Calvin Clarence Shain Sr. Obituary (1929 - 2010)

Baileyville – Calvin Clarence Shain Sr., 81, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Atlantic Rehab & Nursing Center in Calais. Calvin was born in Baileyville on February 25, 1929, son of the late Clarence and Lydia (Sprague) Shain. He worked as a paper maker for 44 years, starting with St. Croix Paper Co. which was later sold to Georgia Pacific. Calvin served his country in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Machinist, mostly stationed at the U.S. Naval Proving Ground in Virginia. He enjoyed woodworking and working as a carpenter in his spare time, wintering in Florida, hunting and fishing. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers Jack and Donald Shain. Surviving are his loving wife of 59 years, Frances (Richards) Shain; two children, Calvin Shain Jr. of Baileyville and Vicki Shain of Princeton; two sisters, Joyce Shain of FL, and Betty Bedau and her husband Ray of FL; two brothers Barry Shain and his wife Jean of FL, and Ralph Shain; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Bill and Ellen Richards of CT, and Rosalie and Dean Williams of Princeton; two grandchildren, Shain Phelps of Princeton and Shawn Phelps and his wife Cindy of Hermon; two great-grandchildren Trent and Brayden Phelps; several nieces and nephews; and his close friends Jack Costello, Jack and Linda McLellan, John Dray, and his best buddy in Florida William Pares. At Calvin’s request, there will be no services. Donations in Calvin’s memory may be made to either of the two cancer groups listed, which has been a great help for families in Washington County battling cancer; Robert Bruce Goodrich Memorial Fund, c/o Mary Dow Center, Medical Office Building Suite 3600, 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605, or the Beth C. Wright Center, 3 High St., Ellsworth, ME 04605. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport.