FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine – Gaynol L. Peary, 77, made the transition from this earthly life to life eternal with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday morning, January 18, 2017, at his home.
He was born August 18, 1939, in Caribou, the son of Linwood and Viola (Anderson) Peary. Gaynol attended schools in Washburn and graduated high school in 1957. He worked as a rod and chain man with A.H. Rheinlander during his high school years and at Taterstate Frozen Foods following high school. He then served in the U.S. Army from May 1963 to Feb. 1965, serving 15 months in Korea. Upon returning home, he met and married Linda R. Kinney on October 30, 1965. He went on to become a Maine State Game Warden and served for 28 years. First in the St. Pamphile District, then in the Calais area and then in the Central Aroostook area until his retirement in 1994. He then worked as a court security officer for the Judicial Department in the courts in Aroostook County, mostly in the Superior Court, retiring in 2006 after 12 years. He then worked part time at Cook Florist in Presque Isle as a delivery driver. Gaynol said this was the only job where people were happy to see him.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Linda (Kinney) Peary of Fort Fairfield; a son, Steven and his partner, Tina Roberts, and their two sons, Jonah and Asa of Williston, VT; a daughter, Marcie Fowler and her husband, Robert, and their daughter, Hope of Fort Fairfield; two brothers and their wives: Richard and Christa Peary of Framingham, MA, and Donald and Janet Peary of Washburn; along with several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Saturday January 21, 2017, at the Presque Isle Wesleyan Church with Reverends Bud Fancy and Bernard Brown officiating. Interment with military honors will be at Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou, at a later date. Donations may be made to the Benevolence Fund at Presque Isle Wesleyan Church, P.O. Box 763, Presque Isle, ME 04769 or to The Gideon International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214. Online condolences may be shared at www.duncan-graves.com.
