Kenneth Joseph Zwicker

Zwicker, Kenneth J., 73, July 31, 2008.  Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, South Portland.  Interment to be held in the Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
     SCARBOROUGH – Kenneth Joseph Zwicker, age 73, of Scarborough and Patten, formerly of Wakefield, Massachusetts, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at home surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was born on December 30, 1934, in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a son of Gerome and Stella Lewis Zwicker.
    He attended Medford schools and Northeast Aero Tech. Mr. Zwicker served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He married Virginia “Pidgie” Camberlain on October 31, 1959. He worked as an airline mechanic for Northeast Airlines in Boston and was later transferred to Portland for Delta Airlines. He retired after 33 years of service. After retiring from Delta, Joe followed his dream of owning his own establishment by opening the Shin Pond Pub in Mount Chase, Maine. He was a true outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, boating, and snowmobiling. He was often seen digging clams and catching stripers at Higgins Beach. Joe was an avid gardener and cook. He very much enjoyed spending time at his second home in Patten, Maine. He loved his family very much and took pleasure in entertaining his family and many friends.
    He was predeceased by his parents; a sister, Loretta Minott, and a brother, William Zwicker.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Virginia Zwicker of Scarborough; his son, Scott Zwicker and his wife Cindy of Westbrook; his daughters, Bonnie Hicks and her husband Greg of Windham, and Amy Mihill of Portland; five sisters, Octavia "Teddy" Schultz of New Jersey, Lola McCarthy of Mass., Gloria Carle of Virginia, Romona “Monie” Coates of Me., and Corita Johnson of Mass.; four grandchildren, Sarah, Hannah, Eliza, and Samuel; and many nieces and nephews.
    Visitings hours were held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, at Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South
Portland, where funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 4. Interment will be at a later date in Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.ctcrawford.com. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to:  Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, Maine  04101.