Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

THOMASTON - Victor U. Ames, 83, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Quarry Hill in Camden.
Born on Vinalhaven, December 3, 1932, he was the son of Lavon S. and Julia E. Ames. He attended Vinalhaven schools and spent most of his life on either Matinicus or Vinalhaven, calling them both home.
He was always on the water with a love for lobstering, seining and any kind of commercial fishing.
In the mid 1950’s he learned to fly an airplane and his daughter remembers him practicing landings and take-offs from the former ‘Carl Ames’ property on Vinalhaven. His plane was purchased by C.L. Bickford who Victor worked for, both spotting fish and fishing for herring. Later he had his own outfit and plane. Flying was not just for business, but something that he loved from a young age. He spent years flying with his seining outfit in Vinalhaven and Matinicus.
His family spent many Sundays aboard sardine carriers when the boats would come to pick up the fish. He lobstered and lived at Matinicus a good part of his life and he and his wife Joan worked together there, owning their own buying station.
Victor had a great love of the outdoors and hunting trips were always a favorite pastime in his earlier years. He also loved music and dancing. His daughter Lorraine remembers him as never afraid to take a chance at things and always living his life to the fullest.
He was a member of the Rockland Lodge of Elks.
Predeceased by his brothers, Jack, Murray, Lavon and Raymond Ames; and his sister Isabelle Osgood; and most recently his youngest daughter Allison ‘Squee’ Morris to cancer; Victor is survived by his wife Joan Ames of Thomaston; his daughters, Lorraine Walker and her husband Ronald of Vinalhaven and Tenants Harbor, Julie Miller and her family of Tenants Harbor; a son-in-law Robert Morris and his son Corey Morris all of Tenants Harbor; a sister Jackie Dyer of Camden; a brother Alvah Ames of Rockland; a step-son John Armstrong and family of Tenants Harbor; brother-in-law and his wife, Buzz and Janice Taft of Tenants Harbor; as well as several nieces and nephews.
A graveside celebration of Victor’s life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Ridge Cemetery, Martinsville. A reception will follow at The Black Harpoon, 202 Drift Inn Road, Port Clyde.
To share a memory or condolence with Victor’s family, please visit their Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.