Harriet Ellen Soulen died on September 7, 2013.
She was born July 20, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry and Ellen Juntilla. She had two brothers, Earl Juntilla, Marine Corps and Harry William Juntilla, Cdr. U.S. Naval Air Corps. She received a bachelor of arts degree at the University of MN and completed a master’s degree in social work.
In 1945 she joined the Red Cross Club program and was stationed on the Island of Samar, Philippine Islands and later in Japan at the end of WW II. During the Korean War she returned to Japan and was a Red Cross field director at a military hospital.
She loved travel, music, ballet and theatre, becoming familiar with Kabuki and Noh theatre while in Japan. She toured Europe, the Far East and hosteled with a group in Mexico, traveling on bicycle and climbing Mt. Popocatepetl to the crater at 18,000 feet, an unforgettable experience.
She married Henry H. Soulen in 1960. They lived in New York where she worked for the International Social Services. They moved to Japan where Mr. Soulen was employed for 9 years and enjoyed living in a Japanese house in a small village outside Tokyo. They loved the country and culture. They subsequently lived in San Antonio, TX for 23 years, spending summers on Deer Isle, ME, finally settling in Brunswick in 1994.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband in 2009.
Services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to: People Plus, P.O. Box 766, Brunswick, ME 04011.
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