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William S. Hains '38, June 6, 2001, at 85. He was a certified public accountant in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Roger E. Stiles '38, April 5, 2002, in Augusta, Maine, at 83. He served in the Merchant Marines from 1944 to 1946 and later worked in the engineering department at Central Maine Power Company. Survivors include his son, Roger E. Stiles Jr. '69.
Stephen I. Greenwald '39, March 11, 2003, in Massachusetts, at 84. Following Army service in World War II he owned Stevens Tours, Inc., in Miami Beach Fla., and later operated a motel in Savannah, Ga. He retired as the director of the hospitality division of Barclay Personnel Systems in Boston, Mass. Predeceased by his wife, Magda, he is survived by five children, five grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Rhoda Wein Kraft '39, April 22, 2003, in Palm Beach, Fla., at 83. She received a degree in theater arts from the Leland Powers School in Boston and a master's in drama from Columbia University. She continued acting in summer stock and community theater and teaching for many years. Survivors include her two children, Melissa Kraft and Richard E. Kraft, two grandchildren and her brother, Arthur Wein '35.
Frances Stobie Turner '39, January 25, 2003, in Hickory Corners, Mich., at 84. She was a homemaker in Hickory Corners for more than 50 years. Survivors include her son, Roger N. Turner Jr.
M. Donald Gardner '40, July 26, 2003, in Portland, Maine, at 84. A prominent attorney in Portland with a law degree from Boston University, he was a Naval executive officer and navigator in the South Pacific from 1944 to 1946. He was a senior partner with Jensen, Baird, Gardner and Henry and a member, director or chair of the board of several banks and insurance companies. He served the Masons in several capacities. Predeceased by his wife, Phyllis Chapman Gardner '40, he is survived by a son and daughter, a sister, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Helena Pillsbury Jones '40, May 11, 2003, in Kennebunk, Maine, at 84. She graduated from Thomas College and worked in a Portland, Maine, bank. Survivors include her two sons, Winfield S. and Bruce R. Jones, two granddaughters, two great-grandsons, a brother and many nieces and nephews.
Carl C. Paradis Jr. '43, December 3, 2002, in Metairie, La., at 81. He served as a radioman in the Navy in the South Pacific during World War II and was recalled for the Korean War. After retiring from United Technologies Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Division in Connecticut, he was a quality control manager for Connecticut Air Gas Company.
William N. Skidds '43, March 5, 2003, in New York, at 87. His Army service as a lab technician in the South Pacific during World War II led to a B.S. in bacteriology at the University of Maine. He worked for 20 years for Pilgrim State Hospital in Brentwood, Long Island, and also ran a landscaping business. He helped raise his wife's five children.
Evelyn Jackson Boyington '45, March 30, 2003, in Rockport, Maine, at 79. She was a bookkeeper with Allied Motor Parts in Rockland, Maine. Later she taught at Pen Bay Christian School and supplemented the family income by teaching sewing and piano. She is survived by her son, John Boyington, three daughters, Florence Leach, Alice Farnham and Deborah Haines, two sisters, 13 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Eleanor Carter Curtice '45, March 17, 2003, in Lexington, Ky., at 81. For 50 years she lived and worked in California, serving 22 years with an advertising agency. She is survived by a son and daughter, William Curtice and Amy Owens, a brother, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
