Earle Eastman Ferris

Earle Eastman Ferris passed away peacefully at his home in Eastport on January 6, 2010. At his bedside were his daughters from his first marriage, Donna Wright and Mary “Cissy” Caraker, and his son-in-law, Robert Wright. Earle was born in Eastport on August 3, 1921 to Lillian M. MacDonald and William P. Ferris. Earle was raised in Eastport by his grandparents, Edgar and Mary MacDonald. After graduating from Shead High School in 1938, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he met his first wife, Dolores Drury. He was working for Safeway Stores, Inc. when he was drafted in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps until 1945. Earle and Dolores were married March 1943 while he was on furlough. After being Honorably Discharged, he returned to work for Safeway Stores, retiring after working there for more than 30 years. His first wife, Dolores died in 1973. In 1978 he married Viola Van Tassel of Upper Marlboro, MD, where the couple lived until Viola’s death in June 2002. Earle is also predeceased by his brother, John and his sister, Faith Macreadie. He is survived by his two daughters; his grandchildren, Bryndyn and Shannon Weiner, and Matthew Caraker; one great grandson, Aleksander Weiner; his sister Yvonne Merrill; his half brothers, David, Billy, and Ronnie, and a half sister, Carol Patulak. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Eastport in Earle’s name.


Cemetery:
Hillside Cemetery
High Street
Eastport, ME 04631 (map/driving directions)



Visitations:
5:00PM to 8:00PM on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at Mays Funeral Home - Flagg Chapel (map/driving directions)



Services:
10:00AM at St. Joseph R.C. Church on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 (map/driving directions)