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Mary A. (Dolloff) Vaughn, 1919-2004 (Obituary
from the
She was born in
She attended grammar school in
She married Alvin D. Vaughn on Sept.
22, 1939, in
She was the Star Route Mail Carrier
from Rumford to
She was a member of the Rumford
Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
She is survived by two sons, Ronello A.
Vaughn and his wife, Sandra, of Newport News, Va., and Gary W. Vaughn and his
wife, Jean, of Waterville; a daughter, Nancy L. Vaughn of Peru; a
sister-in-law, Mariette Dolloff of South Rumford; eight grandchildren, Donna,
Debra, Ricarda, Alan, Shadrach, Melody, Jamin and Tamazin; nine
great-grandchildren; and two great -great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a son, Allan
Vaughn, in 1955; four sisters, Suzanna Farrah, Marguerite Perry, Katherine
Robinson, and Elsie Oldham; and six brothers,
Ruby (Cutting) Verrill, 1885 – 1968 (Obituary from an unidentified newspaper)
She was born at
She attended
school in
Surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. Carlton (Ruby)
Funeral services
will be held at the Lindquist Funeral Home,
Armand A.
Violette, 1917-2001 (Obituary from the Norway Advertiser Democrat,
November 29, 2001)
RUMFORD - Mr. Armand A. Violette, 84,
of
After graduation in 1937 from
Mr. Violette was a multi-talented artist,
inventor and tinkerer who served the community in a wide variety of endeavors.
He worked in a funeral home under the G.I. Bill for five years. He later became
an employee of the National Weather Bureau, taking weather observations three
times a day, reporting them to the headquarters in
Mr. Violette earned distinction as a
commercial artist in Rumford and the surrounding area. He was well known for
his design work on letterheads, signs, and drawings, including sketches for
balsam pillows sold at the 1980 Olympics in
His hunger for books never seemed to be
satisfied and he collected a sizable library as proof of his obsession with
reading. He was most interested in books about history and nature. Mr. Violette
is survived by his wife of 61 years, Gaetane, of Rumford.
He is also survived by three sons and their
wives, John and Jean (Brown) Violette of Granby, CT; Michael and Rhonda
(Drapeau) Violette of Rumford; and James and Martha (Kowalzyk) Violette of
Mexico; one daughter, Rochelle, and her husband, Rick Sprague of Trenton; 11
granddaughters, Melissa, Jennifer, Tricia, Cecilia, Michele, Alaina, Lisa, Amber,
Melanie, Noelle and Ashlee; four grandsons, Scott, Keith, Aaron and Ben; and
four great grandchildren. He was predeceased by nine half-brothers and four
half-sisters. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating his life was held at St.
Athanasius-St John Catholic Church in Rumford on Monday, Nov. 26. Interment was
in
Illian (Small) Virgin, 1895-1968 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times,
January 4, 1968)
Mrs. Illian C. Virgin, widow of Carl Virgin,
died in
Mrs. Virgin had been living with her sister,
Mrs. Pauline Heath, in
Born in
Mrs. Virgin was a 40 year member of Purity
Rebekah Lodge No. 56; a Past Chief of Oozalluc Temple No. 88, Pythian Sisiters.
She had been a member of the discontinued Glen Ellis Temple, PS,
Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Pauline
Heath of
Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 27, at 2 p.m. at Meader and Son Funeral Home here with Rev. David
Huels, officiating.
Entombment
was in Sunnyside Tomb, Rumford, for burial in the
Pall bearers were Louis Hall, Keith Hall,
Herschel Hall, Stephen Hall, William Conley and Eugene Bradbury, Jr.
Irene A. (Abbott)
LOVELL - Irene A. Walker, 88, a
60-year resident and former town clerk of Lovell, died Saturday [
She was born in South Andover, [Aug.
2, 1897] the daughter of James and Esther Akers Abbott, and went to local
schools, graduating from
Her husband, Percy A. Walker, died in 1942.
She taught schools in
She was town Clerk in Lovell for 27 years.
Mrs. Walker was a member of the Eastern Star in Bridgton and was a past matron of the OES at Lovell. She was a member of the Lovell United Church of Christ, past president of the Lovell Library Club and was a member of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary.
Surviving are a daughter, Phyllis W. Chandler; two sons, Paul and William Walker, all of Lovell; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Monday at the United Church of Christ, Center Lovell. The Reverends Donald
Morrison and Neil Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in
Percy A. Walker, ?? – 1942 (Obituary
from the
Word has been received of the death
of Percy A. Walker, Lovell. Mrs. Walker was the former Irene Abbott,
John H. Warren, 1882 - 1944 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
John H. Warren, East Rumford, died at the Community Hospital Friday morning, February 25 [1944] where he was taken the night before.
Mr. Warren, the son of Benjamin and Anna Warren, was born at
Besides his wife, Evaline Abbott Warren, he leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Charles Cutting,
Funeral services were held from the late home at
The body was placed in Sunnyside tomb until spring. Burial will be at
Friends and relatives attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Warren, Mrs. Grace Hulbert, Newry; Mrs. Ethel McArthur and Mrs. Carl Thurston, Topsfield, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cutting, Richmond, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. David Livingstone, Berlin, N. H.; Mr. and Mrs. Rodney MacGregor, Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Hylan Reed, Andover; Wilder Kimball, Wilder Kimball, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry French, Anna Farnham, Rumford Center.
Constance B. (Thomas) Wass 1913 - 2003 (Obituary
from the Bethel Citizen,
Constance Burgess (Thomas) Wass, 89, formerly
of
She was born on
She taught school for many years,
including special education in
She was a member of the Connecticut Education
Association and the First Congregational Church in
She is survived by her two sons, Stanley and
his wife Susan of Milo, and Donald and his wife Patricia of Winsted,
According to her wishes, a
graveside memorial service will be held this summer in
Lillian (Remington) Webster, 1890 - 1965 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
She was born in
Mrs. Webster was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rumford.
Surviving are her husband, Ezra; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bashner of
Funeral services will be at
Joan M. (Beauregard) Weinburg,
1932-2003 (Obituary from the
Her great love of
Joan was known to share her life with many special pets. She was also fondly known as the "old lady in the little red house with the big St. Bernard." She was not known for living in the little red house or for having a big dog. She was known because her big dog, "Sarge" used to take his naps in the middle of the road. Sarge lived to be 17 years old and was a great source of comfort and joy for Joan.
Other sources of joy for her were her six children and 10 grandchildren, her love for bingo, watching The Price is Right and reading. She is known for being the first one in the car when someone mentions camping.
She will always be remembered for her positive outlook on life and her dedication to the geriatric population. Joan worked as a CNA for 55 years and still worked at that profession at the age of 70. She thought it was funny that her patients were younger than she was.
She retired on
She is survived by her six children, Debbie Donovan and her husband George Combs of Elk Grove, CA, Rick Donovan and his wife, Maureen of South Paris, ME; Janice O’Connell and her fiancée, Joe Martin, of Lynn, MA, Joanne Mello and her husband, Jimmy of Lynn, MA; Rocky Castellano and his lifelong companion, Betty Gould of Pittsfield, NH, Brenda Castellano and her lifelong companion, Bill McDougall of Mexico, ME; her 10 grandchildren, Gina, Phillip C, Philip G, Nicole, Jade, Brian, Rhana, Michael, Elizabeth and Colbie-Lyn.
Madeleine (Abbott) Wentzell, 1902 - 1995 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
She was born December 2, 1902, daughter of Charles H. and Lucy Kimball Abbott of Rumford. She was predeceased by her husband, Russell, who died in 1962.
Mrs. Wentzell attended Smith College and then became a registered nurse, graduating from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Waterville. She was one of the first nurse anesthetists in the United States and practiced as a registered nurse for several years. In later years she and her husband operated a farm in Andover.
She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Russell L. Wentzell, 1893 - 1962 (From the Lewiston Sun, August 6, 1962)
Crash Claims Two Lives When Tractor Goes Out Of Control at Andover
According to the medical examiner, Norman M. Jackson, Rumford, Russell L. Wentzell, 68, and Myra E. Chaisson were killed instantly when the vehicle crashed into a tree. Cause of death was due to severe internal injuries in both cases, Jackson stated.
The young girl was operating a farm tractor which was drawing a two-wheeled trailer loaded with pulp when the mishap occurred, according to State Trooper Anson Doughty, Hanover, the investigating officer. Wentzell was standing on a draw-bar behind the child. Occupants in the trailer were Phillip F. Howard, 17, Andover, a summer employee at the Wentzell farm, who sustained a minor hand injury when he was thrown from the trailer, and David Chaisson Jr., 6, brother of the dead girl. The young lad received no apparent injuries, officials said.
Lass Loses Control
The mishap, the police said, occurred
as the group was coming out of the woods. The youngster was unsuccessful when
she apparently depressed the clutch to shift into a lower gear when the vehicle
reached the top of a grade. The machine went down the grade out of control,
reports said, when Wentzell attempted to regain control by trying to get beside
the child to hold the wheel. The elderly farmer was apparently thrown off
balance as the tractor left the woods road.
Victims Crushed
As the vehicle left the road, a large left rear wheel passed to the left of a tree and the pair was thrown off the vehicle between the axle and the tree, according to officials.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. David
Chaisson,
Wentzell was born in
He is survived by his widow,
Madeleine Abbott Wentzell; a sister, Mrs. Francis Jodrey, Barrs Corner, N. S.;
and a brother, Lyle,
Another report states:
ANDOVER - Services for Miss Myra
Chaisson and Russell L. Wentzell were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday [August 7, 1962],
at the Andover Congregational Church with Rev. Nathaniel Pearson officiating
and Mr. Larson Hiltz, organist. Services were also conducted by the Andover
Cabot Lodge and the Knights of Pythias. Lone Mountain Grange, of which Mr.
Wentzell was Master, attended.
The Wentzell burial was in the
Asa West, 1830-1909 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, February 6, 1909)
Asa West, who died
at the home of his daughter Mrs. Jean Tapley of Ridlonville on Sunday last
[January 31, 1909] with pneumonia, aged 79, lived in
Mr. West was twice
married and leaves a son [Scott] and daughter, also an aged brother, Jonathan
West of
Clara (Manzer) West, 1914 - 1990 (Obituary from man unidentified and undated newspaper)
GRAY - Clara M. West, 76, of
She was born in Andover on April 3, 1914, the daughter of Leroy and Melvina LaMonthe Manzer. She Graduated from Andover High School and attended nursing school.
She is survived by one son, John West of Gray; two daughters, Linda True of
Gray and Ruth Sidelinger of
Rick A. Weston, 1956-2006
(Obituary from the
GREENE - Rick A. Weston, 49, of Greene
passed away suddenly in his home on Thursday, Oct. 26, where he has resided for
almost 20 years.
He was born on Dec. 3, 1956, in Niskayuna,
N.Y., the son of Robert Weston and Nellie Adams.
He was a graduate
of Edward Little High School of Auburn, where he was a star football player. He
was also a star basketball player for the U.S. Navy while he was overseas.
He later went on to be a master
pipefitter for 20 years, and then went on to own his own home repair business.
He was a mentor to many and loved to
share his talents and his wisdom with all who wanted to learn. He was a man of
pride and honor and was faithful to all he loved.
He enjoyed working with his hands,
reading, watching old western movies, watching the Patriots and camping at
Devil's Den in
His spirit is survived by his son,
Ryan Weston; daughter, Serena Weston; granddaughter, Marissa Weston; his
fiancée, Lisa Desmond; and his two sisters, Wanda and Rena.
He will be greatly missed by all who
loved him and knew him.
Chesley W. White, 1904 - 1982 (Obituary from the
EAST ANDOVER - Mr. Chesley W. White, 77, died Sept. 15, 1982 at his residence in East Andover where he had lived since 1928.
He was born Dec. 18, 1904, at Noel Road, Nova Scotia, Canada. He had attended the South Andover Calvary Congregational Church. He had attended schools in Nova Scotia.
For many years he had worked for R.J. Swain in East Andover. From 1961 until he retired in 1980 he had been employed at COMSAT Satellite Station in Andover as a security guard. He was married in Andover May 21, 1928 to Edna Spares who survives of East Andover.
Other survivors include two sons, Ronald W., East Andover Russell L. of Ashland, Va.; 11 grand children and four great grandchildren.
East Andover Man Dies in Fire
By BARBARA WOODS
Sun Staff Writer
EAST ANDOVER - Officials are investigating the cause of a garage fire in which an elderly man perished here late Wednesday morning.
Pronounced dead at the scene was Chesley White, 77. According to Andover Fire Chief Roger Mills Jr., White's body was found in the "fully involved" garage when firefighters arrived.
Although the origin has not been determined, the chief termed the blaze "accidental," noting that the building lacked electrical power and stoves. White had apparently been home alone when the fire broke out.
A passing truck driver spotted the burning garage, located about 50 feet from Mr. and Mrs. White's home, and reported it to the nearest neighbor who in turn placed the 11:15 a.m. call.
The Andover Volunteer Fire Department responded with Engines 2 and 3 and about 15 men, assisted by a few firefighters from neighboring towns. They were able to quell the blaze with a small amount of water from the tank trucks, reported Chief Mills.
"It was fully involved when we got there. We managed to put the fire out quickly, but the building is pretty well gone, "he noted.
Mills indicated that an autopsy will be performed on the victim's
body Thursday in
Property loss, which was covered by insurance, was estimated at $2,500.
Edna
E. (Spares) White, (1911 – 2006) (Obituary from the
EAST ANDOVER - Edna E. White, 95, died on
April 3, 2006 at the
Born in Barney
Brook, Nova Scotia, Canada, she was a daughter of Ernest and Eva (Woodworth)
Spares. She attended schools in
She was a
member of the
She was
married in
Survivors
include two sons, Ronald White of East Andover, and Russell White and his wife,
Viola of Ashland, VA; a sister, Elsie Arsenault of
She was predeceased
by a daughter, Shirley Parkman; a grandson, Matthew White; and a sister, Etta
Spares.
The
funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the
Ernest M. White, Sr., 1923
– 2004 (Obituary from the
RUMFORD - Ernest M. White, Sr., 80, died on
Dec. 1, 2004 at the
He was born in
During WWII, he served with the US Army as a Tec
5, Co. C., 166th Engineer Combat Battalion overseas including Northern France,
Rhineland, Ardennes,
Ernest worked as a lumberman and lumber
truck driver most of his life for Frances Scott & David Enman Lumber
Operations until retirement in the mid 1970's.
He was formerly a member of the Dixfield
American Legion Post and the Robert Shand Post 1641, VFW in Rumford.
He was married to Gladys Mae Williams in
1946, who died in 1959. He was then married in Dixfield on May 23, 1981 to the
former June Dailey, who died in
Survivors
include two daughters, Joanne Palmer of Andover, and Bonnie Jean Merchant of
Rumford; five sons, Ernest White, Jr. wife, Mattie of Rumford, Paul White and
wife, Miriam of Orrington, Fred White, Sr. of Rumford, Chester White and wife,
Ruth of Dixfield, Gregory White of Newport, NH, and Richard White of Gorham;
two brothers, Claude White and his wife, Dolly of Norway and Frank White and
wife, Mariann of East Hartford, CT; seven sisters, Emma Giroux of Rumford,
Arline Dewar of Mexico, Juliette Salatino and husband. Rocky of Rumford, Evelyn
Leclerc and husband, David of Rumford, Alice Gagne of East Hartford, CT,
Roberta Touchette of Mexico, and Grace Jamison and husband, Charles of Rumford;
21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
He
was predeceased by two sons, Austin and Thomas; and four brothers,
Eva Mae (Woodworth) White, 1892 - 1953 (Obituary from an un identified and undated local newspaper)
ANDOVER - Mrs. Eva Mae White, 61, wife of Lloyd White, Main St., Andover, died Tuesday [December 1, 1953] at Elsie’s Nursing Home, Rumford, where she had been a patient 10 weeks..
She was born Oct. 26, 1892, in
Surviving are her husband, two
daughters, Mrs. Chesley White, East Andover, and Mrs. William Gath,
Funeral at 2 P.M. Thursday Dec. 3,
at the Andover Congregational Church, Rev. Thomas DeWolfe officiating. Burial
in the Woodlawn cemetery,
Gladys (Williams) White 1928 -1959 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, September 12, 1959)
Mrs. Gladys White, 31, wife of Norman
White, died Tuesday, September 8 [1959] at the
She was born August 25, 1928, at
Great Pond, the daughter of Rodney and Rita Williams. She had been a resident
of this community for eight years and was a member of
Surviving besides her husband are
her father, of Bangor, and mother, Mrs. Rita St. Pierre of
Funeral services were held from
Burial was at
Hattie J. White, 1884-1929 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, April 26, 1929)
Mrs. Melvin White of East Andover,
died Monday, April 16 [1929] at the
Helen M. (Worster) White
1916-2004 (Obituary from the Lewiston Sun Journal, January
19, 2004)
LEWISTON - Helen Mae White, 87, of
Carthage, died early Friday evening, Jan. 16, at the
She was born July 24, 1916, in Anson,
a daughter of Benjamin and Ida Mae (Beene) Worster. She attended schools in
On Mar. 18, 1934, she married Elijah
White and they made their home in
Mrs. White worked for a short time at
Stowell-McGregor in Dixfield but her passion in life was being a homemaker to
her husband and children.
She was a mother and grandmother to
many people in the area extending beyond her own family. She was an avid bingo
player, travelling all over the state seeking places to play. Her husband,
sons, and grandsons have always been involved in stock car racing and she loved
to see them race at Oxford Plains Speedway. She belonged to the Mother's Club
in
She is survived by: her husband of
nearly 70 years; three sons, Elijah Jr. and his wife, Beverly, of Dixfield,
Wayne and his wife, Emmy, of Carthage, and Ronald of Carthage; four daughters,
Marie Conant of Augusta, Gloria Ellis and her husband, Ronald Sr. of Carthage,
Meredith Robbins and her husband, Randy, of Dixfield, and Doreen Smith and her
husband, Dean, of Collegedale, Tenn.; a brother, Edgar Worster of Easton,
Mass.; 27 grandchildren, many great and great-great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a brother
Everett Worster and two sisters Geneva Keene and Marguerite O'Sullivan.
I.
RUMFORD - I. Fulton White, 80, died
Thursday [no date given, but year was 1985] at his residence on the
Formerly of
Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Emma Giroux, Mrs. Evelyn Glover, Mrs. Juliette Salatino, and Mrs. Grace Jamison, all of Rumford, Mrs. Alice Gagne of East Hartford, Conn., Mrs. Arline Dewar and Mrs. Roberta Touchette, both of Mexico; four sons, Ernest M. of Peru, Claude of Dixfield, Frank A. of East Hartford, Conn., and Robert M. of Mexico; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Hines of Rumford and Mrs. Charlotte Sennett of East Andover; three brothers, Aubrey of Horseshoe Valley, Roxbury, Lester of East Andover, and Norman of Andover; 66 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Lester
0. White, 1911 - 2005 (Obituary from the
RUMFORD - Lester
0. White, 94, of East Andover died on Sept. 2, 2005 at the
Lester was
born in
He was an old
time woodsman from the days of the horse, river drives and hand-made bucksaw
frames. He made his own frames and ax handles, a practice he continued into his
eighties, selling to eager buyers and making gifts for his family.
He was very
proud of his ability during the Depression to saw six cord of birch a day at 25
cents a cord. He spent time cooking in the logging camps and his logging
stories are well known by his friends and relatives.
A former
lumberjack, he also worked in saw mills and dowel mills before he settled into
20-plus years at the Oxford Paper Mill in Rumford, retiring from the
cutters.
He was a
fisherman all his life. He used an old
didn't give it
up until he began to get lost and had to be rescued by friends and family.
Fried clams
were his favorite food. He claimed that "Edward's in
Lester was a
great harmonica player who knew and played all the old "fiddle tunes"
from his Canadian roots. He was a stickler for playing it right and keeping the
beat with his feet. Some of his recorded music is in the Maine Archives. He
could also step dance to the fiddle when the opportunity presented itself.
He was
married March 28, 1936 to the former Margaret Jean Simmons, who survives of
Other
survivors include two sons, David White and wife, Betsey of Andover, and Daniel
White of Winthrop; four daughters, Norma and husband, Freeman Farrington of
East Andover, Donna and husband, Steve Hall of Conyers, Georgia, Wanita and
husband, Greg Offhaus of Fayetteville, NC, Marilyn and husband, Wayne Morton of
East Andover; 16 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by three brothers, Fulton, Aubrey and Norman; and two sisters, Minnie and Charlotte.
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Margaret J.
White, 1920 -2009 (Obituary from the
RUMFORD - Margaret Jean Simmons White, 88, of East Andover
died Friday, Jan. 9, at |
Matthew S. White, 1970 - 1988 (Obituary from the Lewiston Sun)
EAST ANDOVER - Matthew S. White, 17,
of
He was born at Rumford May 12, 1970, the son of Ronald and Marilyn Gammon White. For the past year and a half he had resided in Phoenix, Ariz. While in Maine, Mr. White attended Telstar Regional High School. He skied with the Bill Koch League associated with the Pineland Ski Club in Andover and had played for the baseball clubs of Andover. While in Arizona he attended Paradise High School. He was also a lead guitarist for a new group in Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. White had been employed as a cement finisher in construction for the A. Deal Beck Concrete Co. located in Arizona.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald White of East Andover; three brothers, Kenneth of Bath, Larry and Chesley, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Brian (Beverly) Bailey of Andover and Mrs. Kenneth (Paula) Barber of Mableton, Ga.; maternal grandfather Ira Gammon Sr. of East Andover; paternal grandmother Mrs. Edna White of East Andover.
ANDOVER NATIVE SHOT IN ARIZONA
A Maricopa County Jail Supervisor
said Sunday that Michael Lavin, 25, was being held for a hearing Thursday in
Authorities said the victim, Matthew
Stephen White, lived in
Police spokesman Andy Hill said a
friend, whom Hill declined to identify, asked White to go with him to the
Candy Store Show Lounge in
When a limousine arrived early Thursday, the friend asked White to follow it in White’s pickup truck, Hill said. After the two had followed the limousine for about a mile, it stopped in front of Lavin’s house.
“It must have been fairly apparent to the limousine driver that they were being followed,” Hill said.
He said a man got out of the luxury vehicle, walked back to the driver’s side of the pickup and, after a short argument, shot White in the face. White’s friend fled and called police, who arrested Lavin back at the topless lounge, Hill said.
Melvin A. White, 1882 – 1965 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, June 24, 1965)
Melvin A. White, of
Mr. White was born July 26, 1882,
at Noel Road,
Surviving are daughters Mrs. James Sennett and Mrs. James Hines, East Andover; sons Fulton White, Hale; Aubrey White of Canton; Lester White of East Andover; and Norman White of Andover; 29 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; several great, great grandchildren; sisters Mrs. Maggie Hill, Mrs. Samuel Lake, Mrs. Harold Blinkhorn and Mrs. Ibbie Harvey, all of Nova Scotia; brothers, James White, Nova Scotia, and Samuel White, Rumford Point and Lloyd White of East Andover.
Funeral services were held at 2
P.M. Sunday, June 20, from the Meader and Son Funeral Home. Burial was at
Norman H. White, 1920 - 1998 (Obituary from the
RUMFORD -- Norman H. White, 77, died Saturday, August 29, 1998 at the Rumford Community Hospital. He was a resident of Elderwood Manor Apartments in Andover and was a lifelong resident of the area.
He was born in
Mr. White was an auto mechanic for many years for the Taylor-Buick Garage in Rumford and retired in the mid 60's due to ill health. He was a communicant of St. Theresa Church in Mexico and a member of Oxford Bear Lodge #54, K. of P. and a former member of Robert Shand V.F.W. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and especially loved his family and grandchildren.
He was married in Mexico, Maine, December 28, 1941 to the former Juliette Parent who survives of Andover. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Norma Plantier of Mt. Airy, MD, Mrs. Juliette Slack of Lafayette, NJ, and Mrs. Wayne (Sandra) Delano of East Andover; nine grandchildren, Troy Plantier and his wife Wanda of Blissfield, MI, Lynne Vu and husband Quang of Frederick, MD, Michael Plantier of Mt. Airy, MD, Denise Slack of Jacksonville, FL, Robert M. Slack of Lafayette, NJ, Thomas Slack of Newton, NJ, Vincent Slack and wife Lisa of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Kimberly Delano of East Andover, Kristen Garbarini and husband Daniel of East Andover; five great-grandchildren, Justin and Hannah Plantier of Blissfield, MI, Dylan Slack of Lafayette, NJ, Keagan and Cooper Easter of East Andover; a sister, Mrs. Charlotte Sennett of North Rumford; a brother, Lester White and wife Jean of East Andover, ME. He was predeceased by a sister, Mrs. Minnie Hines and two brothers, Fulton and Aubrey White.
Those who desire, please contribute to the Andover Rescue, Andover, ME 04216 or to the Alzheimer's Unit at Rumford Community Home, PO Box 430, Rumford ME 04276 in his memory.
Arrangements are in the care of Meader and Son Funeral Home, Rumford.
Avis M. (Welch) Whiting, 1884 - 1958 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
Strong - Mrs. Avis M. Whiting died Thursday afternoon [Nov. 27, 1958] at the Franklin Memorial Hospital where she bad been a patient for 10 days.
Born at Andover, Sept. 2, 1884, she was the daughter of Frank and Ethel Marston Welch. She was a graduate of Strong high school. Her husband, Manley Whiting, died in 1952.
She was a member of the Methodist Church, a charter member of Oppalunski Chapter, 0ES, which she held a life membership and acted as secretary for 25 years, a member of Cleopatra Temple, PS, a member of the WSCS and of the Strong Gift Club.
Surviving are two sons, Shirley of Forrestville, Conn., and Glenn, Bristol, Conn., and four grandchildren.
Died At
Arthur H. Whitten, Sr., 1908-1969) (Obituary from the Rumford Fall Times, June 26, 1969)
Born on May 15, 1908, in
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Flora
Whitten,
Services for Arthur H. Whitten were conducted at the Andover Congregational Church at 2 p.m., on June 16. Rev Carl Kingsbury officiated and Mrs. Mary Knox was organist.
Burial was in the
Bearers were Kenneth Feener, Howard Averill, Harold Falkenham and Howard Durell.
Arthur H. Whitten, Jr., 1934 – 2005 (Obituary from the Bethel Citizen, February 3, 2005)
Arthur H. Whitten, 69, of Dixfield
and formerly of
He was born June 16, 1935, in
He married Olive Howard on Oct. 23, 1953 and they celebrated their golden anniversary last fall with family and friends.
“Art” served in the Air Force for 21 years, retiring at the rank of master sergeant in 1974. He was then employed by M.S.A.D. 44 for 23 years.
He was a volunteer fireman and EMT for the Andover Fire Department for many years.
He is survived by his wife; his son, Howard and wife Judy of Sidney; five daughters, Bobbianne MacDonald of Pittston, Wanda and her husband Pete Coolidge of Andover, Lynn Whitten of Dixfield, Kim and her husband Alan Stinson of Conyers, GA, and Carolyn and her husband Rick Mills of Andover; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several cousins.
Funeral services will be held in
the spring. In lieu of flowers, or to
express condolences, the family encourages contributions to
Flora (Morton) Whitten, 1908 - 1994 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
DIXFIELD - Flora M. Whitten, 85, died Saturday [January 15, 1994] at the Dixfield Health care Center where she had been a patient the past two years. She had resided at Elderwood Manor in Andover and had lived in the area all her life.
Born in Rumford, on Sept. 27, 1908, the daughter of Lewis and Carrie (Robinson) Morton. She attended Andover schools and was a member of the Ellis Glen Temple 54, Pythian Sisters, of Andover.
She was married in Providence, R.I., on May l5, 1926, to the late Arthur H. Whitten who died in Rumford, June 14, 1969.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Betty) Hodsdon of North Scituate, R. I., one son, Arthur Whitten of Roxbury Pond; eight grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.
Alice V. (Cox) Wilson ,
1932 – 2011 (From the Lewiston
She
was born in
Alice worked at Bass Shoe in Rumford, the Madison Motel and Restaurant, the Four Seasons B & B in Bethel, and for Jim Littlefield’s Saw Mill in Andover and then in housekeeping at the Rumford Hospital until retirement in 1995.
Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Bertha Grover and husband Douglas of Bryant Pond, Sharon Cox of Jay, Brenda Sessions and husband Floyd of Seymour, Ind.; son, Daniel Cox of Andover; sisters, Mary Gray of Charlestown, N.H., Jean Rood and husband Ronald of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Sheila Knight and husband Ernest of Davidson, N.C., Linda McCormack of Concord, N.H., Carol Clark and husband Dennis of Stoddard, N.H.; brothers, Bruce Riendeau and wife Katherine of Loxahatchee, Fla., Ronald Riendeau of Barefoot Bay, Fla., John Riendeau and wife Amy of New Boston, N.H.; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents; husbands; daughters, Annie Cox and Sandra Cox Rowell; sister, Marion Windsor; brothers, Earl, Paul, Jesse and Walter Riendeau; and a granddaughter, Kayla Cox.
Friends are invited to visit the family guest book, share memories, condolences and their thoughts online at www.meaderandson.com.
Graveside
services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at
Leon E. Worthley, 1869 - 1937 (Obituary from an unidentified and undated local newspaper)
Leon Erwin Worthley, 67, died suddenly Thursday night [January 28, 1937] at his home in Andover. He had been at work during the day and suffered a heart attack after retiring for the night. He had recently recovered from the flu.
Mr. Worthley was born in Mexico March 31, 1869, the son of Almon and Ada Taylor Worthley. He had lived in Andover 15 years, going there from Roxbury where he owned and operated a farm. He had worked for the Stowell Manufacturing Co. for 33 years. In 1893 he married Florilla J. Dorr, Mexico.
In addition to his widow he is survived by a brother, Elmer Worthley, Hale, and a sister, Mrs. Effie Robbins, Roxbury.
The funeral services were held from the Congregational church, Andover. Rev. George W. M. Keyes, pastor of the church, conducted the services, which were largely attended. The bearers, close friends and associates, were Bert Hutchins, George Stowell, Charles Merrill, Lee Falkenham, Wilbert Feener and Clarence Hall. Interment was at Roxbury where services were held at the grave.
John Wyman, 1872 – 1943 (Obituary from the Rumford Falls Times, March 18, 1943)
John Wyman, 70, died at his home on
He was born in
Funeral services were held from the
late home yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. Donald Thompson of
the
LEWISTON — Lawrence Parker Wyman Jr., 53, a resident of the Roxbury Road, Andover, died Thursday morning [September 16, 1999] at Central Maine Medical Center.
He was born in
He served in the U.S.
Navy. He was employed for many years in the corrections and security at the
Framingham State Prison in
He owned and operated
the Andover Arms Bed and Breakfast retiring in 1997 due to ill health. He
attended the
He received awards for his work as a foster parent. A licensed N.R.A. Instructor he was a member of The Rod & Gun Club of Wilton and Dixfield, also a member of the Web River Valley Sportsman’s Club.
He is survived by his wife of Rumford; a daughter, Stacey Murphy of Leominster, Mass.; his mother, Louise Kessler Goldberg of Mass.; stepdaughters, Paula Smith of Houston, Texas, Heidi Steensma of No. Waterboro, Elisabeth Finn of Wapwallopen, Pa., Mary Bruce of Montpelier, Va., Rachel Fijalek of Rumford; stepsons, Peter Smith of Covina, Calif., Karl Smith of Hope, Isaiah Fijalek of Farmington, Jacob Fijalek of Auburn, and Sean Cole of Farmington; five brothers, Robert of Brockton, Mass., Gregory of Canton, Mass., Steven of Brockton, Mass., Mark of Canton, Mass., and Brent of Walpole, Mass.; two sisters, Velma Coffey of Canton, Mass., and Mary St. Laurent of Mass.; many nieces and nephews.
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