David George Field, 88, passed away on Oct. 22, 2022 at Wentworth Douglas Hospital in Dover, N.H.

He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 15, 1933, was raised in South Bridgton, where he grew up at the old country store/post office with his parents David and Erna Field and eight siblings. He was a 1952 graduate of Bridgton High School, 1954 graduate of Wentworth Institute for Machine Construction and Tool Design as an engineer. David served for the U.S. Army for five years (January 1957 to December 1962), and following his service for our country he worked as a Mechanical Engineer for Kidder Press and later retired in 1998 from Heidelberg Harris Inc. in Dover, N.H.

Along with his wife Carlene, he traveled across the country, visiting 50 states, enjoyed canoeing, hiking, camping, woodworking, leatherwork, square dancing, spending time with family and friends, and many years together enjoying the many sights of moose in New Hampshire and Maine. Another of his interests was that of researching his family heritage, researching in-depth of his family tree.

David was chief engineer on the Tower Project, at the Garrison Hill Park in Dover, N.H. in 1994, replacing the tower that was originally a Native American signaling site. 

He was a life member of the Harrison Historical Society, in Harrison. David and his wife Carlene were leaders for the Boy Scouts and 4-H, and as Towne and Country square dancers, along with their children David and Sheila, they participated in the movie, “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.”

He was predeceased by his loving wife, Carlene, in 2012 and his sister, Nancy Robinson in 2009. 

He leaves behind his son David P. Field of Penacook, N.H.; his daughter, Sheila L Zahaykevitz of Fitzwilliam, N.H.; his five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; along with his siblings Ginny Dennison of Harrison, Ernest Field of Bridgton, Allan Field of Faber, Va., Elsa Hoover of Harrison, Paul Field of South Bridgton, Barbara Keene of Anchorage, Alaska, and Catherine Roakes of Otisfield.

He was well loved and respected by family, friends and co-workers and always willing to give a helping hand to others. He will be warmly missed.

A private gathering will be provided for family and close friends at a later date.