Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Richardson
First Name	Celena
Middle Name	M.
Maiden Name	Ronco
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Dexter, ME
Date of Birth	1904-01-21
Place of Death	Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Date of Death	1993-02-18
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 2-24-1993, p.2
Obituary	CELENA M. RICHARDSON DEXTER - Celena Mary Richardson, 89, died February 18, 1993, at a Dover-Foxcroft hospital. She was born January 21, 1904, at Dexter, the daughter of John and Eliza (Groleau) Ronco. She attended Dexter Schools and was a communicant of St. Anne's Church of Dexter. Celena was the first president of the Dexter Fireman's Auxiliary. She was a member of the Dexter Golden Age Club. She worked for many years at the United Store, and later at R.H. Reny's, retiring in 1979. She was preceased by her husband, Preston Richardson, who died in 1969. She is survived by four children, Jere of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jane Webber of Garland, Polly Poulin of Dexter, and Gloria Rushing of Georgetown, Texas; one brother, Arthur Ronco of Dexter; three sisters, Evelyn Vigue, Thelma Prescott, and Gertrude Levesque, all of Dexter; 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Anne's Church in Dexter. Spring burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Dexter. Donations may be made to Celena's favorite charity, the Maine Alzheimer's Disease Association, P.O. Box 1161, Scarborough, ME 04074.