Jeffrey J. Snow

ETNA – Jeffrey J. Snow passed away Sept. 2, 2023, at the age of 76, after long illnesses.

He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 10, 1947, and moved frequently in his childhood due to his father’s career. A few years after graduating from Massanutten Academy he moved to Maine. His life included family, friends, and work as a carpenter, a Dixon Bros. employee and primarily a Lineman for New England Telephone Company for which he received recognitions for his work ethic.

But his true interests related to the natural world. He delighted in recounting how as a kid he successfully purported to be older than he was so he could go on a long-term canoe trip with a teen camp group. He enjoyed hunting and fishing trips with his friends, and volunteered to go on the road for his Lineman job so he could explore new woods and waters around Maine and the New England region. When his daughter was young, a handful of walks in the woods and canoe trips together showed her how to embrace the beautiful, awe-inspiring and peaceful outdoors – to not fear it – which she and her husband have passed on to his grandchildren.

After retiring, he purposefully lived an independent, self-reliant life. His hobbies included scuba-diving, photography, fly-tying, coin-collecting, flower and vegetable gardening and preserving, and watching nature shows, wildlife in his backyard and the Boston Red Sox. He adopted dogs and cats from the local animal shelters, he cherished most his dog. Lady. A favorite place to visit was the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray.

He was predeceased by his parents, Gerald A. Snow and Elizabeth R. Cain; his son, Philip Jay Snow, and his infant son, Stephen A. Snow.

He is survived and missed by his daughter, Heather (Anthony) Winslow of Gray, grandsons Cooper Winslow of Gray and Brady Winslow of Gray, his sister, Holly (Jay) Burnell of Tamworth, N.H.; nephews Matthew Wallace and Nathan Wallace; his brother G. Bradley (Jolene) Snow of Bradford and nieces Amanda Watts (Kevin) and Elizabeth Snow.

The family is thankful to the medical communities of Penobscot and Cumberland counties for their care of Jeff.

Per his wishes, there will be no service.

Suggestions for donations in his memory are

The Nature Conservancy in Maine, and Maine Wildlife Park in Gray.