Obituaries
Page D, The Bridgton News, October 25, 2012
Herbert M. Lothrop
Wilma G. Bartlett CASCO — Wilma G. Bartlett, 98, of Casco, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, at her home. She was born in Strong, June 7, 1914, the daughter of Clyde E. and Elsie A. (Pinkham) Durrell. She was educated in the schools of Strong. On June 27, 1959, she married Paul Bartlett in East Hartford, Conn. Paul passed away in 1988. Wilma worked for more than 15 years at Woodbury Glass Factory in East Hartford. She moved to Maine in 1970, where she lived in Farmington for 23 years, before residing in Casco for the past 24 years. She drove the school team (horses) on her way to school for the children. Wilma was a member of the Casco Senior Citizens, an avid embroiderer, loved arts and crafts, cooking and enjoyed playing the card game “Flinch.” Wilma is survived by her daughter, Beverly Gendreau of Casco; her son, Birdell B. Dunham Jr. of Wilton; seven grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; her sister, Berdena Hardy of Farmington; her brother, Burchard Durrell of Augusta; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul; two sons, Roger Smith and Leonard Durrell; a sister, Maxine Witherall; three brothers, Everett, Clifton “Kip” and Freeland Durrell; and a great-grandson. Condolences may be sent for the family at www.adamsmcfarlane. com Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Adams-McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court Street, Farmington. A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Farmington. Those wishing may make donations in Wilma’s memory to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 731231718.
Maude V. DiPietro PORTLAND — Maude Victoria Williams DiPietro, R.N., B.S., a 35year active member of Faith Temple serving a portion of that time as a deacon, passed away on Oct. 22, 2012. She was born in McAdam, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of William G. and Louisa (Purdue) Williams. She graduated from Canadian schools and entered into nursing school at Calais Hospital in Calais. She affiliated at the Children’s Hospital in Portland and medical nursing and OB/GYN at Central Maine Medical in Lewiston. After graduating from nursing school, she married Daniel J. DiPietro and moved to Portland. She continued her nursing career at the former Osteopathic Hospital and continued her education, obtaining her bachelor’s degree from Casco Bay College and the University of Maine. She worked several years as night supervisor and in Employee Health Services while working at the Osteopathic Hospital, writing policies and procedures. She became Assistant Director of Nurses and Director before retiring in 1983. She began working in Heritage Christian School for two years and returned to nursing at Brentwood Manor in Yarmouth for five years. She became interested in painting in her spare time and also wrote a book of poetry, which was published. During the many years at her church, she was a mentor to many of the youth and loved the time she had with them, especially her Bible classes. She was predeceased by her husband; and a brother, Robert Williams. She is survived by three children, Joseph DiPietro of Walnut Creek, Calif., David DiPietro of Portland and Stephen DiPietro of Raymond; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Joe Williams; sisters, Muriel Zimmer of New Mexico and Phyllis Carvell of N.B., Canada; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A visiting hour will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at Faith Temple, 1914 Congress Street, Portland, where a funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Family members will attend the burial immediately following at Forest City Cemetery in South Portland. Arrangements are by A.T. Hutchins Funeral & Cremation Services, Portland. To offer words of condolence and share memories with the family, please go to the obituaries section at www. athutchins.com In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to: Faith Temple, 1914 Congress St., Portland, ME 04102. John W. Rogers
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WINDHAM — Herbert M. Lothrop, 94, of Windham, died on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence in Portland after a brief illness. He was born in Rockland on Nov. 26, 1917, the son of the late Edward H. and Dora (Wood) Lothrop. Mr. Lothrop was educated in the Portland schools. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country as a private and was honorably discharged in 1945. Following his service, he worked for over 30 years at Canadian National Railway as a rail car inspector, retiring in 1977. Following his retirement, he was a member of the American Legion Post #148 of Windham, enjoyed fishing, reading, camping with grandchildren and was an avid Red Sox fan. He shared 50 years of marriage with the late Bertha (Gallagher) Lothrop, who died in 1988. He was also predeceased by nine siblings. He is survived by a daughter, Helena Trumble of Windham; seven grandchildren including Victoria Beck of Casco; 20 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services were held at the New Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at 10 a.m. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham. For online condolences, please visit www. dolbyfuneralchapels.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Ellen F. Goll ROCKPORT, MASS. — Ellen Fisher Holman Goll was born Oct, 10, 1920, into a jewelry manufacturing family in Attleboro, Mass., the daughter of Samuel Morey Holman and Grace Fisher Holman. She spent her childhood summers at the family cottage on Snug Harbor in West Falmouth. Musical and linguistically talented, she played the piano and violin for school orchestra productions. She was also an organist. Ellen graduated Phi Beta Kappa class of 1942 from Wellesley College, the alma mater of both her mother and her aunt. Married soon after, she leaves behind three daughters: Marcia Storkerson and Rebecca Thompson of Sweden, Maine, and Barbara Goll of Rockport, Mass. Other surviving relatives are son-in-law David Johnson of Sweden, Maine; grandson Douglas Thompson and wife Elisabeth, great-grandchildren Owen and Alice Thompson of Columbia, S.C.; also grandson Andrew Thompson and his wife Heather; and great-granddaughter Ronnie of Brooklyn, N.Y. As her children grew, Ellen went back to school at Middlebury College French School in Vermont, from which she earned a Master’s degree. She also spent several summers in France at the Universities of Grenoble, Paris, and Rennes as well as at a U.S. government session in Arcachon on the French Atlantic coast. She taught French for several years at Pentucket Regional High School, and for about twenty-five happy years at Manchester-by-the-Sea as head of the Foreign Language Department, attending occasional sessions in Spanish at Merrimac College and at San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. She taught French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Following retirement in 1989, she continued to teach part-time as a writing advisor, and then as English teacher for several years to a delightful home-schooled pupil. Ellen enjoyed the familial companionship of her youngest daughter and the many pets they shared over the years. She was predeceased by her parents and older brother, Warren Holman. 1T43X
Anita L. Kilkenny Anita Louise Kilkenny, 75, of Bridgton, passed away Oct. 17, 2012 after a long illness. She was born in Skowhegan on Aug. 23, 1937. She married the love of her life, Erald Kilkenny when she was only 15 years old. They shared nearly 60 wonderful years together. They raised their children, Erald Jr. and Shirley on a farm in Guilford, Conn. Anita was a skilled homemaker, churning her own butter and sewing clothes for the family. When their children were grown, Anita and Erald moved to Maine, though their children and their children’s families soon followed. Anita worked at the Sebago Shoe Shop in Bridgton for 18 years. She loved crafts and could usually be found in her craft room, drinking from her giant bottle of Pepsi. Upon retiring from the shoe shop, Anita taught ceramic and stained glass classes in her home. Anita’s greatest joy in life was making craft projects to give to her loved ones. Anita will be remembered for her feisty spirit, sharp tongue, quick wit and her endless compassion to give to others. Anita is predeceased by her father Earl Bennett, grandparents Colman and Mattie Bennett, sister Earlean, and her beloved pug Mojo. She is survived by her husband Erald; sister Pat Campbell and her husband Ed of Pa.; son Erald Kilkenny Jr. and wife Gina of Woolwich; daughter Shirley Conforte and husband Jay of Casco; grandsons Erald III and wife Norma of Ohio; Justin Conforte and his wife Danielle of Naples and granddaughter Corrin Conforte, also of Naples; niece Debbie Mirtie; and five great-grandchildren. Erald would like to thank the caregivers at Bridgton Health Care for caring for Anita when he was no longer able to keep her at home. At Anita’s request, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in Anita’s memory may send one to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter or Bridgton Health Care Center.
Letters
strong, smart and considerate, then join me in voting for Lisa Villa on Nov. 6. Laura H. Ordway Bridgton
(Continued from Page D) our previously published deadline notice, believing letters of support would be accepted until Oct. 18. Letters received as of Oct. 18 are being pub- To The Editor: lished this week. Helen Rankin, whose district includes Fryeburg, Hiram, Parsonsfield, Brownfield and Porter, is seeking a third term in the Maine Legislature; and we couldn’t ask for a more To The Editor: dedicated and capable repreMost of us can agree that sentative. words such as thoughtfulness, As a youngster growing up courtesy, graciousness and tact in hard times, she worked many are not readily associated with years to achieve an education politicians these days. This is while at the same time, raisthe reason I am voting for Lisa ing a family and holding down Villa for State Representative, various jobs. Her years of expeDistrict 98 (Bridgton, Harrison, rience as food service director Lovell, Stow and Sweden). in local schools gives her not She demonstrates kindness only a sense of compassion, but as well as dedication in the also insight into the what our work she has done as a Harrison youngsters need to be healthy selectman, Cumberland County and successful. Charter commissioner and Frugal in the best sense of member of the Cumberland the Maine character, she doesn’t County Finance Committee, believe in handouts, but would not to mention as a mother and instead create opportunity for friend. others to achieve independence. If you want to be represented Her dedicated attendance at in Augusta by someone who is meetings and work sessions and
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Everlyn M. Cotton Everlyn Mae Cotton, 79, of Oxford, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Bridgton Health Care Center. She was born in Oakland on June 3, 1933, the daughter of Esther L. (Roberts) and Linwood M. Wheeler. She married Robert G. Cotton, on Aug. 17, 1952. Everlyn served twice as a Worthy Matron in Eastern Star, was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts, a 4-H leader; member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Hiram Historical and Oxford Historical; and knit many mittens for the Oxford Fire Department’s Christmas Program. She is survived by her husband Robert of 60 years; children, Mark Cotton and Marie Hamper; a brother, Donald; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her mother, father; and sister, Beverly MacArthur. Memorial services were held on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m., at Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main Street, Route 26, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Everlyn’s memory to: The Eastern Star/Oxford Chapter, in care of Edleen Winslow, P.O. Box 202, Bethel, ME 04217 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 383 U.S. Rte 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074.
Geraldine W. Gallinari WINDHAM — Geraldine “Gerry” Wilhelmina McFee Gallinari died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Ledgewood Manor in Windham, with her family by her side. She had been in declining health over the past few years. She was born July 25, 1918 in Caribou, the first daughter of Albert and Edna Johnson McFee. She grew up in Caribou and the Swedish settlement of New Sweden, living on the family farms and being raised by her grandparents, aunts and uncles. She attended schools in both communities. She would later enjoy telling stories of living on the farms, helping with the potato harvest (which, at that time, would sell for a dollar a barrel), and skiing to school in the early mornings in the winter to start the wood stove. She was very proud of her Swedish heritage, speaking only Swedish until she started school. When Gerry was a very young child her mother became ill and was hospitalized for several months. This is where she encountered nurses for the first time. She was entranced with how kind and beautiful they were, and decided then and there that she would someday be a nurse too. After graduating from Caribou High School in 1937 she worked hard to save enough money to attend nursing school, only to have the first diploma school that she attended close three months before she was to graduate. She had to start all over again from the beginning, finally graduating from the Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing in 1943 and earning her RN license. She had intended to pursue a career in nursing and did not plan upon marrying or having a family. That all changed when she met Carl Gallinari. They were married October 28, 1945 at St. Joseph Church and settled in his hometown of Bridgton. There he ran the family store, Gallinari Fruit Company, on Main Street, and they raised their family of three daughters. Gerry returned to nursing in the 1950s, after the birth of her last child. She would work as a staff nurse at Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Bridgton, first in the “old hospital” on Main Street and later on at the “new hospital” on South High Street. Being an RN in a small community hospital during those times meant that she worked in every clinical area including medical/surgical, pediatrics, maternity, emergency and coronary care. She would spend the rest of her professional life nursing there. Even in her later years she would always meet women who would remember her helping to deliver their babies. She was a committed and caring nurse, fondly remembered by those she worked with, those she mentored and taught and most importantly, by those to whom she provided care, comfort and compassion. She would eventually retire during her husband’s illness to care for him prior to his death in 1979. During her retirement she enjoyed gardening, crocheting, quilting and traveling with friends and family. She was a communicant all her adult life of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Bridgton, having converted to Roman Catholicism when she married. She was an active member of the Women’s Club until her health declined and she could no longer actively participate. She was a loving and devoted wife. She was the best mother and a wonderful “Nonna” to all her grandchildren. They all have their own special memories of their time spent with her. She always put her family’s needs before her own. Gerry was a loyal friend who enjoyed her friendships, which included former hospital coworkers who used to get together regularly. She was always willing to lend a helping hand. She loved taking care of people and being helpful. She was predeceased by her parents; her only sister Winona Bennett; and her husband Carl in 1979. She is survived by her three daughters, Sabina Gallinari of Bridgton, Martha Carpenter and her husband David of Danvers, Mass., and Kristina Schwartz and her husband Michael of Westbrook; her grandchildren, Joshua Carpenter and Jacob Carpenter both of Danvers, Mass., Carl P. Gallinari of Boston, Mass., Anna Schwartz of Portland, and Daniel Schwartz of Westbrook. The family would like to thank the staffs of Casco Inn and Ledgewood Manor for their excellent care in the last years of Gerry’s life. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Joseph Church in Bridgton on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m., followed by interment at Forest Hills Annex Cemetery. Family and friends may attend visitation on Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. In lieu of flowers, love your family and respect nurses. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com
her 100% voting record make her one of the most valued members of the legislature. She should be returned for a third term. Jane Sumner Hiram
Change of direction
To The Editor: Two years ago, for the first time since 1974, the Republicans gained a majority in the Maine House of Representatives. As a result, our state has taken a very different direction. We now have a pro-business legislature that has improved our business climate, reduced our income tax burden, established a common sense regulatory system, fostered job growth, elimi-
nated unnecessary red tape, reduced our debt by $1.7 billion, reformed our welfare system, cleaned up the problems at the Maine Turnpike Authority and Maine State Housing and initiated changes to improve our health care system. Significant and positive changes — however, much more needs to be accomplished. I believe that we must send responsible individuals to Augusta to maintain these improvements and to continue to work on these and other important issues. As a result, I am supporting Roxy Hagerman to be the next State Representative from District 98 (Bridgton, Harrison, Lovell, Stow and Sweden). Roxy has been a small business owner, participated in local government, makes common sense decisions, believes in LETTERS, Page D