Charles P. Liversidge

Charles Parsons Liversidge June 17, 1947- November 19, 2020. Charlie was the son of the late Thomas Kinnard and Mary Curry (Parsons) Liversidge of Kennebunk, Maine. He was named after his grandfather, Charles Parsons, whom he looked up to and loved very much.Charlie was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the third oldest of six children. A lover of travel,he saw the world while living in Glenmoore, PA; Dexter, NY; Cape Coral, FL; Kennebunk, ME;before finally residing in Newfield, ME.Charlie married his wife Deborah (McCurry) on September 17th, 1983 and they were married for37 years before his passing. They knew each other well from childhood, as their parents weregreat family friends. They met again at one of his brother's weddings and were inseparable eversince. Deb was always by his side in life, from business ventures to doctors appointments,adopting new pets to marshmallows by their home campfires, they held each other's handsthrough it all.Charlie and Deb have a daughter Katherine, married to Daniel Halle, who have two children,Charlie's granddaughters, Eleanor and Genevieve residing in Oregon.From his first marriage Charlie has a daughter, Laurie Liversidge and her daughter, Charlie'sgranddaughter, Sloane Parker residing in Texas.He joined the Marines in 1965 and served in Vietnam in the AmTrac division, and was medicallydischarged in 1968. He often reminisced of his time in the Marines, and made many friendsthrough the Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans Administration.In his life Charlie had several successful businesses from his Scientific Window Cleaning Co, -Post Construction Cleaning including at Liberty Place in Philadelphia, PA; a flooring business inChester County, PA; to farming all of Valley Forge National Park, PA. He was a farmer anddairyman at heart. "Making hay" brought joy to his soul.Charlie was an animal lover. He loved them all: his 85 girlfriends he milked at the farm heworked; his horse, Colorado Chimes; his beloved Meow-Kitty; and his many treasured dogs:Mutnick, Chester, Lucky, Goldie, Nicky, Cleo, Lily, Chili, Lulu, Smiley, Linus, and Redmund.When he was able, Charlie could always be found on the water: boating, fishing, or swimming inthe ocean, and loved to be outdoors, especially on a tractor. He always loved going to thebeach on a sunny summer day, and getting to the top of Mt. Washington either by hiking, drivingor riding the cog railroad. He loved to tinker in the barn from fixing, building, or painting healways had a project he was working on.Charlie had the biggest sweet tooth, from his mom's famous blueberry muffins to Deb'sdelicious blueberry pies, he was always looking for a delicious treat. He loved black raspberrymilkshakes, Reese's peanut butter cups, KitKat bars, peach cobblers, pies, and Deb's yearlyChristmas butter cookies.Charlie was able to make a new friend everywhere he went. He was a great friend of Bill W.,and was a friend to many others. He had many friends who helped him over the years includingBob Buccini, Jim Campbell, Chuck Trosi, Al Marshall, Steve Thomas and Robert Scally. HisDrs., Dr. David Gailbraith, Dr. Mark Marin, Dr Christine Blake-Smith, Dr. Tarek Ead, Dr. StephenRodrigue, Dr. Barry White and the countless other doctors and nurses who helped him with hischallenges over the years.He is survived by his wife Deborah, daughter Kate and her husband Dan, daughter Laurie, threegranddaughters Sloan, Eleanor, and Genevieve; four brothers: Kin and his wife Sandee ofKennebunk, ME; H.P. and his wife Peggy of Kennebunk, ME; Joe and his wife Vicki of Perryville,MD; Sandy and his wife Jillian of Stockton Springs, ME; and his sister Beth and her husbandGordon Fluke of Philadelphia, PA; as well as many nieces and nephews.Charlie dearly loved his wife Deb. They travelled the world together hand in hand. He wastotally devoted to her, his daughter Kate and her family, his dogs Linus, Redmund, and hisdevoted Smiley who was waiting at heavens gate with tail wagging, to guide him on their nextadventure.Charlie will be greatly missed by all those who knew, loved, and cherished him.Donations in his honor can be made to the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk, P.O. Box 43,West Kennebunk, ME 04094 or to the DAV. The Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 3151,Augusta, ME 04330.