Charlotte Bridgham Wallace

Gray - Charlotte Bridgham Wallace, 78, died Jan 8 at Maine Medical Center, Portland, after a brief illness.

She was born on Sept 12, 1925 in Springfield, MA. A graduate of Bates College in 1947, she received a Master of Education degree in 1961 from Springfield College and taught second grade in Springfield for 10 years. When she moved to Maine in 1970 she taught second grade in Falmouth for 9 years. During this time she developed and implemented a system-wide curriculum on the history of Falmouth. This led to the publication of her book "E Pluribus Unum: A Story of Falmouth, Maine", which her husband, Donald, illustrated. In the mid-1980's, she wrote regularly for the Falmouth Forecaster and Falmouth Historical Society.

As a teacher, she was known for her creative, engaging teaching style, and her students still remember her enthusiasm. After retirement she continued to write books including personal histories, a cookbook, and a book of Yankee sayings. Those who knew her were deeply touched by her kind and nurturing spirit.

She was predeceased by her parents, F. Nelson Bridgham and Marie Rice Bridgham, and her sister Harriette Bridgham Beatty. She is survived by her husband, Donald Erskine Wallace; her children, Eric Leslie Woodard of Marion, IN, Diane Woodard Dynia of New Haven, CT, and Linda Woodard of Gray, ME; a niece, Jan Beatty, of Simsbury, CT; step-daughters, Marcella Brown and Rebekah MacDonald, both of Gray; 6 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.

Charlotte was a member of the Gray Congregational Church for many years and a volunteer for the Maine Audubon Society. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Maine Audubon Society, 21 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, ME 04105 in her memory. Pastor Douglas Hedstrom officiated at the memorial service that was held at the First Congregational Church of Gray. Arrangements were under the care of Wilson Funeral Home.

Danny Burrows

Cumberland - Danny Burrows, 66, was born December 6, 1937, the son of the late Carl and Hilda Burrows, and grew up in North Yarmouth attending Yarmouth and Cumberland Schools, graduating from Greely Institute in 1956.

Most of his life Dan did carpenter work and built houses. Survivors include two sons, Daniel Jr. of Bath and Walter, and his girlfriend Susan and her daughter Kelly of Cumberland; two grandsons, Jacob and Sean; six sisters, Elizabeth and Joyce of Gray, Phyllis of West Newfield, Dorothy, Paula, and Kathleen of Cumberland; three brothers, Gerald of Cumberland, Robert of Sanford, and William of West Kennebunk; two stepsisters, Dora and Anita of Durham; One stepbrother Larry of Standish; several nieces and nephews.
Pastor Darwin Vail of the Bible Believing Baptist Church officiated at the funeral service. Arrangements were under the care of Wilson Funeral Home.

Marvin Berry

New Gloucester - Marvin Willard Berry, 62, of New Gloucester, went home to be with his Lord on January 5, 2004 at a local nursing facility.
He was born in Lewiston on July 26, 1941, the son of Willard and Mildred Turner Berry.

Marvin graduated from New Gloucester High School in 1960, He was employed as an engineering technician for the Maine Department of Transportation in Scarborough for 37 years until his retirement in 2000.
Marvin was known for his dry sense of humor and love of practical jokes. He enjoyed his three grandsons, never missing one of their little league games. One of the boys' fondest memories is snowshoeing into the woods with their Papa, to build a small campfire and roast hotdogs. He also enjoyed road trips, the outdoors and being with friends at Cole Farms.

Marvin is survived by his son, Ronald Berry of Tucson, AZ, his daughter, Sandra Harmer, her husband Jon, and their three sons, Jordan, Cameron, and Evan, all of New Gloucester, his sister Janice Joy of Lewiston, and three nieces.

Pastor Darwin Vail of the Bible Believing Baptist Church officiated at the funeral service.

Janet Bickerstaff

Portland-Janet B. Bickerstaff, born Janet Andrews Bottomley in Camden,
NJ on June 10, 1924, died at 10:45 PM on January 17, 2004 of congestive
heart failure and complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. She was 79 years old. She was the daughter of Howland Bottomley and Ethel Andrews of Haddonfield, NJ.

Janet grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey and attended Moorestown Friends
School. She graduated from Bradford Junior College with honors, and went
on to attend the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she obtained
a BA with honors. She also did some post-graduate study at Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary.

Janet loved to spend summers on Squirrel Island in Maine's Boothbay
Harbor region, and was regarded as one of the island's foremost
spellers, taking on all comers in the July and August spelling bees,
which she won quite often amongst stiff competition. It can now be told
- Janet was the Ice Cream Fairy. She was known for her phenomenal
intellect, able to hold her own in rarefied air of high academia. She
was an avid reader and usually had at least one or two good books going.

Although she was quite modest about some of her other talents, Janet was
an accomplished classically trained pianist, thrilling family and
friends alike with her highly skillful renditions of popular pieces by
Chopin, Debussy, and Satie. She was known to have a passion for
children, dogs, crossword puzzles - in her prime she routinely completed
the Sunday New York Times diagramless puzzles in 30-45 minutes refusing
a pencil in favor of a pen - sailing, early American antique glass, and
"fingertip gardening," pointing out where to perfectly place certain
perennials for optimum effect. Janet was known for being one of Squirrel
Island's beloved characters, famous for her own brand of eccentricity.
She had a wry sense of humor and was famous for her uproarious laughter.

She is survived by her sister Mary Wagner, of Carmel, CA, sons Thomas
Bickerstaff of Lansdale, PA and Howland Bickerstaff of Westbrook, ME,
daughter Mary Bickerstaff--Whitney of New Gloucester, ME, grandsons
Capt. Thomas Bickerstaff, Jr. of Del Rio, TX and Capt. David Bickerstaff
of Val Dosta, GA, granddaughters Morgan Bickerstaff of New Gloucester,
ME, and Rachel Brennecke of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and
great-granddaughter Mia MaryAnn Bickerstaff of Valdosta, GA. She will be
sorely missed...

A memorial service will be held at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist
Church in Portland, ME on Saturday January 24, 2004 at 4:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to your local Red Cross or SPCA.