Ernest Charles Imhof

Calais, ME and Mountainhome, PA – Ernest “Bud” Charles Imhof, 68, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Calais Regional Hospital with his loving family by his side. Bud was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 18, 1946, son of Ernest and Mary (Colella) Imhof.

He graduated from Springfield High School in Montgomery County, PA, Class of 1964. Bud moved to the Pocono Mountains until joining the United States Marine Corps in 1966. He served in the Marines as a mechanic with the 2nd Marine Air Wing in Beauford, SC. While there, Bud was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Medal for his heroic actions in saving a young girl’s life who fell into the Broad River with strong tidal currents. After his service, he returned home to the Poconos where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. Eventually Bud co-owned and operated Trav/Jo Farm Market as well as owning and operating Bud Imhof's Painting and Paper Hanging business. In 1996 he went back to being a heavy equipment operator for Locust Ridge Quarry, from which he retired in 2009. In 2011 Bud moved to Calais, a place he enjoyed coming to for hunting and fishing since the 1970’s. While in Maine, he met his companion Sharon Doten. Together, they enjoyed doing a variety of activities including daily visits to all their numerous friends in Calais.

He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and former Commander of Evans-Blitz Post #922 American Legion in Canadensis, PA, and a member of Wall-Sebring Post #274 American Legion in Gouldsboro, PA where he helped build the Veteran’s Memorial on 3rd Street in Gouldsboro. Bud loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter. He was a lifetime member of Scrub Oaks Hunting Camp/Camp Use To Be, fisherman, and enjoyed lobstering with Captain Lou, gardening with Vinton, and making jalapeno pepper jelly with Ann.

Bud was predeceased by his father, Ernest Louis Imhof. Surviving are his mother, Mary Imhof of Ardmore, three children, Travis Imhof and his companion Missy Horvath of Canadensis, PA, Jolene Bleam and her husband Ray of Nazareth, PA, and Bud Oppelt and wife Angela of Walls, MS; a sister Barbara Harmon and her husband James of Ardmore, PA; four grandchildren, Emily, Travis Jr., Tyler, and Julianna; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his companion Sharon Doten of Calais. Bud touched many lives and will be forever remembered by all who knew him. As Bud used to say, “That’s the way the mop flops”.

A celebration of Bud’s life with military honors will be held 12 noon Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Veteran’s Memorial located at Wall-Sebring Post #274 American Legion on 3rd Street in Gouldsboro. Donations in Bud’s memory may be made to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, 333 E. Lancaster Ave., #414, Wynnewood, PA 19096 (www.alexslemonade.org). Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com

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