Foster E. Farrell Obituary (1926

ROCKLAND - Foster E. Farrell, 85, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at home in the care of his family, following a brief battle with cancer.Born in Owls Head, June 9, 1926, he was the son of Neal and Annie Hickey Farrell. Educated in local elementary schools, Foster was a 1944 graduate of Lee Academy. He was a World War II, United States Army Air Corps veteran.July 1, 1949, he married Ruth Call in his bride's family homestead, the same home which ultimately became Foster's and Ruth's.For the longer part of his career, Foster worked as a commercial fisherman aboard the F. J. O'Hara & Son vessels, out of Rockland. He first worked aboard the 'FV The Wind', until that vessel burned and sank in the early 1950s. He later fished aboard the deep sea dragger, 'Quincy'. In more recent years, Foster worked as lobster fisherman and was a member of the Spruce Head Fisherman's Co-Op.Foster loved his pups 'Rascals' and 'Pumpkins'. More than anything, he loved his family, which included many nieces and nephews. His warm, accepting personality made Foster the recipient of love returned from young children, to teenagers, adults and peers as well.He enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles and was meticulous in anything to which he set his hand.He was a life member of the Rockland Lodge of Elks, No. 1008. Foster was pre-deceased by one son, Kirton Eugene Farrell in 1952; two brothers and their wives, James and Ruth Farrell, Neal and Rose Farrell, his sister Virginia Morang and her husband Donald; brothers-in-law Robert Call and his wife Barbara, Charles Call and his wife Alice, Franklin Dewey Call, Roland Caldwell and his wife Joan. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth; his daughter Constance Farrell Welt and her husband Neil of Aurora, CO; two grandsons and their wives, Jim and Linda Welt of Florida, Jason and Michele Welt of Colorado; four great-grandchildren, Monty & Chris Welt of Florida, Ashlie and Nathaniel Welt of Colorado; two sisters-in-law Geraldine Call of Monmouth, Jeanne Bennett and her husband Roy of Solana Beach, CA; many nieces, nephews and extended family, as well as his very close friend Richard Carver of Owls Head.Friends and relatives are invited to join in a celebration of Foster's life, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 104 Limerock, reception center.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Knox County, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841, or Kno-Wal-Lin Homecare and Hospice, 170 Pleasant Street, Rockland, ME 04841.