Gesner, Ivan William b. 22 Sep 1920 Sumner, Oxford Co., ME d. 27 Oct 2010: My Damon Genealogy

1920 - 2010 (90 years)

Name	Gesner, Ivan William
Birth	22 Sep 1920	Sumner, Oxford Co., ME [1]
Gender	Male
Census	May 1930	Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME [2]
Census	05 Apr 1940	Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME [3]
Death	27 Oct 2010 [1]
Person ID	I57070	My Damon Genealogy
Last Modified	3 Mar 2014

Family Damon, M.H.

Children

	1. Gesner, M.A.
	2. Gesner, J.E.
	3. Gesner, L.L.
	4. Gesner, W.I.
	5. Gesner, T.W.

Family ID F21897 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2014

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	Birth - 22 Sep 1920 - Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
	Census - May 1930 - Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
	Census - 05 Apr 1940 - Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME

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Full Obituary:
Lewiston-Ivan William Gesner, 90, of Buckfield passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, October 27 at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in East Sumner on September 22, 1920 the son of Thomas S. and Tena F. Bonney Gesner. He attended schools in Sumner and Buckfield and Dexter Machinist school. He faithfully served our country in the U. S. Air Force during World War II as an airplane mechanic. He worked in the woods with horses for a number of years before being employed by Withingtons, Maine Apple Growers, J. W. Penney and retired from Modern Woodcraft. He married Marjorie Damon on July 18, 1944. He loved playing baseball and boxing. He was a member of John D. Long American Legion Post #58 in Buckfield. He was a Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics fan. His favorite thing was a trip over Streaked Mountain nearly every morning to Dunkin Donuts and his bean hole baked beans at all of summer family gatherings. Besides his parents he was predeceased by five sisters, Lillian Daniels, Winifred Holmes, Barbara Goding, Frances Damon and Joan Pope; and a brother Merle Gesner. He is survived by his wife of Buckfield; daughters, Mary Ann Gesner and partner Hannah Trowbridge, Judith Bennett and husband Stephen; Linda Cooper, Wendy Therrien and husband Patrick; and son Thomas Gesner and partner Lee Darling; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren, with another on the way; one great great grandchild, with another on the way; sisters-in-law, Gladys Newbegin, Betty Atkinson and Millie Newton; a brother-in-law, Dick Pope; and many nieces and nephews. Gesner-Died in Lewiston October 27, 2010. Ivan W. Gesner, 90, of Buckfield. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 30 at 1:30 p.m. at Andrews Funeral Home, High St, Buckfield followed by interment at Elmwood Cemetery in E. Sumner. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations in his memory can be made to Buckfield Rescue.

Sources

[S709] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, entry for Ivan Gesner, 2010.
[S583] 1930 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, population schedule, Buckfield, enumeration district 7, p. 4B (penned), dwelling 84, family 91, Tena B. and Thomas S. Gesner, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 October 2013); citing FHL microfilm publication 2340570, roll 835, image 1058.0.
[S697] 1940 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, population schedule, Buckfield, enumeration district 9-9, p. 1B (penned), household 19, Thomas S. Gesner, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 October 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T627_1484.