Continuation of tree (2nd child of Joseph Alfred Peters/Edith May Strout); all known surname descendants:
10 Merrill Strout Peters b: 24 April 1916 Limington, York, ME; d: 31 January 1991 Portland, Cumberland, ME
+Arvilla June Ford (Thompson) b: 12 August 1916 Richville, Standish, Cumberland, ME; m: 10 March 1936 Limington, York, ME [Elmer E./Mary E.Harmon] (divorced May 1951); d: 8 March 2001 Portland, Cumberland, ME
11 Beverly Ann Peters b: Abt. 1937 Limington, York, ME; d: Aft. January 2005 Steep Falls, ME
+--- Harmon
11 Albert Strout Peters b: 5 January 1939 Limington, York, ME; d: 11 December 1948 East Sebago, Cumberland, ME (drowned after falling through thin ice)
11 Marie A. Peters b: Abt. 1944
+--- Aube
11 Edith M. Peters b: Abt. 1947
+Howard C. Harmon m: unknown [Howard C./---]
*2nd Husband of Edith Peters:
+--- Newcomb
11 male Peters b: 3 May 1950 East Sebago, Cumberland, ME
*2nd Wife of Merrill Strout Peters:
+Pasqua D. --- m: 22 August 1952 East Wakefield, Carroll, NH (divorced April 1953)
*3rd Wife of Merrill Strout Peters:
+Velma W. Wheeler b: 19 March 1917 Spencer, Worcester, MA; m: 23 October 1956 Maine [George/Anna Wilkins]; d: 8 November 1993 Portland, Cumberland, ME
*4th Wife of Merrill Strout Peters:
+Mattie Mabel Wentworth (Marshall) b: 8 May 1925 Windham, Cumberland, ME; m: Aft. November 1983 [Merle W./Goldie 'Alice' ---]; d: 9 January 2006 Buxton, York, ME
Larry Riccatell of Virginia; five daughters,
Betty Wakefield of Hollis and Beverly Nye
Notes for Joseph Alfred Peters:
- 1930 Limington, York, Maine: Joseph A. Peters 44 (cotton mill/rover), wife Edith S. 51, Barbara P. 14, Merrill S. 13.
- 1940 Limington, York, ME: Merrill S. Peters 24 [$500 house value] egg receiver/wholesale egg distributor], wife Arvilla J. 24, Beverly Ann 3, Albert S. 2.
- 1950 Sebago, Cumberland, ME: Merrill S. Peters 33, wife Arvilla J. 33, Beverly A. 13, Marie A. 5, Edith M. 2, lodger Hazel Y. Corell 18.
Obituary: Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), Friday, 1 February 1991: West Buxton - Merrill Peters, 74, of Route 22, died Thursday at the Brighton Medical Center in Portland. He was born April 24, 1916, in Limington, a son of Joseph and Edith Strout Peters, and attended local schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Peters was an insurance salesman for more than 15 years, including 10 years with American Family Life. He was a member of the Westbrook American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Mattie Mabel Peters of West Buxton; three sons, Raymond Marshall of North Windham, Merle Marshall of Buxton and Larry Riccatell of Virginia; five daughters, Edith Newcomb and Beverly Harmon, both of Steep Falls, Marie Aube of Standish, Betty Wakefield of Hollis and Beverly Nye of Buxton; 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, Bar Mills, with the Rev. Danforth Carr, pastor of the Tory Meeting House, officiating. Spring burial will be in Limington Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Tombstone Inscription, Limington Village Cemetery, Limington, ME: Velma W. Peters / wife of Merrill Peters / Mar. 19, 1917 - Nov. 8, 1983 // Merrill / Strout / Peters / SN / US Navy / World War II / 1916 / 1991
Notes for Arvilla June Ford:
Obituary: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Saturday, 10 March 2001: Sebago Lake - Arvilla June Nason, 84, of Harmon Hill Road died March 8, 2001, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Gorham, a daughter of Elmer and Mary Harmon Ford, and attended Richville schools. Mrs. Nason was a homemaker. A cook, she also enjoyed sewing. Her husbands, Merrill Peters and Carlton Nason, and two sons, Larry Riccitelli and Albert Peters, all died previously. Surviving are four sons, Carlton, Dennis and Brian Nason, all of Standish, and Paul Nason of Limerick; four daughters, Beverly Harmon of East Baldwin, Marie Aube of Standish, Edith Newcomb of Limerick and Charlene Fusillo of Norway; a sister, Pauline Ford of Standish; 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. There will be no visitation. A spring graveside service will be in the family lot in Hamlin Cemetery, Richville. Arrangements are by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham.
Tombstone Inscription, Hamlin Cemetery, Standish, ME: 1907 Harold A. Thompson 1933 / his wife / 1916 Arvilla J Ford (blank) / their dau / 1933 Baby 1933
Notes for Velma W. Wheeler:
Obituary: Evening Express (Portland, ME), Thursday, 10 November 1983: Standish - Velma W. Peters, 66, of Deer Hill Park Extension, died Tuesday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. She was born in Massachusetts, a daughter of George and Anna Wilkins Wheeler, and attended schools in Hudson, Mass. She came here in the early 1940s. Mrs. Peters was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband, Merrill S. Peters; three stepdaughters, Beverly A. Harmon of Baldwin, Marie Aube of Standish, and Edith M. Newcomb of Limington; a brother, Warren R. Wheeler of Berlin, Mass.; a sister, Eva M. Beard of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Neal and York Funeral Home, Gorham. The Rev. Philip Sherman will officiate. Burial will be in Limington Village Cemetery, Limington.
Notes for Mattie Mabel Wentworth:
Obituary: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Tuesday, 11 January 2005: (photo) Buxton - Mattie M. Peters, 79, of Long Plains Road, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005 at her home. She was born in Windham, a daughter of Merle W. and Goldie 'Alice' Wentworth and was a graduate of Windham High School. Mrs. Peters was always an entrepreneur and among her accomplishments, she had been co-owner and operator of Marshall's Store in Buxton for many years. She had also been responsible for payroll and accounting at the Cascades in Saco as well as owning a kennel and raising cocker spaniels. Mrs. Peters was a member and past president of Flander's Cemetery Association and a member of the Westbrook American Legion Auxiliary. Formerly, she was a member and past most excellent chief of the Pythian Sisters in Buxton. She enjoyed time with her children, her pets, gambling, bingo and bowling. Surviving her are: two sons, Raymond C. Marshall Jr. and companion Carol of Windham, and Merle F. Marshall and wife Polly of Buxton; two daughters, Betty Wakefield and husband Stan of North Waterboro, and Beverly R. Nye and companion Denny of Falmouth; many stepchildren; two brothers, Gardner Black and wife Joan of Gorham, and Robert Black; a sister, Doris McConihe of Buxton; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and friends. An hour of visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 13, from 1-2 p.m., at the Dolby and Dorr Funeral Chapel, Gorham. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. the Rev. David Butler will officiate.
Obituaries for the children:
Albert Strout Peters: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Monday, 13 December 1948: East Sebago, Dec. 12 - The body of Albert Peters, nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Peters, was recovered at 9 a.m. today from Fitch's millpond, where he was drowned late Saturday afternoon. His death is the first thin ice fatality of the winter in Maine. The boy's body, lying in six feet of water, was found by Deputy Sheriffs William Googins and Lowell Barnes after resuming a search which had lasted eight hours after he had been reported missing. Young Peters had been skating Saturday afternoon with some other children. He returned home for dry stockings and said he was going to have his skates sharpened. Apparently he went out on the ice without putting on his skates, and broke through not far from shore. His failure to return home by nightfall resulted in the search being instituted. The two deputies saw the body lying on the bottom and breaking the ice, quickly recovered it. Dr. Ervin A. Center of Steep Falls, county medical examiner, pronounced death due to accidental drowning. Besides his parents, the boy leaves three sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon in the North Sebago Church, the Rev. William Cole officiating.
Tombstone Inscription: Limington Village Cemetery, Limington, ME: Albert S. Peters / Jan. 5, 1939 / Dec. 11, 1948
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