WINDHAM – Frederick Hodsdon Loring, 87, of Gray, died Feb. 28.

He was born in Pownal on July 24, 1918, the son of Roy and Florence Hodsdon Loring, attended Pennell Institute and graduated from NYA in 1936.

On his first job of delivering grain he met his wife of 43 years, Barbara Helen Fitts of Stetson. Freddy was known as a strong man who held 100-pound bags of grain on each shoulder. He had a great love of gardening, woodworking, cooking and maintaining his home of 58 years. He was known as the camera man at Cole Farms Corner Seat, taking pictures at the counter.

In 1982, Mr. Loring retired from Crosby Laughlin after 40 years of dedicated quality-control service. His post retirement job included working at Cole Farms making ice cream and at Cole Farms Dressing Factory. He also served on the school board for several years. He was very fond of his two Maine coon cats.

He is survived by four daughters, Sandra and her husband, Arthur Richardson, of Windham, Sheila and her husband, Richard Hodgkin of New Gloucester, Elizabeth and her husband, L. Robert Adams of Gray, Linda Liberty of New Gloucester; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife; sister, Margaret Small; two grandsons, Frederick Loring Liberty and Tony Wesley Richardson.