Louise (Seamans) Hemingway.

Bob grew up in Liverpool, N.Y. He was a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, Class of 1939. Bob taught for a short time after graduation. He then worked for GLF Corp. in New York State. In 1950, he joined John Deere Co. as a territory manager for Aroostook County. In 1975, he re-entered public education in Caribou. Later he became Student Service coordinator for the Vocational School in Caribou until his retirement in 1980. Active in community affairs, Bob was a past member of the Caribou Rotary Club and past president of Sportsmen's Inc. He was a member of SCORE and a 50-year Mason of Caribou Lodge No. 170 AF & AM. Bob was a longtime devoted member of the Gray Memorial United Methodist Church, and was past president of the United Methodist Men's Fellowship.

He is survived by his wife, Eunice R. (McCrossin) Hemingway of Caribou; one son, Robert M. Hemingway and his wife Gail of Zephyrhills, Fla.; one daughter, Duska Franklin and her husband, Jeff, of Caribou; two stepsons, Gary McCrossin and his wife, Barbara, of Woodland; Paul McCrossin and his wife, Linda, of Presque Isle; one sister, Ruth Norris, of Fairport, N.Y.; three grandsons, Jordan Franklin of Veazie, Shawn Hemingway of Manlius, N.Y., Greg Hemingway of Cockeysville, Md.; two granddaughters, Deidra Miller of Conestoga, Pa., and Debra Vanderpoel of South Hadley, Mass.; and four great-grandchildren, Kristen Hemingway, Timothy Hemingway, William Vanderpoel, and Megan Vanderpoel.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Arline (Morgan) Hemingway in 1984; and one brother, James, in 2001.

Robert is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery, Caribou, Maine.

Sources

• "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9LG-WHD : 27 November 2020), Robert E Hemingway in entry for Albert W Hemingway, 1915.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV9Z-SRN : accessed 28 December 2020), Robert E Hemingway in household of Albert Hemingway, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing ED 100, sheet 4B, line 89, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1250; FHL microfilm 1,821,250

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RF-B8K : accessed 28 December 2020), Robert E Hemingway in household of Albert Hemingway, Liverpool, Salina, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 180, sheet 7A, line 13, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1625; FHL microfilm 2,341,359.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMKC-L5M : 4 December 2020), Robert E Hemingway, 24 Jan 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com , memorial page for Robert Edward Hemingway (24 May 1915–24 Jan 2003), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31558734, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

• https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ARobert~%20%2Bsurname%3AHemingway~%20%2Bresidence_place%3AMaine~

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