Mon, 05/24/2021 - 4:45pm
Betty and Roger Libby.
PORT CLYDE A graveside service for Betty and Roger Libby, who passed away within months of each other in December of 2020 and March of 2021, will be held Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 11 a.m., at the Ridge Cemetery, Martinsville. A reception will follow at the Harpoon Restaurant.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to Donate Life at New England Donor Services, 60 First Ave., Waltham, MA 02451.
To share a memory or condolence with the Libby family, please visit their Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.
Roger Edgar Libby.
PORT CLYDE Roger Edgar Libby, 88, died peacefully, following a period of declining health, Friday, March 5, 2021 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.
Born in Thomaston, he was the son of Edgar and Dorothy Cramer Libby. He was educated locally, graduating from Thomaston High School in 1951.
Following high school Roger entered the U.S. Navy serving in the Mediterranean Sea on an Air Craft Carrier during the Korean War. Returning to the States, he married Betty Kobs on June 13, 1954.
Roger spent much of his career as a truck driver. Starting as a “milk man,” he worked his way up, eventually driving for Martin Marietta Corporation for many years before retiring.