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- Betrothed to John Theodore Vester:
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Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Name: Roberta Laura Hoar
[Roberta Laura Vester]
[Roberta Chetwynd] SSN: 035121940 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 12 Mar 1916 Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
[Providence, Rhode Island] Father Name: Hazen L Hoar Mother Name: Evelyn F Jessen Death Date: 20 Jun 2000 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Nov 1937: Name listed as ROBERTA LAURA HOAR; Aug 1941: Name listed as ROBERTA LAURA VESTER; Jun 1953: Name listed as ROBERTA LAU CHETWYND; 20 Jul 2000: Name listed as ROBERTA L CHETWYND
[[Obituary:
Portland Newspapers Jun 23, 2000
Roberta Laura Chetwynd, 84, of Central Street died unexpectedly June 20, 2000, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center.
Born in Longmeadow, Mass., she was the daughter of Hazen L. and Evelyn F. Von Jessen Clapp Hoar. She attended Howland School in Providence, R.I., and graduated from Hope (R.I.) High School. She studied fashion design at Rhode Island School of Design.
She married Mark C. Chetwynd, who died in 1977.
Mrs. Chetwynd and her family moved to Rockport in 1960. She was active in both the local and state Republican parties. She also was a longtime member of the Rockport Garden Club, serving on the board of directors, the membership committee, and the hospitality committee. She was a member of the Rockport Boat Club and volunteered for New Hope for Women while in her 70s.
She was an active member and former deaconess of the First Congregational Church in Camden, and volunteered at Heavenly Threads, the church clothing store. Over the years, Mrs. Chetwynd was involved in Red Cross and cancer fund-raising drives and was a member of the former Camden Community Hospital Auxiliary. She also was on the board of the Rockport Vietnam Memorial.
She was a Gold Star mother. Her son, Frederick H. Vester, was killed in action in Vietnam in 1966.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Susan R. Chetwynd) Davenport of Burlington, Conn.; two grandsons, Michael F. Vandall of Fairfield, Conn., and Matthew P. Vandall of San Francisco; a granddaughter, Donna Martinez of Tacoma, Wash.; and a great- granddaughter, Morgan F. Vandall of Fairfield, Conn.
Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. today at Laite and Pratt Funeral Home, 9 Mountain St., Camden. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Congregational Church, 55 Elm St., Camden. The Rev. Glen Rainsley will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Camden. Following the burial, a reception will be held at the church.
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