SURRY – Arline Jeannette Black, 87, wife of the late A. Dwight Black, died March 20, 2007, at a Blue Hill hospital. She was born Dec. 15, 1919, in Haverhill, Mass., the youngest of 11 children born to Frank and Herminie (Dumas) Bishop. She served in the Navy as a WAVE, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, during World War II and was stationed in San Francisco. She and Al were married on Treasurer Island, Calif., in their Navy uniforms. Arline worked as a temporary clerk for 30 years in the Surry Post Office. She did volunteer work for the American Red Cross, Ellsworth, and was one of the first to receive the prestigious Clara Barton Award from this chapter. Arline was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ellsworth; Surry Garden Club; Surry Community Improvement Association; Surry Grange No. 450; Surry Historical Society; East Surry Extension Service; and the Union River Stamp Club. Arline loved having friends together for picnics at the shore on Patten Bay, doing errands for the elderly and providing a home for many, many cats throughout her life. Arline is survived by a daughter, Janet Arline Stanley and her husband, Gregory, of Surry; and a granddaughter, Rebecca of Mount Desert; a sister, Leona (Lee) Swett of Haverhill, Mass.; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by five brothers and four sisters. Friends are invited to call 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth, where services will be 7 p.m. with Fr. Scott Mower, presiding. Spring interment will be at Village Cemetery, Surry. Those who desire may make contributions in Arline’s memory to The American Red Cross, Pine Tree Chapter, 33 Mildred Ave., Bangor, ME 04401. Condolences may be expressed online at www.jordanfernald.com
ARLINE JEANNETTE BLACK
