Wiona B. Mauser

Dover - Wiona B. Mauser, 100, of Langdon Place of Dover Assisted Living, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, after a period of failing health. Born on December 12, 1920, in West Kennebunk, ME, Wiona was the daughter of Claud and Mina (Marsh) Kendall.  After living much of her childhood on a farm in Kingston, NH, Wiona moved as a teen to Rochester, where her father built a home for his family.  She graduated from Rochester High School at age 16. While working as a secretary at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1941, Wiona met the love of her life, Wendell, a machinist at the Yard.  They married in 1942.  A few years later, they built their own home on Chestnut Hill Road in Rochester, next door to her parents.  Wiona also worked as a secretary to the owner of Hubbard Shoe and Judge Hardwick.  All her life, she had a habit of keeping notes and lists written in shorthand on her kitchen counter.  It was highly frustrating to us as nosy kids. Together, Wendell and Wiona raised five children who...