Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Jerome
First Name	Oleta
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Nick Name	Lee
Place of Birth	Sebec, Me.
Date of Birth	1932-03-31
Place of Death	Bangor, Me
Date of Death	2021-10-07
Publication	Bangor Daily News 2021-10-12
Obituary	DEXTER AND BREWER - Oleta "Lee" Jerome passed peacefully October 7, 2021, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bangor. She was born March 31, 1932, in Sebec, to Lincoln and Sadie Archer. She was a long-time resident of the Dexter area, having returned to Maine from Connecticut in 1979. She was a life member of the VFW Auxiliary, Post 4298 Dexter, where she held the office of Secretary/Treasurer for many years. She worked diligently with the Post Chairman on the Patriot's Pen/Voice of Democracy Scholarship programs. She also held the offices for treasurer and president at the district level and was chair of several department programs. Lee was a member of the Ripley United Methodist Church serving as secretary, the Ripley Craft Club, University of Maine Extension Club, and was a volunteer at the Abbott Museum, Dexter. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Shaver and Pamela Jerome; her son, Paul and his wife, Marian; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and her close friend, Ruth Seavey. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth D. Jerome; her sister, Mary Miller; brother, Leslie Archer; her grandson, Kenneth Jerome; her daughter, Carol Plante; and special friend, Truman Archer. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 15, at Crosby & Neal, 117 Main Street, Newport. A celebration will follow at VFW Post 4298, Cedar Street, Dexter. Those who wish may leave written tributes at CrosbyNeal.com.