Eber, Charles Daniel, 89, died February 8, 2007 at Bangor. Arrangements are in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.
PRESQUE ISLE, ME and FORT MYERS, FL – Charles Daniel Eber, 89, of Presque Isle, Maine and Fort Myers, Florida, died in Bangor on February 8, 2007 following a long illness. He was born in Everett, Mass, on December 22, 1917, the son of Charles and Helen Eber.
The family moved to Rochester, New York where he grew up. He attended Louisiana State University for two years, majoring in aeronautical engineering, before enlisting in the Army Air Corp during WWII. He was commissioned to Second Lieutenant after completing pilot training. He volunteered to fly bomber missions in the European Theater flying B-17s, and was subsequently transferred to North Africa flying B-24s. After completing his tour of duty, he was assigned to the Presque Isle Air Force Base to assist with the base’s decommissioning. During his tour of service in Europe he earned the rank of Captain. It was at the Presque Isle Airbase that he met his wife, the late Mary Maxine Gould. They married and raised three children, Daniel, Mary, and Michael. He farmed in Easton for 12 years, was last President of the Presque Isle General Hospital, and the first President of A. R. Gould Memorial Hospital. He then joined Maine Public Service as head of purchasing, retiring from that position after 25 years. He took pride in being able to serve the community of Presque Isle, and enjoyed his final years in Fort Myers, Florida. He was a member of the Hideaway Country Club, Ft. Myers, Florida, the Presque Isle Country Club and the Presque Isle Flying Club. He was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, serving as a Eucharist Minister, and a congregant of the Catholic Church of Ft. Myers, Florida. He was a life long member of the Kiwanis Club of Presque Isle, serving as President for 4 years. He was Board Chair of the Wildes Foundation providing funding for the A. R. Gould Memorial Hospital, and he served on the Board of Northern Maine Vocational Technical College, now NMCC.
He is survived by his sister, Helene LaScala, his brothers Alton and Arthur; son Daniel Eber and his wife Solange of Portland, daughter Mary Frances Darsch and her husband Jack of Windsor, Connecticut, son Michael Eber of Bangor; two grandchildren, Daniel Darsch and his wife Sarah of Plymouth, Mass. and Sara Darsch of Boston, Mass.
Friends called 6-8 p.m. Sunday, February 11, at Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated 10 a.m Monday, February 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Raymond Morency Celebrant. A spring interment will be held at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bangor. Those who wish may donate in his memory to the County Dialysis Unit of the Aroostook Medical Center. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com
