Page 6. MAINE COASTAL NEWS June 2015 Passed Over the Bar - Harry Lauer and Ben Cashen
of beauty, in nature, as well as in people. His kindness, serenity and patience were appreciated by all who knew him. He was a stonemason by trade, building magnifi cent stone dry walls that fi t perfectly into the landscape. His consuming passion was in building remote controlled model boats – again works of art. He found appreciation and mutual respect with a group of radio controlled boat enthusiasts in the Midcoast area. If you have ever seen a Chris Craft, tug- boat or lobster boat run on the Megunticook River, rest assured, it was one of Harry’s beautiful creations. Gardening, too, was a joy to him — one he happily shared with his beloved wife, Beth. He was a sports fanatic, and Sundays were reserved for his favorite sports teams — the Patriots and the Red Sox. Harry was the son of Harry I. Lauer Jr.
Harry Ifi ll Lauer III
CAMDEN — Harry Ifi ll Lauer III passed away April 26, 2015, at his home in Camden. During Harry’s long battle with cancer, his courage and kindness were a remarkable inspiration for all with whom he came in contact.
His acceptance and love of life along with his sense of humor were a joy to his family and all his friends. Harry was a man of many talents; he had a true appreciation
and Audrey Breitinger Lauer (Mrs. R. Oliver Post). He was born in Chestnut Hill in Phil- adelphia, where he lived his early childhood years and attended Germantown Academy. During that time his summers were spent on Great Cranberry Island, a magical place for him and his family. They moved to Camden in 1968. Harry graduated from Camden-Rockport High School in 1975 and then graduated from Graham Junior College in Boston.
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He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Thomas Lauer; his stepchildren, Adam Clark and his partner, Jessica Clark, Ashley Clark, and Randall Clark and his partner, Peyton Feener; his fi ve step-grandchildren, Samuel, Hayden, Spencer, Zachary and Madison; his mother, Audrey Post; two sisters, Jane B. (Pixie) Lauer, Audrey Lauer Schick and her husband, Arthur Schick; his half-sisters, Crystal and Emily; and his half-brother, Jonathon; his stepsister, Penny Crockett and her husband, Charlie Crockett; his nephew, Myles L. Curtis and his niece, Tori B. Curtis; as well as many cousins and friends. He was predeceased by his father, Harry I Lauer Jr., his step father, R. Oliver Post, step brother, Richard O. Post Jr., and by a half sister, Jessy Lauer. A memorial service was held May 22 at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Camden. To all the friends who supported Harry
and his family, a huge thank you goes out to Maine General Alfond Center and to Kno- Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice for the excellent and loving care they provided. In recognition of Harry’s love of ani- mals, donations can be made to the P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center (formerly Camden Rockport Animal Rescue League) or to Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County in lieu of fl owers.
Arrangements were under the care of Riposta Funeral Home
35, dockmaster at Wayfarer Marine, passed away April 26, 2015. Ben left this world peacefully with his wife, Emily, by his side at the Sussman House in Rockport. Flags in Camden Harbor fl ew at half-mast in his memory.
Ben was born to Robert and Joan Cash- en in Newburyport, MA, on January 22, 1980. During his childhood, he fell in love with boats and the water. He refi ned his skills and built upon his passion while attending Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in marina management in 2002, and immedi- ately began his career at Wayfarer. Ben was known in Camden Harbor, and within the boating community, as the voice on VHF channel 71, welcoming boaters to the harbor. He was active on the Camden Harbor Committee. During his time at Wayfarer, he spread his philosophy of giving selfl essly as he greeted sailors from around the world and made everyone feel like fam- ily.
Ben’s passion for boats, Penobscot Bay and the water was evident with the amount of time he spent in the harbor. In his free time, he helped customers refi ne their boat driving skills, rowed around the harbor with members of the Camden Harbor Rowing Club and enjoyed adventures on his Grady- White.
Ben had an enduring appreciation for life and seeing new places. Throughout his battle with cancer, Ben never complained or missed a day of life. He lived every day to the fullest, marrying Emily on Sept. 13, 2014. Ben maintained his humor, dignity, and most importantly, his love of friends and family. His friends often heard him saying, “I am the luckiest man alive.”
Ben is survived by his wife, Emily Harwood Cashen; his parents, Joan and Robert Cashen of Raymond, NH; a brother, Matt Cashen of Gilroy, CA; his paternal grandmother, Helen Trefry of Rocky Hill, CT; his aunts and uncles, Janet and Warren Bingham of Lower Waterford, VT, Jane and
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