Title
Mrs.
Last Name
Blaisdell
First Name
Ella
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Weeks
Nick Name
Place of Birth
St. Albans, ME
Date of Birth
1873
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1949-05-28
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 6-2-1949, p.5
Obituary
Mrs. Ella Blaisdell, 76, of Corinna, widow of the late Judson Blaisdell, died suddenly at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Reginald Weeks, Dexter where she was visiting Saturday afternoon. She had been in poor health the past year. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Church with the, pastor, Rev. Willard Conklin speaking. The members of Cleora Rebekah Lodge attended in a group. Burial was in the Corinna Center cemetery. Born in St. Albans, daughter of James and Ellen (Bagley) Weeks, she came to Corinna in her youth. She was a charter member of Cleora Rebekah Lodge, a member of the North Newport Willing Workers of the North Newport Christian Church and a member of the WSCS of her own church and also the Corinna Farm Bureau. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Orilla McFarland, Corinna; a son Milton Duran, St. Albans; four step daughters, Mrs. Grace Philbrick and Mrs. Dora Worthen of Corinna, Mrs. Alice Slink of Riverside, Conn., and Mrs. Mabel Kohl of Dimondale, Mich; a brother, Fred Weeks of Corinna; eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren and other relatives.