LISBON FALLS — Wilbur Elton Trask, 92, husband of the late Dorothy May (Tobey) Trask, of Lisbon Falls, formerly longtime of Ipswich, Mass., died Wednesday, July 25, in Lisbon Falls, following his extended illness.

He was born June 7, 1920, in Peabody, Mass., son of the late Walter F. and Emily S. (Cook) Trask, he moved to Ipswich with his parents, nine brothers and two sisters, living on Greenspoint Road and later Linebrook Road. In 1932, he was given his first Kodak Brownie box camera, which began a lifetime hobby. In the early years, following the “Great Depression,” he clammed and perfected his photography skills.

He was unable to serve during World War II due to his hearing impairment, but he contributed toward the war effort at Sylvania, working on the proximity fuse and continued working there after the war. He retired following 38 years of employment with the company.

He was married in 1948 at the First Congregational Church in Ipswich. He enjoyed stamp collecting, traveling and camping and was best known as the “Squirrel Man” to many friends and photo department employees for his love of handling wild squirrels and capturing their antics on film.He had a constant stream of them visit his homes in Ipswich and Lisbon Falls. He enjoyed having pen pals throughout the country and creating painted decorations displayed on the barn door of his High Street home. He has been interviewed several times for local newspapers and had many poems published in the Ipswich Today in the 1970s. He collected photos of mill stones and lighthouses from all over New England.

He was a former member of the Civil Defense Ipswich Police, the Alabama Coons Hand Tub of Ipswich, the Ipswich Stamp Club and was a lifetime Maine wildlife and fishing license holder.

He is survived by his son, Ret. USAF Lee Warren Trask and his wife, Kathleen, of Lisbon Falls; his grandchildren, Daniel Trask of Massachusetts, Julie Trask of Maine and Samantha Jean Trask of North Dakota; stepgranddaughter, Jamie (Fowler) LaFramboise of Maine; and great-grandchildren, Keira, Draven, Joshua, Christopher, Zachery, Synthia, Leam, Koey, Kaila and Jessica.

He was the stepgrandfather of the late Charles Edward Fowler.

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