Title	Miss
Last Name	Field
First Name	Germaine
Middle Name	Pauline
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Dexter, ME
Date of Birth	1925-08-19
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1942-05-30
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 6-4-1942, p.1
Obituary	DEXTER GIRL DROWNED MEMORIAL DAY Funeral services for Germaine Pauline Field, who was drowned Saturday afternoon in a boating accident at Lake Wassookeag, were held at St. Ann's Catholic church Tuesday forenoon at 9 o'clock, mass being said by the Rev. Leonard LeClair assisted by Rev. Francis Mannette. Fr. LeClair who is a chaplain in the U. S. Army, was in Dexter on a short furlough. He was a former assistant pastor at St. Anne's church and was Miss Field's teacher of Bible history for five years. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant cemetery and the bearers were Albert Landry, Lawrence Vigue, Lawrence Bolduc, Charles Morrill, Edward Vigue, and Dennis Ainaire. The profusion of beautiful floral tributes testified to the affection and esteem of an unusually large circle of friends, with whom she was very popular. Germaine was the daughter of Fayette and Idella Lebranche Field and was born in Dexter August 19, 1925. She was a member of the Junior class at N. H. Fay high school and of the high school glee club. She also sang in the Junior Choir at St. Ann's church. Surviving besides her parents are a brother, Clifton Field, two grand- fathers, Joseph Lebranche of Augusta and Eugene Field of Dexter; two aunts, Mrs. Charles Thomas of Garland, and Miss Mary Field of New Hampshire; five uncles, Grover, Deane and Aaron Field of Dexter; Gordon Field in the U.S. Army, and Perley & Lebranche, of Portsmouth, N. H., also twenty-four cousins. Among those from out of town attending the funeral services were Mrs. Florence Johnson, Joseph Lebranche, Chester Goodrich of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Perley Lebranche and family of Portsmouth, N. H.; Napoleon Bolduc and family of Lewiston; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bolduc of Waterville; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dulac of Sangerville. The accident occurred about 100 feet off shore in the upper lake opposite the White Birches when the boating party, which included Mr. and Mrs. Fields, Germaine and Mrs. Florence Johnson, of Augusta, who was their weekend guest, was returning to their cottage along the south shore, the boat over turning in the high wind. No one in the party could swim. James A. Gildersleeve, an occupant of a cabin at the White Birches, swam out fully clothed and succeeded in bringing Mrs. Johnson to shore. Mr. and Mrs. Fields clung to the boat until it drifted toward shore far enough for them to walk ashore. Gildersleeve's companion, Bartlett Coffin swam out in an attempt to rescue Miss Fields, who had sunk in deep water when she lost her grip on the overturned boat in the rough water. Coffin made several attempts to locate the girl without success. Word of the tragedy was sent in to town and the fire siren sounded to call all firemen, who obtained boats which were used by grappling parties to locate the body of the girl. The body was found by the party led by Police Officer Gould, after an hour's search; a short distance from shore in about twelve feet of water. The body was taken to the cottage occupied by Gildersleeve, where Doctors H. E. Whalen and Hans Schurmann used pullmotor, from the fire department at Corinna, oxygen tanks, and tubes of carbon dioxide in unsuccessful efforts to resuscitate the girl. One of the survivors stated that the girl had been sitting in the stern of the boat with her father and was attempting to move to another seat when a wave came over the bow, catching her off balance and causing the craft, which was a flat bottom row boat with outboard motor, to capsize.