Albert A. Kelso

    Kelso, Albert A., June 6, 2012.  Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Houlton.  Interment was held in the Hodgdon Cemetery.
    AMITY – On the 68th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2012, another soldier has passed on to fight no more. Albert A. Kelso died at Madigan Estates where he had resided for several years. He was born on the Jackins Settlement and attended the one room school house across the road from his early home and graduated from Hodgdon High School in 1938. Not long after graduation, he worked for Howard Lee, learning the horse business in downtown Houlton. In April 1943, he joined the Army as a medical technician and served in the European, Sicilian and African campaigns. He also served aboard the hospital ship, Acadia, that transported the wounded back to Charleston, SC. Upon receiving his honorable discharge in 1945, he went to work for Prentiss & Carlisle, Bangor. In the late 40s, he purchased a plot of land in Cary where he built and operated a small store and gas station. One of the items that was popular on a hot day was block ice that he cut and stored in the winter. In the early 70s, he managed the front desk of the Northland Hotel. One of his favorite things to do was to go dancing. He and his wife, Rita, would travel from Canada to Bangor to points north to dance to a good band, especially if they had a good fiddle player.
    He was predeceased by his loving wife, Rita; parents, Everett and Esther Kelso; brothers, Leigh, Philip and Donald Perry; sisters, Murial Tomes, Gerry Victory, Sarepta Griffing, Louise Rand and Evelyn Kilcollins. He is survived by two nephews, Randy and Tim Griffing; two nieces, Martha Kittle and Susan Schwartz; two very dear friends, Boris and Beverly Leblanc. The family extends their thanks to the outstanding staff at Madigan Estates who showed their love and affection towards Albert on a daily basis. A private service was held at the Hodgdon Cemetery. A service of Dunn Funeral Home.