HOULTON – Opal L. (Delong) Whittaker, 91, died Oct. 15, 2003, at a local hospital. She was born Sept. 13, 1912, at Monticello, the daughter of Luther M. and Ella Pearl (Lentenine) Delong. Opal was a member of the Military Street Baptist Church and the Town & Country Senior Citizens. She worked at Togus Hospital as a dietitian until her retirement in 1967, moving to Houlton in 1972 after her husband Fred’s retirement. Opal is survived by one son, Thomas Whittaker Sr. of Troy; four grandsons, Jeffery Whittaker of Mississippi, Thomas Whittaker Jr. and his wife, Anita of South China, Michael Whittaker of Auburn, J. Ross Whittaker and his wife, Kristen of Massachusetts; two great-granddaughters, Katie and Kristen Whittaker of Auburn; one brother, Ray Delong and his wife, Betty of Smyrna, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred C. Whittaker in 1994; four sisters, Lona Grass, Jean Pullen, Hilda Corey and Madeline Ford; four brothers, Elbridge, Clayton, Lee and Mailen. Graveside services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Jewell Cemetery, with the Rev. Randall Burns officiating. Gifts may be made in Opal’s memory to Visiting Nurses of Aroostook or the charity of one’s choice, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730.
OPAL L. WHITTAKER
