Peter Quinn, 83, of Edgecomb, died Sept. 9 at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village after a period of failing health.
Mr. Quinn was born Oct. 9, 1924 in Washington, D.C., the son of Cyril Joseph Columbus and Henrietta Dimond Quinn, and attended the Allen-Stevenson School in New York City and graduated from The Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, R.I.
After three months at Brown University, upon turning 18, he left school to join the U.S. Marine Corps, which he served for three years, including time in the South Pacific. Upon his discharge, he returned to Brown University to complete his education, graduating in 1950.
He married Sophie Dallas Bigelow in 1950. After working 10 years for Honeywell Corp, Mr. Quinn then joined the J. & W. Seligman Co. from 1960 to 1983 when he retired.
Upon retiring, he and Sophie moved to Edgecomb, where he became active in his community by serving on several town, corporate and community boards of directors, and was a communicant of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Boothbay Harbor. He enjoyed studying history and genealogy.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Sophie Bigelow Quinn of Edgecomb; children, Ellen Quinn and husband Quentin Lawson of Washington, D.C., Louise Quinn of Santa Fe, N.M., Emily Quinn of Boise, Ida., Peter Quinn and wife Carolina of New York, N.Y., and Arabella Quinn and husband Timothy Boland of Mechanicsville, Md.; two grandchildren, Keelin Ryan and Emma Ryan, and their father Mark Ryan all of Boise, Ida.; and a brother-in-law, Theodore H. Bigelow of Pittsboro, N.C.
Mass of Christian burial 11 a.m., Fri., Sept. 12 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Boothbay Harbor. Interment will be in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 978 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.
