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Ronald Charles Colby Sr.

Birth	:	16 May 1925 Pejepscot, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
Death	:	19 Jan 2008 Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Burial	:	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.5494350, -75.5760240
Inscription	:	COLBY Ronald C. SR. 1925- no date (obit =2008)
Description	:	Marriage Archives Single Record Display Certificate Number: Bride Name: CHONKO KATHLEEN V Bride Town/State: PEJEPSCOT, ME Groom Name: COLBY RONALD C Groom Town/State: PEJEPSCOT, ME Date of Marriage: Saturday August 13, 1949 Ronald C. Colby Sr., 82, of Main Street, Pejepscot Village, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick. He was born in the family home in Pejepscot on May 16, 1925, the son of Charles S. and Florence McDowell Colby. He attended Pejepscot schools and was a 1942 graduate of Brunswick High School. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps as... Read More	Marriage Archives Single Record Display Certificate Number: Bride Name: CHONKO KATHLEEN V Bride Town/State: PEJEPSCOT, ME Groom Name: COLBY RONALD C Groom Town/State: PEJEPSCOT, ME Date of Marriage: Saturday August 13, 1949 Ronald C. Colby Sr., 82, of Main Street, Pejepscot Village, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick. He was born in the family home in Pejepscot on May 16, 1925, the son of Charles S. and Florence McDowell Colby. He attended Pejepscot schools and was a 1942 graduate of Brunswick High School. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic gunner attaining the rank of sergeant. On Aug. 13, 1949, he married Kathleen V. Chonko. She died March 4, 2005. For more than 40 years, he worked at Pejepscot Paper Mill. From 1967 to 1985 he served as postmaster for Pejepscot. For many years, he and his wife owned and operated Colby's Market on Main Street in Pejepscot. Their store served as the center of Pejepscot, where local people would gather to catch up on families and events in the area. The couple was reportedly world renown for their kolbasi, which they shipped all over the world. He enjoyed coin and stamp collecting. He enjoyed taking walks and would often go to his "secret blueberry patches." He enjoyed spending quality time with his family and often entertained them at his home. He was a member of the Elks, the American Legion and the Jaycees. Surviving are three sons, Ronald Colby Jr. of Pejepscot, Gary Colby of Palm Desert, Calif., and Scott Colby and his wife, Terry, of Belgrade; a daughter, Gayle Seamen of Pejepscot; a brother, Robert Colby of Nevada; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife, he was also predeceased by a son, Kevin Colby, on Nov. 3, 1988. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Stetson's Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Andrew's Church in Pejepscot. Spring interment will be in Riverview Cemetery in Topsham. Death Archives Single Record Display Certificate Number: 800533 Last Name: COLBY First Name: RONALD Middle Name: C Date of Death: Saturday, January 19, 2008 Town of Death: BRUNSWICK Age at Death: 82 Years

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Ronald Charles Colby Sr.'s memorial is located at: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Sussex County, USA.
When did Ronald Charles Colby Sr. death?
Ronald Charles Colby Sr. death on 19 Jan 2008 in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Latitude: 38.5494350
Longitude: -75.5760240

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Sylvester Colby

(1905 - 1974)

Florence C. McDowell Colby

(1893 - 1979)

Spouse

Kathleen Veronica Chonko Colby

(1928 - 2005)

Children

Kevin M. Colby

(1959 - 1988)

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