Norman Miller Fletcher died in Bangor, ME on June 14, 2008 with his son and grandson by his side. He was born on December 4, 1910 in Everett, MA; the son of Melvin and Sarah (Miller) Fletcher.
He was raised in Malden, MA and summered in Claremont, NH. He was the tenth generation of Fletcher's in the United States. Robert Fletcher immigated in 1630 with the Governor Winthrop Fleet to Boston from Chelmsford, England. They settled in Concord, MA in 1635. The Fletcher's were builders of covered bridges and Norman's great grandfather Bela Fletcher designed and built many covered bridges including the longest covered bridge at 450 feet still standing and in use today--the Cornish, NH/Windsor, VT bridge on the Connecticut River.
He graduated from Oak Grove High School in Malden, MA and received architectural training at Wentworth Institute. After designing six houses built in Claremont, NH, the Great Depression put an end to his home designing. In 1935, he fell back to the family business, namely pianos. In the 1950's, he operated his own piano store, Fletcher for Pianos in Claremont. In 1961, he moved his family to Bangor, ME to work for Viner Music Co. He retired in 1976.
He married Norma Katheryn Boulter on July 1, 1939 in MA. She was from O'Leary/Glenwood, Prince Edward Island. They raised four children in Claremont, NH. He and his wife had a lifelong love of the Bible and he served as a lay minister at Centre Methodist Church in Malden, MA. He took his stand as a conscientious objector during World War II. The war years found them serving in conjunction with the Friends (Quakers) in Indianapolis, IN and Penncraft, PA organizing cooperatives (stores) for underprivileged Americans and teaching. He completed his life as a baptized minister of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Campbell and Marion Smith and by son John who died at age 30. Studies of his son by Dartmouth physicians in the 1950's led to the discovery of PKU, a genetic disorder. This produced a regular test now administered to all newborns that can lead to a healthy life for all children.
Surviving is his wife; three children Judith Bennett and the twins Melvin Arthur and Marianne Palagonia of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren Jamin Fletcher, Jeffrey Fletcher, and Jonathan Palagonia.
Burial is in Mtn View Cemetery.
Source; Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, June 16, 2008
He was raised in Malden, MA and summered in Claremont, NH. He was the tenth generation of Fletcher's in the United States. Robert Fletcher immigated in 1630 with the Governor Winthrop Fleet to Boston from Chelmsford, England. They settled in Concord, MA in 1635. The Fletcher's were builders of covered bridges and Norman's great grandfather Bela Fletcher designed and built many covered bridges including the longest covered bridge at 450 feet still standing and in use today--the Cornish, NH/Windsor, VT bridge on the Connecticut River.
He graduated from Oak Grove High School in Malden, MA and received architectural training at Wentworth Institute. After designing six houses built in Claremont, NH, the Great Depression put an end to his home designing. In 1935, he fell back to the family business, namely pianos. In the 1950's, he operated his own piano store, Fletcher for Pianos in Claremont. In 1961, he moved his family to Bangor, ME to work for Viner Music Co. He retired in 1976.
He married Norma Katheryn Boulter on July 1, 1939 in MA. She was from O'Leary/Glenwood, Prince Edward Island. They raised four children in Claremont, NH. He and his wife had a lifelong love of the Bible and he served as a lay minister at Centre Methodist Church in Malden, MA. He took his stand as a conscientious objector during World War II. The war years found them serving in conjunction with the Friends (Quakers) in Indianapolis, IN and Penncraft, PA organizing cooperatives (stores) for underprivileged Americans and teaching. He completed his life as a baptized minister of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Campbell and Marion Smith and by son John who died at age 30. Studies of his son by Dartmouth physicians in the 1950's led to the discovery of PKU, a genetic disorder. This produced a regular test now administered to all newborns that can lead to a healthy life for all children.
Surviving is his wife; three children Judith Bennett and the twins Melvin Arthur and Marianne Palagonia of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren Jamin Fletcher, Jeffrey Fletcher, and Jonathan Palagonia.
Burial is in Mtn View Cemetery.
Source; Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, June 16, 2008
Norman Miller Fletcher died in Bangor, ME on June 14, 2008 with his son and grandson by his side. He was born on December 4, 1910 in Everett, MA; the son of Melvin and Sarah (Miller) Fletcher.
He was raised in Malden, MA and summered in Claremont, NH. He was the tenth generation of Fletcher's in the United States. Robert Fletcher immigated in 1630 with the Governor Winthrop Fleet to Boston from Chelmsford, England. They settled in Concord, MA in 1635. The Fletcher's were builders of covered bridges and Norman's great grandfather Bela Fletcher designed and built many covered bridges including the longest covered bridge at 450 feet still standing and in use today--the Cornish, NH/Windsor, VT bridge on the Connecticut River.
He graduated from Oak Grove High School in Malden, MA and received architectural training at Wentworth Institute. After designing six houses built in Claremont, NH, the Great Depression put an end to his home designing. In 1935, he fell back to the family business, namely pianos. In the 1950's, he operated his own piano store, Fletcher for Pianos in Claremont. In 1961, he moved his family to Bangor, ME to work for Viner Music Co. He retired in 1976.
He married Norma Katheryn Boulter on July 1, 1939 in MA. She was from O'Leary/Glenwood, Prince Edward Island. They raised four children in Claremont, NH. He and his wife had a lifelong love of the Bible and he served as a lay minister at Centre Methodist Church in Malden, MA. He took his stand as a conscientious objector during World War II. The war years found them serving in conjunction with the Friends (Quakers) in Indianapolis, IN and Penncraft, PA organizing cooperatives (stores) for underprivileged Americans and teaching. He completed his life as a baptized minister of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Campbell and Marion Smith and by son John who died at age 30. Studies of his son by Dartmouth physicians in the 1950's led to the discovery of PKU, a genetic disorder. This produced a regular test now administered to all newborns that can lead to a healthy life for all children.
Surviving is his wife; three children Judith Bennett and the twins Melvin Arthur and Marianne Palagonia of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren Jamin Fletcher, Jeffrey Fletcher, and Jonathan Palagonia.
Burial is in Mtn View Cemetery.
Source; Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, June 16, 2008
He was raised in Malden, MA and summered in Claremont, NH. He was the tenth generation of Fletcher's in the United States. Robert Fletcher immigated in 1630 with the Governor Winthrop Fleet to Boston from Chelmsford, England. They settled in Concord, MA in 1635. The Fletcher's were builders of covered bridges and Norman's great grandfather Bela Fletcher designed and built many covered bridges including the longest covered bridge at 450 feet still standing and in use today--the Cornish, NH/Windsor, VT bridge on the Connecticut River.
He graduated from Oak Grove High School in Malden, MA and received architectural training at Wentworth Institute. After designing six houses built in Claremont, NH, the Great Depression put an end to his home designing. In 1935, he fell back to the family business, namely pianos. In the 1950's, he operated his own piano store, Fletcher for Pianos in Claremont. In 1961, he moved his family to Bangor, ME to work for Viner Music Co. He retired in 1976.
He married Norma Katheryn Boulter on July 1, 1939 in MA. She was from O'Leary/Glenwood, Prince Edward Island. They raised four children in Claremont, NH. He and his wife had a lifelong love of the Bible and he served as a lay minister at Centre Methodist Church in Malden, MA. He took his stand as a conscientious objector during World War II. The war years found them serving in conjunction with the Friends (Quakers) in Indianapolis, IN and Penncraft, PA organizing cooperatives (stores) for underprivileged Americans and teaching. He completed his life as a baptized minister of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Campbell and Marion Smith and by son John who died at age 30. Studies of his son by Dartmouth physicians in the 1950's led to the discovery of PKU, a genetic disorder. This produced a regular test now administered to all newborns that can lead to a healthy life for all children.
Surviving is his wife; three children Judith Bennett and the twins Melvin Arthur and Marianne Palagonia of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren Jamin Fletcher, Jeffrey Fletcher, and Jonathan Palagonia.
Burial is in Mtn View Cemetery.
Source; Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME, June 16, 2008
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