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Patricia P. Holman
BENTON - Patricia P. ³Pat² Holman, 70, of Benton, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born May 14, 1930, in Waterville, daughter of Clyde and Cleo A. (Williams) Patten. She attended Winslow schools, graduating from Winslow High School, class of 1947.
Mrs. Holman was also a nursing-school graduate of Sistersı Hospital in Waterville, class of 1950, and was employed at Sistersı Hospital, now Mount St. Joseph, for many years as a registered nurse.
She married Arthur C. Holman on Dec. 24, 1952, and enjoyed love for 48 years.
Mrs. Holman was active in the Winslow Softball League, serving as secretary and treasurer, Winslow High School Athletic Boosters Club, which she served as secretary, and was very active with church activities in the Waterville, Port Clyde, and Newport areas.
She was a member of the Maine Nursing Association, and Calvary Christian Fellowship, at Calvary Chapel, in Newport.
Mrs. Holman was an avid reader, enjoyed hooking rugs, helping people, and loved animals. She especially loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her son, Paul A. Holman.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur C. Holman, of Benton; her children, Steven C. Holman, and his wife, Tina, of Manchester, N.H., pastor Peter A. Holman, and his wife, Carlene, of Plymouth, and Audrey A. Cahill, and her husband, Jeff, of Waterville and Benton; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at Port Clyde Advent Christian Church in Port Clyde. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, with her son, Peter A. Holman, pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship in Newport, officiating.
Also on Monday, Oct. 9, there will be a 5 p.m. memorial service at Calvary Christian Fellowship, Newport.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mrs. Holmanıs memory may be made to Calvary Christian Fellowship, RR3, Box 4000, Newport ME 04953.
Arrangements are by Lawry Funeral Home, Fairfield.
Mary D. Murphy
AUGUSTA - Mary D. Murphy, 91, of Westwood Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Stonegates Nursing Home, in Wilmington, Del., after a long illness.
She was born Jan. 5, 1909, in Waterville, daughter of William Hughes Dignam and M. Hazel (Larkin) Dignam.
Mrs. Murphy graduated from Waterville High School and was a member of the class of 1931 at Colby College.
Prior to her retirement in 1946, she was employed 14 years by the state Bureau of Accounts and Control.
Mrs. Murphy married John J. Murphy in 1936 in Waterville. He died in 1997.
Mrs. Murphy was a communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Augusta.
She was a member of St. Maryıs Guild, Maine State Retirees Association, and a former member of St. Agnes Circle Daughters of Isabella, and Augusta Country Club.
Surviving are a son, Dr. John D. Murphy, of Wilmington, Del.; two sisters, Ellen Dignam Downing, of Chevy Chase, Md., and Alice Dignam Grady, of Ocean Springs, Miss.; three granddaughters, several nieces and nephews.
There will be no public visiting hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Western Avenue, Augusta. Burial and committal prayers will follow at St. Maryıs Cemetery, Manchester.
Memorial donations may be made in her memory to St. Maryıs Building Fund, 41 Western Ave., Augusta ME 04330.
Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta.
Rev. G. Ernest Lynch Jr.
FARMINGTON FALLS The Rev. G. Ernest Lynch Jr., 88, formerly of Farmington Falls, and Indianapolis, Ind., died Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, 2000, at Sandy River Nursing Care Center, Farmington, where he was a resident for the past three years.
He was born Feb. 8, 1912, in Fall River, Mass., son of George Ernest Lynch Sr. and Jean Wood Lynch.
After graduating from Natick High School, he earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's degree in divinity from both Harvard University and Duke University.
He played piano and sang in the crooner style popular in the 1930s, entertaining at Lucerne in Maine and other resorts in the Northeast.
At Duke, he played piano and sang with "Jelly" Leftwich and his University Club orchestra at events in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia.
During his years at Duke, he was known as a playwright and a dance-band musician. A close friend and fellow band member was Les Brown, whose own band succeeded Leftwich.
Brown and The Blue Devils turned professional after graduation, but "Squire" (so-called for his Boston-British accent) left the world of music for divinity school at Harvard. Throughout his life, music was his passionate concern.
Upon ordination, he became minister of the Unitarian church in Marblehead, Mass., then First Unitarian Church in Portland and, following the end of World War II, Second Church (Unitarian) in Boston.
He was called to Trinity Church, Hannibal, Mo., where he was ordained deacon and priest in the Episcopal Church. He then served as rector of Trinity Church in Indianapolis, Ind., for more than 25 years.
During that time, he founded an independent day school, St. Richards'; St. Alban's parish in Indianapolis; and organized a group of endowed parishes to provide increased money-management skills in the service of God.
In Maine during World War II, he chaired the arbitration board, which kept disputes between management and labor from becoming a hindrance to the effort of putting ships from the Portland shipyards into the fray.
His son recalls his father being called to the waterfront by the U.S. Navy to conduct secret funeral services aboard ships, which could not openly be acknowledged as present in Casco Bay.
From Longfellow Square in Portland, he also served as minister of the radio church, ringing his wife's crystal bowl as the "bell" to call worshippers, and sending out Sunday-school materials to boys and girls on the islands and in Maine's remote corners.
Maine remained a part of him and, upon his retirement, he and his wife, "Jimmie," bought a home in Farmington Falls near his beloved granddaughter.
He was predeceased by his wife, Ellen Maria Malmgren Lynch, called Jimmie, in October 1996.
Surviving are a son, G. Ernest Lynch III, called "Terry;" his wife, Kathleen, of Temple; a granddaughter, Christine Elena Lynch Bobrow, and her husband, Adam, of Bethesda, Md.; several nieces and grandnieces, and a grandnephew.
At the request of the family, there will be no visitation hours.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, at Adams Funeral Home, 108 Court St., Farmington. Burial will be made at a later date in Indianapolis.
Friends who wish may make donations in his memory to Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St. Suite 160B, Portland ME 04101-2406.
Kathleen F. Bradley
MADISON Kathleen F. Bradley, 83, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center, Madison.
She was born Dec. 28, 1916, in Anson, daughter of John J. and Beatrice (Goodwin) Bradley.
Miss Bradley enjoyed her dolls and putting puzzles together.
She was predeceased by a brother, Carroll Bradley, and a sister, Juliette Adams.
Miss Bradley is survived by a brother, Fred Bradley, of the Republic of Mexico; six sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Isabelle) Carlson, of North Anson, Mrs. George (Nellie) Sias, of Berwick, Mrs. Douglas (Lorraine) Campbell, of Anson, Miss Beverly Bradley, of Waterville, Mrs. Carlton (Thresa) Hayden, of Madison, and Sylvia Hovey, of Winslow; a brother-in-law, Harold Adams, of Orford, N.H.; several nieces and nephews.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, with the Rev. Arthur Rudman officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Smart & Edwards Funeral Home, 261 Madison Ave., Skowhegan.
Frank J. Niles Sr.
CLINTON Frank J. Niles Sr., 63, of Clinton, died at his home Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000.
He was born April 12, 1937, in Augusta, son of Frank S. and Ethel (Marshall) Niles.
Mr. Niles was employed for many years by Maine Oxy in Waterville and, before retiring, was employed by Caswell's Liquidation Center in Waterville.
He enjoyed going to auctions and flea markets, and also enjoyed spending time with his friend, "Willy," his cat, and his two grandsons, Daniel and Nick Curtis.
Mr. Niles was predeceased by his longtime companion, Madeline (Curtis) Douglass.
Survivors include a son, Frank J. Niles Jr.; three stepsons, Larry, Bob and Danny Curtis; two stepdaughters, Lisa Chapman and Debra Stevens; a sister, Isabell Witham; nine grandchildren; a niece, Linda Davis; several grandnieces and grandnephews.
There will be no visiting hours.
A graveside service will be held at noon Wednesday, Nov. 6, at East New Portland Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, Fairfield.
Harold W. Louder
LEXINGTON, Mass. Harold W. Louder, 92, of Lexington, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Sudbury.
He was born Jan. 24, 1908, in Bristol, Pa., and graduated from Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine, and Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, class of 1931.
He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth E. (Mudgett) Louder.
Surviving are a son, H. Wayne Jr., and his wife, Deborah, of Acton; a daughter, Mary Louder Ahlers, and her husband, Alvin, of North Yarmouth, Maine; five grandchildren, Scott, and his wife, Beth Strom Louder, Gregory, and his wife, Laura Louder, and David, Susan and Katherine Ahlers; a great-grandchild, Grace McMorrow Louder; and a sister, Marion Hansen, of Falmouth, Maine.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Church of Our Redeemer, Meriam Street, Lexington. A committal service will follow at 2:30 p.m., at Greenlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Shriners' Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston MA 02114.
Florien J. Roy
WATERVILLE Florien J. Roy, 74, of 80 Silver St., died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Oak Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center, after a prolonged battle with a rare lung disease.
He was born May 13, 1926, in Sanford, son of Joseph Roy and Clara (Bernier) Roy.
"Flo" left high school to enlist in the U.S. Navy at age 17, and served three years in the South Pacific. Upon his discharge in 1947, he married Connie Plante, of Springvale, on Dec. 27, 1947.
Flo owned and operated Roy's Superette for a decade. The family then moved to Augusta, where Mr. Roy worked as sexton of St. Augustine Parish until his retirement to Waterville in 1988.
He was a communicant of Parish of the Holy Spirit, Notre Dame Church.
He was an avid reader, bridge player and gardener. He loved the outdoors and the coast. His greatest love was his family. He was an exemplary husband, father and grandfather.
Mr. Roy was predeceased by two brothers, Lucien and Ralph.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Connie; four daughters, Isabel Raber, and Michele Roy, of Augusta, Sister Christine (Diane), of St. Jovite, Quebec, and Janine Pierpont, of Saco; eight grandchildren, a great-grandchild, four brothers, Roland and Wilfred, of Sanford, Fernand, of New Jersey, and Rene, of Guilford; and five sisters, Lucienne Gregoire, Jeanne Roux, Rita Savoie, and Claire Blier, all of Sanford, and Doris Meunier, of Wolfeboro, N.H.; many nieces, nephews and good friends.
Friends and relatives may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Veilleux Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Waterville. A concelebrated Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Notre Dame Catholic Church, Silver Street, Waterville.
Burial will follow at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Old Belgrade Road, Augusta.
Donations in his memory may be made to Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St., Waterville ME 04901, or Parish of the Holy Spirit Renovation Fund, 70 Pleasant St., Waterville ME 04901.
