Donald Elifret Emery Sprague

1911 - 1989  (78 years)

• Name	Donald Elifret Emery Sprague  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Jan 1911	Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	World War II   [3]
  	Radarman, Second Class, U. S. Navy
  Social Security Number	ME, USA   [4]
  	007-07-3868
  Died	27 Jan 1989	Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA   [1]
  Buried	Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA   [2]
  		I96585b Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989) grave stone atMount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock Co., ME
  Notes	From Kevin M. Sprague, correspondent, note of April 22, 2009 Donald E. Sprague, 78, died January 27, 1989, at a MountDesert Island hospital. He was born January 1, 1911, inBangor, the son of Emanuel C. and Estelle L. (Martin)Sprague. Mr. Sprague was a veteran of World War II, forwhich he received a victory medal. He is survived by hisbeloved wife, Bertha (Gott) Sprague of Southwest Harbor;one son and daughter-in-law, Carroll and Marie Sprague ofTown Hill; one daughter and son-in-law, Wilbur and JudithRanney of Ellsworth Falls; one brother, Raymond Sprague ofBar Harbor; eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren,one great-great grandchild, many nieces and nephews. Hewill be remembered by a close friend, Steve Dolliver. Afuneral service was held Sunday, January 29 at the funeralhome, with the Rev. George Price officiating. Intermentwill be in the spring. In lieu of flowers, friends maydonate to the Southwest Harbor/Tremont Nursing Association,care of Ben Harper, Southwest Harbor, 04679. Noted events in his life were: On 27 Jan 1944 while residing in McKinley, Hancock Co., ME,USA with his wife Bertha and son Carroll, Donald wasinducted into the Navy and served as Radarman, Second Class(T) SV-6 USNR. During his time of service he received aWWII Victory Medal, an American Theatre Medal, a EuropeanTheatre Medal (1 Star) and an Asiatic - Pacific TheatreMedal. Something I remember that seemed important to UncleDon was that only months after the "Invasion of Normandy"on 6 June 1944 he began a European Tour in France where hevisited those shores. Sherryl Fields and her sister DebraFaulkingham remember their grandfather telling about astory of when his ship was off the coast of Africa and themen on board would throw "garbage" like orange peelingsinto the oily water (oily from the ship's wake) and theskinny little native African children would scoop them upout of the water, scrape the oil off with their hands andeat them as a fast as they could. They also rememberconversations with her grandfather about stops along theMediterranean including the Isle of Capri, which is justoff the Amalfi Coast of Italy, as well as the Straight ofGibraltar, off the coast of Spain. "He used to tell usabout seeing sea turtles the size of cars off the side ofthe ship out deep at sea. On 16 Dec 1945 after serving 1year, 10 months and 26 days he was awarded an HonorableDischarge and returned home. Prior to his term of service in the Navy, Donald was thecaretaker for Salisbury Cottages in Salisbury Cove, BarHarbor. This was the business belonging to the family ofhis sister Bernice's husband, John Salisbury. Emanuelworked for Donald there on the upkeep of the cottages (asdepicted in a photo below). Early on for several years heworked on local sardine carriers at the Stinson Canning Co.in Southwest Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA. For 41 yearsafter that Donald worked as a carpenter for himself and forR.M. Norwood Co., Southwest Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USAbefore retiring in 1982. For several summers during Don'scarpentry career, he and son Carroll ran a very successfuland well known lobster pound business on Seawall, HancockCo., ME, USA. [3]
  Person ID	I96585	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Emanuel Carr Sprague,   b. 14 Jun 1873, Milbridge, Washington Co., ME, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1962, Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Lillian Estelle Martin,   b. 1 Jan 1872, Belfast, Waldo Co., ME, USA ,   d. 19 Jul 1937, Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1894	Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, USA   [5]
  	"Descendants of John Martin of Brunswick and Old Bristol,Maine", by Kenneth Alton Clark, 1993, page 41. Married by J. M. Frost. In 1910, they were living at143 Stillwater Avenue in Bangor. They later lived inMcKinley (Tremont), Mount Desdert Island, and Bar Harbor,Maine, where Emanuel was a lighthouse keeper. From Greg Krzyzak, correspondent, note of December 11th,2004 Maine State Marriage Archives Online:Two separate entries for an Emanuel Sprague marriage to aLillian E. Blethen and a Lillian E. Martin, all of Bangor,Maine and both entries with the same marriage date of 10October 1894. [5, 6]
  Family ID	F15969	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Bertha Maude Gott,   b. 16 May 1909, Tremont, Hancock Co., ME, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 1998, Ellsworth, Hancock Co., ME, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1931	Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA   [2, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Carroll Ardeen Sprague,   b. 5 Oct 1934, Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 2009, Trenton, Hancock Co., ME, USA  (Age 74 years)   2. Living
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F110868	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jan 1911 - Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME, USA Social Security Number - 007-07-3868 - - ME, USA Married - 11 Jul 1931 - Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA Died - 27 Jan 1989 - Bar Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA Buried - - Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock Co., ME, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989)
  		Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989)
  		Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989) and his wife, Gott, Bertha Maude (1909-1998)
  		I96585 Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989)
  		I96585 Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989)
  		I308493 Gott, Bertha Maude (1909-1998), and husband, Sprague,Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989)

  
  

  Headstones

  Sprague, Donald Elifret Emery (1911-1989) Grave stone at Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock Co., ME

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Vital Records, Maine State Archives - Death. [S2182] Correspondent: Sprague, Kevin Michael, note of April 22, 2009. [S2182] Correspondent: Sprague, Kevin Michael, note of April 22 2009. [S616] SSDI. [S900] Publication: Martin Genealogy, Clark, Kenneth Alton, (Delafield, WI: privately published, 1993), page 41. [S613] Correspondent: Krzyzak, Greg E., note of December 11th, 2004. [S2182] Correspondent: Sprague, Kevin Michael, note of April 21, 2009.