- Date Of Birth: November 29, 1930
- Date Of Death: August 24, 2015
- State: Maine
Gerald “Gerry” Howes Rolfe
1930 ~ 2015
Gerald Howes Rolfe
Gerald “Gerry” Howes Rolfe, 84, died at his home in Pownal on August 24, 2015 after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. He was still known as “Daddy” to much of his family.
He was born on November 29, 1930 in New Haven, CT, the son of the late Dorothy (FitzGerald) Rolfe and Arthur Willard Rolfe. As a boy and young man, he spent many summers on Capitol and Southport Islands.
He was a graduate of South Kent High School in CT and Lycoming College in Pennsylvania. He went on to achieve his CPA. He married Joan Steeves, of Wellesley, MA in 1962.
He worked in finance and insurance at Price Waterhouse, Oxford Paper, and Arthur Young & Company. Upon moving to Maine in 1972, he owned and operated the Dudley-Weed Pharmacies in Portland and raised sheep with his wife and children on his farm in Pownal. He also worked for the City of Auburn, and served the people of Pownal for 26 years as Selectman and Town Treasurer, where he proudly promoted land conservation and land-use principles.
Daddy spent many hours reading Christopher Robin poems to his children when they were young, and still enjoyed reciting them when the family was all together. He had an affinity for the history of the railroad, and could recite which trains used which tracks across the Northeast US and Eastern Canadian regions. He also loved the history of the Boothbay region.
He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Judy~Brann. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joan (Steeves) Rolfe of Pownal and their children, Tom of North Waterboro, Chris, his wife Marybeth, and their children Evan and Alec of Morrill, Jon and his partner Janelle Lavallee of Gray, and Katherine and her partner Tiffany Townsend of Yarmouth. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He will be missed by his cat, Fuzzy; he was predeceased by his beloved cat Boots “Commando Kitty”.
