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EASTMAN, ERVINE WILLIS, 90
EASTMAN, ERVINE WILLIS, 90, died October 2 at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction after a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 25, 1922, in Vershire, the son of Leon and Maude (Cloudman) Eastman. He grew up in Vershire. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II where he was deployed to the Pacific theater in the tank battalion. He was honored with a Bronze Star for heroism. On Feb. 24, 1946, he married Myrtle "Top" Rogers. They lived their married life in West Fairlee where together in 1952, they ran the Eastman's Garage and Store. Ervine continued to operate his garage with his son Earl, and he never retired from his work. He was known for his love of auto racing. For many years he had raced cars which were driven by his sons at racetracks in Bradford and Canaan, N.H. He was a founding member of the West Fairlee Volunteer Fire Dept., of which he had been the fire chief for many years, and also the American Legion Post 79 in Thetford. He was also a fire warden for over 50 years and had been a constable and tax collector for the town of West Fairlee. He is survived by three sons, Ervine R. "Brother" Eastman, of Lebanon, N.H., Paul Eastman, of West Fairlee, and Earl Eastman and wife, Vicki, of Vershire; two daughters, Judy Bircher and husband, Tom, of Lebanon, N.H., and Donna Godfrey and husband, Larry, of Post Mills; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Verna Ervin, of Vershire, Marjorie Johnson, formerly of West Fairlee, and Marie Ward, of Fairlee; his special friend, Nellie Lacount, of Windsor; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife Myrtle "Top" Eastman, in 1991; his second wife, Christine (Smith) Swift, in 2005; and a brother, Rowland Eastman, in 2003.
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