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Virginia (Glover)
Virginia G. Salisbury, 83, of Northport, died Wednesday March 8, 2006.
She was born in
She enjoyed restoring old trunks, knitting and sewing items of clothing.
She loved to make rugs and afghans.
She is survived by her three sons, Gerald R. and his wife Veronica of
Miami, Fla., Darrell J. of Northport and David M. and his wife Donna of
Searsmont; three siblings, Christine Ladd, Natalie Littlehale and Sylvanus
Glover, all of Andover; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; numerous
nieces and nephews; and special friend and sister-in-law, Molly Glover of
Andover. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerald B. Salisbury; a brother,
Harold Glover; and a sister, Editha Aldrich.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 16, at the Crabiel-Riposta
Funeral Home,
Gerald Z. Schachter, 1925 - 2002 (Obituary from the
Born in
He married Rebecca Purdy in
He was a commercial photographer in
He loved his home, photography, learning and books.
Survivors include his wife Rebecca
of
Blanche B. (Crooker) Schneider, 1901 - 1994 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
She was born in
She was past Vice President of the East Andover Community Club and a long-time member and past superintendent of the Sunday school of the First Congregational Church and had held the Sunday school in the East Andover School House before the church had Sunday school facilities. She had enjoyed fishing and the outdoors life in her younger years.
She was married in
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Betty Moore and Miss Beatrice
Schneider, both of
Arthur L Schroeder, 1929 – 2005 (Obituary from the Bethel Citizen, February 17, 2005)
Arthur L. Schroeder, 75, died
Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 at his residence on the
He was born in
He was a well-known gardener in the
He was an avid woodcarver for many years and was especially known for his bird carvings and was a member of the National Association of Wood Carvers. He loved the outdoors and living in the woods.
He was married in
Other survivors include a daughter,
Karen Gucwa and husband Stanley of Thornhurst,
At his request, there are no public
calling hours or funeral services. At
his request, in lieu of flowers, please contribute in his memory to the Mexico
Congregational Church,
Mrs. Callie (Akers) (Dresser) Scott, Abt. 1853-1924 (From the Rumford Falls
Times, October 18, 1924)
Word has been
received in town of the death of Mrs. Callie Scott, widow of the late Charles
Scott, of
Floyd Searle, 1870 – 1905 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, August 26, 1905, Our Letter from Andover)
The funeral services of Floyd
Searles were held in the Congregational Church conducted by the Rev. F. E.
Barton of
He was a prominent member of the band here, a leader of the orchestra. He has been foreman in the J.A. Thurston mill in the past year. He had gone to Parmachenee to run the engine on the steamer there. He leaves a wife [Daisy Brooks Searle] and two small children [Viola and Daisy].
He was a member of the Hanover Lodge, Knights of Pythias, who took charge of the burial. There was a profusion of beautiful flowers. He will be missed as he was ever ready to assist in music when called upon. He was 35 years of age.
Joleen
(Reed) Seaward, 1936-2006 (Obituary from the
Joleen was
born in Roxbury on July 10, 1936, the youngest child of Joseph Stillman Reed
and Lilla Edna Reed (Morse). She was a member of the Stephens High School Class of 1953 in
Rumford. She graduated from Farmington State Teacher's College in 1957 with a
Bachelor's Degree in Education.
As "Miss
Reed," she began her teaching career on
She took an
extended break from teaching, when she moved to
She resumed
her teaching as, "Mrs. Seaward (Mrs. C.)" at St. Athanasius-St.
John's School in Rumford, where she taught seventh and eighth grades until her
retirement in 1991.
Joleen was
proud to be a 50-year member of the National Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution. She held many
chapter and national offices including. Past Chapter Regent, in both the
Amarrisoggin
(Rumford) and Coconino (
She was also
a distinguished member of the Order of Eastern Star, (
Joleen wanted
to thank all of those friends and family that attended her special "July
Celebration." Also, Androscoggin Home Health and Hospice, especially her
very special friend, Patty Ann Douglas.
She is
survived by her husband, of 36 years, Carl Albert Seaward Jr. of Wilton; two sons,
Kristopher Kent Knapp of Town Creek, Alabama, and Joseph Karl and wife, Rebecca
Lynn Seaward (August) of Wilton; a step- daughter, Marjorie Dianne (Seaward)
and husband, Benjamin Stephen McCollister, of Canton Point; her greatly loved
and cherished grandchildren, Katie Joleen McPherson, Rebecca Marjean McPherson
and her fiancé, Jeremey McLeod, Sonny Alan McPherson, Benjamin Stephen
McCollister, Holt Stephen McCollister, Khristian Anthony Seaward, Corrina Marie
Seaward and Makenzie Skye Seaward.
She is also
survived by several nieces, nephews and many cousins across the country.
Services will be held at the convenience of
the family.
The family
asks that donations, in memory of Joleen R. Seaward, be sent to Annual Fund
Campaign, Androscoggin Home Health Care and Hospice Foundation,
Joleen was preceded in death by her father and mother; older sister, Kathleen Reed Knapp; as well as her infant daughter, Kristeen, all of Roxbury.
Charlotte M. (White) Sennett, 1918 - 2001 (Obituary from the
RUMFORD - Charlotte M. Sennett, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, [2001] at
the
Survivors include one son, James Jr. of Dixfield; one brother, Lester White of East Andover; two granddaughters, Kathi Knowles and her husband Bob of Dixfield, Karen Murphy and her husband Dwight of Rumford; four great-grandchildren, Bryan and Nathan Knowles of Dixfield, Karissa and Kendra Murphy of Rumford; and her companion, Philip Morse of Rumford Center.
She was predeceased by three brothers, Norman, Fulton and
Aubrey; and one sister, Minnie Hines.
Elizabeth A. (Meisner) Sennett, 1905 - 1994 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
WALDOBORO - Elizabeth Sennett, 88, died Tuesday morning [
She was born on
She attended school in
She is survived by a daughter, Charlotte Hayes of Thomaston, a son, Charles Farrington of East Andover; a sister, Arvilla Feener of Rumford; nine grandchildren, and ? great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husbands, James Farrington in 1935, and John Sennett in 1978, and a son James Farrington in 1982.
Essie G. [Hodsdon] Sennett, 1884-1930 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, June 20, 1930)
The death of Essie G. Sennett, aged 45 years, occurred at her home in Roxbury, Monday night at 11:45 o’clock. Mrs. Sennett had been in ill health for the past four years and on the morning of her death suffered a shock.
Mrs. Sennett was born in
Surviving are her husband, John Sennett, six children, John Jr., aged 21, James, 17, Katie, 16, Annie, 15, Mary, 13, Joyce, 10; one brother, Luther Hodsdon, of Mexico; three sisters, Mrs. Harrie Hall, York Street; Mrs. Grace Thomas, Roxbury; and Mrs. Mary Kirkpatrick, Lewiston.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon from the home at two o’clock, the Rev. W. A. Knight,
of
James M. “Jungle Jim”
Sennett, Jr., 1934 – 2003
(Obituary from the
RUMFORD — James M.
"Jungle Jim" Sennett, Jr., 68, died on
He was born in
Mr. Sennett was a self-employed log
and pulp truck driver for many years until retirement in 1978. He enjoyed the
outdoors, especially base-ball, hunting, fishing, and going to his camp at
"Meetings of the Water" in
Survivors include two daughters,
Kathi Knowles and her husband, Robert of Dixfield, Karen Murphy and her
husband, Dwight of Rumford; four grandchildren, Bryan and Nathan Knowles of
Dixfield, Karissa and Kendra Murphy of Rumford; his companion, Mary Walton of
Dixfield and her sons Steven Knox and his wife, Cheryl of Canton, and Randall
Knox of San Rafael, CA; her daughter, Martha Cronin and her husband, Richard of
So.
Funeral is
Mary L. (Hall) Serafin, 1932 - 2002 (Obituary from the
MEXICO - Mary Louise Serafin, widow
of Elmo Serafin of 1 Penley St., died July 30 [2002] at the Central Maine
Medical Center in Lewiston where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was
born
A resident of
Mrs. Serafin was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and was a member and secretary of WOW.
She had been employed as a dietetic aide in the Head Start Program.
Her greatest joy in life was her role as a wife, mother and homemaker.
She is survived by twin daughters, Louise and her husband Bruce Geoffroy of Auburn, and Linda Serafin of Rockport; two brothers, James Morris Hall of Ft. Worth, TX and Richard H. Hall of Acton, ME.
Her twin, Margaret Hall, predeceased her.
James P. Shields, 1939 – 1998 (Obituary from the Lewiston Sun-Journal, December 18, 1998)
Born in Rumford on Aug. 25, 1939, he was the son of Ethelyn Abbott Shields and Robert MacBride Shields.
He attended Rumford
schools, graduating with the Class of 1958 from
He is survived by his wife of 34 years Rae (Lyon); a son Jamie and his wife Debbie; their son, Zack of Niceville, Fla.; a son, Rob of Cambridge, Mass.; a brother, Sam and his wife Kathy of Rumford; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by
his brother Richard; and his sister,
She was born
Mrs. Sidelinger is survived by a daughter, Norma Sidelinger of
Kenneth L. Silver, 1892 - 1956 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
He was born in
He drove the
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Merrill and Mrs. Colby Roberts, both of Andover, his mother, Mrs. Bessie Silver, Bridgewater, N. S.; one sister, Mrs. Blanche Lohnes, Bridgewater, N. S.; one brother, Cecil Silver, Berwick, N. S.; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the Andover Congregation al Church with Rev. Andrew Young officiating. Miss Ivy Thurston was organist.
Burial was in the Woodlawn cemetery,
Attending from out of town were Mr.
and Mrs. George Kimball, P. W. Learned, Rumford Center; Mr. and Mrs. James
Roberts, Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Morton, Miss Marilyn Morton and Master
Peter Morton, Glenn, N. H.; Mr. Jesse Glover, Miss Editha Glover and daughter,
and Mrs. Priscilla Mullin, Norway; also many friends from surrounding
communities.
Avis H. (Perkins) Simmons, 1941 - 1987 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
Born at Rumford,
Survivors include her husband of
Memorial services will be celebrated Saturday at
F. Grace (Roberts) Simmons, 1925 - 2000 (Obituary from the
F. Grace Simmons, 75, of
She was born in
She was a member of the Andover First Congregational Church. She
loved her family dearly and loved bingo, trips to
She will be sadly missed by the
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Jeannette) Hutchins of East Andover and Mrs. Richard (Carolyn) Merrill of South Andover; two sons, William H. and his companion Patricia Kenyon of Upton, and Stephen K. and his wife Cynthia of East Andover; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Simmons of Andover; two sisters, Ismay Meecham of Andover, and Edna Hilton of Kittery; a brother, Kenneth Roberts and his wife Margaret of Rumford; 10 grandchildren, Mrs. Jeffrey (Stephanie) Sterling, Eric Hutchins, Richard Merrill Jr and his wife Jennifer, Mrs. John (Jennifer) Vitale, Kevin Merrill, William A. Simmons, Kimberly Hutchins Bowes, Gregory Simmons, Beth A. Hutchins and her companion Lonnie Dresser, and Kier T. Simmons; 12 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a sister, Agnes D. Porter.
SIMMONS - Died
Mrs. Jessie R. (Enman) Simmons, 1898 - 1982 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
Mrs. Jessie R. Simmons of
She had been a resident of
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lester (Jean) White and
Mrs. Ralph (Marjorie) Stinson, and a son William K. Simmons Jr., all of
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Calvary
Congregational Church,
William H. Simmons,
1949-2008 (Obituary from the
Lewiston Sun-Journal, June 17, 2008)
UPTON - William H. Simmons, 59, died Sunday, June 15, at his home on
He was born in Rumford, on May 7, 1949, a son of the late William and F. Grace
(Roberts) Simmons Jr. He graduated from
He worked for Pratt and Whitney and Manchester Bus Co. in
He loved playing his guitar, family gatherings, reading, western books and
watching westerns on TV and gardening and his black lab, Bernard.
He is survived by two sons, William A. Simmons and Gregory Simmons and their
mother, Barbara Simmons, all of Andover; his companion, Patricia Kenyon of
Upton; sisters, Jeannette Hutchins and her husband, Arthur, of Andover and
Carolyn Merrill and her husband, Richard, of Andover; brother, Stephen Simmons
and his wife, Cynthia, of East Andover; three grandchildren, Keri Standeven of
West Bethel, William T. (Buddy) Simmons of Mexico and Isabella Simmons of
Andover; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
William K. Simmons, Jr., 1923 - 1991 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
He was born in
He had lived in the area most of his
life. He worked for Richard Pelletier in
On Sept. 17, 1943, in
Other survivors include two sons, William and Stephen of Andover; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Jeannette) Hutchins and Mrs. Richard (Carolyn) Merrill of Andover; two sisters, Mrs. Lester (Jeanne) White and Mrs. Ralph (Marjorie) Stinson of Andover; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by a brother, David.
Funeral services were held Saturday
at the Meader and Son Funeral Home. Officiating was Rev. E. Marriotte
Churchill, Pastor of the Andover Congregational Church. Pall bearers were
Richard Merrill, Kevin Merrill, Eric Hutchins, Greg Simmons and Bill Simmons.
Interment in the spring in the
Cora (Learned) Small, 1873-1911 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, July 15, 1911)
Mrs. Cora Learned Small, wife of P. P. Small [and daughter of Peter W. and Ellen (Morse) Learned], after several months of illness, died in Dr. McCarthy’s hospital in Rumford Friday morning, July 7 [1911], aged 38 years. Her death was sudden to her many friends being hastened by heat prostration.
Deceased leaves a husband and four children [Herschel, Illian, Pauline and Lois], father, mother, besides several brothers and sisters and a large circle of friends by whom she was dearly loved.
The funeral was at
the
Herschel S. Small, 1902 - 1930 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
The death of Herschel Stanwood Small, aged 28, of
Mr. Small was born in
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon from the
Lyman D. Small, 1844 - 1894 (From the Oxford Democrat newspaper of Paris, Maine: August 14, 1894)
[NOTE: This is not exactly an obituary, but it is an interesting story about
the death of an
LYMAN D. SMALL OF
He was Resisting Arrest, and did not Mean to be Taken. - It Looked Like the Officer's Life or His - The Culmination of a Family Quarrel.
A tragic affair occurred in the town of
The affair was in a sense the outcome and culmination of a long and
bitter family feud. Joshua Small of
The history of the endeavors to divide the property of Joshua Small between those two daughters is more or less familiar to court attendants during the last few terms. The daughters are both handsome, intelligent and energetic women, but seem to be possessed of ungovernable tempers, and they have fought each other in this matter with a zeal worthy of much better cause. The matter dragged along over several terms of court, being productive of several suits at law and suits in equity, and even one personal encounter. Finally, at the last May term of court the parties were persuaded to refer all the matters to Judge Whitehouse, his decision to be final. The hearing occupied all one day and evening, and was only terminated the next morning by the departure of the stage on which the court officers were to leave town.
The decision of Judge Whitehouse awarded to Mrs. Royal a certain
portion of the real estate in
Now Lyman D. Small claimed title to or interest in this real estate
by virtue of some previous transaction, and when Mrs. Royal appeared to take
possession he forcibly ejected her from the premises. She thereupon went to
Small, it should be remarked, had an hereditary predisposition to insanity, had been an inmate for a time of the state insane hospital, and his mental condition was such that neighbors stood in more or less terror of him. He was a large, powerfully built man.
Mr. Wormell arrived in
While he was gone, Mrs. Ottignon saw Small, who is her uncle, and urged him not to give up the building. The rumor that Mrs. Ottignon had counseled Small to fight spread through the village, and Mr. Wormell soon heard of it. Realizing that a fight would be inevitable, he summoned several good men, Messrs. Henry A. Mills, William Cushman, Charles Stevens, Henry Poor, William Gregg and Mr. Berry and one or two others. With these, and followed by a crowd of the curious, Mr. Wormell started for the place.
When the party arrived there was a curious scene. Small had barricaded the door and all the windows below, and was standing rifle in hand at an upper window, which commanded the front door. Mrs. Ottignon was in the yard. In forcible language she warned the officer not to dare to enter the premises. Small, sitting by the chamber window with a rifle, threatened to shoot the first man who touched the door. When, by Wormell's orders the men sprang forward to burst in the door, Small snapped the rifle, but it failed to go.
The door was broken in, and then Mr. Wormell found that the assault had only begun. There was a flight of stairs to ascend, and at the head of those stairs stood Small, armed with a rifle, an axe laid by his side, a heavy butcher's cleaver beside the axe, and a long butcher knife, the handle of which protruded from the opening of his coat.
At the foot of the stairs Mr. Wormell halted to use persuasion. Small kept the rifle leveled on him continually, and to all arguments would reply, "My body is my own and I am going to protect it." Mr. Wormell, during the conversation had worked toward him, stair by stair until he was half way up. At this point Small, who had continually warned him back, pulled the trigger, but the rifle failed to go.
The moment he pulled Wormell started for him, but he seized the axe and aimed a vicious blow at the officer's head. Wormell dodged back, and the axe just grazing his chest and neck, buried its blade in the stairway. Then Small struck again as the officer came forward, but they were so near each other that a part of the axe, probably the handle, struck the officer's arms in such a way that the weapon flew out of Small's hands and, grazing the head of Mr. Cushman, who was just behind, flew down the stairway among the posse.
As the axe hit him, Mr. Wormell drew back an instant, and in this brief time Small seized the cleaver and drew back to strike. Believing it to be a matter of life and death between them, Mr. Wormell, who had drawn his pistol at the first, fired. As the bullet struck, Small's body underwent a contortion, but he was so nearly ready to launch the cleaver that he completed the movement, and the ugly weapon flew by Wormell's head, narrowly missed Mr. Mills, and fell among the people below.
Small had fallen heavily by this time but immediately recovered, and seizing the rifle propped himself into an attitude of defence, and said: "I tell you, man, I am not a going with you, and if you come up here you are a dead man."
He also expressed regret that he had not shot Wormell, and no persuasion could induce him to allow any one to come up to attend to his wound. The necessary attention was finally secured by a stratagem.
Mrs. Ottignon, who had not ceased to talk and threaten during the whole proceeding, fell over in hysterics when Small was shot. The bullet which was a 38-calibre, went through Small's' body, a little below the heart. Small seemed at one time about to rally, but died Thursday morning.
An inquest was held by Coroner F. H. Bartlett, and after a full hearing a verdict was returned exonerating Sheriff Wormell from all blame, as acting in self-defence.
Whatever criticism of Mr. Wormell's action as caused by the first fragmentary and incorrect rumors of the affair, has mostly disappeared now that there is a full and correct understanding of it, and even those who criticise admire Mr. Wormell's "grit."
[Lyman D. Small was born in
Noble Small, 1832-1906 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, December 22, 1906)
The funeral
services of Noble Small [the son of Joshua and Dolly Maxwell Small] were held
in the Congregational Church Saturday, December 15 [1906] at 10 A.M. attended
by Rev. Mr. Fisher of
Mr. Small had moved
from the old farm where he had spent his married life to the Village about a
week before his illness, which came upon him suddenly and rapidly failing he
passed away at 1:30 P.M.. Mr. Small had been a resident of
He leaves a wife [Eunice], five sons [probably Perley, Branch, Walter, Cuvier and Herman], a stepson and a daughter [Gertrude]. He was 74 years of age. He was much respected and will be missed by this community.
David Smith, Sr., 1907 - 1986 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
David Smith Sr. of
He was born in
Survivors include his wife, Edna, of
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Calvary Congregational Church with Rev. Donald Grover and Rev.
Nathaniel Pearson officiating. Interment will be in the spring at the Woodlawn
cemetery,
She was born in
She worked on the
family farm in
She was a member of
the
She was a member of the Andover Senior Citizens and a former member of the Andover Grange. She was an avid reader and loved Scottish music.
She was married in
Survivors include a
son, David Smith Jr. and his wife Donna of Andover; two daughters, Margaret Ann
Buzzell and her husband Albert of Orrington, and Marion MacKenney and her
husband Robert of Edgecomb; a sister, Eva Charles of
She was predeceased by three brothers, Richard, Phillip, and Donald Armstrong.
Eugene Francis Smith, 1925-1929 (From the Rumford Falls Times, August 9, 1929)
The little son of Guy Smith who died on Saturday [August 3, 1929] was buried Monday P.M. at Farmer’s Hill. Rev. Renfrew conducted the funeral service. Another child in the same family is reported very ill.
Gertrude (Hewey) Smith, 1870 - 1964 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
Born
A resident here most of her life, she had been the golden cane holder since 1914 (sic). Her husband died about 10 years ago.
Surviving are five nephews and two nieces.
Joe Smith, about 1877 – 1937 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, May 6,
1937)
Man Crushed By Logs As
The body of Joe Smith [age 60], woodsman, killed Wednesday of last week [April 28, 1937] in North Andover Surplus when a pile of logs on which he was standing gave way, throwing him into Surplus Brook, was recovered Sunday afternoon from three feet of water about two and a half miles below the point where he was thrown into the brook.
Dr. William T. Rowe,
Landing
The accident occurred about
There were about ten men in the crew working about the landing, employed by Asa Sessions, who had a contract to get out the pulp for the American Realty Company. Officers say Smith was warned, but as he tossed the pulp into the stream, one struck a key log apparently, and the pile gave way with a roar and threw him into the stream.
Logs Slipping
He was crushed by the logs, and although a search was made the body was not recovered then.
It is understood that as the pile gave way, the other workers ran out of danger, but it had been raining and the peeled logs were slippery, so that as the pile caved Smith went into the water with it.
Smith had been at work about a day and a half, it is understood.
Find Clothing
As the search continued for Smith Thursday his coat and hat were discovered a quarter of a mile below the scene of the accident, caught on a rock. The coat was torn in three places. Arthur Shorey found the coat and hat.
Find Body
On Sunday Mrs. Jennie Billings and
two sons, Gerald and Lloyd, were visiting the section near the Dunn farm, so
called, now the property of Oxford Paper Co. They were watching the logs in the
brook when Mrs. Billings spied Smith’s limbs about
Medical Examiner William T. Rowe and Deputy Sheriff James A. McMennamin were summoned.
Funeral services were held yesterday
from the St. Anthanasius Church and interment was at
A brother, Michael, St. Theresa, Prince Edward Island, survives.
Margaret (Sharpe) (Meisner) Smith, 1902 - 2002 (Obituary from the Bethel Citizen, February 14, 2002)
Margaret Smith, 99, died
Born in
She was married on
Survivors include two daughters, Jeannette Smith of East Andover and Sylvia Witham of Brunswick; three sons, Orville Meisner of East Andover, Earl Meisner of Eastport, and Irving Smith of East Andover; two sisters; Hilda Graham of Alberta, Canada and Ina Smart of Scotland; 11 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held in the spring at the
Mary L. Smith, 1819-1906 (From the Rumford Falls Times, June 30, 1906)
Mrs. Thomas Smith
passed away at her daughter’s, Mrs. Timothy Hastings, on Friday morning
[June 22, 1906]. Mrs. Smith returned Thursday night as well as usual. Her
daughter hearing a noise, went into her room and found she had a severe pain in
her arm. Mrs. Hastings went to get some water but again hearing her mother
hastened to find her breathing her last. Mrs. Smith was about 87 years old.
Funeral services were from her late home at Mrs. Timothy Hastings’ Sunday,
June 24 at 10 A.M. attended by Rev. Samuel Holden. Mrs. Smith is survived by
her daughter, Mrs. Hastings, and one son, Owen, of
William B. Smith Jr.,
1918-2006 (Obituary from the Lewiston Sun-Journal, December 30, 2006)
He was born in Presque Isle on April
22, 1918, the son of William and
William married Rita Matthews on Jan.
19, 1946.
He had been employed by Boston Edison,
was an engineer on the building of a nuclear power plant, Pilgrim 1, in
He wrote welding procedures for the
nuclear power plant and had them certified, as well as the welders who used
them. He developed and implemented a lubrication program for the nuclear plant
and was an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), American Nuclear Society and
a contributor to the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM).
When Pilgrim 1 went online, he returned
to the fossil generation power plants and completely reorganized the power
plant maintenance group, including establishing and implementing an apprentice
school.
He and Rita had three children, William
III, Janet and Karen. Rita passed away in 1978.
He married Paula Percival Putnam in
1983. He moved from
He enjoyed all outside activities and
especially enjoyed time spent at his summer cottage on
He was a trustee for five years at the
Andover Congregational Church and was an active member and for three years a
director in the Webb Lake Association. He was vice president of the
He was an avid sports fan and
religiously followed all high school, college and professional sports,
especially the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.
Bill was a 33rd degree Mason, belonging
to the Bethel Lodge and a member of the Kora Temple Shrine in
He is survived by his wife, Paula
Percival Putnam Smith of Andover and Weld; one son, William B. Smith III of
South Hamilton, Mass.; daughters, Janet Smith Russo and her husband, Gildo, of
Watertown, Mass., and Karen Smith Gowan and her husband, Sam, of Bolston Lake,
N.Y.; stepsons, John E. Putnam and his wife, Sonja, of Weaverville, N.C., Joel
W. Putnam of Andover and Joshua D. Putnam of Seabrook Island, S.C.; nine
grandchildren, Joshua, Trevor and Spencer Gowan, Shena Connelly and Max Mader,
Amy, Peter, Michael and Julia Smith; and 13 step-grandchildren, John, Aaron,
and Leslie Putnam, Jessica, Joel Ryan, Jeremy, Jennalee, Joseph, Jodi, Jacob,
and Julia Putnam, Joshua, Jared and Jordan Putnam.
Eddie Kay Snyder, 1931-2007 (Obituary from the
HOLDEN,
He was born in
He worked for AT&T in
He leaves his wife of 45 years,
Katherine L. (Denslow) Snyder; seven children, Mark A. Snyder and wife, Anna,
of Andover, Robin (Snyder) Gardner and husband, Richard, of Port Clinton, Ohio,
Scott A. Snyder and wife, Deborah, of Rutland, Mass., John K. Snyder of Auburn,
Andrew K. Snyder of Norway, Cherie (Snyder) Ronayne and husband, Paul, of
Worcester, Mass., and Lori A. (Snyder) Rojcewicz and husband, Keith, of New
Braintree, Mass.; 19 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, a
twin, Betty Lou Goff and husband, Richard, of Gulf Port, Fla., Mary Lynn
Milford of Yucca Valley, Calif. and Zoe Ann Boring of Barberton, Ohio.
He was predeceased by his father, John
H. Snyder; his stepmother, Irene Snyder of
Lillian A. (Swan) Spaulding, 1929 - 1988 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated newspaper)
AUBURN - Lillian A. Spaulding, 59, of 1 Spring St. Extension, died Sunday evening [December 25, 1988] at Central Maine Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained an a pedestrian auto accident.
She was born in
She is survived by her mother of Lewiston; three daughters, Roseanna Swan of North Carolina, G. Gale Small of Mechanic Falls and Brenda Lauzier of Lewiston; three sons, Norman of Tampa, Fla. and Sherman and Kevin, both of Auburn; two stepdaughters, Sandra Spaulding of Lewiston and Starr Whittemore of Westbrook; two stepsons, Westbrook(?) of Massachusetts and Sterling of Fort Worth, Texas; 20 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday 11 a.m. at the
Alonzo E. Spidell, 1876 - 1946 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, August, 1946)
Alonzo E. Spidell died early Wednesday morning, August 7 [1946] at
the home of his son, Avard, on
He leaves five brothers, Guy Rafuse, Richmond Rafuse, Parkdale, Nova Scotia, Ashley Rafuse, Rumford, Elgin Rafuse, West Peru, Evan Rafuse, Somersworth, N. H.; Three children, Avard Spidell, Andover, Omer, of Rumford, Mrs. Willa Carver, Ridlonville; four grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. His wife died several years ago.
The funeral services were held Friday afternoon at
Burial was at
Avard F. Spidell, 1900 - 1967 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, February 16, 1967)
Always a resident of
He had been engaged in carpentry and lumbering until retirement in 1959.
Mr. Spidell was a member of Blazing Star Lodge No. 30, F and AM in Rumford; Lewiston Lodge of Perfection; Auburn Council of Princes of Jerusalem; H. H. Dickey Chapter of Rose Croix; and Maine Consistory S. PRS 32nd Degree.
Surviving are his widow, of Andover; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Smith of Fort Worth, Texas; sons Robert A. Spidell, Anaheim, Calif. and 1 Sgt. Howard E. Spidell, US Marines in Vietnam; 10 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Willa Carver, Mexico; and a brother, Omer Spidell, Mexico.
Funeral services were held at
Mrs. Mary Knox was organist at the funeral ceremonies.
Pall bearers were Merton Perkins, Lester Farrington, Colby Roberts,
Waldo Merrill, William Crooker, and George Crooker.
Eva A. (Crooker) Spidell, 1866 - 1936 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, July, 1936)
The death of Mrs. Eva A. Spidell, 70, occurred at her home at
Mrs. Spidell was born in
Surviving are her husband, Alonzo Spidell; one daughter, Mrs. Willa Carver, Ridlonville; two sons, Avard Spidell, Andover and Omer, residing at home; three sisters, Mrs. E. M. Brooks, East Dedham, Mass., Mrs. Isabelle Heath, Bristol, Pa., and Mrs. Arvilla Merrill, Chelmsford, Mass.; one brother, C. B. Crooker, East Andover, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the home in East Rumford Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. Kenneth Hatch, Mexico, officiating. Burial
was in the family lot in
Among those here were the two sisters, Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Heath,
also a niece, Miss Evelyn Hague,
Evelyn Spidell, 1909-1929 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, April 19, 1929)
The funeral services of Evelyn
Spidell of
Miss Spidell died Tuesday of last week [April 9, 1929] after a few days of illness.
She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo Spidell, of
Omer A. Spidell, 1907 - 1992 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
RUMFORD - Omer A. Spidell, 85, of
He was born in
Survivors include one step-son, Robert W. Beck of
Rena A. (Bodwell) Spidell, 1897 - 1984 (Obituary from the Oxford County Citizen, July 24, 1985)
Rena A. Spidell of
She was born in
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Shirley) Smith of Lawton,
Okla.; two sons, Howard, of
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at
Ruth A. (Stewart?) (Beck) (Proof) Spidell, 1892 - 1977 (Obituary
from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
MEXICO - Mrs. Ruth A. Spidell, 84, of Richards Avenue, died Friday night [Feb. 27, 1977] at Rumford Community Hospital where she had been a patient two weeks following a long illness.
She was born
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Eva Saunders,
Ruth Ellen (Hall) Spidell 1928-2002 (Obituary
from the
A resident of the area for many years, she was born in Rumford, on Oct.
2, 1928, a daughter of Josiah F. and Dorothy (Leach) Hall, and had graduated
from Robinson Female Seminary in
She was a member of the Andover Congregational Church and while living
in
She was married in
At the family’s request there are no public calling hours and
private services will be held at the family’s convenience. Interment at
Natashia L. Standeven, 1999 – 1999, (Obituary from the Lewiston Sun-Journal, January 27, 1999)
RUMFORD — Natashia Lyn Standeven, infant daughter of Kristina Lyn Pingree of 183 Sawyer Notch Road, Andover, died Monday Jan. 25 [1999] at the Rumford Community Hospital.
Surviving besides her
mother of
Dr. Albert L. Stanwood, 1852-1930 (Front page story from the Rumford Falls Times, October 2, 1930)
Dr. Stanwood Dies
Monday at
Death Comes After Illness Of Ten Days At Home
Funeral services for Dr. A.L Stanwood, of Andover, whose death occurred at his home Monday night following a 10 day illness, will be held here [Rumford] at the Franklin Street Methodist Church at two o’clock this afternoon, Rev. Charles E. Brooks, pastor of the church, officiating.
The death of Dr. Stanwood,
one of the most widely known physicians in this section of
Suffers Shock
Dr. Stanwood suffered a shock Friday, September 19, a second stroke coming Thursday of last week. Up to the time of the second attack Dr. Stanwood was perfectly conscious but from the second stroke he failed to rally, remaining unconscious to his death. Pneumonia setting in Saturday added complications which could not be overcome.
Death Is Blow
The death of Dr. Stanwood came as a blow to scores of friends and relatives in the communities in which he has lived, and in which as a physician, as a citizen and town official and as a horseman he was known and respected.
Active Life
As a physician Dr. Stanwood has long served the needs of the people ably and unfailingly, both in private life and in the service, often under adverse conditions. As a citizen he had been active and interested in the affairs and life of the communities in which he resided, making many friends, forming a wide acquaintance and lending support to all worthy enterprises.
Public Official
In public life, Dr.
Stanwood served as sincerely as he did as a physician, serving many terms as
selectman in
Lover of Horses
As a horseman Dr.
Stanwood was known throughout