NORTH PORT, Fla. – Formerly of Gorham, Ernest “Ernie” C. Severance passed away peacefully at home, Sept. 14, 2022, surrounded by family.
Born in Dover-Foxcroft Oct. 17, 1935, youngest of five children, he grew up in the Munjoy Hill area. He was drafted into the Army, served six years, and won awards in marksmanship and sharpshooting. While stationed in Fort Drum N.Y., he met his wife, Marilyn; they married in 1960 and were blessed with five children.
He served as a ranger in his early 20s and enjoyed hunting and fishing and many other activities all over Maine. Piloting his float plane, he relished taking many trips to his camp in Millinocket with family and friends. He later moved to Andover and enjoyed his summers.
Ernie was predeceased by wife, Marilyn; mother, Lena; son, Charles; siblings Harvey (Bev), Earl (Barb), Arlene (Bob), sister-in-law, Wilma; and grandson, Eric.
He is survived by brother, Cliff; children Linda (Randy), Wendy (Dave), Dawna (Kevin), Art (Rachel); 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Celebration of his life will be planned for the Summer of 2023. Please contact dboyd1270@gmail.com for further information.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the
snowvalleysnogoers@yahoo.com,
Andover snowmobile club.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Share your condolences, kind words and remembrances below. You must be logged into the website to comment. Subscribers, please login. Not a subscriber? Register to comment for free or subscribe to support our work.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.