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Eliza C. Rich
1998-03-12
Eliza C. Rich, 96, formerly of Mechanic Falls died Tuesday morning, March 10, 1998, at Central Maine Medical Center.
She was born in Winterport, July 18,1901 the daughter of Charles and Annie Snow Crocker. She attended school in Winterport. Mrs. Rich moved to Lewiston as a young woman and was employed at Stone's Shirt Factory. She also worked at the Androscoggin and Continental Mills, Bates Mill and Ponds Tissue of Mechanic Falls. For 12 years she worked at The Den at Sates College.
Mrs. Rich married Arleon Rich on March 14,1925 and together they operated a large poultry farm on North Street in Mechanic Falls. Upon their retirement they made their home in Lewiston. Mr. Rich died in 1982. Mrs. Rich attended the Pleasant Street Baptist Church in Mechanic Falls.
She is survived by a daughter, Charlene McKeen, of Lewiston. Mrs. Rich was pre-deceased by two daughters, Geraldine Curtis and Dorothy Nay and a son, Gerald, who died in infancy.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 West Dwinal Street, Mechanic Falls with spring Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home Thursday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Mabel I. Richard
1998-02-26
NORWAY Mabel I. Richard, 76, widow of Oscar Joseph Richard, Sr., of Mexico, died Sunday, February 22, 1998 at the Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway where she had been a patient for 10 days.
She was born April 23, 1921, in Greenwood, the daughter of Charlie E. and Minnie Verrill Libby and was educated in local schools.
A resident of Mexico most of her life, she enjoyed reading and knitting.
Survivors include four step-sons, Francis, Albert and David Richard of Mexico and George Richard of Peru; five step-daughters, Mary Masciadri and Jean Deroche of Peru, Theresa Seeley of Lubec, Sandra Skillian of Rumford and Rose Gephart of Florida; three brothers, Herbert Libby of Norway, James Libby, of Bath and David Libby of Washington state and a sister, Bessie Cartier of Waterford.
She was pre-deceased by four-stepsons, Richard, Jr., Edward, Dennis and Oscar and two brothers, Edward and Howard Libby.
Arrangements are under S. G. Thibault Funeral Home, Rumford.
Omer W. Richard
1998-06-18
RUMFORD - Omer W. Richard, 75, died Monday, June 15, 1998, at the Rumford Community Hospital, Rumford. A life-long resident of the area, he lived on Granite Street in Mexico.
Mr. Richard was born in Rumford on March 19, 1923 and was the son of Bliss and Amanda (Cormier) Richard. He graduated from Stephens High School in Rumford, class of 1942 and served in the Merchant Marines as a Chief Bosin's Mate during WWII from 1942 to 1947 including in the Atlantic.
He had worked as a foreman on the rewinders at Boise Cascade Paper Co. in Rumford for over 47 years until his retirement in 1986.
He attended the Church of Good News in Rumford; was a member of the Napoleon Ouellette Post 424, American Legion; a former member of Oakdale Country Club in Mexico where he loved to play golf, former member of Rumford Maine Lodge # 862, B. P O.E., and was a member of the Boise Cascade Paper Co 25 and 40 Year Clubs.
Mr. Richard was married in Mexico on December 18, 1948 to the former Carolyn Butterfield who survives of Mexico. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Peter (Linda) LaPlante of Rumford and Mrs. Larry (Kim) Chase of Lisbon Falls; a son, Mark and his wife, Penny, Richard of Lewiston; two sisters, Mrs. David (Theresa) Thomas of Mexico, and Mrs. Lou (Leah) Dobi of Fairfield, CT; three brothers, Albert of Milford, CT, Gilbert of Manahawkin, NJ, and Victor Richard of Rumford; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Janice Richard of Norway; seven grandchildren, Brian and Jodie Chase of Lisbon Falls, Jamie Belskis of Rumford, Chelsie, Caitlin and Shawn O'Connell of Rumford, Michaela Schmitt of Vancouver, WA; two aunts, Mrs. Leah McCleary and Mrs. Arlene Pineau of Rumford. He was predeceased by two brothers, Norman Richard and Edward `Didi' Richard; a daughter, Karen Richard, who died in 1976 and a son, Steven Richard, who died ill 1991.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin Street, Rumford, with Rev, Lawrence Shaw officiating. Interment will be in Farrington-Morton Cemetery, Mexico.
Mr. Omer W. Richard
1998-06-25
RUMFORD - Funeral services for Mr. Omer W. Richard were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 18 at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin Street, Rumford with the Reverend Lawrence Shaw officiating.
Pianist was Mr. Chris Shaw. Soloist was Rhonda Shaw, who sang Sheltered in the Arms of God, I Will Change Your Name and Wind Beneath My Wings. Readings were given by Rhonda Shaw and special words of remembrance were given by his daughter Linda LaPlante. Committal services were conducted by Reverend Lawrence Shaw. Interment was in the Farrington-Morton Cemetery, Mexico.
Pallbearers were Peter Chase, Mark Richard, Robert Richard, David Wellington, Troy Theriault, Nate Daigle and James McLean.
Ruth E. Richardson
1999-08-12
Ruth E. Richardson, 64, Boothbay Harbor, died Aug. 8 at St. Andrews Hospital there. She was born Jan. 14, 1935 in Boothbay Harbor, the daughter of Victor and Lucretia E. Blake Abbott. She attended local schools and worked all her life as a cook. She cooked at the Tugboat Inn, Fisherman's Wharf, Andrews Harborside, Broken Anchor, The Harbor Restaurant, and many other local establishments. She would cook at restaurants in the summer and pick shrimp and crab meat in the winter. Richardson was well known for her buttermilk biscuits and especially her lobster newberg.
In the winter she would drop by many friends' homes with homemade meals. She loved her pets, especially her daughter's dog Brandy, who would often be the recipient of many treats from Paws & Claws pet supply store. She also loved her cat Trampis, who was her constant companion. She and her friend, Evelyn Snowman, were known as the local version of "Thelma and Louise", because they were always traveling somewhere together.
She was predeceased by a son, James "Jimmy" Wooster.
She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Arthur W. Richardson of Boothbay Harbor; daughter Linda, and her husband Ronald Farnham, of Southport; son Michael A. Richardson of Boothbay Harbor; stepson Warren E. Richardson of Missouri; granddaughter Cindy-Lou "Rella" Farnham of Southport; grandsons Andy J. and T.J. Wooster of Edgecomb, and Michael Ryan Walsh of Machiasport; brother Merlin Abbott of Boothbay Harbor; and traveling companion Evelyn Snowman of Boothbay Harbor.
The funeral service was at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home. Al Roberts officiated. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Boothbay. Donations may be made in her memory to Boothbay Region Ambulance Building Fund, 11 Howard St., Boothbay Harbor 04538 or to St. Andrews Hospital, 6 St. Andrews Ln., Boothbay Harbor 04538.
Beatrice A. Ridley
1999-05-06
SOUTH PARIS - Beatrice A. Ridley, 70, of South Paris, died Tuesday, April 27, 1999 at her residence.
She was born in Norway on March 16, 1929, the daughter of L. Carl and Ruth S. White Austin. She was educated in Oxford and Norway schools.
She married Charles V. Ridley on June 7, 1952.
She had worked at C.B. Cummings for 25 years as a Pin Machine Operator.
She is survived by her husband of South Paris; six sisters, Louise Diamond and Marjorie Bean both of South Paris, Doris Carr of Oxford, Mary Fitts of Poland, Mavis Roy of Pennsylvania, and Barbara Lane of Gloucester, MA; one brother, Robert Austin of Minot and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Sonny Austin in 1978.
Graveside services were held on Friday, April 30 at Norway Pine Grove cemetery in South Paris. Arrangements were under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, Norway.
Joseph W. Ridlon
1998-07-30
Joseph Woodbury Ridlon, 86, of Kezar Falls, died Tuesday, July 21 at Country Manor Nursing Home in Whitefield.
Born in Porter, he was a son of Walter and Bertha Gilpatrick Ridlon, and graduated from Porter High School of Kezar Falls in 1929 as class salutarian.
Mr. Ridlon married Harriet Amanda Leavitt of Cape Elizabeth on April 11, 1939, in Kezar Falls and they raised three children there.
The hard economic times of the Depression ruled out college, so Mr. Ridlon joined his father and uncle in the family business, Ridlon Brothers, which was a longtime landmark in Kezar Falls.
In 1940 Mr. Ridlon took over ownership of the business and operated it until 1970. In a small Maine town tied to a local textile mill, Ridlon Brothers saw the folks of Kezar Falls through good times and bad times. When customers couldn't pay for their groceries in bad times, no one went hungry. ``Pay me when you can," was Mr. Ridlon's philosophy. Years later, he would reflect that while he sometimes went unpaid, ``most folks would do the right thing as soon as they could."
After Mr. Ridlon sold Ridlon Brothers, he began a second career as a property appraiser. He relocated to Bath and performed valuation appraisals for several insurance firms along the coast. He retired in 1980.
He never forgot the college education that he was denied by circumnstance and was committed to college degrees for his children.
Over the years, Mr. Ridlon served as Porter's tax assessor and on the school board. He was active in the Porter Fire Department, and during the forest fires of 1947 he opened his home and business to firefighters from around New England. He was active in the Masonic Lodge for more than 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Harriet A. Leavitt Ridlon of Wiscasset; two sons, Arthur W. of Boothbay and Walter M. of North Conway, N.H.; one daughter, Martha-Jo Nichols of Wiscasset; and six grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Saturday July 25 at Riverside cemetery in Cornish. The Rev. Wesley W. Nichols officiated. Burial followed. Arrangements were by Gray and Pratt Funeral Home, Windsor.
Adele E. Riggs
1999-04-08
Adele E. Riggs, 92, died Sunday, April 4 at Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro.
Born October 28, 1906 in Canada
, she was the daughter of James and Anne Williamson Stahl.
She is survived by a daughter, Anne E. Claffey of Wiscasset.
Burial will be in the Needham cemetery in Needham, Massachusetts. Arrangements are under the direction of Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main Street, Waldoboro.
Jeanette Rines
1998-10-08
Jeanette Rines, 78, of Wiscasset, died Thursday, October 1 at Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath.
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on August 9, 1920, she was the daughter of Nathaniel and Jeanette (Laval) George. As a young girl she moved to Randolph and attended Randolph schools, Pittston schools and Bridge Academy in Dresden.
She married Charles L. Rines and was a self-employed housekeeper for several years in the Wiscasset area.
Mrs. Rines attended St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Wiscasset and most recently the Woolwich Wiscasset Baptist Church. She was a member of the Huntoon Hill Grange and Past Noble Grand and District Deputy President of Rebecca's of Wiscasset.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles L. Rines on August 10, 1980.
Survivors include two sons, Albert L. Rines and his wife, Rachel-Etta, of Wiscasset, and Stephen K. Rines and his wife, Susan, of Wiscasset; one half-sister, Emily Fenelon of Charleston, Rhode Island; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held on Tuesday, October 6 at Greenlawn cemetery in Wiscasset with Rev. Stephen Daniels of the Woolwich Wiscasset Baptist Church officiating. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Mayo & Daigle Funeral Home, Federal Street in Wiscasset.
Ruby H. Ring
1999-07-08
BRYANT POND - Ruby H. (Hodsdon) Ring, 83, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at her residence.
Born in PORTLAND - on December 19, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Ella (Taylor) Hodsdon.
She graduated from Gould Academy with the class of 1934, and later attended nursing school at the Rumford Hospital.
On January 30, 1937, she married Merle Ring, and resided in Bryant Pond for more than 50 years.
Mrs. Ring was employed at the Stowell's Silk Spool Company as a sorter, retiring from there after more than 30 years of employment. After retirement, she enjoyed gardening and bird watching.
A member of the Bryant Pond Universalist Unitarian Church, she also was a member of the Jefferson Chapter #89 Order of the Eastern Star, where she was a Past Worthy Matron and a 50 year and Life Member. In addition she was a member of the Woodstock Historical Society and a very well known local artist, who will be remembered for her wildlife paintings.
Besides her husband of 62 years, she is survived by a daughter, Sylvia Knights, and her husband, Clyde, of Bryant Pond; a son, Merle Jr., and his wife, Terri, of Otisfield; a brother, Jesse Hodsdon, of Rumford; a sister, Ruth Haskell, of Bryant Pond; two grandsons, Andrew and Robert Evans; four great grandsons, Chad, Austin, Colin, and Christopher; two brothers, Philo and Dean Hodsdon and a grandson, John Evans, predeceased her.
Funeral services were held on Friday, July 2, at the Andrews Funeral Home, South Woodstock.
Private Interment will be in the Lakeside cemetery at the family's convenience. Jefferson Chapter 89, OES will conduct memorial services.
Those who wish may make donations in the memory of Mrs. Ring to Tri-Town Rescue, PO Box 250, West Paris, ME 04289.
Jean D. Rispoli
1998-04-02
Jean D. Rispoli, 89, of Boothbay Harbor, died Thursday, March 26 at St. Andrews Hospital.
Born May 30, 1908 in Patterson, New Jersey, she was the daughter of John and Jessie Ritchie Goode.
She graduated from Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey and Mills College, New York City, New York. Mrs. Rispoli was an elementary school teacher for twelve years in Oradell, New Jersey; and until her retirement in 1986, she was a bookkeeper for the Speed Sports Newspaper in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Group of Boothbay Harbor.
She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph Rispoli in 1962.
Survivors include a daughter, Jan and her husband, Robert Panissidi of Boothbay Harbor; two brothers, Robert Rispoli of Hillsborough, New Hampshire and Donald Rispoli of Arcadia, California; and several nieces and nephews.
A private service will be held on her birthday. Arrangements by Simmons & Harrington Funeral Home, 51 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
