Donald R. Wood

Scarborough – Donald R. Wood, 73, of Hampden, formerly of Fryeburg passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Gosnell House surrounded by family.

He was born in Portland on November 1, 1948 the son of Raymond and Marie Delph Wood. He graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1968 where he excelled in sports. He faithfully served our country as a member of the U. S. Army in Korea during the Vietnam conflict. He then graduated from Maine Vocational Technical Institute and then New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. He married Catherine Trott, his high school sweetheart. Donnie worked for Lindquist Funeral Home in Yarmouth, then Conroy-Tully in Portland before coming home to Fryeburg to the family business, Wood Funeral Home. He retired from Wood Funeral Home in 2015.

Donnie was a 50-year member of the Freeport Masonic Lodge, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Pythagorean Chapter #169 in Fryeburg, Scottish Rite Masonry and Kora Temple, and the Maine Funeral Directors Association.

He loved to travel, spend time with his family, enjoyed large family gatherings and going to the movies. He was a doting, beloved grandfather. Donnie enjoyed life to the fullest.

Donnie is survived by his wife Catherine of Hampden; stepchildren Steven Tweedie, Ryan Tweedie and wife Carrie; brother David Wood and wife Cathy, sister Dianne Apgar and husband Stan, sister Deborah Larson and husband Charlie, brother Douglas Wood and wife Andrea, sister Dayle Martin, and sister in law Gail Wood; 4 grandchildren Ellianna Tweedie, Ava Tweedie, Ridge Tweedie and Laura Tweedie; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; and his brother Delph.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Expo Center at Fryeburg Fairgrounds with interment to follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg. Family and friends may attend visitation on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren St., Fryeburg. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Grand Chapter of Maine Order of the Eastern Star- Rheanne Frost- Grand Secretary, PO Box 459, Peru, ME 04290 or Gosnell House, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME 04074.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.woodfuneralhome.org.