John A. Munsey
1923 - 2005 (81 years)-
Name John A. Munsey Birth 26 Nov 1923 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA 
Gender Male Burial Feb 2005 West Rockport, Knox County, Maine, USA Find A Grave Memorial # 63611412 Religion Congregational _UID DDF563D606C44F06A94659AF3BDC27D736CB Burial Feb 2005 West Rockport, Knox County, Maine, USA - West Rockport Cemetery
Death 14 Feb 2005 Rockport, Penobscot County, Maine, USA - ROCKLAND – John A. Munsey, 81, died Monday, February 14th, 2005 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, Rockport, after a long illness. Born in Miami, Florida, November 26, 1923, he was the son of Clarence W. and Elsie Andrews Munsey. He returned to Maine with his parents at young age. Educated in Rockland schools, he was a 1942 graduate of Rockland High School.
February 5, 1943, he entered the United States Army. After basic training, he served with the 68th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion and landed at Normandy on D-Day. He was actively involved in the Battle of the Bulge and fought with campaigns in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. Mr. Munsey was honorably discharged from active duty November 2, 1945.
In 1950, John married June Avis Stiles at Rockland. That same year they bought their Rockland home, where he resided until being hospitalized last week. In 1956, Mr. Munsey purchased the oil dealership, which he owned and operated until retiring in 1984. He was an active member of the Rockland Congregational Church, serving ten years as Head Usher and ten years as Sunday School Superintendent.
Pre-deceased by his wife on December 3, 1991, Mr. Munsey is survived by two daughters, Janis Guyette and her husband Walter of Sorrento, Linda Achorn and her companion Jim Nickles of Waldoboro; four grandchildren, Joel Ellis of Hampden, Angela Davis and her husband Jeremy of St. George, Randy Achorn, Jr. of Thomaston, Rebecca Achorn of Waldoboro; one great-grandchild Jason Davis; a special cousin Gerald Richards of Sioux Falls, SD; a sister-in-law, Henriella Stiles of Santa Barbara, CA and a good friend, Dot Campbell of Owls Head.
Spring interment will be in West Rockport Cemetery. (Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins on-line)
Person ID I1014 William Muncy Descendants Last Modified 1 Jan 2020
Father Clarence Wesley Munsey, b. Mar 1889, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Jan 1977, Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA (Age 87 years) Mother Elsie Andrews, b. May 1890, Maine, USA Marriage 25 Aug 1922 Warren, Knox County, Maine, USA [1, 2] _UID 5A77C2AD184D4B7CBE5719486CBBAE9950DC Family ID F728 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family June Avis Stiles d. 3 Dec 1991 Marriage 1950 Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA _UID AE298289EEE84E56BA8BDFB5694EFFF2DD68 Children 1. Janice Munsey 2. Linda Munsey Family ID F725 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Jan 2019
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Birth - 26 Nov 1923 - Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA 
Marriage - 1950 - Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA 
Burial - Find A Grave Memorial # 63611412 - Feb 2005 - West Rockport, Knox County, Maine, USA Burial - Feb 2005 - West Rockport, Knox County, Maine, USA 
Death - 14 Feb 2005 - Rockport, Penobscot County, Maine, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Munsey - John A.
1923-2005
son of Clarence Wesley and Elsie (Andrews) Munsey;
Born in Florida; died in Maine.
A descendant of William Munsey.
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Notes - Find A Grave Memorial #63611412
ROCKLAND – John A. Munsey, 81, died Monday, February 14th, 2005 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, Rockport, after a long illness. Born in Miami, Florida, November 26, 1923, he was the son of Clarence W. and Elsie Andrews Munsey. He returned to Maine with his parents at young age. Educated in Rockland schools, he was a 1942 graduate of Rockland High School.
February 5, 1943, he entered the United States Army. After basic training, he served with the 68th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion and landed at Normandy on D-Day. He was actively involved in the Battle of the Bulge and fought with campaigns in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. Mr. Munsey was honorably discharged from active duty November 2, 1945.
In 1950, John married June Avis Stiles at Rockland. That same year they bought their Rockland home, where he resided until being hospitalized last week. In 1956, Mr. Munsey purchased the oil dealership, which he owned and operated until retiring in 1984. He was an active member of the Rockland Congregational Church, serving ten years as Head Usher and ten years as Sunday School Superintendent.
Pre-deceased by his wife on December 3, 1991, Mr. Munsey is survived by two daughters, Janis Guyette and her husband Walter of Sorrento, Linda Achorn and her companion Jim Nickles of Waldoboro; four grandchildren, Joel Ellis of Hampden, Angela Davis and her husband Jeremy of St. George, Randy Achorn, Jr. of Thomaston, Rebecca Achorn of Waldoboro; one great-grandchild Jason Davis; a special cousin Gerald Richards of Sioux Falls, SD; a sister-in-law, Henriella Stiles of Santa Barbara, CA and a good friend, Dot Campbell of Owls Head.
Spring interment will be in West Rockport Cemetery. (Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins on-line)
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