Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Oliver
First Name
Maria
Middle Name
F.
Maiden Name
Shorey
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Westfield, ME
Date of Birth
1875-08-20
Place of Death
Orono, ME
Date of Death
1960-12-31
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 1-5-1961, p.2
Obituary
MRS. MARIA F. OLIVER Mrs. Maria F. Oliver, 85, died at her home in Orono Saturday afternoon after a long illness. She had residd in Orono for the past six years and formerly lived in Dexter for more than 50 years. Services were held Tuesday at the Universalist Church in Dexter. The Rev. E. King Hempel officiated. Burial will take place in Dexter in the spring. Born in Westfield August 20, 1875, the daughter of Augustus and Mary Ellen Richardson Shorey, she was married to Cassius Oliver of Dexter in 1899. Mr. Oliver died several years ago. Mrs. Oliver was a Golden Sheaf member of Dexter Grange and belonged to the Rebekah Lodge. She is survived by a son, Cassius, Jr. of Elkhart, Ind.; two daughters, Miss Velma Oliver of Orono; and Miss Cleo Oliver of Danvers, Mass. Also two sisters, Mrs. Nellie McLaughlin of East Corinth; and Mrs. Blanche Wyman of Freeport; two, grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.