GRAY – Kenneth Maynard Fogg, “Ken” “Dad” “Pepe”, 77, passed away Oct. 31, 2022 at home surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Portland on Feb. 17, 1945, son to the late Maynard and Caroline Fogg. Kenneth was a graduate of Deering High School class of 1963.

Predeceased by his wife, Margaret in 2020, the couple had been married for 59 years. The two were married in February of 1961 and began their journey of starting a family in Portland, before moving to Cape Elizabeth in 1971. The two moved to Standish in 2006 and remained there until 2020. At this time Ken moved to Gray in 2020 where he remained until he passed.

Ken was formerly employed by Petroleum Equipment of Maine, Ballard Oil, and Stans Market. Ken had a passion for building and established his own company K.M Fogg Construction, building houses and carpentry work.

Ken joined the Cape Elizabeth Lions Club as a member in 1984, over the next several years Ken held a spot on the board in all of the positions including president. Ken also served as the District 41L Governor from 1992-1993. In 1992 Ken was recognized as a recipient of the Melvin Jones Award. After relocating to Standish Ken joined the Standish Lions Club in 2015, here again he held a position on all seats of the board before becoming the president of the club in 2017. Ken resigned from his position in 2022, he felt it was time to turn over the reigns. He continued as an active member through the past year.

He had a love for race cars and raced at BRMS in the mid ’60s. In 1969 he switched gears from behind the wheel, to flagging races at BRMS. Ken was a volunteer Firefighter in the Town of Cape Elizabeth for several years. He and his wife were active members of the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church where they worked with the youth fellowship programs. Ken loved vintage cars and car shows, building and racing RC cars, fishing, camping at Kokatosi Campground and NHIS. Ken was often found building handcrafted gifts like dollhouses, clocks, shelves, stools and many other unique gifts for his friends and family.

Kenneth is survived by his five children, Suzanne Verrill and her husband Jeffrey, Stephen Fogg and his partner Becki, Alicya Fogg, Dawnalynn Fogg, Katrina Hale and her husband Randel. Ken was blessed to have 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held on Nov. 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion located at 15 Lewiston Rd., Gray ME 04039.

Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Chad E. Poitras Cremation and Funeral Service website, http://www.mainefuneral.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Standish Lions Club to help families in need during the holidays; or, as many people know, one of Ken’s favorite things to do was to dress up as Santa for area clubs and events, so please bring a new unwrapped gift to add to the toy box to be distributed to families in need at Christmas.

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