440 FRANK E. FORTIER (1884-1974) ETHEL V. CARSLEY(1884-1974) (Ephrem + Anna May Merrill) (Frank + Ida Brett) Ephrem Fortier > Jean + Apolline Dumas > Charles + Elisabeth Jalbert > Charles François + Marie Audet-Lapointe > Louis + Véronique Denis-Lapierre > Pierre-Noel + Anne Leclerc > Antoine + M. Madeleine Cadieux > Noel + Marthe Golle The Eastern Gazette 4-25-1974, p.7 FRANK E. FORTIER Frank E. Fortier, 89, died on April 19 at a nursing home in Dover-Foxcroft. He was born in Turner, Sept. 18, 1884, the son of Ephraim and Anna (Merrill) Fortier. He was graduated in 1910 from the University of Maine where he was an outstanding athlete. He set a state record in the mile run. He married Ethel Carsley of Dexter. Mr. Fortier taught school many years in Maine before moving to St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1924, where he also taught school. He and Mrs. Fortier returned to Maine in 1970 to reside in Dexter. Mr. Fortier belonged to the Masonic Order, was past president of the Maine State Society in St. Petersburg, Fla. Besides his widow, Ethel C. Fortier of Dexter, he is survived by two sons, Frank B. of Winthrop and Robert M. of Dexter; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at the Crosby Funeral Home in Dexter, with the Rev. Robert Sterling officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bud Kelley. Burial will follow later in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. The Eastern Gazette 5-16-1974, p.10 ETHEL C. FORTIER Mrs. Ethel C. Fortier, 89, of Dexter died May 3 at a Dover'Foxcroft nursing home. She was born in Sangerville Nov. 25, 1884 daughter of Frank and Ida (Brett) Carsley. She was retired, having taught school for 35 years. She returned from Florida in 1970 and had been residing with her son, Robert since that time. She is survived by two sons, Robert Fortier of Dexter and Frank B. Fortier of Winthrop; two brothers, Fred Carsley of Newport and Homer Carsley of Hartland; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Crosby Funeral Home, Dexter with the Rev. Robert Sterling of the First Universalist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bud Kelley of the United Methodist Church. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Dexter.