Obituary of Samuel E. Schumacher, Sr.

Samuel E. Schumacher, Sr. 69, of East Woodstock, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at the UMASS Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Dowling) Schumacher; they were married November 14, 1964. He was born in Burlington, VT, son of the late E. Weldon and Catharine (Clarke) Schumacher. A graduate of Boston University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Industrial Management. He was employed for over thirty years at Dexter Russell Company in Southbridge, MA. He had made his home in East Woodstock for thirty years, and six years in Harpswell, Maine, a member of the East Woodstock Congregational Church, was a 25 year member of the Muddy Brook Fire Department serving as a Lieutenant with the Engine Company. He was also a member of the Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue for five years. He enjoyed working, restoring antique trucks and tractors, and also building clocks. He leaves his wife Judith, his children: Sam Schumacher, Jr. and his wife Anne Fox of Bow, WA; Sarah Copeland and her husband Royce of Savanna, GA; a sister: Susan Pollard of Naples, FL; two grandchildren Miles and Catie Schumacher of Bow, WA, several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the East Woodstock Congregational Church, 220 Woodstock Road, East Woodstock, CT. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to the Muddy Brook Fire Department, PO Box 222, East Woodstock, CT 06244. To share a memory "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com