Ralph Andrew Rainier

1921 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Ralph Andrew Rainier
  Birth	4 Jul 1921  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Info	Judith and Ernest Maby, #15.
  Witness-Obituary	19 Nov 2004	Portsmouth, New Hampshire   [2]
  	Ernest C. Maby, 85, formerly of 6 Rudolph Ave. in Kittery, died on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at the Mark H. Wentworth Home in Portsmouth, N.H. He was born on May 21, 1919 in Kittery, the son of Edward G. and Marion (Milliken) Maby, and attended local schools, graduating from R.W. Traip Academy with the class of 1936. Directly following graduation, he entered the apprenticeship program at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where he served 37 years as an electrical engineer before his retirement in 1974. In 1946, he married his loving wife of 54 years, Judith (Halliday) Maby; together they made their home in Kittery until her death in 2000. He was very active in his community serving on the budget and finance committee, school board, assessment review board and served as a town councilor. He enjoyed photography. Processing his work in his dark room at home was a favorite past time. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. He is survived by one son, Edward Maby of Redondo Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Mildred Cushman of Cape Elizabeth, and Elizabeth Rainier and her husband Andy of Kittery; two brothers, Edward and his wife Ruth Maby of Kittery and Earl Maby of Monson, Mass.; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife in 2000. A funeral was celebrated on Saturday at his church, St. John's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, with burial to follow in Orchard Grove Cemetery in Kittery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Rice Public Library, 8 Wentworth St. in Kittery, ME 03904. Arrangements are entrusted to the J.S Pelkey Funeral Home of Kittery.
  Reference Number	1239
  Death	29 Mar 2008  [1]
  Person ID	I1235	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, Portsmouth Herald (NH) Obituaries for Fri. November 19, 2004.