Parents Father: FRASER, Kenneth William Mother: HAWLEY, Annie Birth Born on April 02, 1947 in Belfast, Waldo Co., ME Death Died on September 25, 2005 in Belfast, Waldo Co., ME Buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Searsport, Waldo Co., ME Marriages CARVER, Gwendolyn Doriece Married on September 03, 1994 in Maine, USA Notes Obituary: SEARSPORT --Senior Chief John F. Fraser, 58, of Northport, formerly of Searsport, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, at a Belfast hospital. He was born April 2, 1947, in Belfast, the son of the late Kenneth W. and Annie (Hawley) Fraser. He was raised in Searsport and a graduate of Searsport District High School. He served in the National Guard for three years and then for more than 20 years in the Navy, retiring from Brunswick Naval Air Station in 1988. He served as Flight Deck Coordinator on the USS Eisenhower, a nuclear aircraft carrier. Most recently he worked for the United States Postal Service at the Hamden Distribution Center until his retirement in 2003. He and his wife, Gwendolyn, then moved to Northport. A very devoted father and grandfather known as "Papa Ike," he loved camping and driving his grandchildren around the campground in a golf cart. He enjoyed woodworking with his special friend, Jack Fraser, of Searsport and working at the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center with his many friends, including Deborah Rideout of Crouseville. He was a member of the Mariners Masonic Lodge No. 68 A.F. & A.M., Searsport, and the Anah Temple Shrine. In addition to his wife, Gwendolyn (Carver) Fraser, of Northport, he is survived by three sons, John Fraser II of Paisley, Fla., Kenneth L. Fraser and his wife, Misty, of Gautier, Miss., and Lincoln T. Fraser and his wife, Joanna, of Shawmut; three grandchildren, Victoria Fraser, Alexander Fraser and Skylar Fraser; three stepchildren, Jason Loring and his wife, Monica, of Searsmont, Elizabeth Beal and her husband, Nate, of Union, and Laurie Dodge and her husband, Ray, of Warren; their children, Stephanie and Travis Dodge, Jake Richardson, and Hunter and Brianna Loring; sister Carol Hall and her husband, Daniel, of Searsport; brother Thomas Fraser and his wife, Betty, of Stockton Springs; several nieces and nephews; many friends. He was predeceased by his father, Kenneth W. Fraser in 1974; mother Annie H. Fraser in 1993; brother Kenneth Fraser Jr. in 1970; and sister Brenda Fraser Littlefield in 2002. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at the First Congregational Church of Searsport, with the Rev. Arlin Larson officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Searsport. Occupation: US Navy Senior Chief Flight Deck Coordinator USS Eisenhower/ Employee US Postal Service Sources Maine Cemeteries: Elmwood Cemetery Searsport,ME Images John Fraser John Fraser