Rundlett Kensell Palmer, 85, formerly of Newcastle, died at his home in Waldoboro on March 21. He was born in Whitefield on Nov. 11, 1925 to Dorothy Kensell and Myron L. Palmer.
He grew up on the Plains in Whitefield and attended the little one room Plains School. He graduated from the two year high school in Whitefield and was attending Cony High School in Augusta when he was drafted into the Army in WWII. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 and then joined the U.S. Navy where he served until 1975 as chief radioman on 18 ships. His Navy duty took him 43 different countries and major islands around the world and he enjoyed every bit of it. He retired as a Chief Petty Officer. He then worked for Bath Iron Words until his retirement.
He had many interests and hobbies. He wrote histories of many towns in Lincoln County. He and his brother spent many years clearing out old forgotten cemeteries and recording them in one of his books.
He loved to dance and was a great dancer. When he lived on Academy Hill in Newcastle, his flower gardens were beautiful. He invented many small items and he loved to sing and play his guitar.
In his youth he was a great skier and won prizes in many sports. He loved Maine and bought a motor scooter when he retired from military service and covered every inch of the state of Maine on his scooter. Most of all he loved visiting his old and good friends from the Plains, Loring Edgerly and “Ellie” Damon.
He was predeceased by his father and mother; his wife, Cosomme; brother, Lloyd; and sisters, Marion Wildes and Mary Bradstreet.
Surviving are his sisters, Joyce Krah and Daisy Radoulovitch; and many nieces and nephews.
Cremation by Hall Funeral Home in Waldoboro. There will be a service in his memory to be announced at a later date.
