Edgar Drisko

1931 - 2016  (85 years)

• Name	Edgar Drisko  [1]
  Birth	24 Jul 1931	Addison, Washington, Maine   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Aug 2016	Bristol, Lincoln, Maine   [1, 2]
  Burial	Beals Village Cemetery, Beals, Washington, Maine   [1]
  Person ID	I223799	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Donald Emerson Drisko,   b. 14 Dec 1908, Addison, Washington, Maine d. 28 Dec 1985, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Evangeline Mae Alley,   b. 2 Jul 1913, Jonesport, Washington, Maine d. 10 Dec 2002, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1930	Maine   [3]
  Family ID	F207318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Josephine H. Church
  Marriage	14 Dec 1953	Maine   [4]
  Children	1. Donald F. Drisko   2. Mona Drisko
  Family ID	F207320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Marjory ...
  Marriage	1996  [2]
  Family ID	F207322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2018

  
  

• Notes

  ObitTree Edgar Drisko, local lobsterman, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family in Bristol, on the morning of August 10, 2016. Born in Addison, Maine on July 24, 1931, he was the son of Donald and Evangeline (Alley) Drisko. Edgar grew up on Beals Island and attended schools there. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy where he served on a LSMR 520, rocket launching ship. Upon his honorable discharge as a Seaman 3rd Class Boatswain Mate, he returned to Beals for a short time before moving to New Harbor in 1960. Edgar started fishing at the age of 7 years old, and did so his entire life until retiring in 2006 at the age of 75. He was an innovator in the local fishing community, designing traps with shrimp twine heads, traps which are still used today. As innovative as he was, he remained a traditionalist when it came to wooden boats. His first boat was the "Lizzie P", moved up to the "Donnie Jo", and ended his career aboard the "Margie Fay" which was a Carroll Lowell design. Those designs are still used to this day at the John's Bay Boat Company in South Bristol, where Edgar could be found at many boat launches. After retiring, he could often be found volunteering at the Fishermen's Museum at the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. He had a tremendous gift for telling stories which fit in perfectly at the museum. Even after 85 years of stories, he was still telling new ones to his family until just days before his death. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Marjory Drisko of Bristol; a son, Donald F. Drisko and partner Laurie Crane of New Harbor; a daughter, Mona Alley and her husband Tim of Walpole; three stepchildren, Cheryl Preble and her husband Arliss, Elaine Bechtel and her husband Larry, and Laurie Martin and her husband Alan; 11 grandchildren, Hayley Drisko Chambers and husband Jed, Jessica Drisko and fiance Ian Mortimer, Sarah Alley, Luke Alley, Tracy Levesque and her husband Chris, Ryan Reed, Brad Reed and his wife Angel, Angela Hall and her fiance Merlin Dilley, Charlotte Martin, Jared Martin, and Colin Bechtel; and 5 great-grandchildren, Malakai Drisko Mortimer, Taylor Levesque, Joe Levesque, Jeannie Levesque, and Hunter Reed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57068] Cemetery index, Beals Village Cemetery, Beals, Washington, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S57078] Obituary, ObitTree, Edgar Drisko. [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name: Vangeline M Alley Gender: Female Residence: Beals, ME Spouse's Name: Donald C Drisko Spouse's Gender: Male Spouse's Residence: Jonesport, ME Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1930 Marriage Place: Maine, USA (Reliability: 3). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name: Josephine H Church Gender: Female Residence: Jonesport, ME Spouse's Name: Edgar E Drisko Spouse's Gender: Male Spouse's Residence: Beals, ME Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1953 Marriage Place: Maine, USA (Reliability: 3).