Oral Reginald LACASCE

SOLON -- Oral Reginald LaCasce, 91, died on Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan.He was born on May 1, 1913, in Solon, the son of Philip Eugene and Leola M. (Brown) LaCasce.Buster attended Maple Grove School and Solon High School. He was married on Oct. 2, 1937, to Marguerite G. Spaulding. He worked as a lumberman in the Machias/Wesley area and worked at Quimby Veneer Mill in Bingham before owning his own excavation business for many years. He enjoyed spending time in the woods, hunting, fishing and trapping, and spending time with his family.Four brothers and four sisters died previously. He is survived by his lifelong partner, wife of 67 years Marguerite G. LaCasce, a resident of Cedar Ridge Center for Health Care and Rehabilitation in Skowhegan; a son, Richard LaCasce and his wife, Priscilla, of Solon; a daughter, Faylene Waugh of Solon; grandchildren Kimberly Jellison and her husband, Lee, of Norridgewock, Lynette Godbout and her husband, Steve, of Monmouth, Robin White of Solon, and Walter Jones and his wife, Glenice, of Clovis, N.M.; two sisters, Muriel Sears of Salem, N.H., and Eileen Smith of Westboro, Mass.; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.Memorial visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Giberson Funeral Home, 18 River St., Bingham. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at Solon Congregational Church, Main Street, Solon. Interment will occur later in the spring in Evergreen Cemetery in Solon.