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Winona Maude Tirrell

Female 1914 - 2003  (89 years)

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  • Name Winona Maude Tirrell  [1]
    Birth 23 Apr 1914  [2
    Gender Female
    Death 8 Jul 2003  Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I8342  Bisbee
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2009

    Father Arthur Tirrell   d. Yes, date unknown
    Mother Mary Ingersol   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dwight Arland Bisbee, Jr.,   b. 19 Jun 1915, Canton, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1983 (Age 68 years)
    Marriage 22 Apr 1939  Canton, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. S. Bisbee
    Family ID F3725  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2009

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Apr 1939 - Canton, Oxford, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jul 2003 - Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Bisbee Family Connection, May 2003, vol 16, issue 2, p 8, Winona T. Bisbee Obituary
      WINONA T. BISBEE, 1914-2003
      LEWISTON -- Winona T. Bisbee, 89, of Stetson Rd., Auburn, passed Tuesday, July 8, at Central Maine Medical Center.
      She was born in Farmington on April 23, 1914, the daughter of Arthur and Mary (Ingersol) Tirrell. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Canton for several years. She was also an active member of the Universalist Church in Canton, where she performed duties as the Choir Director and Sunday School Superintendent.
      She was an accomplished violinist and pianist. She displayed her musical talents at many Contra Dances for the summer campers in Canton, church and Eastern Star playing a "Richardson" violin constructed by her great-grandfather.
      She continued to entertain at Schooner Estates for the residents well into her 80's. She served on the entertainment committee for several years at Schooner Estates where she lived for 14 years.
      She assisted her husband with clerical duties associated with the Canton Water District and the Town of Canton where he served as the Tax Collector for many years.
      She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Downey and husband Joseph of Auburn; nephews, Hartley Tirrell Jr. of Livermore, Lawrence Tirrell of Saco and Robert Hartley of Falmouth.
      She was predeceased by her beloved husband Dwight Bisbee; parents; and brother Hartley Tirell.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 501.

    2. [S2021] Viola Bisbee Drake, Compiler, Bisbee Family Connection Newsletter, May 2003, vol 16, issue 2, p 8, Winona T. Bisbee Obituary.