Henry O. Akeley Jr.

AKELEY, Henry O., Jr., 89, PRESQUE ISLE, August 21, 2012. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.

    PRESQUE ISLE – Henry O. Akeley Jr., 89, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at a Presque Isle health care facility. He was born in Presque Isle on Oct. 3, 1922, the son of Henry and Myrtle (White) Akeley Sr.
    He enjoyed riding horses as a child, was involved in horse showing, and raised baby beef taking first place one year at the fair. He worked with his father on a dairy farm, which he later owned for a number of years.
    Henry worked 35 years as a custodian and bus driver for MSAD 1. He donated hundreds of hours as a volunteer in his later years, visiting the shut-ins, giving rides or just being a friend. One of his fondest memories is when he traveled to the Holy Land with a group from the Presque Isle Wesleyan Church and was baptized in the River Jordan.
    He was predeceased by four brothers, Clifton, Paul, Bernard and Carroll; three sisters, Catherine Estey, Eleanor Condon and Althea Berry.
    He is survived by two sons, Dale and his wife, Anne of Harpswell, Steven and his wife, Rebecca of Damariscotta; a daughter, Carla Cyr and her husband, Mike of Presque Isle; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
    Friends called 1-2 p.m. Friday, August 24, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church Street, Presque Isle, where funeral services were held at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ron Chaffee officiating. Interment was at Fairmount Cemetery. Donations may be made in his memory to Aroostook Agency on Aging, 1 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, ME 04769. Online condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com