Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Eliot
First Name
Martha
Middle Name
M.
Maiden Name
Pooler
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Dexter, ME
Date of Birth
1910-03-13
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1987-02-27
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 3-4-1987, p.14
Obituary
MARTHA M. ELIOT DEXTER - Martha M. Eliot, 76, died February 27, 1987, at a Dexter nursing home. She was born in Dexter, March 13, 1910, the 10th child of Adolphe and Elise (Grouleau) Pooler. She attended Dexter shools, including N. H. Fay High School. She married Robert F. Eliot in 1940 at Northfield, Vermont. During World War II, she resided in South Freeport and worked at the South Portland Ship Yard. She then resided in Norway, Maine, for 20 years and was active in the PTA, area clubs, St. Catherine's Parish and the Community Theatre. In 1967, she moved to Ocean Park with her family, where she was also active in local club work and St. Margaret's Parish, Old Orchard Beach. She was a 20-year member of Monhegan Associates, an environmental organization. She moved back to Dexter with her husband in 1985. She is survived by her husband of Dexter; a son, John F. Eliot of Bethel; a daughter, Joanne M. Moore of Bath; a sister, Constance Mountain of Newport, New Hampshire; five grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday at St. Anne's Church, Dexter. Friends called at the Crosby Funeral Home, Monday. Spring interment will be in mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter.