Category: Obituary: W

The Rev. Herbert Gillespie Weeks, 87, died Oct. 17, 2005, in Auburn, ME. He served congregations in Guilford-Sangerville, Westbrook, Waterville, West Paris (where he was named emeritus), and Bryant Pond, ME; and Milford and North Adams, MA. He served on the boards of the Mass. Universalist Convention, the Connecticut Valley District, the Northeast District, as advisor to LRY, and was on the faculty for Youth Weeks of Star Island and Ferry Beach. He was survived by his wife, Evelyn Gerrish Weeks and their children Arlyn H. Weeks of Portland, ME, and E. Jonathan Weeks of Waterville, ME. A service was held Oct. 21 at First Universalist Church in Auburn.

Marguerite Wilson Webb, wife of the Rev. Ted Webb, died July 6, 2005, of injuries from a fall. She grew up in Calais, ME, and studied music at the University of Maine and Juilliard in NY. She met her husband when she was accompanist and he sang in the chorus of Bangor Theological School. After many years in New England and New York, they moved to Sacramento where Ted served the UU Society there. She was active in church and community, Women’s Alliance and bridge clubs. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, and daughters Roberta Webb and Christine Webb-Curtis; sons Theodore and Noel; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A memorial service was held July 23 at the UU Society of Sacramento.

The Rev. Dr. Carl J. Westman, 93, died October 14, 2004 of congestive heart failure. He served in Gloucester, MA; Bridgeport, CT; Rochester, NY; Plainfield, NJ; Lakeland (Emeritus), Naples and Port Charlotte, FL. He was District Executive for Metropolitan New York and a Settlement Representative for Florida District. He spoke out forcefully in protection of the first amendment freedoms during the McCarthy era. He was also active in the civil rights movement. Surviving are his children, Marjorie A. Yasueda of San Francisco, CA; John W. Westman of Atlantic Beach, FL; and William W. Westman of Brasilia, Brazil, 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Janet Newton predeceased him in 2003.