Sheldon R Harper

1934 - 2021  (87 years)

• Name	Sheldon R Harper  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	4 May 1934	Maine, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1950	Orland, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  	Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son of Velma and Robert Harper; Marital Status: Never Married
  Military Service	Abt 1951  [4]
  	US Army - Korean War
  Death	6 May 2021  [4]
  Burial	Maplewood Cemetery, Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Patricia and Sheldon Harper are buried together
  Person ID	I19190	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Patricia Ann Stanley,   b. 3 Feb 1937, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 22 Mar 2017, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1984	Glen Cove, Knox, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F7234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 May 1934 - Maine, USA Census - Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son of Velma and Robert Harper; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Orland, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 9 Jun 1984 - Glen Cove, Knox, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9805] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Publication Place: Rockland, ME http://bchfh.com/book-of-memories/2885309/Harper-Patrica/service-details.php. [S26] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2003;). [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Orland, Hancock, Mai. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Orland, Hancock, Mai [S11195] Find a Grave: HARPER Sheldon R 1933-2021 (Veteran), Sheldon Robert Harper. Sheldon Robert Harper, 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Thomaston on May 6, 2021. Born May 4, 1933, in Orland, Sheldon was the only child of Robert Ellis and Velma Evelyn (Cunningham) Harper. A graduate of Bucksport High School, the University of Maine and an Army veteran of the Korean War, Sheldon spent his early career working as a mechanical engineer in Massachusetts. Later he owned and operated motels in New Hampshire and Maine as well as a tax preparation business. He retired from his tax business at age 85. One of the passions in his life was raising beagles and hunting with his dogs. He was a life member of the Waterville Beagle Club and a life member of the Thomason American Legion Post. Sheldon was predeceased by his beloved wife, Patricia, and his constant feline companion Pedro. He is survived by an aunt and cousins. Also surviving Sheldon is his sister-in-law and family. The family thanks the caregivers who took such good care of Sheldon during the last weeks of his life, allowing him to spend his final days at home as he wished. In keeping with Sheldon's wishes, he was cremated and no funeral service was held. Private family burial took place on May 25 at the family lot in Lincolnville https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274491776/sheldon-r-harper [S9805] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home; Publication Place: Rockland, ME http://bchfh.com/book-of-memories/2885309/Harper-Patrica/service-details.php. [S11193] Find a Grave: STANLEY Olive Main 1850-1922, Olive J. Stanley Main. Olive and Amos Main are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99267212/olive-j.-main