Kenneth J. Goodale

Goodale, Kenneth J., 61, December 5, 2008.  Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Houlton.  Interment to be held in the Ocean View Cemetery, Wells.
    Houlton – Kenneth J. Goodale, 61, passed away unexpectedly on December 5th.  He was born September 9, 1947, in Newton, Mass., the son of Raymond and Ruth (Bates) Goodale, and grew up in Wells, ME.
    Ken was an educator in various school systems across the state retiring as Principal at Hodgdon Elementary School in 1998. As a young man, he worked long and hard on his education, at times working two jobs, while helping Norma raise their three children. Kenneth’s academic achievements were a BS from the Univ. of Southern ME in 1976, a M.Ed. from the Univ. of Maine at Orono in 1987, and his C.A.S. also from the Univ. of Maine at Orono in 1998. He was a proud father and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
    He is survived by Norma (Whitten) Goodale to whom he was married to for 38 years and loved very much; his mother-in-law, Wilda McEwen who loved and supported him unconditionally; his three sons, Mark and his wife Heike of Littleton, Scott and his wife Pamela of Wentworth, NH, Justin and his wife Danielle of Carmel; his seven grand-children, Jennifer, Christopher, Dalton, Brandon, Collin, Myah, Dru; several nieces and nephews; and his feline companion Clyde. He is also survived by his sister, Janet and her husband Wayne Smith of Hope, Robert and his wife Priscilla of Moody and Bradford of York. He was predeceased by his father, Raymond W. Goodale Jr.; his mother, Ruth (Bates) Goodale; and his brother, Raymond W. Goodale III.
    A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9 at the First Congregational Church on High Street in Houlton, Maine with the Reverend Dale Holden as officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Houlton Humane Society at 263 Callaghan Rd., Houlton, ME. Kenneth will be laid to rest near the Goodale family plot at Ocean View Cemetery, RT 1 in Wells, Maine.