| Name |
Margaret Scanlon |
| Birth |
5 Aug 1920 |
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania  [1, 2] |
- daughter of Arthur Scanlon and Ann Markle
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| Gender |
Female |
| Anecdote |
12 Jul 1952 [2] |
- On July 12, 1952, Roger Mabie of Green Street, Port Ewen, NY, 35, M, born in Port Ewen, NY; and Peggy Mabie of 36 E 40th Street, New York, NY, 31, F, born in Bryn Mawr, Pa; departed New York on the SS Queen of Bermuda, bound for Hamilton, Bermuda
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| Residence |
Between 1994 and 2002 |
183 Green Street, Port Ewen, New York [3] |
| Witness-Obituary |
4 Aug 2008 |
Kingston, Ulster County, New York [4] |
- Roger Wallace Mabie of River Road, Port Ewen, a World War II veteran, former Esopus town supervisor and Ulster County legislator, and an authority on Hudson River steamboats, died Sunday at Kingston Hospital. He was 90.
Mabie led a life of public service, starting with his election as town supervisor in 1957. He served as supervisor for a total of 16 years over a period spanning more than three decades, retiring from the post in 1993. A Democrat, he was the last minority leader of the former Ulster County Board of Supervisors and the first minority leader of its successor, the Ulster County Legislature.
"Roger Mabie was an institution in this town," said Diane McCord, the Esopus town clerk. She said Mabie, who helped write the town's history in 1979, was a wealth of information, a "great resource" and a true gentleman.
Marilyn Coffey, a former town clerk and supervisor, said the town was in dire political straits when Mabie ran for supervisor the first time. She said he pulled the town together.
"He was an excellent, excellent, hard-working man," Coffey said. She said Mabie, who served as supervisor from 1958 to 1967 and again from 1988 to 1993, was personable and well-liked, and did wonders for the town.
Mabie did "many kindnesses that had nothing to do with his job," Coffey added, noting that he helped raise money to rebuild the United Methodist Church in Port Ewen after a devastating fire. He and his wife also helped raise his two nephews, she said.
John Coutant, the current town supervisor who served as a town councilman during Mabie's administration, said Mabie was "quite an individual."
Coutant recalled one of Mabie's favorite sayings: "Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it." He said Mabie was creative and resourceful, and always made sure residents and taxpayers came first. "He'll be greatly missed," Coutant said.
"Roger was a true gentleman and he was always looking out for the best interest of the community at large," former Supervisor Raymond Rice said. Rice said he could not say enough good things about Mabie, whom he credits with his own involvement in local politics.
The Port Ewen Water Treatment Plant was named in Mabie's honor in 1992.
A lifelong resident of Port Ewen, Mabie graduated from Kingston High School in 1933 at age 16, and continued post-graduate studies there in preparation for college. At the same time, he managed the school football team and worked for the Freeman as a high school sports reporter.
To help save for college, Mabie was employed as a Fuller Brush salesman and worked in local orchards and at the YMCA. He attended Syracuse University, where he served as president of his senior class and managed the football and crew teams. During his summers, he served as a crew member on the Hudson River Day Line. He graduated from Syracuse in 1940.
Though he was accepted into the Harvard School of Business in 1940, he chose to enter the Naval Officer Training Program in the fall of 1941, just prior to the start of World War II. Commissioned as an ensign, he was assigned at the outbreak of the war as a captain of a sub chaser, in charge of 64 crew members, and was later assigned as captain of a patrol craft escort with a crew of 110. He saw action both in the Atlantic and Pacific, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.
After the war, he reapplied to Harvard Business School and graduated in 1949. He returned to Port Ewen, where he went to work for the Island Dock Ship Yard as general manager. There, as the shipbuilding industry changed, he developed a business plan to build fiberglass pleasure boats.
Mabie went to work for Central Hudson in the 1960s, initially to promote its electric heat program. He retired in 1983 as the utility's director of community relations.
A past president and member of the Ulster County Community College Board of Trustees, Mabie was actively involved in starting the college. He was also a founder and past president of both the Klyne Esopus Museum and Hudson River Maritime Museum, and was a charter member and past commander of Town of Esopus American Legion Post 1298.
He was a lifelong member of the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church and had chaired its Finance Committee; was a past president and member of the Steamship Historical Society, and was an active member of the Democratic Party.
He also served as a trustee for the former Kingston Savings Bank and Albany Savings Bank.
He was born in Port Ewen on May 27, 1917, the son of the late Wallace and Lillian Zimmerman Mabie. On July 12, 1952, he married the former Margaret "Peggy" Scanlon in New York City.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, William Mabie of Vineyard Haven, Mass., and Christopher Mabie of Port Ewen; and a nephew, Dr. William S. Birkhead.
A nephew, Robert Birkhead, died previously.
The funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church, Green and Main streets, Port Ewen.
Arrangements are by Keyser Funeral Service, 216 Broadway, Port Ewen.
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| Death |
14 Mar 2019 |
Ulster Park, Ulster County, New York [1] |
| Obituary |
17 Mar 2019 |
Kingston, Ulster County, New York [1] |
- Margaret "Peggy" Mabie, 98, of Ulster Park, N.Y., passed peacefully Thursday morning, March 14, 2019 at her beloved residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Aug. 5, 1920 in Bryn Mawr, Pa.; the daughter of the late Arthur and Ann (Markle) Scanlon, the youngest of five children. Peggy had attended Rosemont College in Pa., she began her working career at American Airlines, then was an assistant buyer for Gladding's Department Store and then Fashion Director at Berkshire Knitting Mills in New York City from 1949 – 1954. Peggy met her husband, the late Roger W. Mabie while working in N.Y.C., they wed on July 12, 1952 and moved back to Port Ewen in 1954. Roger passed away on April 6, 2008. Peggy continued her college career, and Graduated from Vassar College in 1970 majoring in Psychology, then later earning a Master's Degree in Special Education from Bank Street College in 1977. She had her own consulting business, Riverside Educational Center, specializing in consulting, testing, advising and placement. She was also a special education teacher at the New Paltz Campus School. She was a member of the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, the Klyne Esopus Historical Society, and the Junior League of Kingston, and was on the Port Ewen Library Board. She is survived by her sons, Christopher Mabie of Port Ewen and William Mabie and wife Shawn of Martha's Vineyard; her nephew, Dr. William Birkhead and wife Faith; and her late nephews' wife, Danielle Birkhead, also survives, as well as other extended members of the family. In addition to her husband and parents she is predeceased by her siblings, Mary, Helen, Ann, and John, and her nephew, Robert. Entrusted to the care of the Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service, 216 Broadway, Port Ewen, N.Y., where family and friends may visit on Tuesday March 19, 2019, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will take place on Wednesday March 20, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church in Port Ewen. Burial will follow in Montrepose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Klyne Esopus Museum, 764 US-9W, Ulster Park, N.Y., 12487 or Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation, 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 12601. A tribute for Margaret can be found at www.KeyserFuneralSer vice.com, where you may leave memories and expressions of sympathy for her family.
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| Witness-Obituary |
Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York [5] |
- Roger Wallace Mabie, age 90, of River Road, Port Ewen, NY died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Kingston Hospital of Kingston, NY. Mr. Mabie was born May 27, 1917 in Port Ewen, NY. The son of the late Wallace and the late Lillian Zimmerman Mabie. He married Margaret "Peggy" Scanlon on July 12, 1952 at NYC.
A life long resident of Port Ewen, Graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1933. He began attending high school at the age of 12, and graduated at the age of 16. He then did post graduate studies at Kingston High School in preparation for college. While doing his post graduate high school studies, he was manager of the football team and was the high school sports reporter employed by the Freeman. To help pay for his schooling and save for college, he had been a Fuller Brush salesman, worked in the local orchards and at the YMCA.
Graduate of Syracuse University, class of 1940. Very active in student life, he was president of his senior class, manager of the football team and was on the crew team. During his summers while attending Syracuse University he worked on the Hudson River Day Line as a crew member.
In 1940 he was accepted at the Harvard School of Business. He chose though to enter the Naval Officer Training Program in the fall of 1941 prior to the start of WW II. He was commissioned as an Ensign, and with the outbreak of WW II was assigned as Captain of a sub chaser in charge of 64 crew members. He was then assigned as Captain of a Patrol Craft Escort in charge of 110. He saw duty in the Atlantic and Pacific Theater of Operations. At the end of the war, he had attained the rank of Lt. Commander.
After WW II, he had to reapply to the Harvard Business School and entered the school in 1947, graduating in 1949. The Harvard Business School class of 1949 has been regarded as one of finest in the schools history based on the corporate, personnel and civic leadership of the class.
His love for the area brought him back to Port Ewen and he went to work for the Island Dock Ship Yard as general manager. With the changes in ship building, he developed a business plan to build fiberglass pleasure boats. In the early 60's he went to work for Central Hudson, initially in charge of promoting the electric heat program. He retired from Central Hudson in 1983 as Director of Community Relations.
He started his political life in the late 50's. He served his initial term as supervisor of the Town of Esopus for ten years, was then a county legislator and in the early 80's served another 6 years as town of Esopus Supervisor. He served as Supervisor for a total of 16 years . He was the last person to serve as minority leader of the old board of supervisors and was the first minority leader of the Ulster County Legislature.
He was on the board of Trustees of Kingston Savings Bank and Albany Savings Bank.
Life long member of the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church, he had been chairman of the finance committee
Past President and member of the Ulster County Community College Board of Trustees, he had been very active in starting the college. One of the founders and past president of the Klyne Esopus Museum, One of the founders and Past President of the Hudson River Maritime Center. Past Commander and member of the Town of Esopus American Legion Post # 1298. Past President and member of the Steamship Historical Society. Active member of the Democratic Party
He is survived by his wife: Margaret "Peggy"(Scanlon) Mabie, two sons: William Mabie of Vineyard Haven, MA and Christopher Mabie of Port Ewen, NY; two nephews Dr. William S. Birkhead and the late Robert Birkhead.
The family will receive their friends on Wednesday, April 9 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at Keyser Funeral Service, Inc., 216 Broadway, Port Ewen, NY.
The funeral will be 11:00 am on Thursday, April 10 at Town of Esopus United Methodist Church, PO Box 699, Green & Main St., Port Ewen, NY
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| Reference Number |
29461 |
| Person ID |
I29251 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1920 - 2019 (98 years)
