Obituaries

In memoriam
Frances Quint Lowe

Houston, Texas - Mrs. Frances Quint Lowe, age 88, who was a long time resident of Rockland, Maine, passed away July 17 in Houston after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Frances was born December 29, 1916 in Portland, Maine, the first-born child of Archie and Mildred Quint, who spent summers at their camp on Crystal Lake in Gray, Maine. The camp is now owned by their grandson, Alan Carter.

Frances was preceded in death by her beloved sister, Arlene Carter, brother Lloyd, and nephew Buddy Quint.

She graduated from Deering High School, Colby College, and the Maine Medical Center School of Medical Technology. She worked as a Medical Technologist in Portland and at the Knox Hospital in Rockland, Maine.
She leaves to cherish many memories, her love of 63 years, John Lowe, Jr. She is also survived by her daughter and husband, Janet and Richard Ross of Houston; son and wife, John Lowe III and Barbara of Westminster, CO; grandchildren Chris Ross and wife, Anna, Houston; Cynthia Schaefer and husband, Tim, Pearland, Texas; and Cory Lowe of Pound Ridge, New York. She will also be fondly remembered by Ernesto Herbach (AFS student) and family of Santiago, Chile, and many loving family members and friends throughout Maine and around the country.

Frances will be traveling home to Maine for the last time in October. A celebration of her life will be held October 15, 2005 at 2 p.m. at The Ridge Church, 7 Church Street, Tenants Harbor, Maine, 04860.

Memorials may be directed to The Ridge Church or to Lakewood Methodist Church, 1330 Louetta Road, Houston, TX 77070.

In Memoriam
(Anne F. Whitney Herrick)

Pownal-Anne F. Whitney Herrick, 69, of Pownal, died in Pownal on August 4, 2005 after a tough battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was born May 6, 1936 in Windham, the daughter of Harland and Christine (MacDonald) Whitney.

She grew up in Gray, attended local schools and graduated from Pennell Institute. In the 1950s, she lived in Washington, D.C. where she was employed by the Veteran's Administration. She later accepted a position with the National Council of YMCAs in the Railroad Division. Her office was located in the old Union Station in Washington, D.C. and overlooked the Concourse.

She loved the 'hustle and bustle' of the trains and enjoyed talking about the interesting people she met and how different life was at that time. Later she moved to Ashland, Ohio where she worked in several capacities while raising a family. In Ashland, she was also an active volunteer in town, church and school activities and was a member of the First Methodist Church of Ashland. She was also a Brownie and Girl Scout leader.

After returning to Maine, Anne was employed by Thomas P. Beals Furniture, supervising the Country Store. During this time, she obtained her Real Estate license and sold real estate until she went to work for L. L. Bean as Facilities Coordinator. She remained in this capacity until retirement. In retirement, she worked for DeLorme Mapping and for the Basketbarn of Vermont.

In 1987, Anne married Martin R. Herrick of Peaks Island. They enjoyed many loving and happy years together. They became involved in genealogy and traced their ancestors back many generations. She was reasonably well traveled and, especially, enjoyed her trips to Nova Scotia and Scotland. Her great great grandparents were among the original settlers of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. In Scotland, she was thrilled to walk the streets in Edinborough as her great, great-grandfather had before her. Anne enjoyed raising flowers and spent many hours in her flowerbeds until her illness forced her to stop. She was a great cook and enjoyed making her husband his favorite pies as well as baking all sorts of other wonderful pastries and breads.

Her greatest enjoyment was her family. She loved family gatherings and spending time with her children and grandchildren, whom she loved dearly. She was always a 'big tease' and loved playing tricks on her grandchildren. She had a great sense of humor and could usually find a 'funny side' to things. She attended the Pownal Congregational Church and was a member of the AARP.

Anne was predeceased by three daughters: Linda, Cynthia and Kathy Cordell; her parents; and two brothers, Warren and Ralph Whitney. She is survived by her loving husband, Martin Herrick of Pownal; two daughters, Cheryl Croxford and her husband, Curt, of Pittston; Carolyn Pollard and her husband Jeff of Raymond; two granddaughters, Jessica Hinds and her husband, Joshua, of Gardiner and Christina Pollard of Raymond; two grandsons, Jason Croxford of Pittston and Jeffrey Pollard, Jr. of Raymond; great grandchildren, Gregory and Brianna Hinds of Gardiner; one brother, Wilbert Whitney and his wife, Janet, of Augusta; two sister-in-laws, Adeline Whitney of Gray and Paula Whitney of Fitchburg, MA; her mother-in-law, Eileen Herrick, of Machiasport; a brother-in-law, Mark Herrick and his wife, Debra, of West Paris; several aunts and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Contributions may be made to the First Parish Congregational Church, 461 Elmwood Road, Pownal, ME 04069 c/o Edna Menchen.