Obituaries, Week of April 6, 2017

ALICE ALEXANDER

BENTON – Alice Alexander, 92 passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Oak Grove Nursing Home, in Waterville. She was born May 14, 1924, in Freedom, the daughter of William and Elsie (Harrison) Tyler.

She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and crocheting, also her fishing, camping and snowmobiling trip with friends. Many trip to Florida with Bev, Danny and family. She also loved her Sunday Family rides.

Alice was a member of the Benton Falls Congregational Church, She worked on many church suppers and was a Sunday School teacher. After her family was grown, she worked at Lipman Hatchery, in Winslow.

She is survived by daughters Mary Shibles and husband Richard, of Benton, Beverly Witham, of Bonita Springs Florida, Hazel Eames husband Fred, of Winslow; son Richard Alexander and wife Julie, of Benton; sister Ella Dooley, of Bangor; cousin Irvin Tyler; sister-in-law Helen Alexander. eight grandchildren, 19 great- grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her roommate Peggy, and a daily visitor Charlie Qumiby.

She was predeceased by her parents, husband LeBaron Alexander of 43 years, sisters son-in-law Dan Witham, brothers-in-law Walter Gogan, Rod Dooley, Lawrence, Arthur and Clayton Alexander, sisters-in-law Nellie and Florence Alexander.

Memorial donation may be made to Benton Falls Congregational Church, c/o Dawnella Sheehan, 274 Bellsqueeze Road, Benton, Me 04901.

Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, Maine 04976.

BYRON M. DODGE

OAKLAND – Byron M. Dodge, 79, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Inland Hospital, in Waterville. He was born August 29, 1937, in St. Albans, the son of John A. and Florence E. (Harris) Dodge.

He was educated in the schools of St. Albans. He worked at the Cascade Woolen Mill, in Oakland, for several years. He was a veteran who proudly served his country in the US Air Force until his honorable discharge. On September 9, 1978, he married the former Carol Jean Cullen, in Clinton. He loved western movies, especially John Wayne.

A graveside service will be held Friday, May 5, 2017 at 12:00 noon at the Maine Veteran’s Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta.

Memorial donations may be made to MaineGeneral HomeCare & Hospice, 10 Webb Street, Waterville, ME 04901, or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976.

MICHAEL J. CRAIG

WINSLOW – Michael J. Craig, 59, passed away at his home, in Winslow, Sunday, March 25, 2107. He was born February 24, 1958, in Quantico, Virginia, the son of Clayton C. and Inez E. (Goodno) Craig.

He was educated in the schools of Winslow and graduated from Lawrence High School, in Fairfield, class of 1976. On October 30, 1976, he married Deborah L. Gilbert, at St John the Baptist Church, in Winslow. He was a veteran who proudly serviced his country in the US Marine Corps as a utility chief during the Gulf War until his honorable discharge. After serving his country, he became a furniture/cabinet woodworker and was employed by Thomas Mosers Cabinet Makers from 1998-2015 and Hodgkins Yachts from 2015 to 2016. He enjoyed hiking, biking, fishing, reading history, woodworking, apollgetics and systematic theology. He attended Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church, in Waterville

He is survived by his wife, Deborah L. (Gilbert) Craig, of Winslow; two sons, James Craig and wife Melissa, of Panama City, Florida, Steven Craig, of Marianna, Florida; daughter, Melissa O’Rourke and husband Joshua, of Fairfield; grandchildren, Samantha and Anna Craig, of Panama, Florida, Sophie and Owen Craig, of Marianna, Florida, Chloe ad Caleb O’Rourke, of Fairfield; brother, Clifford Craig, of Buckley, Washington; sister, Valarie Craig, of Beverly, Massachusetts; brother-in-law, Paul Gilbert and wife Kim, of Merrimack, New Hampshire; sister-in-law, Donna Roland and husband David, of Newerk, Ohio; step-mother, Sandy Craig, of N. Fort Myers, Florida; mother-in-law, Ellen Gilbert, of Winslow.

He was predeceased by his parents, Clayton and Inez Craig and father-in-law, Carl Gilbert.

Memorial donations may be made to MaineGeneral Hospice, PO Box 828, Waterville, ME 04901.

Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, Maine 04976.

STANLEY TIBBETTS

WHITEFIELD––Stanley Tibbetts, 83, of Whitefield, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Country Manor Nursing Home, in Coopers Mills, following a period of declining health. Stanley was born on March 13, 1934, in Whitefield, the son of Charles and Gladys Tibbetts.

He attended local schools and after graduating from Erskine Academy in 1952, Stanley worked on, and later owned and operated, the family farm for over 60 years.

Stanley enjoyed horse-pulling, bowling, listening to country music, and having family visit him on the farm. Stanley enjoyed the rhythm of nature and was a great student of the cycle of life on the farm. He was occasionally superstitious, but always patriotic.

Stanley was predeceased by his parents; brothers Donald and Harry Tibbetts; sister Dorothy Hardy; nephews Terrence and Daniel Tibbetts, and Patrick Comer.

He is survived by his sisters, Louise Comer, of Rapid City, South Dakota; Mary Page, of Winslow; and Clara Mayo, of Windsor; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Whitefield Historical Society.

ROBERT D. TOMPKINS

JEFFERSON––Robert David Tompkins, 90, of Jefferson, died of heart failure Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Miles Memorial Hospital, in Damariscotta. He was born on July 27, 1926, son of Herbert Ross and Helen Florence Tompkins, of Hawthorne, New Jersey.

After graduating from Bogota, New Jersey High School in 1943, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy, trained as a radar technician, and served aboard the USS Rogers (DD876). He enrolled at Case Institute of Technology upon discharge from the Navy, and received the degree of BSEE in 1950.

He joined the staff of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., as an electrical engineer in the radar division. There he met his wife-to-be, Martha G. Bond, daughter of Willis and Ruth Bond, of Jefferson. They were married in 1952. With the exception of a two-year sojourn in Chile where he was the electrical engineer in an open pit iron mine in El Tofo, Bob remained at NRL until his retirement in 1980. While at NRL, he authored many papers on radar techniques, components and systems. In 1976 he was assigned as a radar expert to support the United States delegation to the World Administrative Radio Conference held in Geneva in 1979. He was head of the engineering support group to the delegation.

While residing in Washington, Bob was active in community affairs. He was the president of the parents group at the Academy of Notre Dame, was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Parish Council, he helped organize a parents group for the St. Francis Parish school, and served on the Consumer Utility Board (a public interest group concerned with DC utility rates) where he was chairman of the technical committee.

Community involvement continued after his retirement to Maine. He was moderator of the Jefferson town meeting for five years, served as dispatcher and treasurer for the Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, was chairman of the town planning board, volunteered as an attendant at the Jefferson Public Library, and was also treasurer of the Bond Burying Ground Association. In addition, he was a member of the St. Denis Parish Council and served for four years as a parish bookkeeper, a member of the Jefferson Historical Society and the Jefferson Public Library.

After living in Maine for a few years, he developed an interest in local history. The fruits of his interest were a history of the Bond Burying Ground followed by a 50th anniversary history of the Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department. His historical work culminated in a series of four papers on gores, grants and boundaries in northern Lincoln County at the turn of the nineteenth century. They dealt with the Lincoln Academy land grant, Jefferson’s boundary at the time of its charter, the mystery of Waldoboro’s northern boundary and the creation discovery, and establishing the boundaries of Hibbert’s Gore.

Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, the former Martha Bond; two daughters, Ann Liburt, of Jefferson, and Marilyn Tompkins, of Jackman, three sons, Steven Tompkins, of Glenn Dale, Maryland, Andrew Tompkins, of Leesburg, Virginia, and Richard Tompkins, of Plano, Texas; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

To extend online condolences, please visit www.hallfuneralhomes.com.

GERALD POMERLEAU

SIDNEY––Gerald “Jerry” Pomerleau, 71, of Sidney,died on Monday, March 27, 2017, in Augusta, of complications of a stroke. He was born on February 15, 1946, in Waterville, the son of Lafayette and Lucille (Caron) Pomerleau.

He graduated from Waterville High School, class of 1965, and entered the US Navy shortly after graduating.

Jerry worked as manager of Cinema Center in Waterville, was the owner of Pine Acres Restaurant in Oakland, and as a self-employed contractor. During time off he enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking.

Jerry is survived by his wife of 41 years, Paula (MacDonald) Pomerleau, of Sidney; daughters Kelly Neill and her husband David and their children Justin and Eliza, of Debary, Florida, and Lisa Klein and her husband Bob and their children Robert and Delsin, of Oakland; sister Nancy Turmelle and her husband Joe, of Springvale; brother Alan Caron and his wife Kristina Egan, of Freeport; several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held on Sunday afternoon April 9, from 2-5 p.m. at his home, 3649 Middle Road, Sidney. A committal service will be held on Monday April 10, at 10 a.m. at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 289 Civic Center Drive, Augusta. Please visit www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with his family.

Memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, PO Box 417005, Boston MA 02241-7005.

GWENDOLYN E. SCOTT

FAIRFIELD––Gwendolyn E. Scott, 81, of Fairfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at home, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Gwen was born in Washburn on November 2, 1935, the daughter of Earl and Florence Doody.

She married Norman A. Scott in 1953. They were fortunate enough to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in 2013 and were the celebrated guests to many friends and family.

Before her ill health Gwen was able to bless many family members and friends with gifts that she had handcrafted. Her beautiful quilts and afghans will be forever cherished.

Gwen was predeceased by her parents; brother-in-law Don Adams, of Winslow; and twin daughters who died at birth.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Norman; five children, Steven and wife Cynthia, of Waterville, Daniel, of Albion, David, Doreen, and Penny, all of Fairfield; sister Nancy Adams, of Winslow, and her children Andrew and Donna; eight grandchildren, Chris, Brian, Kevin, Bradley, Rose, Bobby, Heather, and Roy; and eight great-grandchildren.

An online guestbook may be signed and memories shared at www.lawrybrothers.com.

Memorial donations may be made to: Fairfield Church of the Nazarene, PO Box 146, Fairfield ME 04937.

OTHERS DEPARTED

JOYCE M. FRYE, 67, of Augusta, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Locally, she is survived by a daughter, Stacey L. Soucy and fiancé Edmond J. Boudreaux, of Augusta, and a brother, Stephen Clifford and wife Michelle, of Washington.

MAYNARD A. TIBBETTS, 65, of Newport, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Newport. Locally, he is survived by his mother, Ethel Tibbetts, of Unity, and sister Rinny Turner and husband Dennis, of Oakland.

STEPHANIE A. PERRY, 60, of Augusta, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at home. Locally, she is survived by a sibling Cookie Kelley, of Windsor.

GEORGE H. LITTLEFIELD, 94, of Brooks, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, following a long decline in his health. Locally, he is survived by a daughter Regina Oliver and husband Herbert, of Waterville.

LOUIS A RANCOURT, of Oldsmar, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Locally, he is survived by children Josephine Rancourt, of Waterville, and Eric Rancourt and wife Natasha, of Winslow; sister Rachel Vince, of Waterville.

JOAN E. SMALL, 72, of Palmyra, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at her residence. Locally, she is survived by a daughter, Holly Murdock and husband George, of Unity; sister Geraldine LaChance and husband Arthur, of Benton.

E. ADELINE BEACH, 85, of Readfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Locally, she is survived by a son, Howard Beach and wife Cindy, of Vassalboro.

JAMES R. COTE, 94, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, following an afternoon of watching a Red Sox game with his daughter. Locally, he is survived by his wife, Rita, of Waterville; son Michael Cote and wife Linda, of Waterville, and daughter Patricia Jacques and husband David, of Sidney.

EDITH P. HOLMSTROM, 96, of Waterville, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Locally, she is survived by a son, Don Holmstrom and wife Jane, of Winslow; grandchildren Britt Salisbury and husband Roger, of Benton, Lisen Chesley and husband Harvey, of Clinton, and Kyle Holmstrom, of Pittsfield; great-grandchildren, Ja,e Higgins and fiancée Kori Paige Ellis, of Waterville, Danielle Chesley, of Clinton, Alex Chesley and Heather Freeman, of Smithfield, and Emma and Kaysa Salisbury, of Benton; great-great-grandson, Deven Young, of Fairfield.

RICHARD E. FREEMAN SR., 91, of Augusta, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Maine Veterans Home, in Augusta. Locally, he is survived by son Richard E. Freeman Jr. and partner Martha Seligman, of South China.

ROBERT W. ROUILLARD, 83, of Augusta, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the VA Hospital, at Togus, following a long illness. Locally, he is survived by a stepsons, Richard Fournier and wife Leanne, of Windsor, and Ronald Rouillard, of Augusta; and brother Ronald Rouillard, of Augusta.